All are current less than lethal tools departments use except:
a. O.C. Spray
b. Expandable Batons
c. Tasers
d. Slapjack
Most of police contacts involve:
a. motor vehicle or traffic-related issues
b. dealing with family violence
c. arresting offenders
d. testifying in court
A situation in which police officers trust only other police officers and do not aid in the
investigation of wrongdoing by other officers is called the:
a. red curtain
b. blue curtain
c. blue shield
d. red shield
“The excessive or unreasonable use of force in dealing with citizens, suspects, and
offenders” is the definition of:
a. police misconduct
b. police violence
c. police mistreatment
d. police brutality
The identification of a corpse through dental examination is called:
a. forensic toxicology
b. forensic pathology
c. forensic physical anthropology
d. forensic odontology
This agency is responsible for preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering
the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel:
a. U.S. Secret Service
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency
c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
d. U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Executive Order 13228, signed on October 8, 2001, established the:
a. U.S. Department of Energy
b. Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
c. Federal Emergency Management Administration
d. Office of Homeland Security
Marks made by fingers touching a surface after the ridges have been in contact with a
colored material such as blood, paint, grease, or ink are called:
a. inked prints
b. latent prints
c. plastic prints
d. acoustic prints
AFIS first became operational in the:
a. 1990s
b. 1980s
c. 1970s
d. 1960s
Decoy operations are most effective in detecting and arresting all of the following
except:
a. robbers
b. purse snatchers
c. persons committing larcenies from autos
d. murderers
Investigative units that reexamine old cases that have remained unsolved are called:
a. special acquired technique squads (SATS)
b. hot case squads
c. cold case squads
d. geriatric units
The police strike of 1919 occurred in:
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Chicago
d. Boston
Officers who patrol specific locations at specific times to address a specific crime
problem are called:
a. split-force patrol
b. task force patrol
c. routine patrol
d. directed patrol
The original idea of fusion centers came from:
a. 9/11 Commission
b. Department of Homeland Security
c. NYPD
d. ICE
Which of the following states does not have a state law enforcement agency?
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
c. Montana
d. Arkansas
Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London,
England?
a. Henry Fielding
b. Sir Robert Peel
c. Patrick Colquhoun
d. Sir Charles Rowan
The Greek philosopher who wrote the classic Nicomachean Ethics was:
a. Aristotle
b. Plato
c. Socrates
d. Onassis
The Unites State’s largest and most famous police department is the:
a. New York Police Department
b. Chicago Police Department
c. Los Angeles Police Department
d. Capitol Police Department
What is used in the examination of hairs, fibers, and paints?
a. ballistics
b. serology
c. criminalistics
d. chemistry
e. document analysis
Select the correct answer regarding police age requirements.
a. Most departments require beginning officers to be less than 29 years old.
b. Most departments require beginning officers to be less than 35 years old.
c. Most departments have no maximum age limit.
d. Fifty percent of departments have maximum age limits.
Any police-initiated activity that relies on a person’s race or ethnic background rather
than on behavior as a basis for identifying that individual as being involved in criminal
activity is called:
a. noble cause policing
b. situational stereotype policing
c. racial profiling
d. dispositional policing
The two primary goals and objectives of police departments, according to Sheehan and
Cordner are:
a. maintain order and protect life
b. investigate crimes and make arrest
c. maintain order and prevent crime
d. arrest individuals and protect property
Which of the following is not one of the factors leading to stress in police work?
a. poor training
b. role conflict
c. exposure to brutality
d. early retirement
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are Hispanic.
a. 19.5%
b. 22.7%
c. 10.3%
d. l.8%
The Rand Corporation found that _____ of a detective’s time was spent on activities
that did not lead directly to solving previously reported crimes.
a. 10%
b. 22%
c. 55%
d. 93%
Dressing as and playing the role of a potential crime victim is known as:
a. decoy operations
b. envoy operations
c. convoy operations
d. targeting
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), _____ of local police departments
provide college tuition reimbursementto their officers.
a. 6%
b. 35%
c. 76%
d. 87%
A good working relationship between businesses and the police benefits:
a. the police department
b. the business
c. the community
d. none of the above
The Bigtown Police Department maintains order through informal police intervention,
including persuasion and threats, or hassling or roughing up disruptive people instead of
formal arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a _____
department.
a. watchman
b. legalistic
c. moralistic
d. service
The Supreme Court case that established the concept that hiring requirements must be
job-related was:
a. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
b. Brown v. Mississippi
c. Griggs v. Duke Power Company
d. U.S. v. Paradise
The latest statistics regarding the number of law enforcement officers in the United
States may be obtained from the:
a. Treasury Department
b. Census Bureau
c. National Institute of Justice
d. IRS
The 1960s saw the U.S. Supreme Court focus on:
a. expansion of governmental authority
b. broad interpretation of the Fourth Amendment
c. individual rights
d. corporate rights
Stress produced by real threats and dangers, such as responding to gun runs and other
dangerous assignments, is classified as:
a. external stress
b. organizational stress
c. personal stress
d. operational stress
Until the 1970s, why was it presumed that women were not capable of performing the
same type of patrol duty as men?
a. because of their gender and size
b. because they could not testify in court
c. because they were not good drivers
d. because they would side with women in domestic disputes
According to your text, a challenge to recruiting qualified police offers is:
a. increased educational requirements
b. armed forces deployments
c. baby boomers are retiring at a fast rate
d. all are challenges to recruiting
Police corruption only has one definition according to the International Association of
Chiefs of Police.
Oral interview boards are used to examine a candidate’s characteristics that might be
otherwise difficult to assess, including poise, presence, and communication skills.
The ____________________ identifies the important tasks that must be performed by
police officers and then identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to
perform those tasks.
Reverse 911 allows the police to contact the community in the event of an emergency to
provide pertinent information.
____________________ is the study of what constitutes good or bad conduct.
In 1998, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) members were linked to the destruction of the
Vail Ski Resort in Colorado, a fire that caused $12 million in damage.
A(n) ______________ is a deliberate arrangement of people doing specific jobs,
following particular procedures to accomplish a set of goals determined by some
authority.
The president responsible for the 1994 Crime Bill was ____________________.
In addition to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, demonstrations, marches, and
civil disobedience also took place on __________across the nation.
The current version of CODIS contains two indexes: a convicted offender index and a
forensic index.
The two primary goals and objectives of police departments, according to Sheehan and
Cordner, are maintaining order and protecting life and property.
The concept of problem-oriented policing can be attributed to Herman Goldstein.
The concept of dividing the tasks of an organization according to personnel, area, time,
and function or process is called ____________________.
The first-line supervisor in the police chain of command is the
____________________.
A ____________________ center is defined as a collaborative effort of two or more
agencies that provide resources, expertise, and information to the center with the goal of
maximizing its ability to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and
terrorist activity.
In March 2008, the Los Angeles Police Department opened its
____________________________to teach local law enforcement personnel about the
roots of terrorism and how to combat it nationally.
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
provides assistance to ______ centers.
The program GREAT is aimed at helping the elderly avoid telephone scams.