According to the text, the police attempt to prevent crime by trying to create a sense of:
a. safety and security.
b. community involvement.
c. omniscience.
d. omnipresence.
Proactive methods are in use constantly to prevent acts of terrorism before they occur.
Such methods include:
a. ongoing and coordinated planning.
b. intelligence gathering.
c. investigating activity by various agencies.
d. all of the above
The FBI’s success in the fight against terrorism is directly related to the strength of their
relationship with state and local partners.
a. True
b. False
Movies and television shows about the police emphasize the police crime-fighting role.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not one of the three important features of an officer’s
environment that can account for an officer’s working personality, according to
researchers Burbeck and Furnham?
a. rotating shifts of duty
b. danger
c. authority
d. isolation from the public
A situation in which police officers only trust 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
According to Jim Ruiz and Kathleen H. Winters, the lack of interagency
communication before 9/11 was a by-product of multiple federal law enforcement and
intelligence agencies failing to share the intelligence they had gathered on terrorism
with other departments and even within their own agencies.
a. True
b. False
The Sherman Report suggested recruiting police applicants from what college program?
a. liberal arts
b. law enforcement
c. medicine
d. science and technology
Dressing as and playing the role of a potential crime victim is known as:
a. a decoy operation
b. an envoy operation
c. a convoy operation
d. targeting
Distracted drivers are able to multi-task effectively while driving.
a. True
b. False
Forced extraction of blood by a doctor from a man who is arrested for driving while
intoxicated is not a violation of that man’s constitutional rights.
a. True
b. False
In one study of a sheriff’s department, suicide by cop incidents accounted for
____________________ percent of deputy-involved police shootings.
a. less than 1
b. 11
c. 39
d. 59
Studies of police discretion have shown that the most significant factor in the decision
to arrest is the:
a. location of the offense.
b. officer”offender relationship.
c. seriousness of the offense committed.
d. offender’s past criminal history.
The purpose of a police inventory search of a vehicle is to:
a. recover weapons.
b. recover any evidence.
c. account for all the contents of the vehicle.
d. look for elements of a crime.
An equivocal or ambiguous request for counsel in a custodial interrogation case is not
sufficient to force police to stop questioning a suspect and provide an attorney.
a. True
b. False
Officers are looking for leadership characteristics in their managers that will positively
influence them in their police career.
a. True
b. False
Alice Stebbins Wells was the first woman appointed to the ____________________
Police Department.
a. Dallas
b. New York
c. Los Angeles
d. Chicago
The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
recommended:
a. hiring lateral police officers.
b. developing a national police retirement system.
c. hiring more women.
d. forming permanent police reserve units.
Researchers who traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida, to observe changes occurring in
police roles and police”community relations after the implementation of community
policing found that the citizens seemed satisfied with community policing.
a. True
b. False
Early warning systems typically use ____________________ to flag officers who may
be prone to problems when interacting with the public.
a. first-line superiors
b. field training sergeants
c. computer programs
d. citizen review boards
Using a COPS methamphetamine grant, Salt Lake City established a task force
involving more than 30 government agencies working together to prevent the use and
production of methamphetamine.
a. True
b. False
The exclusive governmental power to make or enforce laws in Indian country is in the
hands of tribal governments; federal and state governments have no power in Indian
country.
a. True
b. False
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately ____________________
percent of police departments require applicants to take a polygraph.
a. 15
b. 26
c. 50
d. 80
A ____________________ identifies the important tasks performed by police officers
and then identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform those tasks.
a. job evaluation
b. job analysis
c. job screening
d. job selection procedure
The stress produced by elements inherent in the quasi-military character of the police
service, such as adjusting to changing tours of duty, odd working hours, and working
holidays, is classified as:
a. external stress
b. organizational stress
c. personal stress
d. operational stress
In a resident officer program, a police officer works in the same neighborhood he or she
lives in.
a. True
b. False
The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in:
a. camping and sleeping out of doors.
b. police work.
c. traveling to foreign cities.
d. none of the above.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) of 1972:
a. expanded the jurisdiction and strengthened the powers of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
b. allowed employees of state and local governments to file employment discrimination
suits with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
c. made the provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, including Title VII, applicable to
state and local governments
d. all of these choices
A successful example of a directed patrol program that achieved positive results was the
____________________ gun experiment.
a. Kansas City
b. Los Angeles
c. Houston
d. Detroit
The smallest geographical area a single patrol unit can patrol effectively is called a:
a. precinct.
b. sector.
c. beat.
d. zone.
According to the text, if a competent job analysis is done, tests in the police screening
process are considered to be:
a. occupationally related.
b. department related.
c. discriminatory.
d. job related.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States heavily criticized
the government for numerous failures that the commission claimed were largely caused
by:
a. the president’s refusal to leave Iraq.
b. the president’s refusal to meet with Iranian leaders.
c. political wrangling and bureaucracy.
d. local law enforcement’s failure to get on board with Homeland Security.
Recruiters will have to tap into the desires of the:
a. Baby Boomer Generation.
b. Millennial Generation.
c. Me Generation.
d. Generation Next.
__________ was the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from its inception
until his death in 1972.
On-the-job training of recently graduated recruits from the police academy is called
__________.
The Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013 sent shockwaves throughout the United
States and created an intense police manhunt for the suspects. The police used
surveillance cameras to assist in the apprehension of the suspects. Discuss and describe
the methods used by the police and your opinion on the use of surveillance cameras. Do
you agree that surveillance camera should be used and why or why not? How does their
use affect our privacy rights?
Answer:Answer varies
A major drawback in the use of biological weapons is that they cannot be .
Describe and discuss the reasons terrorists commit their acts.
Answer:Answer varies.
Describe the Hiring in the Spirit of Service project.
Answer:Answer varies.
Define solvability factor, and list some examples.
Answer:Answer varies.
List the elements of and describe the field training process for a new officer. What is
considered the most crucial component of the training process?
Answer:Answer varies.
What are some of the methods being used by police departments today to deal with
stress?
Answer:Answer varies.
Why are field training programs and probationary periods vital phases in the police
hiring process?
Answer:Answer varies.
__________ is the indirect result of policies or practices that are not intended to
discriminate but do, in fact, discriminate.
A 1996 federal law (18 U.S.C. 925), widely referred to as the __________Act, prohibits
anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from owning or using a
firearm.
According to the text Wilson and Weiss set forth four basic approaches to workforce
levels specifically intended for smaller departments. List and discuss these four
approaches and which approach you would favor if you were the chief of a small
agency and why?
Answer:Answer varies.
Activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of
themselves are called police __________.
Describe the role the federal government played in removing equal employment
opportunity barriers to women and minorities in policing.
Answer:Answer varies.
Officers have tremendous latitude when exercising police discretion. List and discuss
what are some of the factors that influence police discretion. What do you believe are
the two most important factors and why?
Answer:Answer varies.
OC in pepper spray stands for .
Discuss the concept of thief-takers and how this method of policing led to increased
crime.
Answer:Answer varies.
The Youth International Party was associated with the __________ movement.