Course Overview

The Introduction to Law Enforcement DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate introductory course on the American police system. InstantCert's course for this subject includes a brief overview of the U.S. criminal justice system and a close look at policing at the federal, state and local levels.

Topics Covered in This Course

History and Professional Movement of Law Enforcement

Precolonial heritage and contemporary forces of change
Contributions of Wilson, Vollmer, and others

Overview of United States Criminal Justice System

Role of courts
Role of police
Role of corrections
The criminal justice process
Measurement of crime (e.g., UCR, NCVS)

Police Systems in the United States

Federal
State
Local
Special district police agencies
Role of police

Police Organization, Management, and Issues

Line and staff operations
Community relations
Police issues
Community policing
Women and other minorities in policing

United States Law and Precedents

Customer Test Results for the Introduction to Law Enforcement DSST

130 users submitted test results since January, 2009
128 of those users reported a passing score (98%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Introduction to Law Enforcement DSST exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

January 13, 2012 User  passed with a score of 65 out of 80
January 3, 2012 User  passed with a score of 57 out of 80
December 15, 2011 User  passed with a score of 68 out of 80
November 8, 2011 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
November 3, 2011 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
November 3, 2011 User  passed with a score of 47 out of 80
October 26, 2011 User  passed with a score of 68 out of 80
October 25, 2011 User  passed with a score of 56 out of 80
October 9, 2011 User  passed with a score of 73 out of 80
September 29, 2011 User  passed with a score of 58 out of 80

Free Sample Questions For The Law Enforcement Dantes

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Question 1 of 5

The development of US law enforcement was originally modeled on the system in ____________.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The Introduction to Law Enforcement exam has significant overlap with the Criminal Justice DSST exam. Studying for both exams at the same time will greatly improve your score on both exams.