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Law Enforcement: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

B


blue curtain
broken windows model



Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATFE)
C


civilian complaint review board
clearance rate
Coast Guard



community policing
D


deadly force



Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
E


exclusionary rule



exigent circumstances


F


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
federal consent decree



foot patrol

G


good faith exception



grass eaters
h


hot spots of crime



I


Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Inspector General
internal affairs division



Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
investigation function
J


Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment



Knapp Commission
L


law enforcement




M


Mapp v. Ohio
meat eaters
Miranda v. Arizona



Miranda warning
Mollen Commission
N


National Park Service



neighborhood-oriented policing
P


patrol functions
plain view doctrine
police brutality
police corruption
police cynicism
police discretion



police subculture
police-community relations (PCR)
Postal Inspection Service
proactive patrol
probable cause
problem-oriented policing


R


reactive patrol




S


search warrant
Secret Service



section 1983 of Civil Rights act

T


Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Terry v. Ohio



Tribal police force

U


U.S. Marshals Service



USA Patriot Act

W


warrantless search




Z


zero tolerance policy




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