Activities that benefit other units within the police department more frequently than do
administrative activities are called:
a. personnel processes.
b. operational procedures.
c. auxiliary services.
d. resource functions.
In 2008, marketed as “built green” in Seattle, Washington.
a. ABORTS
b. CTS
c. ABC
d. ELF
The New York City plainclothes officer whose revelations about police corruption led
to the legendary Knapp Commission was:
a. Philip Mass.
b. Patrick V. Murphy.
c. Ernest Verdeschi.
d. Frank Serpico.
According to the California Highway Patrol study, the most prevalent reason drivers fail
to stop during a high-speed pursuit is:
a. the driver is in a stolen vehicle
b. the driver wants to avoid a DWI or drug arrest
c. the driver wants to avoid a traffic ticket
d. the driver is afraid of or dislikes the police or enjoys the excitement of a chase
The Guardian Angels were formed in what city?
a. Houston
b. Dallas
c. New York City
d. San Diego
Which of the following people who live on the public streets can be described as street
people?
a. the homeless
b. alcoholics
c. the mentally ill
d. all of these choices
Texas State University”San Marcos worked with the San Marcos, Texas, Police
Department to develop the ____________________ campaign.
a. Achieving Community Together (ACT)
b. Increasing Arrest Rates (IAR)
c. Community Crime Control (CCR)
d. Keeping Campuses Safe (KCF)
Police chiefs are possibly the key figure in the police organization because they:
a. get paid the most.
b. appear before local government agencies.
c. set the vision and tone for the department.
d. work shifts when officers are sick.
The director of the FBI from 1924 to his death in 1972 was:
a. Tom Ridge.
b. J. Edgar Hoover.
c. Robert Gray.
d. O. W. Wilson.
Many large cities, faced with rising crime problems, are eager to hire administrators
who are familiar with CompStat and “broken windows” policing, and who served under
this successful police chief:
a. Jimmy Johnson.
b. Daryl Gates.
c. William Bratton.
d. Rick Patterson.
Which agency is the primary organization in the U.S. government for integrating and
analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism and for
conducting strategic operational planning by integrating all instruments of national
power?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
c. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
d. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
An agreement between parties in a court action before, and instead of, a decision by a
judge is called a:
a. consent agreement.
b. consent decree.
c. lawsuit.
d. modus operandi.
Most federal law enforcement agencies have the following education requirement:
a. some college.
b. 60 hours of college.
c. associate’s degree.
d. bachelor’s degree.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research arm of the U.S. Department of
Justice.
a. True
b. False
In effect, the Kansas City study failed to demonstrate that adding or taking away police
patrols from an area made any difference within the:
a. community.
b. control group.
c. police department.
d. experimental group.
The US-VISIT program helps to:
a. secure U.S. borders by facilitating legitimate travel and trade.
b. detect immigrants who are in the United States illegally and who might be terrorists.
c. make airline travel safe through increased security measures.
d. secure U.S. borders through a military presence at shipping ports.
Traditionally, in the United States, the creation of laws and the power to enforce them
have been matters for the federal government, not the states.
a. True
b. False
One of the authors of the classic text Police Administration was:
a. George Herman Ruth
b. Patrick V. Murphy
c. O. W. Wilson
d. James Q. Wilson
Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) operate as part of which agency?
a. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
d. U.S. Secret Service
Which of the following is a functional category of routine patrol as defined by Gay,
Schell, and Schack?
a. calls for service
b. preventative patrol
c. administrative tasks
d. all of these choices
At one time, the main requirement for becoming a police officer was the applicant’s
physical strength and courage.
a. True
b. False
The first supervisor in the police chain of command is the:
a. detective.
b. captain.
c. lieutenant.
d. sergeant.
In 1991, what Los Angeles incident inflamed police”community relations?
a. Charles Manson’s arrest
b. the L.A. shootout
c. reinstatement of the death penalty
d. Rodney King beating
Escobedo v. Illinois was the U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule
to all states in the United States.
a. True
b. False
Most departments utilize:
a. a take-home car program
b. person-owned vehicles (POVs)
c. fleet vehicles
d. preowned vehicles
Which is not a trait of the police personality?
a. authoritarianism
b. suspicion
c. cynicism
d. liberalism
Which agency has traditionally been the lead federal agency in the response to and
investigation of terrorism?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
c. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
d. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Three corporate strategies for policing discussed at Harvard’s Executive Sessions on
Policing were strategic policing, community policing, and problem-solving policing.
a. True
b. False
Until the 1970s, it was presumed that women were not as capable of performing the
same type of patrol duty as men because:
a. of their gender and size.
b. they could not testify in court.
c. they were not good drivers.
d. they would side with women in domestic disputes.
What agency is usually held up as a model for dealing with the mentally ill, due to its
combined CIT and co-responder program?
a. Seattle Police Department
b. San Francisco Police Department
c. Houston Police Department
d. Charleston Police Department
For law enforcement purposes, the acronym CAD means:
a. computer-assisted department.
b. computer-aided dispatch.
c. computer-automatic dispatch.
d. centralized audio dispatch.
____________________ are effective in cases in which the police receive a tip that a
crime is going to occur in a commercial establishment or in which the police discover
or come upon a pattern.
a. Stings
b. Stakeouts
c. Decoys
d. Inventories
The largest county police department (not a sheriff’s office) in the United States is the
Miami”Dade County, Florida, department, which has approximately how many sworn
officers?
a. 3,000
b. 2,500
c. 2,000
d. 1,500
What is used in the examination of guns and bullets?
a. ballistics
b. serology
c. criminalistics
d. chemistry
A thorough study conducted in Newark regarding foot patrols concluded that adding
foot patrol:
a. increased crime
b. decreased crime
c. had no effect on crime
d. decreased crime when foot patrol was added only in the business district
In _______, the U.S. Supreme Court provided guidance to law enforcement officers in
assessing how much time they are required to wait prior to making a forcible entry after
knocking and announcing their presence and demanding entry in a warrant case.
Why have some police departments historically had a poor relationship with the
African-American community?
Answer:Answer varies.
Evidence that may lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been committed
and that a certain person committed it is known as .
The period of time that a department has to evaluate a new officer’s ability to perform
his or her job effectively is called the __________.
Describe the National Night Out program, and identify its objectives with regard to
community relations.
Answer:Answer varies.
__________ is the worldwide organization established for the development of
cooperation among nations regarding common police problems.
As an alternative or in addition to the FTO program, a field training program that is
designed to produce graduates capable of providing customer-centered, responsible,
community-focused police services is called the __________.
Define civilianization and discuss the reasons for it.
Answer:Answer varies.
The most notable commission established to investigate allegations of police corruption
was the __________ Commission in New York City in 1970.
The New York Police Department has a policy known as “Stop-and-Frisk”. Many in the
affected communities, especially the minority community, claim this policy is
race-based. State the basics of the policy and discuss if this policy is race-based. What
reasons are given by the police department for the policy? Why or why not do you
believe the policy is sound?
Answer:Answer varies.
_____ is the unequal treatment of persons in personnel decisions (hiring, promotion,
and firing) on the basis of their race, religion, national origin, gender, or sexual
orientation.
Leadership is an essential element in any organization. Are managers and supervisors
leaders? Are the words manage and supervise analogous to the word lead? Think of
some of the supervisors or bosses you have worked for. Did they merely tell you what
to do and how to do it, and then discipline you if you did it poorly? Or did they
motivate you to see the value of the work you were performing and how you fit into the
broader mission of the organization, and inspire you to perform your job to the very
best of your ability?
Answer:Answer varies.
Discuss the advantages of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems, including enhanced
CAD.
Answer:Answer varies.
Name and describe several community crime prevention programs. Select one that you
believe offers the most potential in reducing and preventing crime, and explain your
rationale.
Answer:Answer varies.
The solution to the code of silence as proposed by Dr. Neal Trautman is __________.
What is biased-based policing, also known as racial profiling? Describe a scenario in
which racial profiling would affect the outcome of an arrest. What can officers do to
avoid racial profiling?
Answer:Answer varies.
The first important job discrimination case was __________.
The idea of problem-solving policing can be attributed to __________.