Policing in America Practice Exam
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Policing in America explores the history, structure, and function of law enforcement agencies in the United States. This course examines the evolution of modern policing, the roles and responsibilities of police officers, and the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Topics include police organization, patrol strategies, the impact of technology, issues of policing in diverse societies, legal and ethical challenges, accountability, and ongoing debates around police reform. Through case studies, current events, and scholarly research, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in maintaining law and order in America.
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The Police in America An Introduction 8th Edition by Samuel Walker
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Chapter 1: Police and Society
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Q1) What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?
A)to reduce the overall crime rate
B)to improve neighborhood conditions
C)to restore and develop the citizen role as co-producers of police services
D)to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing response time to calls for service
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following groups create the myth of the crime fighter police officer?
A)the movies
B)televisions shows about cops
C)the news media
D)all of these
Answer: D
Q3) One of the most enduring myths about policing is the police
A)crime fighter image.
B)prevent crime.
C)can address society's problems.
D)use force to achieve their goals.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The History of the American Police
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Q1) An important figure in American law enforcement appointed in the 1930s as the Director of the Bureau of Investigation was known as
A) Ernesto Miranda.
B)J.Edgar Hoover.
C)Elliot Ness.
D)Darryl Gates.
Answer: B
Q2) The requirement that police officers advise criminal suspects of their rights before interrogation was established by the 1961 U.S.Supreme Court case of <i>Mapp v.Ohio.</i>
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Germans had the greatest influence in the development of American policing. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry
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Q1) What is the difference between federal and municipal agencies?
A)Federal agencies have a much more complex role.
B)Federal agencies are not as accountable for their actions.
C)Federal agencies do not have the order maintenance responsibilities.
D)Federal agencies are obligated to handle vague disturbance calls.
Answer: C
Q2) Sixty percent of all sworn officers work for
A)the federal government.
B)the state government.
C)the county government.
D)the city government.
Answer: D
Q3) What is the most important law Congress has passed that applies directly to state and local enforcement agencies?
A)the Social Security Act
B)the Gun Control Act
C)the Violent Crime Control Act
D)the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Police Organizations
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Q1) For what purpose is the collective bargaining method of negotiation designed?
A)It provides an avenue to lawfully gain information from criminals.
B)Police unions are provided with the funds necessary to litigate on behalf of police officers.
C)It provides a structured framework for settling differences between employers and employees.
D)It provides accurate evaluations of policing needs and determines appropriate strategies to meet these needs.
Q2) An organization legally authorized to represent police officers in collective bargaining with their employer is called a
A)Police Unit.
B)Police Rep Unit.
C)Police Agency Union.
D)Police Union.
Q3) Under COMPSTAT, how is crime control achieved?
A)through faster response times
B)by holding commanders accountable
C)by increasing arrest rates
D)by introducing crackdowns on repeat offenders
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Chapter 5: Police Of cers I: Entering Police Work
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Q1) What percentage of Americans age 18 to 25 report ever having used marijuana?
A)37 percent
B)40 percent
C)54 percent
D)60 percent
E)73 percent
Q2) Job requirements that are "reasonably necessary" to the normal operation of that particular business are called
A)bona fide occupational qualifications.
B)pre-employment guidelines.
C)labor occupational qualifications.
D)job requirement qualifications.
Q3) Which of the following is the only predictive factor that correlates with future positive on-the-job performance?
A)IQ
B)success at previous jobs
C)recruit training score
D)none of these are correct
Q4) According to the text, why do police departments have personnel problems?
Q5) What are the six responsibilities of the civil service agency?
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Chapter 6: Police Of cers II: on the Job
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Q1) Research by the Police Foundation found that officers believe that "it is not unusual for a police officer to turn a blind eye to improper conduct by other officers."
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text, officers with an active style
A)aggressively interrogate community members.
B)withhold advice to others to keep the focus on the work at hand.
C)ask probing questions to understand unfolding situations.
D)may resort to physical coercion to gain important information.
Q3) Which of the following is not a factor associated with job satisfaction?
A)The nature of the police work itself.
B)The opportunity to work like officers viewed on television programs such as CSI.
C)Relations with the community.
D)Relations with the media.
Q4) In his study of the LAPD, Steve Herbert identified six different factors that shape police officer behavior.What are those six factors?
Q5) Explain how the "code of silence" affects a police department.
Q6) What were the findings of the Police Foundation study of policewomen on patrol?
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Chapter 7: Patrol: the Backbone of Policing
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Q1) The first event to test the effectiveness of patrol that met minimum standards of scientific research was called the
A)Illinois Patrol Effectiveness Study.
B)Newark Patrol Response Survey.
C)Texas Patrol Response Study.
D)Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.
Q2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of "active" supervisors?
A)leads by example
B)heavily involved in the field
C)controls patrol officer behavior
D)negative view of subordinates
Q3) Which of the following is not a characteristic of "supportive" supervisors?
A)provide inspirational motivation
B)provide discipline for honest mistakes
C)serve as buffers between subordinates and management
D)offer the space to perform duties without constant worry
Q4) Several studies have found that if you decrease response time you will increase the clearance rate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance
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Q1) The police have at least three models of specialized responses for calls involving mentally ill persons.Which of the following models involves formal agreements and arrangements between police departments and community mental health organizations?
A)police-based specialized response
B)police-based mental health response
C)mental-health-based specialized mental health response
D)all of these
Q2) Historically, several factors have discouraged officers from making arrests in domestic violence situations.Explain each of those five factors in detail.
Q3) What is the percentage of all licensed drivers stopped at least once by the police each year?
A)3 percent
B)10 percent
C)40 percent
D)65 percent
Q4) What are the four citizen expectations, as proposed by John C.Meyer?
Q5) What are some of the unique problems for law enforcement in dealing with mentally ill people?
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Chapter 9: The Police and Crime
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Q1) Which of the following is not an example of foreign terrorism?
A)Nidal Hassan's attack on an American army base.
B)Al-Qaeda's attack on the World Trade Center on Septermber 11, 2001.
C)The attack by Ramzi Ahmed and Eyad Mahmoud Ismail Najim on the World Trade Center in 1993.
D)The attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight.
Q2) The process of investigating a crime consists of two basic strategies: the preliminary investigation and the follow-up investigation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most hate crimes are motivated by
A)religious bias.
B)racial or ethnic bias.
C)sexual orientation bias.
D)ethnic bias.
Q4) What are three reasons that a police officer might unfound a crime?
Q5) What are the four different tactics used in the supply reduction strategy of drug enforcement?
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Chapter 10: Innovations in Police Strategy
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Q1) The second largest police department in the country is
A)New York.
B)Chicago.
C)Los Angeles.
D)Houston.
E)Dallas.
Q2) In the CAPS program, citizens were asked to list the biggest problems in the neighborhood.What was the biggest problem according to citizens?
A)traffic enforcement
B)gang-related problems
C)drug dealing
D)loud music
E)police disregard for citizens
Q3) Where the police and community work together to identify causes of neighborhood decay is termed
A)alternative police strategy.
B)problem solving.
C)reduction in crime.
D)working together.
Q4) How does zero-tolerance policing differ from other police strategies?
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Chapter 11: Police Discretion
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Q1) The benefit to engaging in systematic rulemaking rather than administrative rulemaking is that
A)it allows police to anticipate problems before they become a crisis.
B)it is more effective.
C)policies would not be in writing, thus leading to more discretion.
D)policies could be changed in response to crisis.
Q2) What is the principal strategy for ensuring compliance with departmental policy?
A)issuing heavy sanctions on non compliant officers
B)requiring officers to file written reports that will be reviewed by supervisors
C)rewarding officers for consistently compliant behavior
D)mandating random internal affairs evaluations
Q3) Official department policies are usually created via systematic rulemaking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) James Q.Wilson commented that discretion increases as one moves down the organizational hierarchy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the five underlying sources of police discretion.
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Chapter 12: Legitimacy and Community Relations
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Q1) The U.S.Supreme Court decision that accelerated the trend toward adoption of the defense of life standard, which greatly restricts the use of deadly force by police officers, was
A)Robins v.United States.
B)Edwards v.United States.
C)Tennessee v.Garner.
D)Terry v.Ohio.
Q2) Many police departments have abandoned their ride-along programs because A)of lack of participation by the gang members who are trying to leave the gang life.
B)the program tends to attract only those persons who already have a favorable attitude toward the police and does not reach those who have complaints.
C)there are not enough storefront neighborhoods to accommodate the demand for rides with the officers.
D)the age of the persons the program generally attracted was creating a liability for the program.
Q3) According to the case of Tennessee vs.Garner, what is the difference between the fleeing-felon rule and the defense-of-life standard?
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Chapter 13: Police Corruption
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Q1) Corruption may flourish in a department where it is tolerated, and the same temptations to corruption may prevail in the community.However, individual honest officers typically will not succumb, even if they believe they won't be caught or the punishment, if caught, will not be severe.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Mollen Commission found that corrupt officers in New York City stole drugs, money, and guns from drug dealers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Officers generally work alone with no direct supervision and the risk of being caught is often very low.This is known as
A)under the radar work.
B)beneath big brother police work.
C)low visibility work.
D)high temptation design.
Q4) The Rampart Scandal occurred in the city of Boston.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Accountability of the Police
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Q1) In an early intervention system, what happens to the officers who are identified by the computerized data base as having performance problems?
A)They are subject to an intervention.
B)They are demoted.
C)They are fired.
D)They receive heavy supervision for one year
Q2) The term _______________ refers to police and other government agencies having to answer to the public.
A)oversight
B)accountability
C)responsibility
D)authority
Q3) What are the differences and similarities between civilian review boards and police auditors?
Q4) The most important court with respect to police accountability is the
A)appellate court.
B)court of public opinion.
C)supreme court.
D)municipal court.
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Chapter 15: The Future of Policing in America
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Q1) Relational databases used to evaluate officers for tracking productivity or the number of complaints made against them are used for
A)criminal investigations.
B)community policing.
C)management purposes.
D)relational numbers.
Q2) What system keeps track of crime mapping?
A)CAD
B)RMS
C)COMPSTAT
D)IBM
Q3) Jim Chu, a police manager with the Vancouver Police Department, notes that there are four major applications that will be of consequence to police agencies of the future.What are those four applications? Explain each.
Q4) In terms of education, most federal agencies require that an applicant have
A)at least a high school diploma.
B)at least an associate's degree.
C)at least some college.
D)an undergraduate degree.
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