Community Policing Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Community Policing explores the philosophy and practices designed to foster closer relationships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. This course examines strategies that emphasize proactive problem-solving, collaboration, and trust-building to address the root causes of crime and enhance public safety. Topics include the historical development of community policing, partnership models, crime prevention initiatives, communication strategies, and the evaluation of community engagement programs. Students will analyze case studies and real-world applications to understand how effective community policing leads to safer, more resilient neighborhoods.
Recommended Textbook POLICE 2nd Edition by John S. Dempsey
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Chapter 1: Police History
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Q1) In 1991, what Los Angeles incident inflamed police community relations?
A)Charles Manson arrest
B)the L.A.shootout
C)reinstatement of the death penalty
D)Rodney King beating
Answer: D
Q2) By the 1880s, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen cities?
A)Brinks
B)Pinkerton
C)Wells Fargo
D)Rocky Mountain Detective Association
Answer: B
Q3) The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in England was:
A)tithing
B)hundred
C)shire
D)thousand
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Organizing Security in the United States
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Q1) Which of the following is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of federal courthouses?
A)Federal Protection Bureau
B)Federal Bureau of Investigation
C)U.S.Marshals Service
D)Federal Protective Service
Answer: C
Q2) At the state level, there are three distinct models of law enforcement agencies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are:
A)local
B)federal
C)state
D)private
Answer: A
Q4) The U.S.____________________ is in charge of the enforcement of the laws regarding counterfeiting of U.S.currency.
Answer: Secret Service
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Chapter 3: Organizing the Police Department
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Q1) Informal job actions by officers in which they refuse to perform certain job functions in an attempt to win labor concessions from their employers is called _____.
A)blue flu
B)sit-out
C)blackout
D)blue-out
Answer: A
Q2) In some jurisdictions reserve officers are paid, and in some they are not.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Shared leadership attained renewed interest in the 1980s and 1990s in response to the success Japanese industry seemed to be having with empowerment strategies such as TQM and QC.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Another name for chain of command is ____________________. Answer: hierarchy of authority
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Chapter 4: Becoming a Police Officer
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Q1) Select the correct answer regarding police age requirements.
A)Most departments require beginning officers to be less than 29 years old.
B)Most departments require beginning officers to be less than 35 years old.
C)Most departments have no maximum age limit.
D)Fifty percent of departments have maximum age limits.
Q2) The _______________ is an invaluable tool in the selection process and aids in assessing an individual's current level of functioning as a potential police officer.
A)interview with the chief B)polygraph
C)oral interview
D)pre-employment psychological evaluation
Q3) According to the text, a vast majority of police departments administer polygraph examinations to candidates for the police officer position.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All police departments have the same hiring standards that have to be met by applicants.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: The Police Role and Police Discretion
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Q1) The taser is the most popularly approved nonlethal weapon.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the secondary goals and objectives of police departments?
A)recovering stolen and missing property
B)enforcing non-criminal regulation
C)delivering services not available elsewhere in the community
D)settling arguments and disputes
Q3) Compare and contrast each of James Q.Wilson's police department operational styles.
Q4) Most local police and sheriff's departments have a policy regarding nonlethal force, and almost all departments authorize the use of one or more nonlethal weapons.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The primary goal or objective of the police should be to arrest all offenders.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Define discretion.Discuss some of the major ways police exercise discretion.
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Chapter 6: Police Culture, Personality, and Stress
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which is not a trait of the police personality?
A)authoritarianism
B)suspicion
C)racism
D)liberalism
Q3) According to Jerome Skolnick, the police officer's role contains two principal variables: danger and ____________________.
Q4) Under stressful circumstances, quantities of______________, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, are released into the bloodstream.
Q5) The police have a subculture that is somewhat different from other occupations in society.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Minorities in Policing
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Q1) Explain how minorities still face problems in policing.
Q2) What percentage of our police departments today are women, African American, or Hispanic? How do these numbers compare to earlier years?
Q3) In 1968, the Chicago Police Department assigned Barbara Blankenbaker and Susan Conick to patrol.They were the first females to wear a uniform and a gun belt and to drive a marked patrol car responding to calls for service on an equal basis with men.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All are issues women face in the law enforcement workplace except:
A)pregnancy
B)dating
C)family issues
D)drug use
Q5) Critics of affirmative action argue that selecting police officers based on their race or gender does not violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is discriminatory.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the many ways that women have been discriminated against in policing.
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Chapter 8: Police Ethics and Police Deviance
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Q1) Explain the different types of police misconduct review systems.
Q2) ____________________ is the process by which the actions of the police in such areas as arrests, search and seizure, and custodial interrogation are reviewed by the U.S.court system at various levels in order to ensure the constitutionality of those actions.
Q3) Noble cause corruption refers to situations where a police officer bends the rules to attain the "right" result.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Generally, the citizen oversight boards established to review allegations of brutality by police officers have no power to discipline offending officers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Units within police departments that "police the police" are called
Q6) Discuss the emotional toll on officers when going through an internal investigation.
Q7) Detail several explanations of police corruption.
Q8) Explain the areas that are the source for police civil liability.
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Chapter 9: Patrol Operations
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Q1) Most police patrol today is performed by uniformed officers in radio-equipped patrol cars or on foot.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Directed patrol units are often interrupted by calls for service.This can affect the performance assignments.What is a solution to this problem?
A)routine patrol
B)task force patrol
C)split-force patrol
D)There is no solution to the problem.
Q3) A common method of transportation used by police officers in many different jurisdictions around the country is the bike patrol.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ______________ is a term popularized in the late 1990s to refer to police units organized in a more militaristic manner (such as SWAT teams) with their primary function to threaten or use force collectively.
Q5) Discuss the value of evidence-based policing.
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Chapter 10: Investigations
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Q1) What are decoy programs? Describe a typical decoy operation.
Q2) Decoy operations are most effective in combating the crimes of robbery, purse snatching, and other larcenies from the person; burglaries; and thefts of and from automobiles.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Detectives often re-interview victims and witnesses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A major drawback to sting operations is that they create a market for ______________.
Q5) Before the Rand study The Criminal Investigation Process, explain how crimes would be solved.
Q6) Describe a case enhancement program.How does this improve the investigative process?
Q7) Undercover investigations are rarely used by federal law enforcement agencies. A)True
B)False
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Q8) Discuss the importance of crime analysis and information management as it relates to criminal investigation.
Chapter 11: Police and the Community
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Q1) One of the most significant problems facing the police during the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.Most of this tension has focused on relationships between ________________and the police.
Q2) The school resource officer, a position designed to combat the increase of juvenile crime and improve relationships between school children and the police, has proven to be effective.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The police do not deal with the homeless as they are only referred to social service organizations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Approximately 10 to 15 percent of jail inmates have a ___________ illness.
Q5) African Americans represent approximately _____ of the U.S.population.
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Q6) What is the rationale behind DARE programs?
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Chapter 12: Community Policing: The Debate Continues
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Q1) Almost all experts are enthusiastic about the idea and effectiveness of community policing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The president responsible for the 1994 Crime Bill was ____________________.
Q3) The idea of problem-solving policing can be attributed to ____________________.
Q4) ____________________ involves officers thinking, not just responding to yet another call for duty.
Q5) The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program.
A)TOPS
B)COPS
C)TASP
D)COGS
Q6) Who founded the National Center for Community Policing in East Lansing, Michigan?
A)Robert C.Trojanowicz
B)Logan Stout
C)Richard Hill
D)Rick D.Patterson
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Chapter 13: Police and the Law
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Q1) The pattern of brutality and violence used by the police to obtain confessions by suspects is known as ____________________.
Q2) The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are also known as the ____________________.
Q3) 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.
Q4) Process by which actions of the police in areas such as arrests, search and seizure, and interrogations are reviewed by the U.S.court system at various levels to ensure the constitutionality of these actions:
A)judicial review
B)probable cause
C)third degree tactics
D)silver platter doctrine
Q5) The automobile exception to the search warrant requirement is referred to as the Carroll doctrine.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing
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Q1) The identification of a corpse through dental examination is called:
A)forensic toxicology
B)forensic pathology
C)forensic physical anthropology
D)forensic odontology
Q2) What is DNA contamination, and how does it occur?
Q3) Handwriting analysis is performed by the ____________________ section of the crime lab.
Q4) Gun and bullet evidence is analyzed by the ____________________ section of the crime lab.
Q5) New technology allows officers to rapidly scan ________comparing them to local, state and national databases.
A)license plates
B)drivers licenses
C)Vehicle Identification Numbers
D)DNA
Q6) AFIS stands for ____________________.
Q7) Define DNA, and explain the accuracy of the results of genetic fingerprinting
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Chapter 15: Homeland Security
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Q1) Describe three major international terrorist incidents.
Q2) _____ is on the frontline to secure air transportation from terrorism.
Q3) Enforcement efforts made against terrorist organizations are called:
A)cyberterrorism
B)counterterrorism
C)counterintelligence
D)CompStat
Q4) According to a report in 2005 from the DHS, threats from countries facilitating terrorism have increased significantly.
A)True
B)False
Q5) During the 1970s, _____ extremist groups posed the predominant domestic terrorist threat in the United States.
A)leftist-oriented
B)socialist
C)union
D)right wing
Q6) The date of a series of terrorist attacks against the United States of America by members of al Qaeda was ____________________.
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