Final Exam

Question 1

Number of officers hired by Clinton to help with crime

Answer 1

100,000

Question 2

B/c terrorist attacks are rare police departments have become

Answer 2

Complacent in training

Question 3

Homeland security revolves around

Answer 3

Infrastructure, human, & cyber assets

Question 4

Street sweeps

Answer 4

Increased patrol in well know drug areas

Question 5

Homeland security formed after

Answer 5

9/11

Question 6

Reverse sting operations

Answer 6

Officers poses as dealer

Question 7

Asset forfeiture

Answer 7

Turned policing into high stakes business

Question 8

Major source of income for motorcycle gangs

Answer 8

Cocaine

Question 9

4 most notorious motorcycle gangs

Answer 9

1. Hells Angels
2. Outlaws
3. Pagans
4. Bandidos

Question 10

Drug Cartel

Answer 10

Manufacturer or supplier of drugs

Question 11

Most well known drug related criminal organization

Answer 11

Columbian drug cartel

Question 12

Drug offenders constitute more than ___% of federal prison and over ___% of state prisons

Answer 12

50% ; 20%

Question 13

Number of Americans that use drugs for the first time each day

Answer 13

8,000

Question 14

Most commonly used illicit drug

Answer 14

Marijuana

Question 15

Choice drug in U.S.

Answer 15

Meth

Question 16

Socioeconomic status

Answer 16

Plays role informing opinions about police
Lower class = negative view

Question 17

Varied treatment of minorities shows need for

Answer 17

Race relation training

Question 18

Younger person think police

Answer 18

Harass them

Question 19

US immigration policy is

Answer 19

Liberal

Question 20

Good faith

Answer 20

Protects officers who executed a warrant believing it was valid

Question 21

Qualified immunity

Answer 21

Protects Officers if conduct is reasonable

Question 22

Absolute immunity

Answer 22

Protects officers performing within scope of duties

Question 23

Section 1983 lawsuits

Answer 23

Allows civil Suits against gov’s officials:
1. Absolute immunity
2. Qualified immunity
3. Probable cause
4. Good faith

Question 24

Negligence

Answer 24

Inadvertent damaging behavior

Question 25

False arrest

Answer 25

Unlawful seizure & detention

Question 26

Battery

Answer 26

Offensive or harmful contact

Question 27

Assault

Answer 27

Behavior that inflicts injury or fear of injury

Question 28

In civil cases instead of beyond reasonable doubt it is

Answer 28

Preponderance of evidence

Question 29

Violations of constitutional or civil rights are heard in

Answer 29

Federal court

Question 30

Violations of state law are heard in

Answer 30

State court

Question 31

Fraction of cases settled out of court

Answer 31

3/4

Question 32

Person being sued

Answer 32

Defendant

Question 33

Person bringing lawsuit

Answer 33

Plantiff

Question 34

Percent of encounters that result in civil litigation

Answer 34

1%

Question 35

Number of people police make contact with each year

Answer 35

43 million

Question 36

Number of employees in U.S. LE agencies

Answer 36

1 million

Question 37

Number of state & local agencies in U.S.

Answer 37

18,000

Question 38

Cincinnati study % of officers felt civil liability was a barrier

Answer 38

55%

Question 39

In 1995 study % of cadets were concerned about civil liability

Answer 39

50%

Question 40

Frivolous lawsuit

Answer 40

Untrue claims; no substance

Question 41

Lawsuits occur when

Answer 41

1. Officers fail to perform duties
2. Negligence
3. Abuse of authority

Question 42

Number of civil action lawsuits filed against police each year

Answer 42

30,000