The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2050, minority populations will be
____________________ percent of the population.
a. 25
b. 33
c. 54
d. 64
The first state police agency was the:
a. Arizona Rangers.
b. New Mexico Mounted Patrol.
c. Texas Rangers.
d. Nevada Posse.
In the early 1900s, policewomen were often called ____________________ and were
employed to bring order and assistance to the lives of women and children.
a. city mothers
b. mother McCredies
c. matrons
d. mother superiors
Nationally, police are only able to clear ____________________ percent of all property
crimes reported to them.
a. 19
b. 46
c. 65
d. 87
Which of the following is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the
security of federal courthouses?
a. Federal Protection Bureau
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. U.S. Marshals Service
d. Federal Protective Service
Search warrants are necessary for all searches by police officers.
a. True
b. False
Plainclothes officers’ efforts to blend into an area and attempt to catch a criminal are
called:
a. coercing
b. blending
c. shadowing
d. marking
Which of the following was not one of the duties relegated to early female police
officers?
a. issuing parking tickets
b. guarding female prisoners
c. performing routine clerical tasks
d. patrolling
The primary goal or objective of the police should be to arrest all offenders.
a. True
b. False
The Police Explorer program is part of the _____ organization.
a. Camp Fire
b. Boy Scouts of America
c. Police Athletic League
d. YMCA
In what decade did increases in crime, technological advances, and changes in police
management thinking lead to the reduction of police foot patrols and their resultant ties
to the community?
a. 1920s
b. 1940s
c. 1960s
d. 1990s
Egon Bittner has stated that police work has, from its earliest origins, been a:
a. religious vocation.
b. respected profession.
c. feared occupation.
d. tainted occupation.
Based on 2010 statistics, approximately ____________________ people were killed
justifiably by police in a three-year period.
a. 25
b. 390
c. 1,322
d. 10,227
In 1996, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the NYPD Patrolman’s
Benevolent Association (PBA), responding to the fact that 26 NYPD officers had
committed suicide in the previous two years, created the ____________________ to
address the problems of police stress and suicide.
a. Law Enforcement Rehabilitation Center
b. Law Enforcement Counseling program
c. Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (POPPA) program
d. NYPD Cops for Cops program
In 1910, which of the following cities appointed the first “officially designated”
policewoman?
a. Los Angeles
b. Seattle
c. New York
d. Cleveland
One of the most controversial methods of ending job discrimination is:
a. reverse employment.
b. affirmative action.
c. de facto hiring.
d. equal employment opportunity.
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
This U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 upheld canine sniffs during a vehicle stop.
a. Florida v. Harris
b. Scott v. Harris
c. Whren v. United States
d. Maryland v. Wilson
Kristen Leger found that there has been a growing acceptance by the public for
____________________ in the law enforcement role.
a. women
b. Hispanics
c. African Americans
d. gay people
One of the community crime prevention programs includes Crime Stoppers.
a. True
b. False
A substantially different rate of selection resulting from hiring, promotion, and other
employment decisions that work to the disadvantage of members of a particular race,
gender, or ethnic group is called:
a. reverse discrimination.
b. reverse impact.
c. cultural discrimination.
d. adverse impact.
The concept of the sheriff can be traced back to the Praetorian Guard.
a. True
b. False
Amtrak has officers that provide police response, patrol, and investigative services for
the railroad.
a. True
b. False
When conducting a stop and frisk, officers may search:
a. the outer clothing of the individual.
b. the outer and inner clothing of the individual.
c. inside the individual’s shoes.
d. only inside the individual’s pockets.
Police testimony that narcotics found on the ground were dropped by persons they
arrested has been called:
a. dropsy testimony.
b. fallen testimony.
c. on-the-ground testimony.
d. all of these choices.
Which of the following is not one of the reasons police exercise discretion?
a. If the police enforced all the laws, all the time, they would be in the station house or
court much of their time.
b. Complete enforcement would alienate the public from the police.
c. Most violations of law are minor and do not require full enforcement.
d. The police want to show they have a caring attitude toward the community.
The purpose of the medical examination is to screen out:
a. as many candidates as possible.
b. candidates who cannot do the police job.
c. candidates who may suffer a future knee injury.
d. candidates who suffer from chronic health conditions.
A passenger in a vehicle has the same right as a driver to challenge the constitutionality
of a traffic stop.
a. True
b. False
The computerized mug shot database created by the New York City Police Department
and used to investigate robberies is called:
a. CATCH
b. HITS/SMART
c. HOLMES
d. SHERLOCK
According to Jonathan Adkins, the next big issue in highway safety is speed
enforcement.
a. True
b. False
In 1969, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) confirmed its policy
of opposing the employment of gay officers.
a. True
b. False
DNA is the abbreviation for .
The authorizes search warrants and electronic surveillance in terrorism and spying
cases.
Police special weapons and tactical teams are popularly known as __________.
__________ programs are produced by radio and television stations that publicize an
unsolved crime of the week; cash rewards are given for information that results in the
conviction of the offender.
Explain the differences between campus law enforcement at public and private
universities.
Answer:Answer varies.
__________ is a program given by police officers in which the officers teach students
in their own classrooms about the dangers of drug abuse.
The four major U.S. cabinet departments that administer most federal law enforcement
agencies and personnel are__________, __________, __________, and __________.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders is commonly referred to as the
__________Commission.
The NYPD tactical plan known as consists of officers from the Emergency Service Unit
who areoutfitted in heavy bullet-resistant vests and Kevlar helmets, carry automatic
weapons including M-4 rifles or MP5 submachine guns, and are utilized to combat
potential terrorism.
The questioning of a person in police custody regarding his or her participation in a
crime is called _____.
List and discuss the major steps in the police selection process.
Answer:Answer varies.
The ethical problem in which police are confronted with situations in which they feel
forced to take certain illegal actions to achieve a greater good is known as the
__________ problem.
Most police departments now train their officers in the use of force using the
__________.
Describe and discuss the major subunits of the Department of Homeland Security.
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain how the introduction of automobiles in police work affected police”community
relations.
Answer:Answer varies.