Ch.3 Policing And Law Enforcement Test Questions & Answers

Chapter 3: Policing and Law Enforcement

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 01

1. The three primary responsibilities of police work include all but which of the following?

a. Law enforcement

b. Public relations

c. Order maintenance

d. Service

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 02

2. Which of the following is/are not aspects of police work explored by James Q. Wilson?

a. Service

b. Law enforcement

c. Order maintenance

d. “a” and “c”

e. None of the above; all were addressed by Wilson.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 03

3. A prime function of police work that ensures the safety of the community by denying criminals the opportunity to commit crime and by defusing volatile situations before they reach the point of violence is

a. law enforcement.

b. crime prevention.

c. order maintenance.

d. deterrence.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 04

4. The Professional Era of American policing was marked by which of the following?

a. Police were poorly trained, and often corrupt.

b. Urban unrest, including riots and other protests

c. Serious attempts to improve training and incorporate scientific methods into criminal

investigations

d. The emergence of women’s rights and gay rights

e. None of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 05

5. The case of Mapp v. Ohio did what?

a. Required police to inform suspects of their right to remain silent

b. Imposed the federal exclusionary rule onto the state courts

c. Required police to advise suspects of their right to demand a search warrant

d. Imposed the federal implications rule onto state courts

e. None of the above; Mapp v. Ohio was a free speech case.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 06

6. The 1967 report of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice found the police were

a. poorly educated.

b. poorly led.

c. poorly trained.

d. poorly equipped.

e. all of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 07

7. Which of the following was not a finding of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment about routine patrol?

a. It had almost no impact on crime.

b. It reduced fear of crime.

c. It increased citizen awareness of the police.

d. It had no impact on citizen confidence.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 08

8. The Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Program supported the argument that greater contact between police and citizens was an important goal.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 09

9. Which of the following was a major finding of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence

Experiment?

a. The police themselves were major perpetrators of domestic violence.

b. Most domestic violence victims did not want police help.

c. Arrest had a greater deterrent effect on future domestic violence than police

believed.

d. Arrest greatly increased the potential for future domestic violence.

e. Police tended to arrest both abuser and victim in order to discourage future calls.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 10

10. Which of the following emphasizes analysis of crimes and situations, the identification of specific causes and solutions, and the reliance on other agencies to help bring about solutions?

a. Broken Windows

b. Order maintenance

c. Problem-oriented policing

d. Task-force policing

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 11

11. The idea of police enforcing low-level law violations that had previously been ignored, such as sidewalk drug sales, loitering, turnstile-jumping in the subways, loud music, and public drinking is indicative of

a. zero tolerance.

b. Broken Windows.

c. professional policing.

d. deterrence.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 12

12. In the contemporary era, which of the following are social conflicts that have direct

implications for the American police?

a. The debate of immigration

b. The resurgence of the American Nazi and white power movements, the

corresponding rise of the AntiFa movement

c. The increased use of police officers to enforce school discipline

d. All of the above

e. “a” and “b” only

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 13

13. The _________ is one of the oldest police offices and in many states is authorized by the state constitution.

a. constable

b. state police

c. sheriff

d. coroner

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 14

14. Multi-Jurisdictional Task Forces usually operate under the direction of the

a. United States District Attorney.

b. Justice Department.

c. County Attorney.

d. FBI.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 15

15. Few police departments employ civilians (also called nonsworn or contract employees) to perform tasks that do not require the extensive training and experience of a sworn officer.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 16

16. ____________ refers to a policy of keeping officers assigned to one specific area consistently in order to develop knowledge about the players and build relationships with the community.

a. Precincts

b. Beat integrity

c. Contract city

d. Foot patrol

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 17

17. Under steady shifts, work hours are determined by a lottery system conducted by the union on an annual basis.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 18

18. ____________ mean that deputies begin their careers working in the jails, unarmed, supervising prisoners and move into patrol when a position becomes available.

a. Seniority

b. Dual-entry tracks

c. Single-entry tracks

d. Training tracks

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 19

19. Pre-service certification for law enforcement positions typically includes all but which of the following?

a. Written tests

b. Psychological tests

c. Sponsorship

d. Background checks

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 20

20. Stress-based academies have all but which of the following characteristics?

a. Residential and isolated from other groups

b. Subject the recruits to hazing and harassment

c. Incorporate military trappings such as marching in formation

d. Interweave classroom instruction with practical, hands-on exercises

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 21

21. __________________ programs provide a bridge between academy learning and autonomous authority in the field.

a. Stress-based academies

b. Field training officer

c. Campus academies

d. Military training officers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 22

22. Police operations using officers posing as prostitutes in order to arrest those who solicit them for sex are called

a. targeted enforcement.

b. John details.

c. vice sweeps.

d. red-light crackdowns.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 23

23. Factors related to the development of a police subculture include all but which of the following?

a. Recruitment of certain types of individuals

b. The development of problem-oriented policing

c. The working personality of policing

d. Stereotypes about police

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 24

24. Racial profiling as a harassment topic has developed as a result of

a. efforts to intercept the transportation of bulk drugs.

b. racial unrest in the cities.

c. civil rights movement.

d. academic research on police behavior.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 25

25. The blue wall of silence refers to police officers’ unwillingness to take action against other officers due to mistrust of their superiors and fear of alienating their brother and sister officers.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 26

26. Police are far more likely to deal with people who are drunk, high, or overwhelmed by life’s stresses than they are to deal with desperate criminals.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 27

27. Crime prevention is a prime function of police work.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 28

28. Which of the following is not a crime prevention function under Neighborhood Watch?

a. Property-marking schemes

b. Dynamic entry service of warrants

c. Citizen patrols

d. Safe Havens for children

e. None; all of the above are Neighborhood Watch activities.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 29

29. Which of the following are tools police can use for order maintenance?

a. Mediation

b. Arrest or the threat of arrest

c. Referrals to other agencies

d. All of the above

e. “a” and “c” only

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 30

30. Which Supreme Court case applied the Exclusionary Rule to state courts, and thus the actions of local police?

a. Miranda v. Arizona

b. Stinson v. Lab

c. Mapp v. Ohio

d. Tennessee v. Garner

e. Buck v. Bell

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 31

31. What was the main finding of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment?

a. Rapid response was the most effective police patrol tactic.

b. Police patrol did not have a substantial deterrent effect on crime.

c. Citizens preferred police to do foot patrol rather than motorized patrol.

d. Making numerous arrests deterred crime.

e. None of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 32

32. Which of the following best summarizes the idea behind “Broken Windows”?

a. If police tend to minor infractions, major crime will go down.

b. Dynamic entry through windows is a better tactic than going through doors.

c. There comes a point where there are too many broken windows to be able to save a neighborhood from crime.

d. citizens whose homes have been vandalized are much more likely to participate in Neighborhood Watch.

e. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 33

33. What experiment proved that police arrest had more positive deterrent effect on a particular crime type than other police responses?

a. The Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Program

b. The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

c. The Hot Spots of Crime Experiment

d. The Broken Windows Experiment

e. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 34

34. Intelligence-Led Policing is best described as thwarting crime through

a. the use of snitches.

b. random preventive patrol.

c. intensified preventive patrol.

d. analysis of crime patterns and other information.

e. none of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 35

35. Which of the following is not one of the standard structural police agencies?

a. Local police

b. State Police or State Patrol

c. Sheriff’s Office

d. Special jurisdiction police

e. None; all of the above are standard police agency structures.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 36

36. Almost all federal law enforcement officers are trained at

a. the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA.

b. the DEA. Academy in Quantico, VA.

c. the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA.

d. the three major service academies (West Point, Annapolis, and the U.S.

Air Force Academy).

e. none of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 37

37. The oldest federal law enforcement agency in the United States is the

a. FBI.

b. U.S. Marshals Service.

c. Drug Enforcement Administration.

d. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

e. Secret Service.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 38

38. State, county, and local police agencies allocate their staff according to which of the following?

a. Geography

b. Time of day

c. Specialized functions

d. All of the above

e. “a” and “b” only

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 39

39. The two primary models of police shift work are

a. detectives and civilians.

b. rotating shift and investigations.

c. steady shifts and rotating shifts.

d. personal crimes and property crimes.

e. law enforcement and order maintenance/service.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 40

40. A person must be hired by a police agency in order to attend a police academy.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 41

41. After completing the police academy training, most new police officers undergo a period of

a. undercover work, because they are new faces the crooks will not recognize.

b. a background check, either with or without a polygraph.

c. a field training program with an experienced officer.

d. a John detail.

e. none of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 42

42. Which of the following is not a potential police specialization area?

a. Marine and water rescue

b. SWAT/SRT (Special Response Team)

c. School resource officer (SRO)

d. Supervisors of civilianized agency units

e. None; all of the above are potential special assignments.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 43

43. Which of the following is/are elements of the “working personality” of a police officer described by Skolnick?

a. Authority

b. Cynicism

c. Empathy

d. “a” and “b” only

e. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 44

44. Police use of force does not include which of the following?

a. Deadly force (shootings and other force applications)

b. Firm grip

c. Pain compliance

d. Less-lethal weaponry (bean bag rounds, stun grenades, tasers, etc.)

e. None; all of the above are part of the force continuum.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 45

45. Consent decrees mandate specific changes to police agency practices in response to findings that citizens’ rights have been denied systematically.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 46

46. Which of the following represents new technologies that potentially have long range consequences for the police?

a. Drones

b. GPS and cell phone technologies

c. Nanotechnology

d. All of the above

e. “b” and “c” only

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 47

47. What is the primary mission of the police according to Peel?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 48

48. Explain what was meant by “Broken Windows.”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 49

49. Compare and contrast problem-oriented and community-oriented policing.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 50

50. Outline the use of force continuum.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 51

51. Identify and discuss at least 2 emerging issues in policing.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 52

52. Describe some of the major problems that can arise from the effects of the police subculture.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 53

53. Describe the “Blue Wall of Silence.”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 54

54. What is the difference between “single-entry” and “dual-entry” hiring tracks in sheriff’s offices?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 55

55. What is the difference between the “stress-based” and the “campus-based” police academy models?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 03 - Question 56

56. What emerging social issues are likely to have an impact on American police in the near future?