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
Newark, New Jersey, has been using the broken windows theory for more than 10 years
and has seen violent crime cut by nearly ____________________ percent.
a. 43
b. 53
c. 63
d. 73
The US-VISIT program is part of which agency?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. U.S. Department of Defense
c. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
d. U.S. Coast Guard
This national survey lists all arrests made in the United States.
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. National Crime Victimization Survey
c. U.S. Census
d. Federal Criminal Justice Survey
The Latin term__________means “the power of the county.”
a. terra nullius
b. flagrante delicto
c. corpus delecti
d. posse comitatus
Which of the following is not an example of discrimination against African American
police officers in the early 1900s?
a. only assigned to patrol black neighborhoods
b. were not allowed to arrest whites
c. received a lower salary than white officers
d. chances of promotion to higher ranks were limited
A state law enforcement system that provides for separate agencies for traffic
enforcement and other state-level law enforcement functions is generally called the
____________________ model.
a. decentralized
b. separate
c. centralized
d. Total
Tradition and civil service rules have established the police officer’s working day as
____________________ hours.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
What was the end result of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (a Harvard University
scholar) by a Cambridge, Massachusetts, police sergeant?
a. The police sergeant was convicted of a civil rights violation.
b. Dr. Gates was convicted of burglary.
c. Both Dr. Gates and the police sergeant were convicted of state crimes.
d. The charges were dropped against Dr. Gates and a meeting took place between the
sergeant, the president of the United States, and Dr. Gates.
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
recommended that ____________________ should be directed to conduct thorough
preliminary investigations.
a. detectives
b. supervisors
c. nonsworn personnel
d. patrol officers
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
Those systems that provide information needed for supervisory, allocation, strategic,
tactical, policy, and administrative decisions are:
a. administrative information systems
b. integrative information systems
c. automated administrative systems
d. management information systems
A ____________________ identifies the important tasks performed by police officers
and then identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform those tasks.
a. job evaluation
b. job analysis
c. job screening
d. job selection procedure
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is operated by the:
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. Treasury Department
c. Central Intelligence Agency
d. Department of Homeland Security
The Magic City Police Department maintains order through informal police
intervention, including persuasion and threats, or hassling or roughing up disruptive
people instead of formal arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered
to be a ____________________ department.
a. watchman
b. legalistic
c. moralistic
d. service
In a Gallup poll, when asked to rate the standards of various occupations,
____________________ percent of respondents rated the police either very high or
high in honesty and ethical standards.
a. 12
b. 42
c. 56
d. 91
Officer Green believes that it is impossible to achieve the goals and objectives of the
police department and concentrates his efforts on the concept of police loyalty and the
mutual support of his fellow officers. According to Broderick, he would be considered
a(n):
a. realist
b. optimist
c. enforcer
d. idealist
Which of the following is not one of the major issues involved in patrol allocation?
a. determining which officer to assign to each beat
b. determining the number of patrol units needed in each precinct, at each time of the
day, and for each day of the week
c. designing patrol beats
d. developing policies to dispatch and redeploy patrol units
Detectives in a decentralized squad are considered ____________________.
a. specialists
b. generalists
c. in field training
d. felony-only detectives
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against unreasonable searches and
seizures?
a. First
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Sixth
Police officers have ____________________ discretion.
a. little
b. tremendous
c. limited
d. no
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
A substantially different rate of selection resulting from hiring, promotion, and other
employment decisions that work to the disadvantage of members of a particular race,
gender, or ethnic group is called ____________________.
a. reverse discrimination
b. reverse impact
c. cultural discrimination
d. adverse impact
The most important and visible part of police work to the public is/are
____________________.
a. detective operations
b. public appearances by the police chief
c. patrol
d. crime prevention
Which of the following represents the standard order of civil service ranks within a
police department from lowest to highest?
a. officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, chief
b. corporal, officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, chief
c. captain, officer, sergeant, corporal, lieutenant, chief
d. officer, sergeant, corporal, lieutenant, captain, chief
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 departments utilize:
a. a take-home car program
b. person-owned vehicles (POVs)
c. fleet vehicles
d. preowned vehicles
Kristen Leger found that there has been a growing acceptance by the public for
____________________ in the law enforcement role.
a. women
b. Hispanics
c. African Americans
d. gay people
The legality and morality of the “fleeing felon” rule have been challenged because of
the U.S. legal concept of:
a. presumption of innocence
b. fundamental fairness
c. cruel and unusual punishment
d. application of equality
The Greek philosopher who wrote the classic Nicomachean Ethics was:
a. Aristotle
b. Plato
c. Socrates
d. Onassis
Section 1983 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code was originally enacted by Congress as a
means of enforcing the ____________________ Amendment guarantee of rights to the
newly freed slaves.
a. Fourth
b. Fifth
c. Tenth
d. Fourteenth
Ninety-six percent of local police departments have turned to the use of __________ in
an attempt to reduce the use of deadly force.
The police themselves emphasize their role as crime fighters and play down their job as
peacekeepers and social service providers.
__________ prints are fingerprint impressions left at a crime scene.
The police officer is generally the first decision maker in the U.S. criminal justice
system and is often the most important.
The primary goal or objective of the police should be to arrest all offenders.
London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of more than 5,000 men.
The ethical problem in which police are confronted with situations in which they feel
forced to take certain illegal actions to achieve a greater good is known as the
__________ problem.
Discuss the advantages of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems, including enhanced
CAD.
Answer:
Answer varies.
The standard of proof that is necessary for police officers to conduct stops and frisks is
known as __________
In __________ operations, officers dressed in civilian clothes try to intermingle into an
area and patrol it on foot or in unmarked police cars in an attempt to catch a criminal in
the act of committing a crime.
Identify the backbone of the police department, and tell why this group’s members are
the most important people in police service.
Answer:
Answer varies.
The Youth International Party was associated with the __________ movement.
Detail the criticisms of physical agility testing.
Answer:
Answer varies.
The first specialized investigative unit in Rome was called __________, which means
“trackers of murder.”
Define community policing, and give three specific examples of actual community
policing programs.
Answer:
Answer varies.
The __________ is a handheld electronic stun gun that discharges a high-voltage,
low-amperage, pulsating current via tiny wires and darts, which can be fired from up to
15 feet away.
As late as the mid-1970s, female officers in some jurisdictions experienced different
sets of rules from those for male officers.