Introduction to Criminal Justice Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Criminal Justice offers a comprehensive overview of the American criminal justice system, emphasizing the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of the police, courts, and corrections. Students will explore the historical development of the justice system, examine its foundations in law and public policy, and address contemporary issues such as victims rights, juvenile justice, and the balance between individual liberties and public safety. This course provides a foundation for understanding key processes, decision-making, and challenges within the criminal justice system, preparing students for further study in criminology, legal studies, or related fields.
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Community Policing Partnerships for Problem Solving 7th Edition by Linda S. Miller
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Community Policing
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Q1) When the police separate the law-abiding, peaceful citizens from the murderous, plundering villains who prey upon them, this is called the
Answer: thin blue line
Q2) Politicians rewarding those who voted for them with jobs or special privileges was called:
A)the community system.
B)the progressive system.
C)the political system.
D)the patronage system.
Answer: D
Q3) The first strategic era of policing was known as the ________________ era.
A)community
B)progressive
C)reform
D)political
Answer: D
Q4) A ___________________ shift is a new way of thinking about a specific subject. Answer: paradigm
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Chapter 2: Inside Police Agencies: Understanding Mission and Culture
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Q1) Service to the community includes:
A)suicide prevention.
B)delivering death notifications.
C)assisting motorists with disabled vehicles.
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) The police image is affected by individual officers' backgrounds, the media, and citizens' personal experiences with the criminal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Controversy on the use of force by police is almost always discussed in terms of _______________.
Answer: police brutality
Q4) Generally speaking, officers have broad discretion in deciding under what circumstances to enforce laws.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Involving the Community
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Q1) A sense of community can be undermined by:
A)increased violent crime.
B)clashes between community groups.
C)severe social disorganization.
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) NIMBY stands for _________________. Answer: "not in my backyard"
Q3) According to the text, the "civic" generation born in the first third of the 20th century is -being replaced by baby boomers and Generation X-ers who have been characterized as -being much more civic-minded.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Local police are usually happy to have the Guardian Angels in their community because they have a calming effect on the areas they patrol.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Problem Solving: Proactive Policing
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Q1) The text states that during problem solving and decision making, it is important to deal with symptoms rather than causes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following would not be used in an impact evaluation?
A)reduced instances of repeat victimization
B)decreases in related crimes or incidents
C)reduced citizen fear
D)the conclusion that the response was implemented as planned
Q3) The originator of the problem-oriented policing concept is _____________.
Q4) ______________ calculates probabilities of a suspect's residence based on the locations of past crimes.
Q5) A departmental-wide strategy aimed at solving persistent community problems is called:
A)community-wide policing.
B)reactive policing.
C)the SARA model.
D)problem-oriented policing.
Q6) Discuss the key elements of problem-oriented policing.
Q7) Describe the four factors of crime-specific planning.
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Chapter 5: Implementing Community Policing
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Q1) Resistance to change is one of the most serious and difficult issues to face in a trANSition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Managers should anticipate and prepare for resistance to the community policing philosophy and the changes that accompany the trANSition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Team policing and community policing can share the following characteristics, except:
A)a neighborhood focus.
B)decentralized decision making.
C)community input.
D)centralized decision making.
Q4) _______________ require fewer lieutenants and captains, fewer staff departments, fewer staff assistants, more sergeants, and more patrol officers.
Q5) In ________________, each individual has a voice in decisions, but top management still has the ultimate decision-making authority.
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Chapter 6: Communicating With a Diverse Population
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Q1) Of the items listed below, which is not a common communication barrier?
A)lack of time
B)failure to listen
C)lack of feedback
D)avoidance of the use of jargon
Q2) Italian American, African American, and Asian American are examples of what is sometimes known as the _____________ American.
A)pluralistic
B)hyphenated
C)ethnocentric
D)multicultural
Q3) Nonverbal communication includes everything other than the actual words spoken in a -message such as tone, pitch, and pacing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The "veil-of-darkness" method has been proposed as an approach to test for racial profiling in a department's traffic stop practices.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Building Partnerships: A Cornerstone of Community Policing
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Q1) Effective community policing depends on optimizing positive contact between patrol -officers and community members.Patrol cars are one method.Which of the following is not a -supplemental method?
A)scooters
B)bicycles
C)foot
D)buses
Q2) A process involving a computer-aided dispatch system in which nonemergency, -lower--priority calls are ranked so the higher-priority calls are continually dispatched first is called:
A)call reduction.
B)call stacking.
C)call management.
D)calls for service.
Q3) The International Association of Chiefs of Police is researching a possible collaboration between public and private police.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the concept of community courts and how it has affected communities.
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Chapter 8: Forming Partnerships With the Media
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Q1) According to the text, hundreds of departments across the country now maintain a presence on ________________.
Q2) A major theme among media participants at a police-media workshop was their need to get information from:
A)the victims of crime.
B)law enforcement.
C)the witnesses.
D)the suspects.
Q3) Discuss the controversy surrounding the distribution of media relations advisory cards.
Q4) When dealing with the media, it is important to remember that:
A)you can say "no" to the media.
B)you must protect children from interviews.
C)you select the place and time for the interview.
D)all of the above
Q5) In a law enforcement context, a PIO is a:
A)police informant operator.
B)public information officer.
C)press insight operator.
D)protocol and intelligence officer.
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Chapter 9: Early Experiments in Crime Prevention and the
Evolution of Community Policing Strategies
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Q1) Ample evidence suggests communities that participate in Operation Identification programs have a greater number of apprehended and convicted burglars.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Boston Foot Patrol Project found that increasing or decreasing foot patrol staffing had no impact on violent crimes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text, when evaluating the success of crime prevention programs, they should be carefully examined for all of the following reasons except:
A)measuring what did not happen is nearly impossible.
B)crime is usually overreported.
C)the reduction in reported crime could be the result of the crime prevention program or occur because the responsible criminal or criminals left town, went to jail on some other charge, died, and so on.
D)crime can be influenced by everything from season and weather changes, school truancy rates, and the flu.
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Chapter 10: Safe Neighborhoods and Communities: From Traffic Problems to Crime
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Q1) According to the text, the Weed and Seed program sought to:
A)provide funding for low income families.
B)identify, arrest, and prosecute offenders.
C)weed out low income troublemakers.
D)seed communities with new housing.
Q2) List and briefly describe the five principles underlying CPTED.
Q3) Using advanced technology to fight crime includes using:
A)red-light cameras.
B)passive alcohol sensors.
C)ignition interlocks.
D)all of the above
Q4) Eck suggests that _______________ blocking changes to make crime more difficult, riskier, less rewarding or less excusable is one of the oldest forms of crime prevention.
A)place
B)opportunity
C)diffusion
D)contagion
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Q5) Discuss the importance of place and the crime prevention methods used to prevent crime.
Chapter 11: Community Policing and Drugs
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Q1) In apartment complexes, closed drug markets pose a greater threat than open drug markets.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a condition making neighborhoods susceptible to drug dealing?
A)serves as recruiting grounds due to a high population of underemployed or unemployed tenants
B)frequent property owner inspections
C)limited natural surveillance of property
D)tenants and nearby residents with drug histories
Q3) Most public housing residents know where drug deals are made.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which U.S.city developed the DARE program?
A)Los Angeles
B)Chicago
C)San Diego
D)Boston
Q5) According to the text, ______________ is having five or more drinks in a row.
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Chapter 12: Bringing Youths Into Community Policing
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Q1) The developmental asset approach promotes all of the following except:
A)social competence.
B)commitment to learning.
C)extracurricular activities.
D)endorsement.
Q2) The Safe Start initiative is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A school should be viewed as a _________________, not as an institution.
Q4) Who was the founder of the America's Promise Alliance in 1997?
A)Madeline Albright
B)Colin Powell
C)Donald Rumsfeld
D)George H.W.Bush
Q5) Most children who commit violent acts in school rarely show any warning signs of inner turmoil; instead, they typically have a moment at which they "snap" from nonviolence into violence.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: The Challenge of Gangs: Controlling Their
Destructive Force
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Q1) Gangs are becoming increasingly adaptable and sophisticated, employing new and advanced technology to facilitate criminal activity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which region of the United States has the highest number of gang members?
A)the East
B)North
C)the West
D)the South
Q3) An estimated 756,000 gang members are active in roughly _______________ gangs -nationwide.
A)15,000
B)25,000
C)29,000
D)35,000
Q4) There is no single solution or "magic bullet" that will prevent youths from joining gangs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A nickname given to a gang member is called a _______________.
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Chapter 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence
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Q1) The acronym used by the Department of Justice's S*T*O*P Violence against Women Grant Program stands for:
A)strategies, techniques, organizations, and programs.
B)students, teachers, officers, and parents.
C)safety, tolerance, objectivity, and patience.
D)services, training, officers, and prosecution.
Q2) According to the text, the most effective response to sexual assaults employs a collaborative team approach that includes a police officer, victim advocate, and a medical practitioner/nurse, who conducts the sexual assault exam and collects evidence from the victim's body.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________________ uses flowcharts to visually depict how information, materials, and -activities flow in an organization and how work is handed off from one department to another.
Q4) Describe the problem-solving partnership of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on domestic violence.Would you consider this approach effective and why or why not?
Q5) A hate crime is also called a ________________ crime.
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Preventing Terrorism
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Q1) According to the text, the most common threats include ________________ agents, ________________ agents, and ________________ exposure.
Q2) Who was the Unabomber?
A)Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
B)Timothy McVeigh
C)Lucas Helder
D)Theodore Kaczynski
Q3) When discussing domestic terrorism, a number of reasons have been given for the acts -committed on U.S.soil.Which among the reasons listed below was not mentioned in the text?
A)opposition to the government
B)opposition to taxation
C)opposition to abortion
D)All of the above were mentioned in the text.
Q4) The fight against terrorism begins in our own backyards-our own communities, our own neighborhoods-and police chiefs need to prepare themselves, their officers and their -communities-the people they've sworn to protect-against terrorism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: What Research Tells Us and a Look to the Future
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Q1) According to the text, when reading case studies, one can have reasonable confidence about the kinds of steps taken by the police in a neighborhood to provide accessibility, improve responsiveness, and increase communication with residents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The NIJ's Locally Initiated Research Partnerships in Policing usually involves partnerships between the local police department or other law enforcement agency and:
A)elementary schools throughout the state.
B)a local university.
C)local community corrections.
D)national crime prevention organizations such as MADD.
Q3) Research has shed little light on the types of community policing activities in which various departments across the country are engaged.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ______________ isomorphism results from professionalism, with influences coming from such organizations as PERF and IACP.
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