Exam 5: Patrol: The Backbone Of Policing

Police unions usually support one-officer patrol cars in an attempt to be fiscally conservative.

Combination patrols provide the most versatile approach to preventing or deterring crime and apprehending criminals.

Calls for service may be answered by either sworn or nonsworn officers.

General patrol is also referred to as __________.

All uniformed officers should enforce traffic laws because of the potential for __________.

Results of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment showed that decreasing or increasing routine preventive patrol had no effect on __________.

Modern police patrol cars are greatly enhanced by technology.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies show that seat belts are most effective in preventing __________.

Which of the following statements is true?

What is the name of the center that allows law enforcement access to the FBI's database?

Police officers in the United States were originally on foot or horseback.

The Supreme Court has ruled that taking a blood sample from a driver suspected of being intoxicated does not violate the Fourth Amendment even though no warrant has been obtained.

Outline and discuss the basic causes of traffic crashes and the role of the police in detecting impaired drivers and preventing crashes.

Geographic information systems is a form of _________________.

When the officer has an ulterior motive for a stop,this is called a ___________________ or a pretext stop.

In a recent study,there was no difference between citizen officer contact when using bike patrols versus automobile patrols.

Bike patrol is sometimes used in conjunction with stakeouts.

Research on the effectiveness of preventive patrol indicates that a crime prevented by a passing patrol car can be,and usually is,committed as soon as the police are gone.

Using foot patrol in conjunction with automobile patrol is called __________.

In Michigan Department of State Police v.Sitz (1990),the Supreme Court ruled that _________________________ are constitutional because the states have a "substantial interest" in keeping intoxicated drivers off the roads.