Police Administration
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Course Introduction
Police Administration explores the principles, structures, and functions essential to managing modern law enforcement agencies. The course examines organizational theory, leadership styles, personnel management, budgeting, policy development, and communication strategies within the police context. It addresses issues such as ethics, accountability, community relations, and the impact of technological advancements on administrative practices. Students gain insight into the challenges faced by police leaders and learn how effective administration contributes to organizational efficiency, public trust, and the overall success of law enforcement operations.
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Policing America Challenges and Best Practices 8th Edition by Ken J. Peak
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Chapter 1: History: From English Origins to the United States
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Q1) Today the police are in the era.
A) reform
B) political
C) community policing
D) urban reclamation
Answer: C
Q2) The community era of policing emphasizes the crime control function of policing through a centralized organizational design.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Wickersham Commission completed the first national study of:
A) corrections
B) criminals
C) investigations
D) crime and criminal justice
Answer: D
Q4) The creation of the New York City police force took place during the _________ era of policing.
Answer: political
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Chapter 2: Preparing for the Street: Recruitment, Training, and Socialization
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of Broderick's police personality types?
A) The Enforcer
B) The Realist
C) The Pessimist
D) The Optimist
Answer: C
Q2) A sense of humor is an important quality for an entry-level police officer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The working personality of the police begins to develop during the recruit's time at the academy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) According to John Broderick,__________________ are officers who place high value on due process and individual rights.
Answer: idealists
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Q5) The two key variables of the police role are ________ and ______________. Answer: danger,authority
Chapter 3: On Patrol: Methods and Menaces
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Q1) Because of a process known as _________,the deterrent effects of police handing out traffic citations have been called into question.
A) extinction
B) diffusion
C) positive reconditioning
D) shortsightedness
Answer: A
Q2) Police-citizen interactions over traffic-related matters can significantly affect community policing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A police lieutenant has more discretionary authority than does the street officer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Officers working the ________ have the most contact with citizens.
Answer: day
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Chapter 4: Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving
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Q1) According to smart policing initiatives,__________ is a much more effective way to deal with crime and disorder.
A)saturation patrols
B)strict enforcement
C)hot spot analysis
D)arrest
Q2) The professional model of policing emphasized community policing.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The definition of community policing today is reasonably consistent across departments.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Young Ladies Awareness Group,started by officers in Tulsa,was a program designed to instruct young women in how to dress for job interviews and employment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define the problem solving process (S.A.R.A)and explain the four stages involved.
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Chapter 5: Criminal Investigation: The Science of Sleuthing
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Q1) Explain the problems involved with undercover work and why returning to patrol duties may be difficult for undercover officers.
Q2) The impact of the CSI effect on criminal justice processing is not clear.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The conditions of ____________ work can lead officers to overidentify with criminals.
Q4) An informant who entices someone to commit an offense that he or she would not otherwise have committed may have engaged in:
A) entrapment
B) psycholinguistics
C) anthropometry
D) dactylography
Q5) ___________ are elected lay individuals who conduct death investigations.
Q6) The "modus operandi" includes physical evidence that links a suspect to a victim.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The Bertillon system was eventually abandoned in favor of _____________.
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Chapter 6: Personnel Issues and Practices: Stress, labor
Relations, higher Education, and Private Police
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Q1) Rules and regulations reduce officer stress by limiting discretion and dictating how officers specifically form many of their duties and responsibilities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Stressors originating within the organization would include all but which of the following?
A)Sexual harassment of female officers
B)A lack of direct input into regulations
C)Rules that restrict officer freedom and discretio
D) Hostile attitudes by judges toward the police
Q3) The most severe form of job action by the police is a
A) work stoppage.
B) vote of confidence.
C) work speedup.
D) work slowdown.
Q4) Police chiefs are not covered by the FLSA.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Outline the protections generally afforded by the Peace Officer Bill of Rights.
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Chapter 7: Rule of Law: Expounding the Constitution
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Q1) Examine the major protections afforded citizens under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments,focusing on the right for counsel and against double jeopardy and self-incrimination.Why are these rights important? Consider what would happen if they were to be completely eroded.
Q2) The Supreme Court has held that the __________ Amendment protection against double jeopardy does apply to juveniles.
A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Eighth
Q3) The form of the Miranda warning that was provided by the Court in the case of Miranda v.Arizona must be used by the police when informing suspects of their rights.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida created a controversy over ___________ laws.
Q5) Define the concept of probable cause and explain why it is somewhat ambiguous and difficult to conceptualize.
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Chapter 8: Accountability: Ethics, use of Force, corruption, and Discipline
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Q1) According to Ellwyn Stoddard,mooching,chiseling,and shakedowns are examples of:
A) the rotten apple theory
B) the thin blue line
C) blue-coat crime
D) birds of a feather syndrome
Q2) _________ involves relieving an officer of duty,often without pay,for some set period of time.
Q3) _____________ ethics is more complicated and can have a multitude of sides,with varying shades of gray.
A) Esoteric
B) Conditional
C) Absolute
D) Relative
Q4) Explain what is meant by an officer being objectively reasonable in their use of force and review the dynamic resistance response model.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the DRRM over previous use-of-force continuums.
Q5) With respect to bias-based policing,the best defense for the police may be
Q6) Define ethics,including the two types of police ethics.
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Chapter 9: Civil Liability: Failing the Public Trust
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Q1) Because they cannot act under color of law when off duty,Section 1983 suits cannot be filed against off-duty police officers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the costs and benefits of lawsuits against the police.
Q3) Explain how police facilities may bring about police liability.
Q4) Which of the following is not an area in which Section 1983 lawsuits can be used against police administrators?
A) Improper training of officers
B) Failure to properly administer or grade tests during the hiring process
C) Improper termination of an officer accused of misconduct
D) All of the above situations can lead to Section 1983 lawsuits.
Q5) The Supreme Court held that in high-speed pursuits,officers could be held liable only for activities that:
A) shock the conscience
B) show reckless indifference to life
C) indicate a preponderance of evidence
D) involve police vehicles traveling too fast for existing conditions
Q6) Civil litigation is expensive in terms of both money and officer _________.
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Chapter 10: Federal and State Agencies: Protecting Our
Borders and Freedom
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Q1) State attorneys general offices do not have jurisdiction to investigate white-collar crimes or fraud against or by consumers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The _______ investigates counterfeiting.
Q3) In 2003,the ATF was moved from the Department of Treasury to:
A) the Department of Homeland Security
B) the Justice Department
C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation
D) Customs and Border Protection
Q4) The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division:
A) monitors and collects of federal income taxes from U.S. individuals and businesses
B) seeks out illegal moonshine stills
C) investigates any threats against U.S. Mint facilities
D) prosecutes counterfeiters
Q5) Investigations into white-collar crimes,fraud against Medicare providers,and crimes against seniors may be conducted by state ______________.
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Q6) In addition to alcohol,tobacco,and firearms,the ATF also focuses on ________.
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Chapter 11: Municipal and County Agencies: Organization, administration, and Roles
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Q1) Discuss the possible problems police administration face in regards to political influence.
Q2) Middle management can reduce the effectiveness of a police agency if it serves as a barrier between top administrators and operational personnel.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The method officers are expected to use when booking a suspect is an example of a(n)___________.
Q4) As a "decision maker," a police CEO acts as all but which of the following?
A) An entrepreneur
B) A spokesperson
C) A negotiator
D) A disturbance-handler
Q5) Police chiefs who were promoted from within versus those hired from outside their departments have been found in studies to differ in their:
A) salary levels
B) attitude
C) racial characteristics
D) educational attainment
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Q1) Which of the following does not appear to be a good police response to rave parties?
A) Regulating rave venues to ensure basic health and safety measures are in use
B) Encouraging property owners to exercise control over raves
C) Prohibiting juveniles and adults from being admitted to the same raves
D) Shutting down rave parties
Q2) The GREAT program was created to:
A) educate students on the dangers of drug abuse
B) give students skills needed to resist peer pressure and gang influences
C) educate students on the dangers of bullying and the methods of dealing with bullying incidents
D) engage students as active partners in preventing school violence and future school shootings
Q3) Describe the changes in police protocols for dealing with active shooter situations and explain why these changes have been made.
Q4) The oldest,profitable,most dangerous form of organized crime is La Cosa Nostra.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The terrorist use of toxins as weapons is known as _________________.
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Chapter 13: Addressing People Problems: Immigrants, youth
Crimes, hate Crimes, the Mentally Ill, and Homeless
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Q1) Historically,the main reason why people want to immigrate to the United States involves the desire to:
A) escape persecution and a corrupt government.
B) live a productive life.
C) provide better education for their children
D) plan, facilitate, and commit terrorist acts on U.S. soil.
Q2) The Supreme Court upheld the majority of the provisions of Arizona's Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 2006,in response to the issue of illegal immigration from Mexico,Congress authorized which of the following actions?
A) Authorized a fence along one third of the U.S.-Mexico border
B) Opened the borders and began to charge passage fees for people to enter
C) Blended the Border, Customs, and Drug operations under one federal directorate
D) Sent the Mexican president a threat to halt illegal immigration immediately
Q4) The election of President __________ has been linked to a rise in the number of right-wing extremist groups in the United States.
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Q1) UAVs are used by the police for surveillance and target spotting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The exfiltration stage of the kill chain involves:
A) reading company websites and identifying social network participation of likely targets
B) downloading tools and moving laterally from the target network to other hosts
C) compromising the host machine and installing malware
D) weaponizing an attack payload and delivering it to the target
Q3) Using FATS provides officers with training in:
A) high-speed pursuit driving
B) interrogation techniques
C) shoot/don't shoot decisions
D) investigation techniques
Q4) Explain computerized crime mapping and how it can be used by law enforcement.
Q5) Crime mapping requires access to expensive hardware and software and is not yet within the reach of most police departments.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) Explain the steps in the "kill chain" and the best way to prevent these attacks.
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