Chapter 4 Self-Check

. The law mandating that colleges and universities make certain crime statistics readily available to the public is?

Megan's Law

Clery Act

Public Law 83-280

Mann Act

. The oldest law enforcement office operating at the county level and established by either the state constitution or state statute is:

Municipal police

Special jurisdiction police

Sheriff

County police

. There are more than ________ local police agencies.

5,000

10,000

15,000

25,000

. All federal law enforcement units and activities under either the Department of Justice or the Treasury Department.

True

False

. Public Law 83-280:

enables private police agencies/companies to ask the FBI to conduct criminal background checks on potential employees

mandates that colleges and universities make certain crime statistics readily available to the public

allows the federal government to cede jurisdiction over major crimes on tribal land to the state in 16 states

criminalized the transportation of women across state lines for prostitution and human trafficking

. Specialized full-time units found in large police departments that are called upon to respond to emergency situations are:

special response teams

special jurisdiction police

county police

resource officers

. The oldest federal policing agency is:

U.S.Marshals

U.S. Secret Service

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Prisons

. The primary duties of the U.S. Marshals includes all but which of the following?

security for federal judges

witness security for federal trials

manage the Department of Justice's Asset Forfeiture Program

address public corruption at all levels

. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of state-level police agencies?

State police agencies

State investigative agencies

State patrol agencies

State tribal police agencies

. Sheriffs exist in all states.

True

False

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