Exam 5: Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing

In ____,the U.S.Supreme Court set the limits for the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.

The most common way for someone to become a detective is to ___________________.

Confidential informants are generally police officers who are working undercover to infiltrate criminal organizations.

Directed patrol strategies are also known as preventive patrol.

__________________ is force applied by a police officer that is likely or intended to cause death.

A __________ is the smallest stretch that a police officer or group of police officers regularly patrol.

Tennessee v.Garner (1985)outlawed the use of deadly force by police officers.

A police officer who accepts free "gifts" such as cigarettes,liquor or services in return for favorable treatment of the gift giver is said be participating in mooching.

Paperwork takes up to ____ of a patrol officer's time.

Rookies begin the process of socialization from the first day on the job.

Time elapsed between the instant a call for service is received and the instant a police officer arrives on the scene,otherwise referred to as ____,has become a benchmark for police efficiency.

How do differential response strategies enable police departments to respond more efficiently to 911 calls?

Discuss the use of force and when police are justified in using deadly force.

An officer suffering from _______________ will re-experience the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks.

The majority of a patrol officer's time is spent on:

The misuse of authority by a law enforcement officer is _______________.

Describe how forensic experts use DNA fingerprinting to solve crimes.

Many communities rely on an external procedure for handling citizen complaints,which is known as ___________________________.

Ballistics is the study of __________.

The use of force by police officers occurs in about ____ percent of all police-public encounters.