Chapter 1 - Intro to LE Flashcards
Supporter
Role when dealing with the community. Learn about the community and it’s people
Stabilizer
During critical incidents, you will be an anchor for those who are struggling to remain calm.
Enforcer
This role represents duties that are typically associated with a law enforcement officer. Making arrests and maintaining order by giving lawful commands
Emotional intelligence
The ability to identify and cope with their own emotions while also doing the same for the people around them
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC)
Oversees the certification, employment, training, maintenance of officer records, and conduct of all criminal justice officers in Florida. It seeks to ensure that qualified, well-trained, competent, and ethical criminal justice officers serve the residents and visitors of Florida
To complete the Basic Recruit Training Program, recruits must:
- achieve a passing score of 80% on each of the examinations
- demonstrate proficiency in DUI Traffic Stops
- demonstrate proficiency in the High Liability courses
- participate in the Physical Fitness Program
SOCE
State Officer Certification Examination
To become certified (sworn) as a law enforcement officer, you must complete the following:
- meet all the minimum requirements and standards
- complete the approved basic recruit training
- pass the State Officer Certification Examination (SOCE)
- be actively employed with a law enforcement agency
CJSTC may also act against an officer’s certification if
- pleads nolo contendere to any felony
- pleads nolo contendere to a misdemeanor
- fails to maintain good moral characte
- commits any act constituting a felony offense
- commits any act constituting any of the serious misdemeanor
- commits any act in any jurisdiction other than the state of Florida
that, if committed in the state of Florida, would constitute a felony,
any of the serious misdemeanors - tests positive for a controlled substance
- commits an act of excessive use of force
- engages in sexual harassment
- misuses the official position
- engages in sex while on duty
The three main components of the criminal justice system
Law enforcement - enforces laws
The court system - interprets laws
Corrections - enforces punishment and rehabilitation
Complainant
a person who reports a crime or alleges that a crime has been committed
Witness
any person who has information about some element of the crime
Victim
A person that suffers from crime
Confidential source
a person who provides information in confidence about a crime
Person of interest
is someone involved in a criminal investigation
who has not been arrested or formally accused of a
crime
Subject
a known person accused or suspected of committing
a crime. A subject may not have actually committed the
crime.
Suspect / detainee
the person believed to have committed a crime
Arrestee
a person who is under arrest or who has been arrested
Defendant
a person formally accused of committing a
crime in a court proceeding
Offender
a person convicted of a crime in a court of law
Chain of command
the order of authority within an organization
Rank structure in a law enforcement
- sheriff or chief of police
- undersheriff or chief deputy, deputy chief of police
- colonels
- majors
- captains
- lieutenants
- sergeants
- corporals
- deputies, officers, troopers
Vertical communication
a term for information from the agency head that flows down through the supervision levels to the lowest levels of the organization
Lateral communication
communication across a level of the organization to employees on the same level within the chain of command.
