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Which of the following is most true about the battering of women? A. Women are masochistic and achieve unconscious satisfaction in being beat. B. Battered women have Dependent Personality Disorder. C. If the battered woman would just keep her mouth […]

“Duty to Warn” came from: A. the Tarasoff Case. B. the Child abuse reporting Act of 1966. C. the gravely disabled act of congress. D. none of the above. Playing down the seriousness of an addiction is called: A. denial. […]

Parents who lose a child to death often prefer support groups. Suicidal people never leave hints that they are thinking of suicide. Answer: F An emic consideration for a Latina woman who is being battered might be isolation. Answer: T […]

The vision for each law enforcement department should be basically the same. Describe the advantages to having several officers assigned full time to community policing. Answer: Answer varies Discuss and explain the use of the media in the McGruff crime […]

A healthy conflict between the media and the police is _____________ and _______________. Membership in MADD is open to anyone. Answer: T The Whistle Stop program was designed to enhance citizens’ reporting capabilities. Answer: T In the second experiment conducted […]

According to Messner and Rosenfeld, the ________________ directly contributes to crime by encouraging people to employ illegal means to achieve goals that are culturally approved. __________________ are more descriptive and less statistical than quantitative ones. Answer: Qualitative evaluations Generally speaking, […]

A direct threat identifies a specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a -straightforward, clear, and explicit manner. According to the text, hundreds of departments across the country now maintain a presence on ________________. Answer: Facebook According […]

The focus of the National Drug Control Strategy since its inception has been prevention. Child Access Prevention laws help reduce juvenile suicide. Answer: T Globalization and the trend toward a decreasingly networked world economy will become more pronounced within the […]

_________________ is a system that removes juvenile status offenders and delinquents from the jurisdiction of the courts. The Safe Start initiative is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs. Answer: T “Safe storage” laws are also called CAP […]

As stated in the text, achieving statistically significant reductions in crime can be difficult. The London Police was founded by Sir Robert Palmer. Answer: F As defined in the text, _________________ is something done to get someone in trouble, but […]

According to the text, a healthy conflict between the press and the police is necessary and beneficial. An alternative to assimilation is ___________________ with diverse cultures peacefully coexisting. Answer: cultural pluralism List and briefly describe the types of special crime […]

A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague, unclear and ambiguous. Police are the only agencies within the criminal justice system who have discretionary -powers. Answer: F NIMBY stands for _________________. Answer: “not in my backyard” According to the text, minimizing […]

Efforts to prevent gang memberships should target children as young as 10. The function of ________________ policy is to recapture the streets from criminals to make them safe for the rest of us. Answer: crime control Three federal initiatives to […]

Roughly 55 million people in this country, 20 percent of the U.S. population, speak a language other than English at home. The program that takes a proactive approach to stopping gang violence is called GREAT, an acronym that stands for […]

On of the most reliable sources of information on the drug problem is Monitoring the Future, a national drug survey. Describe Lead On America, explaining how it began, what its goal is and what strategies it suggests using. Answer: Answer […]

An exception to the Freedom of Information Act that allows police to restrict the free flow of information is when the integrity of an investigation and/or subsequent prosecution could be jeopardized. According to a recent survey, all of the responding […]

According to the text, each pound of manufactured methamphetamine produces about ________________ to ________________ pounds of hazardous waste. During media interviews, if you do not know an answer or are restricted from giving one, it is best to use “no […]

The way courts address the accused has a direct impact on the crime problem and on -community policing efforts. A manner of dress that uses an imaginary line drawn vertically through the body to show alle-giance to a gang is […]

The developmental asset approach promotes all of the following except: a. social competence. b. commitment to learning. c. extracurricular activities. d. endorsement. Targeting gun traffickers, teaching conflict resolution skills, and implementing gun buyback programs are all examples of: a. limited-effectiveness […]

Coleman saw the two most important elements in social capital as being: a. commitment and collaboration. b. safety and security. c. enforcement and control. d. trustworthiness and obligations. Traditionally, the most common forms of crime prevention were: a. foot patrols. […]

Strategies used to encourage seat belt use vary from incentives for safe driving to -mandatory-use policies and fines for failure to buckle up. _____________, an annual -nationwide, high-visibility seat belt enforcement program, is an example of the latter. a. Belt […]

Which organization for law enforcement research is a national membership organization -created by and for the states, dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through effective application of information and identification technology? a. JRSA b. Police Foundation c. PERF d. […]

When several agencies come together and share resources, this is an example of: a. stakeholders. b. collaboration. c. community involvement. d. nice neighbor process. What type of relationship do the police and the media have? a. impartial b. opponents c. […]

To implement the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, then Attorney General Janet Reno created the: a. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). b. Weed and Seed program. c. Community Policing Consortium. d. Bureau of Proactive […]

Which of the following is not one of the recommendations for dealing with the mentally ill? a. using less lethal weapons b. deploying specialized police officers c. deploying specialized nonpolice responders d. all of the above This police department has […]

The Beaverton Police Department graffiti removal program: a. was not cost-effective. b. called for the prompt removal of graffiti anywhere it appeared. c. targeted taggers because tagger graffiti is the majority of what they experienced. d. offered rewards for information […]

Experiments in criminal justice raise ethical as well as ______________ issues. a. quality b. objectivity c. subjectivity d. privacy In the first quarter of the 19th century, one major component that influenced American -policing was: a. politics. b. incompetence. c. […]

According to the text, _______________ distribute wholesale quantities of drugs. a. local street gangs b. sophisticated criminal networks c. organized street gangs d. prison gangs According to the text, some practitioners view community policing and problem-oriented policing as two: a. […]

The _______________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for freedom of the press. a. First b. Second c. Fourth d. Sixth As stated by the authors, terrorism is by nature ________________ because it involves acquiring and using power to force […]

According to the text, methamphetamine labs pose all the following risks except: a. injury from explosions. b. child endangerment. c. environmental hazards. d. the ability to travel without danger to the “cook.” According to the text, dimensions of trust are: […]

A reason for the conflict between the press and the police is: a. competing objectives. b. incongruity between constitutional guarantees. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that speeding was […]

After-school programs are often touted as one method to keep youths out of trouble and to help them succeed in school. A __________________ has been developed and is being piloted by the COPS Office. a. Police-Based After-School Program b. Citizen-Based […]

Good examples of special crime watch programs are: a. electronic surveillance companies. b. storefront police precincts. c. realtor and carrier watch programs. d. all of the above The majority of police actions have less to do with ______________ and involve […]

The Combat Auto Theft (CAT) program allows the police to stop any car marked with a -special decal: a. between 8 P.M. and midnight. b. between 1 A.M. and 5 A.M. c. between 7 P.M. and 7 A.M. on the […]

The court considered all of the following in Board of Education v Earls(2002) except: a. the ramifications of a failed UA on the student (for example, legal sanctions, academic discipline). b. the type of extra-curricular activity the tested students wanted […]

The right against unreasonable searches and seizures is limited to criminal suspects. a. True b. False Which of the following is TRUE regarding the knock-and-announce exception? a. This exception permits the admission of evidence seized during searches of homes, even […]

In which of the following situations have the courts found a use of unreasonable force? a. Police dog grabbed and held a defendant’s arm until the police arrived. b. Use of pepper spray on an armed suspect. c. Binding a […]

Prosecutors and defense attorneys can remove potential jurors without having a reason using the: a. peremptory challenge. b. challenge for cause. c. voir dire. d. exemption from service objection. The US Supreme Court has held that a citizen can have […]

Research indicates that most eye witnesses to crimes are very good at acquiring accurate information while the crime is being committed. a. True b. False Research indicates that mandatory minimum sentences actually introduce disparity in sentencing. a. True b. False […]

In Berkemer v. McCarty, the case involving whether Mirandawarnings must be given to stopped motorists, the Court: a. recognized a misdemeanor offense exception to Miranda. b. said all motorists must be Mirandizedwhen stopped. c. said a motorist never has to […]

If a witness is attempting to identify a person of another race, the chances of misidentification are increased. a. True b. False In South Dakota v. Opperman (1976), the police conducted an inventory search in which they searched Opperman’s car […]

A valid plea cannot be assumed from a silent record. a. True b. False The Supreme Court has ruled that which test or standard applies to evaluating the meaning of interrogation under the Fifth Amendment right guarantee against compelling individuals […]

DNA testing of incarcerated felons: a. has been declared unconstitutional by the courts that have considered it. b. has been found to be constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. c. has been found to be constitutional by the courts of […]

To claim successfully that their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was violated, defendants have to prove three elements. Which of the following is NOT one of these three elements? a. Compulsion b. Abuse by law enforcement officers c. Testimony d. […]

Which of the following is TRUE regarding roving wiretaps? a. Roving wiretaps are court orders that apply to both particular people and particular devices. b. Roving wiretaps are court order that can only be secured in municipal. c. Roving wiretaps […]

According to the Supreme Court in Ballewv.Georgia: a. a five person jury satisfies the Sixth Amendment b. a five person jury does not satisfy the Sixth Amendment c. it’s not clear whether a five person jury is constitutional d. a […]

By the early 1970s, there was a consensus among law enforcement officials, prisoners’ groups, reformers, and bureaucrats that indeterminate sentencing should be replaced with a more determinate sentencing system. a. True b. False According to research by sociologist Richard Leo, […]

One of the primary differences between interrogating criminal suspects and suspected terrorists, which impacts whether the interrogation techniques are legal is: a. the suspected terrorist will most likely be a noncitizen and the criminal suspect most likely be a citizen. […]

An appeal from a trial court’s judgment of conviction: a. is considered a direct attack. b. can be taken multiple times. c. can only be taken if the trial court certifies there are important issues for the higher court to […]

Most cases demand that arrest warrants identify the person to be arrested: a. with absolute certainty. b. in sufficient detail so that it leaves nothing to the discretion of the arresting officer. c. with reasonable certainty. d. by name. A […]