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Researchers say that the pressure of being on duty 24 hours a day leads to stress and
that the police learn to cope with that stress by:
a. brutalizing and denigrating citizens
b. shirking their responsibilities
c. becoming emotionally detached from their work and the people they are paid to serve
d. engaging in illegal conduct
Two studies indicate that people who engage in violent crime or who engage the police
in violent confrontations are much more likely to be the victims of police shootings.
a. True
b. False
Activities performed in direct assistance to the public are called:
a. administration.
b. operations.
c. auxiliary services.
d. fraternal procedures.
What is used in the examination of hairs, fibers, and fingernail scrapings?
a. ballistics
b. serology
c. criminalistics
d. chemistry
Members of what type of terrorist group include animal rights advocates, supporters of
environmental issues, and antiabortion advocates?
a. right-wing
b. left-wing
c. special-interest
d. union extremist
Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has
focused on police relationships with:
a. Hispanics.
b. Asians.
c. African Americans.
d. women.
Police officers are never allowed to use potentially deadly force (e.g., ramming a
vehicle) to end a high-speed chase of a suspect, even if the suspect's actions risk the
safety of other drivers and pedestrians.
a. True
b. False
Prior to the 1960s, African-American police officers employed by the NYPD were
assigned only to African-American neighborhoods and were not assigned to specialized,
high-profile units.
a. True
b. False
The police department's generalist is the:
a. detective
b. patrol officer
c. sergeant
d. chief
Studies involving DARE programs have established that they are totally effective in
preventing young people from experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
a. True
b. False
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a warrantless search of a vehicle is valid if the
police have probable cause to believe that the car contains evidence that they are
seeking. This decision is known as the:
a. Stout doctrine.
b. Carroll doctrine.
c. exclusionary rule.
d. fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine.
Which of the following was not one of the beats established in the Kansas City study?
a. reactive
b. proactive
c. control group
d. variable testing group
Of all the FBI Index crimes, the one that occurs least each year is:
a. murder.
b. rape.
c. robbery.
d. felonious assault.
What act established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the
Department of Transportation to protect the nation's transportation systems and ensure
freedom of movement for people and commerce?
a. Johnson Act of 2003
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Rogers Act
d. Aviation and Transportation Security Act
The leadership team is an independent body with authority to make binding decisions
on a wide range of policy issues, working conditions, and departmental strategies.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is part of the Department of Justice?
a. Secret Service
b. U.S. Postal Service
c. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
d. National Park Service
What cabinet-level department, established in 2003, merged 22 previously disparate
domestic agencies into one department to protect the United States from threats to the
homeland?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
c. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
d. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The domestic use of drones, and even their consideration of use, has become the subject
of national debate, including filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following states does not have a state law enforcement agency?
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
c. Montana
d. Arkansas
The code of silence is often referred to as the blue curtain or:
a. red curtain.
b. blue shop.
c. blue veil.
d. blue sky.
The computer database used by Washington State investigators to analyze
characteristics of murders and sexual offenses is called:
a. CATCH
b. HITS/SMART
c. HOLMES
d. SHERLOCK
Most campus law enforcement agencies have working relationships with:
a. federal law enforcement.
b. state law enforcement.
c. local law enforcement.
d. international law enforcement.
This case allowed certain searches incident to arrest.
a. Chimel v. California
b. Terry v. Ohio
c. United States v. Matlock
d. Abel v. United States
The management concept that says that each individual in an organization is supervised
by one immediate supervisor or boss who in turn reports to a higher supervisor is
termed:
a. ladder of command.
b. effective level of supervision.
c. span of control.
d. chain of command.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders is also known as the:
a. Warren Commission.
b. O"Connor Commission.
c. Kerner Commission.
d. Johnson Commission.
Lasers can be used to lift fingerprints from surfaces that often defy traditional powder
or chemical techniques, including glass, paper, cardboard, rubber, wood, plastic, leather,
and even human skin.
a. True
b. False
A majority of female officers prefer a leader who is considered "transformational" and:
a. autocratic.
b. situational.
c. democratic.
d. laissez faire.
A reserve officer is not considered to be sworn personnel.
a. True
b. False
The police themselves emphasize their role as crime fighters and play down their job as
peacekeepers and social service providers.
a. True
b. False
Shared leadership attained renewed interest in the 1980s and 1990s in response to:
a. the court case of Tennessee v. Garner.
b. New York City's successful implementation.
c. the riots in Los Angeles.
d. Japanese industry's success.
Explain the process of mentoring a new detective.
Answer:Answer varies.
Compare and contrast the colonial northern watch with the southern slave patrols.
Answer:Answer varies.
Explain what the research says about police pursuits and how law enforcement is
responding to this information.
Answer:Answer varies.
The__________ telephone system allows police departments to call citizens in the
entire jurisdiction or in a particular neighborhood to disseminate emergency
information to residents.
Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses involved in the use of multiagency task
forces.
Answer:Answer varies.
The _____________ is an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment by the U.S.
Supreme Court that holds that evidence seized in violation of the U.S. Constitution
cannot be used in court against a defendant.
Alcohol and drugs or controlled substances are analyzed by the section of the crime lab.
In the past, some agencies have forced _____________ officers to take sick leave or to
go to a limited-duty assignment despite their desires.
Discuss the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the effect it has had
on law enforcement. In your opinion, has this office been a success? What have been
the positive and negative aspects of this office?
Answer:Answer varies.
Detail several explanations of why police corruption exists.
Answer:Answer varies.
Police and business owners are now posting videos on the __________ website in order
to allow the public to see suspected criminals.
__________ involves officers thinking, not just responding to yet another call for duty.
Ninety-six percent of local police departments have turned to the use of __________ in
an attempt to reduce the use of deadly force.
Detail the significance of the Wickersham Commission report.
Answer:Answer varies.
What are some threats to civil liberties posed by recent technology?
Answer:Answer varies.
In the early days of female policing, women were normally used in only three actual
police-related jobs. They were __________, __________, and __________.
The __________ was enacted with the goal of assisting local governments in reducing
the incidence of crime by increasing the effectiveness, fairness, and coordination of law
enforcement and the criminal justice system.
