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(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Appellate (Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Respondent (Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ 7 (Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ 9 (Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The defendant be arrested and brought before the court (Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Orders the defendant to appear before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______ branch of government in Wisconsin. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Third (Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 years (Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System? Where are they? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau (Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6 years (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court System? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court System? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies that are required under certain conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)] (Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You have some choices about how you will complete a task, includes words such as may and should. (Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tasks you must perform, you have no choice, includes words such as will and shall. (Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Written documents that set forth the expectations for employees in regard to what is to be done in a broad range of common, foreseeable situations. (Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is what is to be done in relation to a particular issue. Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a civil lawsuit from having to pay your own attorney fees or from paying damages if there is a finding of liability? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔§895. (Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act outside of the scope of your authority or are charged with a criminal offense? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No (Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔We are an extension of the judicial system which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right to property and right to defend oneself) (Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created circuit courts to serve as Wisconsin trial courts? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Article VII (Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation of municipal courts? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who empowers Law Enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The state which allows for the use of force, to make arrests, and to take freedoms from those who break the law. (Fundamentals of CJ) What Wisconsin Constitution statute outlines duties of the Sheriff? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chapter 59 (Fundamentals of CJ) The law requires that municipalities with a population of ______ or more must provide police protective services. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5,000. *They can be provided by creating a municipal court, creating a joint department or contracting for services with another police agency. (Fundamentals of CJ) What are tribal governments? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Federally recognized Indian tribes that establish their own civil and criminal codes and have their own courts. (Fundamentals of CJ) Who has jurisdiction over criminal matters on reservations? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Subject to Public Law 83-280 (PL 280): All reservation and off reservation trust lands in Wisconsin, except the Menominee Reservation, are subject to state criminal jurisdiction.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the philosophy of policing that combines traditional aspects of law enforcement with prevention measures, problem-solving, community engagement, and community partnerships? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Community Policing (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the goal of community policing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To bring the police and the public it serves closer together to identify and address crime issues. (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the key element and primary resource of community policing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Crime prevention and the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. (Fundamentals of CJ) What is problem-oriented policing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It involves the identification and analysis of specific crime and disorder problems in order to develop effective response strategies in conjunction with ongoing assessment. (Fundamentals of CJ) This strategy places more emphasis on research and analysis as well as crime prevention and the engagement of public and private organization in the reduction of community problems. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Problem-Oriented Policing (Fundamentals of CJ) What are the four stages of the problem-solving approach? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Scan data to identify patterns in the incidents they routinely handle.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does Computer Statistics or Comparative Statistics Policing (COMPSTAT) do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Collects, analyzes, and maps crime data and other essential police performance measures on a regular basis and holds police managers accountable for their performance as measured by this data. (Fundamentals of CJ) What are community crime prevention programs or strategies? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Target changes in community infrastructure, culture, or the physical environment in order to reduce crime. (Fundamentals of CJ) What federal agency does Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) fall under? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the oldest federal law enforcement agency that manages the federal witness protection program and the asset forfeiture program? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔United States Marshals Service (Fundamentals of CJ) What federal agency was established after the 9/11 attacks as the lead agency for the vast national network of organizations and institutions involved in efforts to secure our nation?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Department of Homeland Security
(Fundamentals of CJ) What statewide law enforcement agency investigates crimes that are statewide in nature? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wisconsin Department of Justice/Division of Criminal Investigation (Fundamentals of CJ) What statewide law enforcement agency provides investigative support services to special agents and law enforcement agencies statewide? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Investigative Services Bureau (Fundamentals of CJ) What statewide law enforcement agency investigates alleged violations of state statutes when committed by public employees acting in their official capacity, as well as violations committed by any government entity at the state or local level? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Public Integrity Bureau (Fundamentals of CJ) What statewide law enforcement agency enforces state highway laws and what services do they provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wisconsin State Patrol. Their services include: Crash Reconstructions, Commercial Vehicle Inspections, Interdiction and Homeland Security, Aerial Surveillance, Training/Local Assistance. (Fundamentals of CJ) What person has a duty to "preserve the peace" and traditionally the person who holds this duty is considered the chief law enforcement officer in a county - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sheriff
(Critical Thinking) What are heuristics? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Unconscious routines (Critical Thinking) How do you reduce the impact of the effects of anchoring? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Be open minded
- Offer objective information (Critical Thinking) How do you reduce the effects of status quo? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Think of your goals when preparing to make a decision
- Look at each possible change, one at a time
- Avoid natural tendency to exaggerate effort or cost or emotional reaction (Critical Thinking) What is the "Justify-Past-Actions Trap"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Making the same decision that you did in the past in the same or in a similar situation because of extenuating circumstances or personal reputation. (Critical Thinking) What is an inference? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The conscious thought process that draws a conclusion based on the interpretation of assumptions.
(Critical Thinking) What is the key to understanding inferences? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Evaluating the underlying assumptions and applying good judgment in arriving at the correct conclusion. (Critical Thinking) What leads to more reasoned, informed conclusions?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Not jumping to conclusions. Evaluating and interpreting the available information and then assessing the validity of the underlying assumptions. (Critical Thinking) What is an assumption? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It can either be an explicit conscious statement of belief or more likely a subconscious belief taken for granted. (Critical Thinking) Describe value based assumptions. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They are based on how one believes the world should be
- the concept of "ought". (Critical Thinking) Define descriptive assumptions. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They are more explicit and describe the world as it actually is. (Critical Thinking) Define ambiguity. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A word or phrase that has at least two specific meanings that make sense in context.
(Critical Thinking) Give an example to clarify other people's thinking. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Can you restate your point in other words?
- Can you give an example?
- To clarify what you are saying (repeat back what you understood) (Critical Thinking) How do you realize you are being close-minded? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Unwilling to listen to someone's reasons
- Are irritated by the reason people give you
- Become defensive during a discussion (Critical Thinking) What are the 8 characteristics of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Asking questions
- Defining a problem
- Examining evidence
- Analyzing assumptions and biases
- Avoiding emotional reasoning
- Avoiding over simplification
- Considering other interpretations
- Tolerating ambiguity (Critical Thinking) What is metacognition? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Thinking about one's own thinking.
(Critical Thinking) What are the aspects of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Dispositions (Skeptical, open-minded, respect evidence and reasoning, etc.)
- Criteria (conditions that meet what is being judged)
- Argument (statement or proposition with supporting evidence)
- Reasoning (ability to infer a conclusion)
- Point of view (viewing phenomena from many points of view) (Critical Thinking) What is emotional intelligence? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they're telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. (Critical Thinking) What are the characteristics of emotional intelligence? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Self-Awareness
- Self-Regulation
- Motivation
- Empathy
- Social Skills (Critical Thinking) What are some ways to improve emotional intelligence? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Observe how you react to people
- Impact (Ethics) What is moral commitment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The fortitude to do the right thing in face of pressures to act otherwise. (Ethics) What does the public expect law enforcement to be? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Fair
- Truthful
- Consistent (Ethics) What are morals? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The rules or habits of personal conduct which are based on the values that form our beliefs. (Right and Wrong) (Ethics) Explain higher standard. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The public will not separate your personal life from your professional life. (Ethics) What are values? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. (Ethics) What are principles? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A rule or standard, or a predetermined policy or mode of action, that provides guidance in decision making.
(Ethics) What is character? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Learned or developed behavior which leads an individual to behave in situations in a specific way. (Ethics) What are the four styles of policing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Professional
- Avoider
- Enforcer
- Reciprocator (Ethics) What are the keys to professionalism? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Discretion
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Perception
- Ethics (Ethics) What are the moral commitments to service? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Morals
- Values
- Principles
- Character
- Duty
