Counseling Chapter 5 its member countries to disseminate to human rights initiatives

CHAPTER 5 – LAW ENFORCEMENT: FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATION AND

CURRENT ISSUES

Multiple Choice

1. The deviance control function of the police includes all, but:

A. Reinforcement of community values and laws

B. Protecting the community against nonconformists

C. Suppressing dissent

D. Keeping violators of community norms under control

2. In nondemocratic societies, police are expected to be responsive chiefly to:

A. The ruling elite

B. The citizens

C. Government officials

D. The general public

3. In which model nation is both deviance control and civil order control performed

by regular street police?

A. England

B. France

C. Germany

D. Saudi Arabia

4. The two police organizations in France are:

A. Police Nationale and Compagnies Republicains de Securite

B. Police Nationale and Gendarmerie Nationale

C. Gendarmerie Nationale and Gendarmerie Mobile

D. Compagnies Republicains de Securite and Gendarmerie Mobile

5. Which of the following is not one of the common tools England has implemented

in law enforcement since the 1990’s?

A. More sophisticated computer technology

B. Better use of DNA testing

C. Extensive use of closed circuit television

D. New booking strategies

6. Which police force in Germany is made up of plain clothes police, who handle

serious crime investigations and situations that require developing a case against a

suspect?

A. Schupo

B. Kripo

C. Bepo

D. BGS

7. The major issue of concern for police in Germany within the past 20 years has

been?

A. Terrorism

B. Large amounts of immigration

C. Drug trafficking

D. Human trafficking

8. During which dynasty did police become more formalized and bureaucratic with a

central administration and uniform laws in China?

A. Zhou Dynasty

B. Han Dynasty

C. Qin Dynasty

D. Sung Dynasty

9. Which police force makes up about 90% of all the police in China?

A. Public security police

B. State security police

C. Prison police

D. Judicial procuratorates police

10. The mutawa in Saudi Arabia are the:

A. Regular police

B. Morals police

C. Civil order police

D. Secret police

11. Which of the following is one of the most famous examples of the use of

computer technology to analyze crime data and assess the extent of crime that was

used in New York City?

A. CompStat

B. DNA Databases

C. Crime mapping

D. Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)

12. Which of the following is the biggest issue about the influx of private police into

the law enforcement arena?

A. Quality issues

B. Lack of accountability

C. Lack of regulation in almost every country

D. Inability to coordinate with public security agencies

13. Which of the following is not an example of the terms used to describe Police

Corruption discussed in the book?

A. Kickbacks

B. Shakedowns

C. Hazing

D. Break-ins

14. Which of the following is not one of the objections discussed involving

community policing strategies?

A. Too expensive

B. May work in one jurisdiction, but not another

C. Its effectiveness is hard to determine

D. Intrusive on citizens

15. Which of the following is not one of the three areas that the United Nations Office

on Drugs and Crime does not serve?

A. Providing technical support to countries that wish to fight illegal drugs, crime,

and terrorism

B. Conducting research about illegal drugs, crime, and terrorism

C. Collecting donations from its member countries to disseminate to human

rights initiatives

D. Assisting countries that wish to develop and ratify legislation and treaties

regarding drugs, crime, and terrorism

Sentence Completion

1. Police perform two major functions in modern societies: ________________ and

_________________.

2. In England, __________________serves as a national repository for information on

crime statistics, criminal activity, missing persons, fingerprints and juvenile

delinquent data.

3. In England, the _____________officers are those who work along with regular

officers in neighborhood policing areas and perform routine duties, assisting and

supporting police officers, gathering intelligence, carrying out security patrols and,

through their presence alone, reassuring the public.

4. In Germany, the ________________________ are organized along military lines but

are under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior, not the Ministry of Defense.

5. The German constitution allows each _____________ to have its own police law and

force.

6. In Japan, __________________________ handles all matters related to national

security. It provides training, research, crime investigation, communications and

public safety.

7. The two police organizations in France are the_________________, responsible for

Paris and urban areas, and the_________________, responsible for rural areas and

communities of less than 10,000 people.

8. In Japan, the __________ is a police post located in an urban neighborhood and in

large cities one may be found every few blocks.

9. In Japan, the rural police officer is known as ______________.

10. In Saudi Arabia, the ______________ or secret police, conduct criminal

investigations and handle matters pertaining to domestic security and

counterintelligence.

11. _________________ is an umbrella term that describes programs that serve as

collaborative efforts between the police and the public to identify problems of crime

and to find solutions to those problems.

12. _________________ can be defined as any independent or proprietary commercial

organization that provides protective services to employees on a contractual basis.

13. Police officers act ____________, when in exercising or failing to exercise their

authority, they act with the primary intention of furthering private or departmental

advantage.

14. The term used to describe the range of military, police and civilian interventions that

seek to restore order and create a sustainable society after a period of war is:

____________________.

15. _________________ (formerly CIVPOL), was first implemented as a civilian police

initiative in 1960 to assist in peacekeeping operations.

True/False

1. The English police have tried to develop the image of being, “civilians in uniform”:

friendly, helpful and capable.

2. To assist the regular police in London there are two other kinds of law enforcement,

the Metropolitan Specialty Constabulary and Police community support officers

(PCSOs).

3. The Police Nationale is the larger of the two police forces in France.

4. In France, the Police Nationale and Gendarmerie Nationale have the same training

requirements.

5. Civil order control is a big concern for France, because the French have a long

history of taking to the streets to express their unhappiness.

6. The German system occupies a mid-level of decentralization between the highly

centralized French System and the highly decentralized and fragmented Saudi

Arabia.

7. In Germany, the Kripo are the equivalent to municipal police and would be the first

to arrive on the scene of a crime.

8. In China, the People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) is responsible for dealing with

riots, fire emergencies, large disruptions, serious violent crimes, border defense,

terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

9. Prior to the late 19th century, Japanese village and community culture monitored the

behavior of its citizens very closely – not only to keep them from committing crimes,

but also to keep them from laziness, neglect of business, quarreling, scandal and

mongering.

10. The chuzaisho is the rural equivalent of the urban koban in Japan.

11. A major challenge for Saudi Arabia police is how to balance the need for

maintaining civil order within an Islamic System of justice while staying within the

bounds of international human rights standards.

12. Community policing is the second most commonly adopted police operational

strategy in the world today.

13. England is not sensitive to the religious needs of Muslim police officers, in that they

make them wear “bobby” helmets instead of turbans.

14. The fastest growing sector of policing in the world today is private policing.

15. UNPOL (formerly CIVPOL) is a spy agency funded by the Dept. of Homeland

Security to assist the United Nations in intelligence gathering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Discuss the four elements that must be present to promote the democratization of the

police.

2. Discuss the two major functions of modern police forces.

3. List the five goals of international police cooperation discussed in chapter 5.

4. Describe the main considerations that one must address when trying to address the

issue of police and diversity.

Essay Questions/Student Activities

1. Discuss the five models of policing used around the world discussed within the text.

Give examples countries that use each method.

2. Discuss the four key elements of community policing. Also, discuss which

community policing strategies each model country has implicated, if any.

3. Compare and Contrast the United States with one of our model countries. Be sure to

discuss civil order and deviance control functions, which police model is used,

current issues of concern and types of community policing strategies are used.