Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: DANT-0029 Organization: Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam Dates Offered: 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2014 1/1/1990 - 12/31/1997 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Law Enforcement Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. It is administered to test takers without time limits; however, most test takers complete the examination within 90 minutes. Skills Measured: (Approximate Percentage of Examination by Content Area):12% History and professional movement of law enforcement-pre-colonial heritage and contemporary forces of change;contributions of Wilson, Vollmer, and others; 20% 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); 20% Police systems in the United States- federal (FBI, CIA, Treasury agents); state; local; special district police agencies (e.g., housing, transportation); role of police (order-maintenance, arresting, service); 35% Police organization, management, and issues-operations; community relations;police issues; community policing; women and other minorities in policing; 13% United States law and precedents-the Constitution and Bill of Rights Supreme Court decisions (e.g., Miranda v. Arizona; Mapp v. Ohio; Escobedo v.Illinois; the exclusionary rule). Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam A History of the Vietnam War (DANT-0062) Art of the Western World (DANT-0054) Astronomy (DANT-0057) Business Ethics and Society (DANT-0052) Business Mathematics (DANT-0012) Computing and Information Technology (DANT-0028) Criminal Justice (DANT-0015) Environmental Science (DANT-0058) Ethics in America (DANT-0018) Ethics in Technology (DANT-0077) View All Courses Page Content