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SOCE/Final Exam Study Guide
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Values - ✔✔are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable.
Assumption - ✔✔is a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that may or may not be
factual
Bribery - ✔✔corruptly to give, offer, or promise to any public servant, or, if a public servant, corruptly to
request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept for himself or herself or another, any pecuniary or other benefit
not authorized by law with an intent or purpose to influence the performance of any act or omission
which the person believes to be, or the public servant represents as being, within the official discretion of
a public servant, in violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty.
Quid pro quo - ✔✔Latin term that means "something for something in return."
Insubordination - ✔✔failure to follow orders from superiors in the chain of command
Probation - ✔✔is a sentence placing a person under the supervision of a probation officer for a specified
length of time instead of confinement.
Misuse of position or authority - ✔✔No public officer, employee of an agency, or local government
attorney shall corruptly use or attempt to use his or her official position or any property or resource
which may be within his or her trust, or perform his or her official duties, to secure a special privilege,
benefit, or exemption for himself, herself, or others.
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Chain of command - ✔✔the order of authority within an organization
Nolo contendere - ✔✔where an individual does not accept or deny responsibility for the charges but
agrees to accept punishment
Prosecution - ✔✔presents the government's case
Hostile work environment - ✔✔a job culture where lewd jokes or other offensive habits are acceptable.
Perception - ✔✔is the impression in a person's mind of an individual, a group of people, or events based
on experiences, biases, beliefs, assumptions, and observations.
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - ✔✔the governmental agency that enforces
compliance with the civil rights act
State Attorney - ✔✔same as prosecutor; responsible for filing formal charges in criminal cases
Judge - ✔✔is authorized to preside over the courtroom and to decide questions of law brought before the
court.
Court administrator - ✔✔is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of a court system.
Perjury - ✔✔may be defined as a false statement that a person makes under oath but does not believe to
be true.
Discrimination - ✔✔is the negative behavior toward a person or group that is based on color, race, sex,
age, religion, ethnic and national origin, handicap, and/or marital status.
Sexual harassment - ✔✔is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. The courts have held that intent is not a factor in
determining what constitutes sexual harassment.
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U.S. Supreme Court - ✔✔is the highest court in the United States and the chief authority in the judicial
branch—one of three branches of the U.S. federal government. Hears appeals from the decisions of lower
federal courts and state supreme courts, and it resolves issues of constitutional and federal law. Its
decisions can be changed only by a constitutional amendment. The most important responsibility is to
decide cases that raise questions of constitutional interpretation.
County and Municipal Holding Facilities - ✔✔These facilities provide a place for detainees while booking
procedures are completed or until they can be transported to a county jail.
County Jails - ✔✔are used for booking and temporary detention of defendants awaiting trial or
disposition on federal or state charges and of convicted offenders sentenced to short-term detention (a
year or less).
Juvenile Assessment/Detention Center - ✔✔Juvenile suspects are taken to this center for processing and
possible pretrial detention.
Prisons (federal and state) - ✔✔are correctional institutions maintained by the federal and state
governments for the confinement of convicted felons.
Evaluation and Treatment Centers - ✔✔are the first stop when entering the prison system. In addition to
general processing procedures, these facilities administer various tests to offenders (e.g., medical,
education aptitude). Treatment centers deal with alcohol/drug abusers or mentally ill offenders
Parole - ✔✔is the release of an inmate from a correctional institution prior to the conclusion of the
inmate's court-imposed sentence.
Community control (house arrest) - ✔✔is a form of closely monitored community supervision and is
more restrictive than probation or parole.
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CJSTC (Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission) - ✔✔was created to oversee the
certification, employment, training, maintenance of officer records, and conduct of Florida law
enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) - ✔✔enforces federal laws and
regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco products, firearms and explosives, and acts of arson.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - ✔✔enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of
the United States and recommends and supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the
availability of illicit controlled substances in the domestic and international markets.
Florida Supreme Court - ✔✔The highest court in the state of Florida, which consists of seven justices who
are appointed by the governor. Hears cases including final orders imposing death sentences and appeals
from lower state courts.
Years to get hired - ✔✔4
Vertical Communication - ✔✔the information that flows down through the supervision level to the
lowest levels of the organization
Law enforcement - ✔✔is responsible for the enforcement of laws and maintaining civil order.
Court system - ✔✔is responsible for the interpretation of laws.
Corrections - ✔✔is responsible for enforcing punishment as defined by the court system.
Requirements to be a police officer - ✔✔• be at least 19
• citizen of US
• high school grad or equal
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