Gender does not play an important role in use of force incidents by police officers.
a. True
b. False
Who formed the Bow Street Runners?
a. Henry Fielding
b. Sir Robert Peel
c. Patrick Colquhoun
d. Colonel Charles Rowan
Decoy operations involve using occupied vehicles in strategic locations to give the
perception of omnipresence.
a. True
b. False
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered prosecutors in 33 states to intensify
efforts to fight ____________________, particularly as it affects women and children,
on Indian reservations.
a. alcoholism and drug addiction
b. divorce
c. theft
d. violent crime
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. visible prints.
b. latent prints.
c. plastic prints.
d. acoustic prints.
Reactive investigative methods are used to investigate acts of terrorism after they occur
and can include:
a. crime scene processing and analysis.
b. following up on leads and tips.
c. surveillance.
d. all of these choices
Federal suits against police officers are known as 1983 suits, because they are based on
Section 1983 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code (Civil Action for Deprivation of Civil
Rights).
a. True
b. False
The IACP believes the recruitment of women is an important issue for law enforcement
today.
a. True
b. False
Composite sketches of suspects can be prepared by computers without the assistance of
a police artist.
a. True
b. False
The entire criminal justice system is based on the concept of discretion.
a. True
b. False
What system has greatly improved the surveillance of offenders?
a. Johansen system
b. adult monitoring system (AMS)
c. probation positioning enhancement system (PPES)
d. global positioning system (GPS)
Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those
underlying problems is referred to as:
a. zero-tolerance policing.
b. problem-solving policing.
c. political-based policing.
d. targeted policing.
____________________ is an administrative action coordinated through the state
police standards organization that will determine if cause exists to strip an officer of his
or her state certification to be a police officer.
a. Certification suspension
b. Interstate certification
c. Background certification
d. Decertification
According to the Department of Justice, ____________________ percent of sworn
personnel in local police departments in 2007 were African Americans.
a. 19.5
b. 22.7
c. 11.9
d. l.8
Deoxyribonucleic acid is otherwise known as:
a. DMA.
b. DEA.
c. DYA.
d. DNA.
Which of the following is an example of the standards governing police ethics?
a. U.S. Constitution
b. Bill of Rights
c. Case law as determined by appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court
d. All of these choices
With incident-driven policing, officers tend to respond to similar incidents at the same
location:
a. once.
b. as tactical response units.
c. with problem-solving tactics.
d. numerous times.
By the 1880s, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen
cities?
a. Brinks National Security
b. Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency
c. Wells Fargo Detection Services
d. Rocky Mountain Detective Association
Before the 1940s, no black police officers worked in the Deep South; they were
eliminated from the hiring process because they:
a. posed a threat to white supremacy.
b. did not have a high school diploma.
c. were involved in too many use-of-force issues.
d. refused to work under white commanders.
Which is not indicative of the police culture?
a. openness
b. clannishness
c. honor
d. individuality
In a Managing Criminal Investigations (MCI) program, patrol officers play very limited
roles in the investigation of past crimes.
a. True
b. False
The attitude that there is no hope for the world and a view of humanity at its worst
called:
a. police social control
b. police prejudice
c. police attitude
d. police cynicism
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, state and local agencies are
being asked by the FBI to play a reduced role in response to terrorist incidents and in
gathering intelligence.
a. True
b. False
ViCAP contains information on unsolved burglaries.
a. True
b. False
The use of the Taser was upheld in court in:
a. Nolte v. United States
b. King v. Taser, Inc.
c. Michenfelder v. Sumner.
d. Scott v. Maryland.
The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year.
a. 3.3
b. 10.16
c. 12.2
d. 13.12
Groups or individuals who operate without foreign direction entirely within the United
States and target elements of the U.S. government or citizens are called:
a. counter terrorists.
b. cyber-terrorists.
c. domestic terrorists.
d. intelligence terrorists.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that suspicionless searches of parolees by law
enforcement officers are unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
a. True
b. False
In the 1960s, changes in police management led to the abandonment of:
a. bicycle patrol.
b. two-man patrol units.
c. foot patrol.
d. equestrian patrol.
Police are free or have the ability to ignore crimes or to exercise discretion regarding
them, even when the crime is serious.
a. True
b. False
Due to the mobility of an automobile, this case allowed police to search automobiles
upon probable cause but without a search warrant.
a. Florida v. Bostick
b. California v. Greenwood
c. Hester v. United States
d. Carroll v. United States
Excessive force is a common reason for suing police officers.
a. True
b. False
This case allowed searches, also known as “pat-downs,” during field interrogations.
a. Chimel v. California
b. Terry v. Ohio
c. United States v. Matlock
d. Abel v. United States
In a major speech at the 2006 National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) annual conference,
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton reflected on the tension between criminal
justice practitioners and researchers. Explain the tension that Chief Bratton described.
Answer:Answer varies.
__________ is the backbone of policing.
Explain the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA Court.
Answer:Answer varies.
Blood and semen evidence is analyzed by the section of the crime lab.
Discuss why police officers commit suicide at very high rates. Explain what can be
done to lower this suicide rate.
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain the different types of police misconduct review systems.
Answer:Answer varies.
Discuss the issues involved in deploying one-officer patrol cars versus two-officer
patrol cars.
Answer:Answer varies.
What is it about society that causes officers to want to socialize together to the
exclusion of all others? Is this a healthy practice? Why or why not?
Answer:Answer varies.
The federal government has redefined its deadly force policy used by federal agents and
has adopted the __________ standard.
Describe some of the developments in American policing and the criminal justice
system during the colonial period, as well as the 18th and 19th centuries that were
influenced by the English police experience. Provide specific examples.
Answer:Answer varies.
The first-line supervisor in the police chain of command is the __________.
__________ is the body’s reaction to internal or external stimuli that upset the body’s
normal state.
What innovations to police detective operations were made as a result of the Rand and
PERF studies?
Answer:Answer varies.
The number of officers or subordinates that a supervisor can supervise effectively is
called the __________.
Identify at least four persons throughout history who had a significant influence on the
development and shape of 20th-century American policing, and list some of their
accomplishments.
Answer:Answer varies.
The two official measures of crime in the United States are the and the .
Police corruption has been a topic of discussion within and without the police
community. Explain the importance of the Knapp Commission and the Kerner
Commission reports and their influence on police corruption in the law enforcement
community.
Answer:Answer varies
Explain the slippery slope theory and how it relates to gratuities.
Answer:Answer varies.
Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is called
__________.