61. The patronage system was designed to root out corruption and provide for better police officers.
a. True
b. False
62. Vollmer initiated the reform era in American policing.
a. True
b. False
63. The professional model of policing was introduced during the community era of policing.
a. True
b. False
64. The community era of policing began in the 1930s.
a. True
b. False
65. The organization of a police department during the political era was centralized.
a. True
b. False
66. The vast majority of law enforcement agencies monitor social media to find leads on criminal activity.
a. True
b. False
67. Intelligence-led policing uses past crime patterns to predict future crime patterns.
a. True
b. False
68. Intelligence-led policing causes police administrators to need more funding to be able to deploy more police officers.
a. True
b. False
69. Some police departments now use Twitter to learn about job applicants.
a. True
b. False
70. Police officers are required to be U.S. citizens.
a. True
b. False
71. Police officers spend about half of their time enforcing the law or dealing with crime.
a. True
b. False
72. Most police departments require that their officers have a degree from a 2-year college.
a. True
b. False
73. Field training includes learning only the formal rules of policing.
a. True
b. False
74. All police academies are run by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
a. True
b. False
75. Most of the negative attitudes toward female police officers are based on actual experience rather than prejudice.
a. True
b. False
76. Women represent more than half of all police officers.
a. True
b. False
77. Minorities are better represented than women in policing.
a. True
b. False
78. Law enforcement officers are generally only responsible for specific duties, such as homicide investigations.
a. True
b. False
79. The Customs and Border Protection agency focuses almost exclusively on the nation’s borders.
a. True
b. False
80. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now part of the Department of Homeland Security.
a. True
b. False
81. The Federal Bureau of Investigation operates the largest crime laboratory in the world.
a. True
b. False
82. Like municipal police officers, private security officers have arrest powers.
a. True
b. False
83. When police officers arrive on the scene of a loud late-night house party and disperse the party, they are
performing the role of ______________________.
84. According to James Q. Wilson, the police’s role often takes on a pattern of simply
“handling the situation.”
85. The is when volunteers patrolled their community from dusk to dawn to
keep the peace.
86. Corruption was rampant during the era of policing.
87. The emphasized centralized police organizations, increased use of
technology, and a limitation of police discretion through regulations and guidelines.
88. is based on the notion that meaningful interaction between police
officers and citizens will lead to a partnership in preventing and fighting crime.
89. The era of policing that was centralized and had a professional and distant police-community policing relationship
was the ______________________.
90. is the process by which law enforcement agencies develop a pool of qualified
applicants.
91. Few departments will accept candidates older than years of age.
92. takes place outside the confines of the police academy where a recruit is paired
with an experienced police officer.
93. The is a period of time at the beginning of a police officer’s career during which
she or he can be fired without cause.
94. Only within the past 20 years have many police departments actively tried to recruit .
95. occurs when hiring and promotion decisions are based on individual characteristics, such
as gender or race, and not on job-related factors.
96. is the hiring or promotion policy favoring those groups, such as women, African
Americans, or Hispanics, who have suffered from discrimination in the past or continue to suffer from
discrimination.
97. have been used since the early 1970s to try to increase the diversity of
employees.
98. occurs when minority officers are viewed with suspicion by white colleagues
and members of the minority community.
99. The primary law enforcement officer in a county is the .
100. Protecting witnesses who put themselves in danger by testifying against the targets of federal criminal
investigations is the duty of .
101. The FBI’s provides lists of stolen vehicles and firearms, missing license plates,
and other information useful to local and state law enforcement officials.
102. The primary purpose of private security is to _______________________ rather than stop it.
103. List and explain the four basic responsibilities of police. Which of the four do you believe is the most critical and
why?
104. Explain the patronage system and discuss how it impacted policing?
105. Compare and contrast the three eras of American policing.
106. Discuss intelligence–led policing.
107. Explain why experts believe that the September 11 attacks have effectively ended the community era of policing.
108. Provide an overview of the recruitment process, requirements, and training of police officers.
109. Discuss the challenges women face when they choose a career in law enforcement.
110. Explain what tokenism is.
111. Explain what “double marginality“ refers to.
112. Discuss the benefits of a diverse police force.
113. Compare and contrast municipal law enforcement agencies with sheriff’s and county law enforcement.
114. List common responsibilities of sheriff‘s departments.
115. List and describe some of the most important law enforcement agencies under the control of the Department of
Homeland Security.
116. Analyze the importance of private security today and the reasons for the growth.
117. Discuss the importance and role of private security today.