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Introduction to Law Enforcement DANTES/DSST Test
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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) / DSST (Dantes Subject Standardized Test) There are 214 multiple-choice practice questions and detailed explanations contained in the Practice Tests and Study Guides below. 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 Dantes 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.
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Course Information and Overview
This DSST Test consists of material typically taught in an introductory-level college course. The actual DSST Test is 90 questions and allows 120 minutes to complete.
According to Prometric this Introduction to Law Enforcement Dantes/DSST Test consists of questions from the following subject areas:
- 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
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.
Dantes Introduction to Law Enforcement information is available at Prometric.
