Chap. 6 Police at work; Patrolling and Investigating Flashcards
What is academic training?
trainees are trained in the basic functions, laws and skills required for their positions.
What is criminalistics?
a branch of forensic science that deals with the study of physical evidence related to crime.
What is a detective/investigator?
a police officer who is assigned to investigate reported crimes, gather evidence, complete case reports, testifying in court.
What is discretion?
authority to make decisions in enforcing the law based on one`s observations and judgment.
What is DNA?
used in forensics to match evidence left at a crime scene with a particular perpetrator.
What is a field training officer?
one who oversees, evaluate new police officers performance as one transitions from training academy to patrolling the streets.
What is forensic sciences?
the study of causes of crimes, deaths, and crime scenes.
What is the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment?
an experiment that showed increasing or decreasing police patrol has no effect over crime control maintenance.
What is Locard`s exchange principle?
offenders both leave something at the crime scene and take something from it.
What are the policing styles?
James Q. Wilson argued that there are three styles of policing; watchman, legalistic, and service.
What is the sixth sense?
the notion that an officer can sense or feel when something is not right.
What are the tasks of policing?
enforce the law, prevent crime, protect the innocent, and perform welfare tasks.
What is traffic function?
police must investigate, and apply laws to provide safe travels for citizens in their jurisdiction.
What are welfare tasks?
be on the lookout, assist firefighters, perform errands.
What is a working personality?
enforcers, idealists, realists, optimist, 12 qualities.
