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Introduction to Law Enforcement
-DSST

Introduction to Law Enforcement DSST Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 History and Professional Movement of Law Enforcement  30
 Overview of the United States Criminal Justice System 45
 Police Organization, Management and Issues 1 40
 Police Organization, Management and Issues 2 21
 Police Systems in the United States  42
 United States Law and Precedents 36

The DSST exams above contain 214 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 upper or lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to confidently take and pass your Introduction to Law Enforcement DSST test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.

Please note: this is an excellent test to pair with the Criminal Justice Dantes test. By studying both study guides you will be better prepared to take each test, but can also take both for a total of 6 upper-level college credits.


Course Information and Overview

This exam covers material that is typically taught in a semester introductory-level college course.  The multiple-choice DANTES/DSST exam consists of about 100 questions and allows two hours to complete. 

The Introduction to Law Enforcement DANTES/DSST exam contains questions that come from the following topics:

  • History and Professional Movement of Law Enforcement (12%)
    Contemporary forces of change, and pre-colonial heritage
    Improvements of Vollmer, Wilson, and others
  • Overview of United States Criminal Justice System (20%)
    Courts and its role
    Police and their role
    Corrections and their role
    The process of criminal justice
    Different crime measurements (e.g., UCR, NCVS)
  • Police Systems in the United States (20%)
    Federal agencies (FBI, CIA, Treasury agents)
    State and Local
    Special district police agencies (e.g., housing, transportation)
    Role of police (arresting, service, and order-maintenance)
  • Police Organization, Management, and Issues (35%)
    Operations:
    Line (patrol and investigation)
    Staff (internal affairs, labs, research, communications, research and planning)
    Relations and the community
    Police issues:
    Image/Professionalism
    Subculture – secrecy
    Police deviance and brutality
    Discretion on the job
    Community and neighborhood policing
    Other minorities in policing, and women
  • United States Law and Precedents (13%)
    The Constitution
    Bill of Rights
    Supreme Court decisions

Complete information and a fact sheet (PDF Format) of what is covered is available from Prometric.