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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 review board
clearance rate
Coast Guard
community policing
Customs Service
D


deadly force
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
E


exclusionary rule
F


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



foot patrol

G


good faith exception
grass eaters
h


hot spots of crime
I


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Inspector General
internal affairs division
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
investigation function
J


Kansas City 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
T


Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)




U


U.S. Marshals Service

W


warrantless search

Z


zero tolerance policy

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