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True / False
1. Many citizens perceive that a significant amount of police misconduct may be hidden from public view.
a.
True
b.
False
2. Police have broad discretion on the use of deadly force.
a.
True
b.
False
3. Police have not developed a new law enforcement weapon in over 50 years.
a.
True
b.
False
4. Looking only at victim statistics, police kill more young African American men than young Caucasian men.
a.
True
b.
False
5. The “rotten apple” theory explains nearly all police corruption.
a.
True
b.
False
6. The job of controlling police misbehavior is often left to the internal control of the police department.
a.
True
b.
False
7. The techniques used to control police are adequate to prevent misconduct from occurring again.
a.
True
b.
False
8. Internal Affairs maintains a formal process for citizens to file complaints.
a.
True
b.
False
9. According to your text, internal affairs is a stressful job.
a.
True
b.
False
10. Deadly force was used in the Edward Garner case .
a.
True
b.
False
11. American citizens have always had the right to sue police departments for misconduct.
a.
True
b.
False
12. New technology in policing is sometimes not reliable.
a.
True
b.
False
13. Polygraph tests are admissible in a court of law.
a.
True
b.
False
14. All 50 states are members of MATRIX, the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange.
a.
True
b.
False
15. Increasing surveillance measures can potentially risk violating the civil liberties of citizens.
a.
True
b.
False
16. Police need to develop new technologies in weaponry because of the increased lethality of the weapons used by
criminals.
a.
True
b.
False
17. Less-lethal weapons may cause officers to act too quickly when an incident might be handled without force.
a.
True
b.
False
18. Law enforcement agencies need to be trained to recognize terrorist threats such as the growth of phony charities.
a.
True
b.
False
19. Local police departments are not trained in homeland security issues.
a.
True
b.
False
20. Funding for homeland security issues generally comes from money supporting community policing.
a.
True
b.
False
21. The USA Patriot Act has made it more difficult to collect evidence against suspected terrorists.
a.
True
b.
False
22. The rise in private agencies is not related to the increase in crime.
a.
True
b.
False
23. The rise in private agencies is related to the fear of crime.
a.
True
b.
False
24. Private firms are not allowed to hire public police officers.
a.
True
b.
False
25. Favoritism includes issuing license tabs, window stickers, or courtesy card that exempt users from arrest or apply only
to certain individuals.
a.
True
b.
False
26. Police officers must avoid any appearance of conflict of interest when they accept private employment.
a.
True
b.
False
27. The lack of threats in society has forced private security to decrease.
a.
True
b.
False
28. The Patriot Act allows law enforcement to monitor emails.
a.
True
b.
False
29. The role of policing has changed dramatically since 9/11.
a.
True
b.
False
30. Increased public and business awareness and the use of more cost-effective private security services has had
little effect on the use of private security.
a.
True
b.
False
31. New York City created the Commission to Combat Police Corruption that is a separate entity from the
department that investigates corruption.
a.
True
b.
False
32. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement is one well-known accrediting agency.
a.
True
b.
False
33. New technology means added funding and training.
a.
True
b.
False
34. Which statement best reflectscurrent use of new technology in policing?
a.
Technology is never a problem.
b.
Police departments stand to gain very little from the use of new technology.
c.
New technology may raise issues regarding constitutional rights.
d.
Police rarely use new technology.
35. Police officers are expected to use which type of force?
a.
Corporal punishment
b.
Discretionary
c.
Legitimate and reasonable
d.
Military
36. According to your textbook, at least one study reflected that the single largest predictor of police use of force is
a.
citizens disrespecting the police.
b.
citizens being intoxicated.
c.
citizens lying about their identity.
d.
use of force by suspects against police first.
37. Which U.S. Supreme Court case involved a ruling that police are not supposed to use deadly force in apprehending
unarmed fleeing felons?
a.
Whren v. U.S. (1996)
b.
Maryland v. Wilson (1997)
c.
Tennessee v. Garner (1985)
d.
Graham v. Connor (1989)
38. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must use “objective reasonableness” in judging whether to use deadly force
in the case of
a.
Whren v. U.S. (1996).
b.
Maryland v. Wilson (1997).
c.
Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
d.
Graham v. Connor (1989).
39. Officers who accept payoffs that happen to come their way are called
a.
meat eaters.
b.
grass eaters.
c.
weed eaters.
d.
night eaters.
40. Officers receive receiving a cash “gift” from offenders in order for them to avoid prosecution is called
a.
bribery
b.
mooching
c.
chiseling
d.
extortion
41. Which is not a mechanism used to control the police?
a.
Internal affairs investigators
b.
Personal resolutions
c.
Standards and accreditation
d.
Civil liability lawsuits
42. Holding police officers responsible for any unprofessional (or criminal) behavior is referred to as
a.
civil liability.
b.
statutory assessment.
c.
legislative occupation.
d.
civic accountability.
43. Which statement is false regarding what police experience when working in Internal Affairs?
a.
They serve for a set period of about 7 years.
b.
They experience it as stressful work.
c.
They have difficulty maintaining relationships with other officers.
d.
They typically receive full cooperation from other officers.
44. Which is a technique used to control the police?
a.
Violent protests
b.
Media criticism
c.
Peaceful protests
d.
Civilian review boards
45. Which unit in a police department receives and investigates complaints against officers?
a.
Vice
b.
Citizen Review Committee
c.
Internal Affairs
d.
Ethics Violations Department
46. Which is true concerning Internal Affairs?
a.
Internal Affairs maintains formal mechanisms for the public to register complaints.
b.
Internal Affairs never views complaints as attacks on the entire department.
c.
Internal Affairs usually focuses on grand corruption.
d.
It is difficult for Internal Affairs to get officers to provide information.
47. What is the major argument made by the police against police review boards?
a.
The review boards frequently find against officers regardless of evidence.
b.
Civilians cannot understand the problems of policing.
c.
They should not have the power to investigate individual officers.
d.
Only a few of the largest cities use review boards.
48. Which is true concerning police accreditation?
a.
It is mandatory for all police departments to follow nationally recognized standards.
b.
None of the police departments in the United States follows nationally recognized standards.
c.
It is voluntary whether all police departments follow nationally recognized standards.
d.
Each police department has its own established standards.
49. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits can be filed against individual officers and agencies when civil rights are
violated by the customs and usages of the department in
a.
Whren v. U. S. (1996).
b.
Maryland v. Wilson (1997).
c.
Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
d.
Monell v. Department of Social Services for the City of New York (1978).
50. What is known about polygraph, or “lie detector,” tests?
a.
They are always accurate.
b.
They are unreliable.
c.
They are always inaccurate.
d.
Police never use such tests.
51. Which is not one of the main forensic tools used by the police?
a.
Fingerprint analysis
b.
Blood analysis
c.
Hair analysis
d.
Genetic coding
52. The acronym CODIS stands for
a.
Collinear Debate in Serology.
b.
Creativity in Other Devices in Seriousness.
c.
Convictions of Deviants in Sentencing.
d.
Combined DNA Index System.
53. Which is true about weapons technology?
a.
There have been no new advances in weapons technology in the past 50 years.
b.
Police departments need to consider nonlethal weapons because departments have been sued over injuring or
killing suspects.
c.
New technologies in weaponry present no problems at all for police.
d.
Police do not have nonlethal weapons currently available for use.
54. Law enforcement officials used a thermal imaging device at a house to detect unusual heat sources that might indicate
marijuana being cultivated under “grow lights.” Their efforts led to a search of the home and the discovery of 100
marijuana plants. The Supreme Court declared this an illegal search in
a.
Kyllo v. United States (2001).
b.
Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
c.
Graham v. Conner (1989).
d.
Terry v. Ohio (1968).
55. For the purpose of apprehending criminal offenders, which of the following is true concerning weapons technology?
a.
The U.S. Supreme Court forbids the use of nonlethal weapons against suspected criminals.
b.
Nonlethal weapons cannot be used against prisoners.
c.
Nonlethal weapons would most likely be used on suspects who might be harmful to themselves or others.
d.
Nonlethal weapons are being developed for suspects who are not dangerous.
56. Which of the following is considered a new technology in weapons?
a.
Taser
b.
Handgun
c.
DNA
d.
Flexible baton
57. Which of the following is true about private policing?
a.
It is a fairly recent development in policing.
b.
It developed because of a reduction in crime.
c.
It developed because police departments were not hiring.
d.
It developed over a long period of time.
58. Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in private policing?
a.
Budgetary constraints upon the states
b.
Fear of crime
c.
Increase in the supply of people wanting to become police officers
d.
Increase in crimes in the workplace
59. Which of the following is true about public police officers working for private firms?
a.
Congress passed a law prohibiting it.
b.
If they work for private firms they never retain their full powers as officers.
c.
With proper agreements within the police agency, officers may work for private firms and retain full officer
powers.
d.
Police officers never work for private firms.
60. Which model designed to manage off-duty employment of officers permits close control by police supervisors of the
off-duty work performed by their officers?
a.
Officer contract model
b.
Conflict-of-interest model
c.
Union brokerage model
d.
Department contract model
61. Which model lets officers contract independently with permission?
a.
Officer contract model
b.
Conflict-of-interest model
c.
Union brokerage model
d.
Department contract model
62. The advancement of new technologies in police work can be found in
a.
body armor.
b.
gun-shot detection.
