The program that provides an annual compilation of all crimes reported to local police
is called the:
a. National Crime Registry.
b. Annual Crime Digest.
c. Uniform Crime Reports.
d. FBI Crime Clock.
Officers known as “meat-eaters” take small bribes or relatively minor services offered
by citizens seeking to avoid arrest or to get special police services.
a. True
b. False
Fraudulently acquiring private or sensitive information using computer program
expertise and techniques is called:
a. spyware.
b. trojan horse attack.
c. phishing.
d. malware.
Sheehan and Cordner state that the two primary goals and objectives of police
departments are:
a. maintaining order, and protecting life and property.
b. preventing crime and arresting offenders.
c. preventing crime and maintaining order.
d. protecting life and property, and preventing crime.
The most important and visible part of police work to the public is/are
____________________.
a. detective operations
b. public appearances by the police chief
c. patrol
d. crime prevention
What is the largest minority group in the United States?
a. Native Americans
b. German Americans
c. African Americans
d. Hispanics
The book Black in Blue found that black police officers suffered from:
a. double marginality.
b. double taxability.
c. singular marginality.
d. all of these choices.
The label given to the current generation of 18- to 25-year-olds is:
a. Generation X.
b. Generation Y.
c. Yuppie.
d. Generation Next.
This national survey is based on a random survey of American homes.
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. National Crime Victimization Survey
c. U.S. Census
d. Federal Criminal Justice Survey
Which of the following is not a responsibility of the U.S. Department of Justice?
a. federal highway patrol
b. enforcing all federal laws
c. representing the government in court action
d. conducting independent investigations
The American Institute of Stress ranked law enforcement work as being:
a. the number one stressful job in America
b. among the top ten stressful jobs in America
c. relatively low in stress compared to other jobs
d. one of the few truly stress-free jobs
According to researchers presenting at the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science in February 2008, domestic extremists who commit
violence in the name of their cause (for example, abortion or the environment) account
for very little of the damage from terrorist incidents in the United States.
a. True
b. False
Officer White concentrates her efforts on helping people in trouble, rather than on
keeping society safe. According to Broderick, she would be considered a(n):
a. realist.
b. optimist.
c. enforcer.
d. idealist.
The problem-oriented policing process necessitates improving various skill sets. One of
those skill sets is:
a. scanning.
b. analysis.
c. response.
d. communication.
This national survey is prepared by the FBI.
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. National Crime Victimization Survey
c. U.S. Census
d. Federal Criminal Justice Survey
In 2005, the DHS reported that the top terrorist threat against the United States today is
from ideologically driven actors, particularly:
a. al Qaeda.
b. Mujahideen.
c. Hamas.
d. Hezbollah.
The terrorist watch list is maintained by each individual airline so they may know who
is not permitted to fly.
a. True
b. False
The first organized American police department (1838) in the North was created in
what city?
a. Chicago
b. New York City
c. Philadelphia
d. Boston
Predictive policing involves linking data and clues to potential suspects or victims by
identify at-risk groups, individuals, and locations.
a. True
b. False
The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in
the movies and on television, is called the:
a. detective mystique.
b. detective role.
c. detective model.
d. detective initiative.
What can be used in the examination of possible forgeries?
a. serology
b. criminalistics
c. chemistry
d. document analysis.
David L. Carter of Michigan State University explains that community policing:
a. suddenly materialized as a new idea.
b. evolved over time from research conducted by a wide range of scholars.
c. is not widely accepted.
d. is only the responsibility of police chiefs.
The growing popularity of less-than-lethal weapons (LTLW) by police officers in the
United States virtually ensures their increased use in the law enforcement community.
a. True
b. False
The “defense of life” standard allowed police officers to use deadly force against people
who were using deadly force against an officer or another person.
a. True
b. False
This national survey lists all arrests made in the United States.
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. National Crime Victimization Survey
c. U.S. Census
d. Federal Criminal Justice Survey
Homosexuals have not been discriminated against in police hiring practices.
a. True
b. False
Younger applicants are showing an increased dependence on texting and social media to
communicate and seem to have less experience in:
a. crisis management.
b. dispute resolution.
c. life situations.
d. face-to-face communication.
The four elements of the problem-solving strategy are: scanning, analysis, planning,
and response.
a. True
b. False
In 2006, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Reauthorization Act of 2005, which
made only certain sections (I, II, and IV) of the 2001 act permanent.
a. True
b. False
A tort is a:
a. felony case.
b. misdemeanor case.
c. criminal wrong.
d. private wrong.
Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a police department under contract
to the sheriff’s department.
a. True
b. False
ROPs concentrate on __________
The gives law enforcement personnel new abilities to search, seize, detain, and
eavesdrop in theirpursuit of possible terrorists.
Why is it essential that the police maintain positive relationships with the community?
Answer:Answer varies.
Identify the backbone of the police department, and tell why this group’s members are
the most important people in police service.
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain how does the Bill of Rights and the actions of the U.S. Supreme Court regulate
the police?
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain the concept of shared leadership. Use the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Police
Department as an example.
Answer:Answer varies.
Detail the criticisms of physical agility testing.
Answer:Answer varies.
In , the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule to state courts.
List the primary and secondary goals of policing and give an example of how the police
work toward each goal.
Answer:Answer varies.
What influenced the passage of the Pendleton Act?
Answer:Answer varies.
In 2009, President Obama merged the Homeland Security Council with creating the
National Security Staff.
Rural and small-town law enforcement agencies engage in __________ programs with
neighboring agencies and come to one another’s aid when necessary.
Discuss the difference between problem-oriented policing and incident-driven policing.
Answer:Answer varies.
Some officer involved shootings are classified as ‘suicide by cop.” What does this
phrase mean? How can officers prevent this phenomenon of suicide by cop or is there
anything officers can do? If so what?
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain the detective mystique and how it has developed.
Answer:Answer varies.