Which Constitutional Amendment is the primary instrument governing employment
equality, as well as all equality, in U.S. society?
a. First Amendment
b. Second Amendment
c. Fourteenth Amendment
d. Twenty-First Amendment
Which of the following is a solvability factor in the MCI program?
a. Is there a witness?
b. Is a suspect named or known?
c. Will the complainant cooperate?
d. all of these choices
Before the September 11, 2001, attack, the most recent case of international terrorism to
occur on U.S. shores took place on:
a. February 26, 1993.
b. January 17, 1987.
c. August 12, 1967.
d. there was no act of international terrorism committed on U.S. shores prior to
September 11, 2001
According to the text, one way of controlling discretion, particularly improper
application of discretion, is the establishment of:
a. strong policies.
b. employee early warning systems.
c. citizen review boards.
d. active reporting systems.
The U.S. law enforcement industry is tremendously diverse and fragmented.
a. True
b. False
Who is generally in charge of a platoon?
a. captain
b. lieutenant
c. inspector
d. detective
Which agency is responsible for preventing losses from disasters wherever possible and
assisting when they do happen?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
c. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
d. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The system of mutual pledge was employed as a strategy for maintaining stability in
England and providing a method for people living in villages to protect one another.
a. True
b. False
What statute made it a crime not to assist the night watch?
a. Posse Comitatus Act of 1879
b. Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
c. Statute of Winchester
d. Volstead Act
According to the text, the Sherman Report criticized current police higher education
and suggested that higher education programs for the police should offer them a
____________________ experience.
a. definitive
b. realistic
c. broadening
d. collective
Which researcher conducted the classic study of the police subculture in Gary, Indiana?
a. Jerome Skolnick
b. Anthony Bouza
c. William Westley
d. James Q. Wilson
The best-known study of the police personality, Behind the Shield, was written by:
a. Richard Harris
b. Howard Abadinsky
c. Larry Siegel
d. Arthur Niederhoffer
The police represent the__________power of government and not the military power of
government.
a. civil
b. administrative
c. political
d. collective
Which of the following is not one of the most important benefits of community
policing, according to the scholar Herman Goldstein?
a. a more realistic acknowledgment of police functions
b. a recognition of the interrelationships among police functions
c. an acknowledgment of the limited capacity of the police to accomplish their jobs on
their own and of the importance of an alliance between the police and the public
d. community control of the police
Who is generally in charge of a squad?
a. master patrol officer
b. corporal
c. lieutenant
d. sergeant
Officers practicing incident-driven policing:
a. seek to determine the underlying causes of incidents.
b. act proactively by contacting merchants prior to an incident.
c. tend to respond to similar incidents at the same location numerous times.
d. generally walk a business beat and are not tied to a patrol car.
Which of the following is not a job-related issue that contributes to family dysfunction
in police families, according to Ellen Scrivner?
a. family disruption due to rotating shifts
b. unpredictable work environment
c. the constant exposure of police officers to members of the opposite gender
d. community expectations and demands
Most local police departments are small, with about 53 percent employing fewer than
10 sworn officers.
a. True
b. False
Most of what happens in the U.S. criminal justice system happens without the use of
discretion by the police.
a. True
b. False
During the 1960s and 1970s, the groups that presented the most serious problem in the
United States in terms of violence and terrorism included:
a. radical hate groups and militant student/antiwar groups.
b. religious groups.
c. unions.
d. right-wing extremist groups.
The Kansas City study occurred in the:
a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1950s.
Most police departments administer polygraph examinations to candidates for the
police officer position.
a. True
b. False
The stress produced by the interpersonal characteristics of belonging to the police
organization, such as difficulties in getting along with other officers, is classified as:
a. external stress
b. organizational stress
c. personal stress
d. operational stress
“Evidence that may lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been committed
and that a certain person committed it” is the definition of:
a. beyond a reasonable doubt.
b. reasonable suspicion.
c. probable cause.
d. likely evidence.
Tradition and civil service rules have established the police officer’s working day as
____________________ hours.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) collects and retrieves data about:
a. persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the United States.
b. stolen and lost property.
c. criminal history files.
d. all of these choices
The Supreme Court ruled in Bureau v. McDowell that _____________ apply/applies
only to the actions of government agents and not to those of private citizens or private
security employees.
a. county ordinances
b. local ordinances
c. state statutes
d. the Bill of Rights
Which of the following is incorrect?
a. The police make more arrests for minor violations than serious crime.
b. The police make more arrests for drug offenses than they do for driving while
intoxicated (DWI/DUI)
c. The police make more arrests for aggravated or felony assault than they do for
misdemeanor assault.
d. Violations of liquor laws, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, vagrancy, and loitering
are responsible for approximately 1.72 million arrests a year.
Studies have indicated that police officers face serious marital problems, health
problems, and problems with alcohol and drugs.
a. True
b. False
A police officer’s attempt to terminate a dangerous, high-speed car chase that threatens
the lives of innocent bystanders does not violate the Fourth Amendment, even when it
places the fleeing motorist at risk of serious injury or death.
a. True
b. False
The Metropolitan Police was organized around the _____________, in which officers
were assigned to relatively small permanent posts and were expected to become
familiar with them and the people residing there, thereby making the officer a part of
neighborhood life.
a. watch and ward
b. neighborhood
c. beat system
d. judicial system
__________ is defined as the study of what constitutes good or bad conduct.
Identify the staffing issues that must be considered in organizing a police department
that operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Answer:Answer varies.
Describe the CSI effect and explain the challenges it has created for investigators,
forensic experts, and juries.
Answer:Answer varies.
is that part of science applied to answering legal questions.
CAI stands for __________.
In __________ programs, targets that depict “good guys” and “bad guys” pop up,
requiring officers to make split-second decisions.
In __________ operations, officers dress as, and play the role of, potential
victimsdrunks, nurses, business people, tourists, prostitutes, blind people, isolated
subway riders, and the like.
Twenty-six percent of teens in romantic relationships report being intimidated and
controlled with the assistance of ______________ and ____________________ sites.
The most controversial method of ending job discrimination is the concept of
affirmative action. How has affirmative action affected the police force? Do you agree
with affirmative action? Do affirmative action plans and quotas lead to reverse
discrimination? Use scenarios to support your answers.
Answer:Answer varies.
__________ was established to administer the grant money provided by the 1994 Crime
Bill and to promote community policing.
Describe the MCI program. How does it differ from traditional detective operations?
Answer:Answer varies.
Racial profiling or __________ is a form of discrimination that singles out people of
racial or ethnic groups due to the belief that these groups are more likely than others to
commit certain types of crimes.
What is the Dirty Harry problem? Give several examples.
Answer:Answer varies.
Law enforcement is posting surveillance video on ___________ to assist their
investigations in identifying suspects.
Describe the police personality. Does police work attract people who already have this
personality or is it the result of becoming an officer?
Answer:Answer varies.
A method in which the patrol force is split and half respond to calls for service and the
other half performs directed patrol activities is called __________ patrol.
The relationships involved in both human relations and public relations between the
police and the community are called __________.
Discuss the successes of the New York Police Department and its experience with
community policing.
Answer:Answer varies.
Special jurisdictional police operate in many parts of the country. What are these special
police departments, and what exactly do they do?
Answer:Answer varies