The rate of police suicides has dropped in recent decades.
a. True
b. False
Less-than-lethal technology is the perfect weapon available that will immediately stop
unlawful resistance and will cause absolutely no harm to the receiver.
a. True
b. False
Officers who patrol specific locations at specific times to address a specific crime
problem are called ____________________ patrol.
a. split-force
b. task force
c. routine
d. directed
A recent study by John Violanti reveals that police commit suicide at a rate up to 53
percent higher than other city workers.
a. True
b. False
The majority of police departments:
a. have a height requirement.
b. have eliminated the height requirement.
c. have maintained the height requirement but allow officers to be measured while
wearing shoes.
d. have lowered the height requirement to 5 feet 2 inches.
Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless,
and operating emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement
duties.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not one of the major factors Herbert Jacob says causes the
police to exercise discretion?
a. department policies
b. characteristics of the crime
c. relationship between criminal and victim or between police and criminal or victim
d. geographic area of the crime
Jacobson v. United States is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case related to entrapment.
a. True
b. False
The Knapp Commission was appointed by mayor of New York to investigate corruption
in the NYPD as a result of articles published in the New York Times.
a. True
b. False
London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of more than 5,000 men.
a. True
b. False
According to Rolando v. del Carmen a major source of police legal liability is all of the
following except:
a. moral liabilities.
b. civil liabilities.
c. criminal liabilities.
d. administrative liabilities.
Which of the following ranked highest in programs most requested by police officers
according to an FBI training needs survey of almost 2,500 police departments?
a. more firearms training
b. programs to handle personal stress and physical fitness programs
c. physical fitness programs and more firearms training
d. programs on how to deal in a less stressful manner with supervisors
John Edgar Hoover is known as the father of American policing.
a. True
b. False
According to the text, rather than lose an otherwise quality candidate, departments often
provide training or guidance before the:
a. background investigation.
b. psychological examination.
c. physical agility test.
d. written entrance exam.
The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
recommended that police departments provide an absolute minimum of
____________________ hours of classroom work.
a. 800
b. 500
c. 400
d. 600
Most police agencies require the vision of a police applicant to be correctable to:
a. 20/20.
b. 20/30.
c. 20/40.
d. 20/50.
Officers have broad discretion on whether to arrest or not to arrest in domestic violence
cases.
a. True
b. False
Which U.S. Supreme Court case was responsible for applying the exclusionary rule to
all state courts in America?
a. Mapp v. Ohio
b. Miranda v. Arizona
c. Escobedo v. Illinois
d. Brown v. Mississippi
The person known as the father of American policing is:
a. O. W. Wilson.
b. Robert Peel.
c. August Vollmer.
d. John S. Dempsey.
An attorney is required at every lineup.
a. True
b. False
____________________ is defined as an organizational model marked by hierarchy
and promotion on professional merit and skill.
a. Keynesian paradigm
b. Bureaucracy
c. Privatization
d. Monetarism
The branch of forensic science that identifies corpses through dental examination is
called forensic:
a. toxicology.
b. pathology.
c. physical anthropology.
d. odontology.
Public opinion polls have revealed that most citizens have a very poor image of the
police.
a. True
b. False
In the proactive group in the Kansas City study, the police presence was:
a. doubled or tripled
b. eliminated
c. reduced
d. increased 10 times
The DARE program has received mixed reviews, and some departments have cut their
programs, especially in these tight budget years.
a. True
b. False
What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended legal segregation of the races?
a. Mapp v. Ohio
b. Brown v. Mississippi
c. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
d. Board of Education v. Eisenhower
One of the problems with the requirement of higher education for police officers is the
fear of minority discrimination.
a. True
b. False
This 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision brought clarity to Georgia v. Randolph and
consent searches.
a. Colorado v. Bertine
b. Arizona v. Evans
c. Fernandez v. California
d. California v. Carney
An investigative unit that reexamines old cases that have remained unsolved is called a:
a. special acquired-technique squad (SATS)
b. hot-case squad
c. cold-case squad
d. geriatric unit
According to the author, the police”community relations (PCR) movement had a
tremendous effect on the philosophy and culture of most police departments.
a. True
b. False
A center is defined as a collaborative effort of two or more agencies that provide
resources, expertise, and information to the center with the goal of maximizing its
ability to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity.
The __________ extended the 1964 Civil Rights Act and made its provisions applicable
to state and local governments.
What is police discretion? Discuss and give examples of some of the ways police
exercise discretion.
Answer:Answer varies.
The police try to create a sense that they are always there. This is called __________.
Recruiting for law enforcement takes time and effort on the part of law enforcement
agencies. A new concept is to implement school-based public safety curriculum so as to
create a pipeline of students interested in a public safety career. Do you believe this
type of program should be implemented and why or why not?
Answer:Answer varies.
Suspect characteristics most influential in making an arrest after a traffic stop was
whether the suspect was_____________________.
The initial training a police officer receives is called __________.
__________ is concerned with the study of what constitutes right and wrong behavior
in certain situations.
The is a handheld electronic stun gun that discharges a high-voltage, low-amperage,
pulsating currentvia tiny wires and darts, which can be fired from up to 15 feet away.
List and explain each of Broderick’s styles. Which style of officer would you want in
your community? Why?
Answer:Answer varies.
________________ continue to be faced with stereotypes that people, both other
officers and community members, hold but do not vocalize.
Arerandompatrol, rapid response to citizens’ calls to 911, and
retroactiveinvestigationsof past crimes – the cornerstones of traditional police work –
truly the most effective ways for the police to safeguard our communities? Explain your
answer.
Answer:Answer varies.
List five of the Nine Principles of Sir Robert Peel, and discuss the goals in policing they
were designed to accomplish.
Answer:Answer varies.
The form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in
England that consisted of 10 families grouped together to protect one another and
assume responsibility for the acts of the group’s members was called a
What is stress? Name some factors causing stress in policing.
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain how law enforcement makes use of traditional media such as newspapers,
magazines, and television to carry out mass media campaigns, providing examples and
discussing the goals of these campaigns.
Answer:Answer varies.