Criminal Justice Exam 2

Who is Sergeant Tyler Friend?

A pilot for ABLE 1 (Omaha’s Air Support Unit)

Flies drones and helicopters.

Who is Officer Travis Rozeboom?

Chief Pilot and lead sUAS instructor for the Papillion Police Department.

Who is August Vollmer?

“Father of American Policing“

Established Berkeley Police School

Established first school of Criminology

What is the SARA Model?

A tool used in problem-oriented policing.

S → Scan

A → Analyze

R → Respond

A → Assess

What is “S” for in the SARA model and what does it do?

Scan to identify and prioritize problems.

What is the FIRST “A” for in the SARA model and what does it do?

Analyze and research the problem.

What does the “R” stand for in the SARA model and what does it do?

Respond and develop long-lasting solutions.

What does the SECOND “A” stand for the in the SARA model and what does it do?

Assess and evaluate response success.

What is proactive policing?

Any self initiated activities performed to prevent or deter crime.

What is reactive policing?

The traditional way of policing, it is a response to a call for services.

What is the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829?

Introduced by Sir Robert Peel.

Established the first professional, centralized police force for London @ Scotland Yard.

Replaced Parish Constables and Night Watchmen.

What are the roles within the police department?

Officer → Sergeant → Lieutenant → Captain → Deputy Chief → Chief of Police

What is a warrant?

A written order that authorizes a person to perform an action that would otherwise be illegal.

What are the types of warrants?

Knock-and-announce, no-knock

What is the probable cause continuum?

The levels needed to make an arrest, obtain a warrant, and conduct a search.

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl 1:

No Info

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl 2:

A hunch

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl. 3:

Reasonable Suspicion

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl. 4:

Reasonable Grounds

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl. 5:

Probable Cause

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl. 6:

Preponderance of Evidence

Probable Cause Continuum Lvl. 7:

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.

What is the 4th Amendment?

Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.

What is the 5th Amendment?

Right against self-incrimination and right to due process at federal level.

What is the 14th Amendment?

Guarantees equal protection and due process to all citizens at the state level.

What is the name of the specific case that turn Miranda rights into a law?

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

What is a stop and frisk?

Allows police to detain and search a person when the officer reasonably suspects a crime has/ will be committed.

What is the specific name of the case involved with stop and frisk?

Terry V. Ohio (1968)

What are slave patrols?

A group of 3-6 white men who regulated the behavior of slaves.

What is the “third degree”?

Beating/ torturing someone to get information out of them.

What is a Bohr?

A group of 12 individuals who keep each other in line.

Earliest known policing system.

What is a Frankpledge?

A group of individuals that includes all men age 12 or older from 10 households.

10 households = tythings

10 tythings = hundred

Leader of the hundred → hundredman

What is a Parish Constable?

Previously known as a hundredman.

Operated in small towns.

Elected by parishioners at first then eventually by the local justice of peace.

Effectiveness ranged from inadequate to non-existent.

What is the broken windows theory?

The idea that if a neighborhood has broken/ boarded up windows and homes, that more crime occurs around there.