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53. What is Operation Ceasefire?
a.
A problem-oriented policing program in Boston to get guns off the street.
b.
A community-oriented policing program in Chicago aimed at auto theft.
c.
A crime-mapping program in Dallas designed to plot gun crimes.
d.
A civilian review board initiative in New York.
Madalyn has just earned her degree in Information Systems. After graduation she decides to go to the police academy. She
believes that working for the police and combining her knowledge of computers would be a great niche field.
54. A job posting for a senior computer technician is posted within the police department. With her degree in information
systems, Madalyn applies and is sure she will be welcomed with open arms into the job. The most likely reason she
wouldn’t get the job is because:
a.
females are treated differently in policing.
b.
the time-in-rank system.
c.
more women are needed to handle female criminals on the streets.
d.
patrol is the backbone of the police department.
55. Madalyn has always wanted to be a police officer. She cannot wait to be on the street and chasing down bad guys. In
her first month on the job, she makes two arrests and there were no chases. What is the most logical reason why?
a.
Females are treated differently in policing.
b.
Police engage in many noncrime-related activities.
c.
Investigation is a key role that police officers fulfill.
d.
According to the UCR, crime rates are decreasing.
56. When Madalyn is on patrol, she focuses on stopping motor vehicles and aggressively arresting and detaining suspects
that pose potential dangers to the community. This concept is called:
a.
proactive policing.
b.
selective enforcement.
c.
full enforcement.
d.
hot spot policing.
57. Madalyn’s department is trying something new to fight crime. Her orders are to maintain a presence in the
community, get to know the business owners and residents and gain their trust. Why would she do this as part of her
police duties?
a.
Aggressive policing increases crime.
b.
Technology has made the police cold and impersonal.
c.
Police need community cooperation to reduce fear and crime.
d.
This is the main role of patrol officers.
58. What does Madalyn not do in her role as a patrol officer?
a.
Arrest suspects
b.
‘Handle the situation’
c.
Gather evidence
d.
Order maintenance
Gary is a police officer who is also a forensic scientist. Currently, his job is in the crime lab and includes processing
fingerprints, examining blood spatter evidence, and testing evidence for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). One day he would
like to work for the civil justice system instead of the criminal justice system.
59. Which duty would Gary perform in civil justice more often than what he does as a criminal forensic scientist?
a.
Handwriting analysis
b.
Toxicology
c.
Trace evidence
d.
Study law enforcement tactics
60. Although Gary currently works in the crime lab, he has noticed that the role of policing is changing in his department.
He has seen his fellow officers do more patrolling and problem solving, and there has been a shift from the traditional top-
down management approach. What is his department’s focus now?
a.
Getting back to patrolling as a central function
b.
Community-oriented policing
c.
Problem-oriented policing
d.
Watchman-style policing
61. Gary has been reassigned to a patrol unit that is focused on reducing youth crime by saturating the area with police
officers. Gary has become part of a ______ policing unit.
a.
community-oriented
b.
hot spot
c.
aggressive
d.
Problem-oriented
Mackenzie is familiar with street life. She was a drug dealer who spent time in jail and prison and then cleaned up her act
after she was arrested for the third time. When she was in prison she learned a lot from her fellow inmates. Now, she
spends most of her time hanging out with her friends, some of whom are still dealers. This gives her a chance to be “in the
know” but not in trouble.
62. Mackenzie has been in contact with the police again but this time they want her help. They want to know about a
particular inmate she served time with and the crimes that that inmate committed. What type of policing aligns best with
what Mackenzie will tell the police?
a.
Order maintenance
b.
Intelligence-led policing
c.
Problem-oriented policing
d.
Street-level drug enforcement
63. Mackenzie has seen with her own eyes how a nice neighborhood can go downhill into disorder and chaos. She is a
product of a neighborhood that once was okay and now is full of deteriorated housing. What would be one lesson that she
has learned from growing up where she did?
a.
Neighborhood disorder creates fear.
b.
Hot spot policing works in reducing crime.
c.
Improving response time reduces crime.
d.
Directed policing creates mistrust.
64. Most promotions in policing have ____________________ requirements.
65. The ________ is the top administrator of the police department who sets policy and has general control over
departmental practices.
66. Designated police patrol areas are called ____________________.
67. ____________________ is another term for the order maintenance function of police.
68. Started in New York City, __________is/was a means of directing police efforts in a more productive way.
69. Stopping or reducing crime by convincing potential criminals that they stand a significant risk of being apprehended
and punished is referred to as the ________.
70. One aggressive patrol program, known as the ____________________, was directed at restricting the
carrying of guns in high-risk places at high-risk times.
71. ____________________ is an aggressive law enforcement style that emphasizes attacking crimes head-on
and in advance rather than waiting for calls for service.
72. The ____________________ model is the term used to describe the role of the police as maintainers of
community order and safety.
73. ____________________ are groups of police officers who enforce morality-based laws such as prostitution.
74. A(n) ____________________ is an operation designed to encourage and observe criminal behavior so the
officers can make an arrest.
75. ____________________ policing strategies require police agencies to identify particular long-term
community issues and to develop strategies to eliminate these issues.
76. _______ is the use of scientific techniques to investigate questions of interest to the justice system to solve crimes.
77. To achieve the goals of community-oriented policing, some police agencies have tried to decentralize, which is
referred to as ______ policing.
78. The statement “Neighborhoods give off crime-promoting signals” is a point made by ___________________ in the
broken windows model.
79. A_________________ involves organized groups of detectives or patrol officers working in plain clothes who deceive
criminals into openly committing illegal acts or conspiring to engage in criminal activity.
80. Defining roles, changing supervisor attitudes, and revised training are challenges of ______ policing.
81. Places from which a significant portion of all police calls originate are referred to as _______.
82. _____________ policing involves the collection and analysis of information designed to inform police decision
making at both the tactical and strategic level.
83. _________________integrates information from different jurisdictions into a single database that detectives can
access when working on investigations.
84.
A well-know program, __________________, is a problem-oriented policing intervention aimed at reducing youth
homicide and youth firearms violence in Boston.
85. There is empirical evidence that _________ community-oriented policing efforts can reduce disorder and impact the
crime rate.
86. The UK National Drugs Intelligence Unit is an example of_____________ policing.
87. A _________ is a mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations,
and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from multiple sources.
88. The _________ unit is the branch of the police that conducts investigations of charges of police misconduct or
corruption.
89. It has become common for police departments to institute _____ oversight over police practices and to establish
review boards to listen to complaints and conduct investigations.
90. More than 90 percent of all police departments require this type of training, and the average officer receives more than
500 hours of _____ training, including 400 hours in the classroom and the rest in the field.
91. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the time-in-rank system.
92. How does the media representation of policing differ from reality? Name one movie or television show that
accurately portrays the police?
93. Explain the major purposes of patrol and how patrols can be improved.
94.
Discuss three reasons why investigations are often ineffective. What can be done to improve investigations?
95. For many years, preventive patrol has been considered one of the greatest deterrents to criminal behavior.
Discuss what the research from the Kansas City study reveals about the relationship between prevention patrol
and crime deterrence.
96. Explain the three key points to Wilson and Kelling’s broken windows model. Elaborate how the move to community
policing reflects the move from a purely crime-control model to one that encompasses elements of rehabilitation and
restorative justice.
97.
How effective has community policing been in reducing crime and improving community-law enforcement
relations?
98. Compare and contrast problem-oriented policing and community policing.
99.
Discuss the major problems of community policing strategies.
100. Define forensic science and discuss what forensic experts can contribute to police agencies and
investigations.
