BLE 22-02 FDLE SOCE Study Guide
Services offered by Law Enforcement - answer Communication/ Interaction with public,
protecting the
public
Main Roles of a Law Enforcement Officer - answer Supporter, Stabilizer & Enforcer
Emotional Intelligence - answer The ability to identify and cope with their own emotions
while also doing the same for those around them.
Role of CJSTC - answer Officer certification, employment, training, maintenance of
records and officer conduct
Requirements for Completing Basic Recruit Training - answer Passing score of 80%,
proficiency in DUI traffic stops,
proficiency in high liabilities,
participation in the physical fitness program.
Requirements to Become a Certified Law Enforcement Officer - answerMeet all
minimum requirements,
Completion of BRT,
Passing SOCE,
being employed by a LEO agency
Nolo Contendre - answerNeither admitting or denying responsibility for charges but
agreeing to accept the punishment.
Reasons for Officer Discipline Process - answerPleading nolo contendre to any felony
or any misdemeanor
involving perjury or false statement
Poor moral character
Commits any felony act regardless or prosecution
Tests positive for controlled substance
Excessive force
Sexual Harassment
Engaging in sex while on duty
US Criminal Justice System - answerLaw Enforcement
Court System
Corrections
,City/Municipal agencies - answerEnforce city ordinances and violations of laws within
the
city
County Law Enforcement - answerEnforce county laws and violations of laws within the
county and civil process
State Law Enforcement - answerEnforce State Laws within the state
Federal Law Enforcement - answerEnforce federal laws across state lines and within
the state
Components of Corrections - answerCounty jails, juvenile detention facilities,
federal/state prisons, probation, parole
Complainant - answerA person who reports a crime or alleges a crime has taken place
Witness - answerAny person who has information about some element of a crime or
about evidence or documents related to a crime.
Victim - answerAny person or entity that suffers an injury as a result of
a crime. The injury may involve physical harm, loss of
money, loss of property, or damage to property.
Confidential source - answerA person who provides information in confidence about a
crime either from a sense of civic duty or in the expectation of some personal benefit or
advantage. Identity is normally not exposed.
Person of Interest - answerSomeone involved in a criminal investigation who has not
been arrested or formally accused of a crime.
Subject - answerA known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. A
subject may not have actually committed a crime.
Suspect/detainee. - answerThe person believed to have committed a crime. Identified
by direct observation, through witness statements, the suspect's own statement,
evidence processed during investigation
Arrestee - answerA person who is under arrest or has been arrested
Defendant - answerA person formally accused of committing a crime or a civil wrong in
a court proceeding
Offender - answerA person convicted of a crime in a court of law.
,Probation - answerA sentence placing a person under supervision instead of
confinement.
Parole - answerAn early release from prison while still under supervision.
Chain of Command - answerThe order of authority within an organization.
Reasons to Follow Chain of Command - answerCommunication and decision making.
Vertical Communication - answerInformation from the agency head that flows down
through supervision levels.
Lateral Communication - answerInformation spread across a level of the organization
within the chain of command.
Consequences of Not Following CoC - answerMiscommunication or Insubordination
Insubordination - answerViolating the CoC by failing to follow orders.
Delegation of Authority - answerA person of authority grants decision-making authority
to another person.
Procedural Justice - answerFocuses on carrying out justice in a fair and equitable
manner.
Four pillars of Procedural Justice - answerFairness and consistency of rule application,
Voice and Representation, Transparency and Openness of Process, Impartiality and
Unbiased Decision-making
L.E.E.D. - answerListen, Explain Equity and Dignity
Police legitimacy - answerOccurs when the public views law enforcement as fair,
morally obligated to administer the law and a legitimate authority of power.
Ethics - answerStandards of conduct based on the principles of right and wrong.
Examples of Ethical Decision-making - answerBeing honest, no bribes, obey laws,
protecting civil rights
Factors of Ethical Decision-Making - answerFellow officers, the way you view your
roles, personal issues.
Bribery - answerAccepting something for your benefit that influences your professional
conduct or decision-making.
Perjury - answerLying in court after taking an oath.
, Examples of Unethical Behavior - answerPerjury by false written declaration, false
official statements, false reports to authorities.
Consequences of Disclosing Confidential Information - answerRisk ongoing
investigations, agency and CJSTC discipline.
Conflict of Interest - answerA situation, on or off-duty, in which an officer is in a position
to personally benefit from actions or decisions made in their official capacity.
Gratuity - answerAnything of value intended to benefit the giver more than the receiver.
Sexual Misconduct on Duty - answerAnything from asking for a date to engaging in sex
on duty.
Hostile Work Environment - answerA workplace that is difficult or uncomfortable to work
in because of a harasser's behavior.
Quid Pro Quo - answer"Something for something"
Sexual Harassment - answerUnwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors,
and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Responses to Harassment - answerNotify immediate supervisor, either formally or
informally
Consequences of Engaging in Sexual Harassment - answerInternal discipline
(retraining, loss of pay, termination) or the CJSTC can revoke certification.
Bias - answerUnfair treatment and attitude towards a specific group of people.
Explicit Bias - answerBeing aware of your dislike of certain groups of people, may be
openly hateful.
Implicit Bias - answerThe unconscious belief we have about groups of people.
Stereotyping - answerJudging a group of people who are different from you based on
your own and others opinions.
Prejudice - answerUnjustified and baseless attitude toward a person only because of
their membership to a social group.
Discrimination - answerOccurs when people choose to act on their prejudices.
Stress - answerPhysical and emotional reactions to an event or situation.