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62. DNA taken from a crime scene may soon be able to provide law enforcement with a physical description of a
suspect.
a. True
b. False
63. Police response time is a benchmark used for police efficiency.
a. True
b. False
64. The most pressing shortcomings of America’s 911 services are organizational.
a. True
b. False
65. Directed patrol strategies are also known as preventive patrol.
a. True
b. False
66. Reactive arrests are associated with general patrol activities.
a. True
b. False
67. The “broken windows theory” proposes that cracking down on violent crime will allow police to reclaim
neighborhoods.
a. True
b. False
68. A “hot crime” will receive attention as “time permits.”
a. True
b. False
69. One problem for police is that standard 911 systems cannot pinpoint a location of a mobile phone or computer.
a. True
b. False
70. According to the Kansas City Experiment, increasing or decreasing random patrol had little or no impact on the
crime rate.
a. True
b. False
71. Community-oriented policing is a philosophy that requires police to identify potential criminal activity and develop
strategies to prevent or respond to that activity.
a. True
b. False
72. Rookies begin the process of socialization from the first day on the job.
a. True
b. False
73. Tennessee v. Garner (1985) outlawed the use of deadly force by police officers.
a. True
b. False
74. Police officers use physical force in about 25% of police-public encounters.
a. True
b. False
75.
A police officer who accepts free “gifts,” such as cigarettes, liquor, or services, in return for favorable treatment of
the gift giver is said be participating in mooching.
a. True
b. False
76. Police officers are generally considered trustworthy and therefore assumed to make honest decisions.
a. True
b. False
77. Police officers are allowed discretionary powers because they may find themselves in danger of physical harm and
must be allowed to take reasonable steps to protect themselves.
a. True
b. False
78. Duty is the obligation to act in a certain manner.
a. True
b. False
79. is a hierarchically structured administrative organization that carries out specific functions.
80. A is the smallest stretch that a police officer or group of police officers regularly patrol.
81. _________ ____ ___ are those officers authorized to make arrests and use force.
82. A is a criminal investigation that has not been solved after a certain amount of time.
83. The application of science to establish facts and evidence during the investigation of crimes is
___________________.
84. The study of firearms, including the firing of the weapon and the flight of the bullet, is .
85. is the genetic material found in the cells of all living things.
86. is a strategy for answering calls for service in which response time is adapted to the
seriousness of the call.
87. Since the mid-1900s, a number of metropolitan areas have introduced call systems to
reduce the strain on 911 operations.
88. In patrols, officers spend a substantial amount of their shifts hoping to notice any crimes that
may be occurring.
89. Areas that contain a greater number of criminals and higher-than-average levels of victimization are often labeled
_______________.
90. is the technology that allows crime analysis to identify trends and patterns of criminal behavior
within a given area.
91. arrests occur when the police take the initiative to target a particular type of criminal behavior.
92. Feelings of frustration and mistrust toward civilians are part of the .
93. The aspects of police work and life that lead to feelings of stress are called .
94. An officer suffering from will reexperience the traumatic event through nightmares and
flashbacks.
95. is a mental state that occurs when a person suffers from exhaustion and has difficulty functioning normally as a
result of overwork and stress.
96. is force applied by a police officer that is likely or intended to cause death.
97. The misuse of authority by a law enforcement officer is .
98. is when an officer accepts money in exchange for allowing a certain criminal activity to
continue.
99. The is a division within a police department that receives and investigates complaints
of wrongdoing by police officers.
100. Many communities rely on an external procedure for handling citizen complaints, which is known as
___________________________.
101. corruption is knowing misconduct by a police officer with the goal of
attaining what the officer believes is a “just” result.
102. The obligation to act in a certain manner is .
103. The four categories of ethical dilemmas involve discretion, duty, honesty, and .
104. List and discuss the three primary purposes/goals of police patrol.
105. Why did reformers implement a militaristic organization of police departments?
106. Discuss two aggressive investigation strategies.
107. What type of information are forensic scientists looking for?
108. Describe how forensic experts use DNA fingerprinting to solve crimes.
109. List four new developments in DNA technology.
110. How do differential response strategies enable police departments to respond more efficiently to 911 calls?
111. Discuss the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.
112. Explain community policing and its contribution to the concept of problem-oriented policing.
113. Discuss police subculture and how police officers become socialized.
114. What are the rituals that are part of a police officer’s acceptance, and even embrace, of the police subculture?
115. Explain five stress factors that police officers experience.
116. Discuss the use of force and when police are justified in using deadly force.
117. Identify and discuss the three traditional forms of police corruption.
118. Explain what an ethical dilemma is and name four categories of ethical dilemmas typically faced by police officers.
