Stress produced by real threats and dangers, such as responding to gun runs and other
dangerous assignments, is classified as:
a. external stress
b. organizational stress
c. personal stress
d. operational stress
The number of officers or subordinates a supervisor can supervise effectively is called:
a. chain of command
b. organizational index
c. span of control
d. effective level of supervision
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
Most police patrol time is spent:
a. as uncommitted time
b. as committed time
c. responding to calls for service
d. responding to dispatch
According to research, compared to other professions, the police exhibit higher rates of:
a. divorce
b. suicide
c. stress
d. all of these choices
The police role is:
a. very ambiguous
b. very clearly defined
c. mainly related to violent crime
d. mainly related to arresting offenders
Enhanced 911 or enhanced CAD utilizes mobile digital terminals (MDTs). Which of the
following is not a benefit provided by these systems?
a. direct interface between the patrol unit and local, county, state, and federal criminal
justice information system computers
b. dramatic increase in response time
c. elimination of responses to non-life-threatening emergency calls
d. better coordination of all emergency agencies, since their movements can be
monitored visually by both officers at the scene and dispatchers
The most prevalent form of discrimination has been ____________________.
a. separate job titles
b. disparate recruiting
c. de facto discrimination
d. standard discrimination
The federal Witness Security Program (popularly known as witness protection) is
administered by the:
a. U.S. Marshals Service
b. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
c. Immigration and Naturalization Service
d. Customs Service
The academic studies of women on patrol indicate that women:
a. can perform patrol duties as well as men can
b. perform in a less satisfactory manner than men on patrol
c. perform as well as men on patrol but only when teamed with a male partner
d. usually do not want to work patrol
What selection process can be used to examine a candidate’s characteristics that might
be otherwise difficult to assess, including poise, presence, and communication skills?
a. one-on-one interview
b. oral board
c. polygraph
d. interview with the chief
Which of the following is not one of James Q. Wilson’s operating styles?
a. watchman
b. legalistic
c. service
d. aggressive
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
In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences issued a 328-page report, Strengthening
Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. The report found serious
problems with:
a. much of the evidence collected by patrol officers at crime scenes
b. genetic profiling
c. much of the work performed by crime laboratories in the United States
d. expired certifications of forensic examiners
The FBI falls under the purview of the:
a. Treasury Department
b. Department of Defense
c. General Service Agency
d. Department of Justice
__________ is a method of deploying police officers that gives them responsibility for
all policing activity by requiring them to walk around a defined geographic area.
In the United States, ____________________ percent of police departments have 25 or
fewer officers.
a. 23
b. 37
c. 53
d. 87
According to John Firman, the research director for the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP), the most common restriction on hiring applicants for police
service with a history of drug use within the recent past is ____________________
years free from using hard drugs and ____________________ years free from
marijuana.
a. 5, 5
b. 10, 5
c. 10, 10
d. 20, 10
The “third degree” ended as a result of what U.S. Supreme Court decision?
a. Terry v. Ohio
b. Brown v. Mississippi
c. Carroll v. United States
d. Miranda v. Arizona
What can be used in the examination of questionable signatures?
a. serology
b. criminalistics
c. chemistry
d. document analysis
Which U.S. Supreme Court case defined the constitutional right to counsel at police
interrogation?
a. Mapp v. Ohio
b. Miranda v. Arizona
c. Escobedo v. Illinois
d. Brown v. Mississippi
Female officers prefer a leader who is considered “transformational” and
____________________.
a. autocratic
b. situational
c. democratic
d. laissez faire
Which of the following is not part of a community policing operation?
a. kiosks
b. mini-stations
c. storefront substations
d. motorcycle traffic control
By the 1880s, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen
cities?
a. Brinks National Security
b. Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency
c. Wells Fargo Detection Services
d. Rocky Mountain Detective Association
The case of Carlie Brucia was solved in part due to:
a. testimonial evidence of her sister
b. the use of surveillance cameras
c. the use of DNA analysis
d. the implementation of a GPS tracking system
Typically, Police Explorers are required to work approximately _____ hours a month to
maintain their eligibility, but they may work more hours if they wish.
a. 8
b. 12
c. 20
d. 40
Police officers who violate a person’s civil rights by unlawfully searching or detaining
them can be sued under what law?
a. 42 U.S.C. Section 1983
b. Federal Interstate Compact
c. Civil Rights Act of 1965
d. Civil Rights Act of 1991
The typical police officer of today is ____________________ than previous
generations of police officers.
a. better educated
b. less educated
c. similarly educated
d. none of these choices
The police”community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the:
a. efforts at team policing in the 1950s
b. efforts of police reform after the Wickersham Report
c. riots and civil disorders of the 1960s
d. the Rodney King incident of 199l
In 1910, what city appointed the first “officially designated” policewoman?
a. Los Angeles
b. Seattle
c. New York
d. Cleveland
Marvin Wolfgang discovered that most predatory street crime in the United States is
committed by:
a. only a few criminals
b. convicted felons
c. sex offenders
d. individuals under the influence of drugs
Entrapment is a(n) ____________________ defense.
a. perfect
b. good faith
c. equitable
d. affirmative
Courts typically have supported the need for maximum weight standards or a
height-to-weight proportion ratio.
Describe the difference between public relations and police”community relations.
Answer:
Answer varies.
Most police management experts say the span of control in a police department should
be one supervisor to every 11 to 15 officers of a lower rank.
Richard Hill is known as the father of American policing.
CAI stands for __________
The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.
The concept of the blue curtain was developed by Jerome Skolnick.
Describe the use of police management schools, and give at least two examples of these
schools.
Answer:
Answer varies.
What are decoy operations? Provide some examples.
Answer:
Answer varies.
Corruption and misconduct in law enforcement are generally restricted to local police.
Federal law enforcement agents rarely succumb to the temptation of corruption or
misconduct.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of less-than-lethal weapons in policing.
Answer:
Answer varies.
Gun and bullet evidence is analyzed by the __________ section of the crime lab.
Elaine Cumming and her colleagues reported that the ordinary work routines of police
officers include mostly law enforcement activities and very few other activities.
Police generally have much less discretion than other officials in the criminal justice
system.
Search warrants are necessary for all searches by police officers.
Historically, __________ police departments were developed to deal with the growing
crime in nonurban areas of the country.