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| T/F Nearly every civiliaztion has had some forme of law enforcement. How do we know this? |
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| Anthropologists have discovered written records of laws and law enforcement more than 5,000 years ago. |
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| Where did the term "sheriff" come from? |
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| Shire reeve (countries, -shires) responsbile for getting the citizens of the shire to enforce laws. |
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| Where is the United States was the first round-the-clock police force estabished? |
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| What are rural police forces based on? |
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| old English shire reeve system |
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| What led to the establishment of the first state police force, the Texas Rangers? |
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| Need for law enforcement on the frontier |
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Federal Bureau of Investigations-- may only investigate federal law violations.
Examples-- kidnappings, bank robberies, crimes on federal property |
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| What are duties of the police? |
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| *settle disputes *handle many forms of social work *monitor public protests *control traffic *respond to medical emergencies |
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| T/F The United States has a national police force. |
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| Patrol the streets and investigates crime (largest department) |
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| Supports the operations unit by training officers, keeping records, maintaining equipment, and running a crime lab |
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| manages payroll, personnel, and finances |
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| investigates wrong doing by other finances |
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| work on improving police-community relations |
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| What does the patrol division do? |
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Patorl the streets, keep peace within assigned areas, respond to crimes.
3 functions; overlap, maintence, service. |
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| What does the detective unit do? |
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| get paid more, involved in one police function- law enforcement investigates |
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| What do police in the traffic unit do? |
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| investigate accidents, keep traffic moving, most stops are routine |
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| What does the juvenile division do? |
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| special training in dealing with juveniles and law related to them. |
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| Education requirments for police officers |
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| high school education, recommened 4 years of college, must go to the academy |
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| Other requirments for becoming a police officer |
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| must be 21, good physical condition, no criminal record, street smarts, good judgement, must pass exam, pass background check |
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