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None of the cities in the United States have made any special efforts to recruit members
of the gay community for police jobs.
Eric Robert Rudolph was arrested and charged with the bombing that occurred in
Centennial Olympic Park at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
A method in which the patrol force is split and half respond to calls for service and the
other half performs directed patrol activities is called __________ patrol.
_____ are devices put into police vehicles that allow the electronic transmission of
messages between the police dispatcher and the officers in the field.
A police officer's attempt to terminate a dangerous high-speed car chase that threatens
the lives of innocent bystanders does not violate the Fourth Amendment, even when it
places the fleeing motorist at risk of serious injury or death.
The New York City Police Department's tactical plan Operation Torch, consisting of
officers from the Emergency Service Unit, is carried out on the waterfront of New York
City.
The __________ is on the front lines of the nation's efforts to secure air transportation
from terrorism.
Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a police department under contract
to the sheriff's department.
All police departments have the same hiring standards that have to be met by
applicants.
Describe the Managing Criminal Investigations (MCI) program. How does it differ
from traditional detective operations?
Answer:
Answer varies.
Describe the police personality. Does police work attract people who already have this
personality or is it the result of becoming an officer?
Answer:
Answer varies.
Discuss why police officers commit suicide at very high rates. Explain what can be
done to lower this suicide rate.
Answer:
Answer varies.
In a 2006 Harris Interactive poll, a majority of Americans reported that they were more
concerned with individual liberties and in favor of decreasing surveillance of suspected
terrorists through cameras, banking records, and cell phones.
Local law enforcement agencies are usually the first responders to scenes of terrorist
crimes.
According to researchers presenting at the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science in February 2008, domestic extremists who commit
violence in the name of their cause (for example, abortion or the environment) account
for very little of the damage from terrorist incidents in the United States.
