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Studies show that a police officer who has a college degree is no better in terms of overall performance than one who is without a degree.

Which of these came first?

Turf wars between the different levels of law enforcement agencies (federal, state, and local) is a consequence of: 

What term comes from Greek terms that mean “ruled by the people”? 

Most federal law enforcement agencies are located in the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. True or false?

The patrol function may be said to represent the backbone of policing.   

Private police (security officers) greatly outnumber the public police, and while some of their duties are similar, the overall powers of private police are entirely different.       

Every state has a court of last resort.      

Which of the following types of radiation has the highest penetrating power? 

Local law enforcement agencies employ more people than all state and federal agencies combined. The nation’s largest law enforcement agency is the __________________________.