Question 1

Which of the following is a factor on which the judicial support of police discretion is based?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police officers use intuition when a suspect gives a contradictory testimony. 
B)  Police officers may find themselves in danger of personal, physical harm and must be allowed to take steps to protect themselves. 
C)  Due to the nature of their jobs, police officers lack knowledge of human behavior. 
D)  Training allows police officers to determine threats to society but does not allow them to take action to prevent such activities. 
A)  Police officers use intuition when a suspect gives a contradictory testimony. 
B)  Police officers may find themselves in danger of personal, physical harm and must be allowed to take steps to protect themselves. 
C)  Due to the nature of their jobs, police officers lack knowledge of human behavior. 
D)  Training allows police officers to determine threats to society but does not allow them to take action to prevent such activities. B

Question 2

Steffi is a police officer. Lately, she has been working long hours with two shifts of patrolling and has had additional paperwork to complete. Her friends and colleagues have noticed that she is stressed and dejected due to exhaustion. If Steffi continues to work like this, she is likely to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  become a division chief 
B)  suffer from burnout 
C)  suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome 
D)  get additional administrative responsibilities 
A)  become a division chief 
B)  suffer from burnout 
C)  suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome 
D)  get additional administrative responsibilities B

Question 3

Which of the following environmental factors influences the way a police department is organized?

Accepted Answer

A)  The kind of infrastructural facilities in a given area 
B)  The dominant class of police officers in a given jurisdiction 
C)  The number of crimes it must deal with 
D)  The demographics of the population it must police 
A)  The kind of infrastructural facilities in a given area 
B)  The dominant class of police officers in a given jurisdiction 
C)  The number of crimes it must deal with 
D)  The demographics of the population it must police D

Question 4

Which of the following activities can be categorized under field services?

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA fingerprinting 
B)  Forensic testing 
C)  Special operations 
D)  Questioned document examinations 
A)  DNA fingerprinting 
B)  Forensic testing 
C)  Special operations 
D)  Questioned document examinations

Question 5

Kevin works in a police department and specializes in homicide cases. He has detailed knowledge on firearms. In his last homicide case, Kevin found a bullet at the crime scene and knew that the bullet was fired from a gun that is no longer manufactured. He immediately got his technicians to create a 3D image of the bullet and looked it up in a national firearms database to identify the gun and its last owner. This scenario illustrates that Kevin is:

Accepted Answer

A)  participating in a sting operation. 
B)  working as a forensic psychologist. 
C)  extracting trace evidence. 
D)  using ballistics technology. 
A)  participating in a sting operation. 
B)  working as a forensic psychologist. 
C)  extracting trace evidence. 
D)  using ballistics technology.

Question 6

Explain the factors of police discretion that influence a police officer's decisions.

Accepted Answer

A police officer's beliefs, values, pers

Question 7

Ken is a patrol officer. He has several duties as part of his patrol activities. However, Ken spends the first half of the day responding to citizen complaints and emergencies on 911 on a daily basis. According to the general categories of patrol activities specified by William Gay, Theodore Schell, and Stephen Schack, under which of the following categories can Ken's daily routine be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preventive patrol 
B)  Calls for service 
C)  Administrative duties 
D)  Officer-initiated activities 
A)  Preventive patrol 
B)  Calls for service 
C)  Administrative duties 
D)  Officer-initiated activities

Question 8

Reasonable force is force that an objective police officer realizes will place the subject in direct threat of serious injury or death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of detectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are lower in the hierarchy than are patrol officers. 
B)  Their job is primarily preventive in nature. 
C)  Their job is limited to law enforcement. 
D)  They have been the focus of much more reform attention than patrol officers. 
A)  They are lower in the hierarchy than are patrol officers. 
B)  Their job is primarily preventive in nature. 
C)  Their job is limited to law enforcement. 
D)  They have been the focus of much more reform attention than patrol officers.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the blue curtain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a bureaucratic response to an officer-involved shooting. 
B)  It sets the guiding principles that help police officers make decisions. 
C)  It separates the police from the civilians they are meant to protect. 
D)  It is a popular counterterrorism strategy employed by the federal government. 
A)  It is a bureaucratic response to an officer-involved shooting. 
B)  It sets the guiding principles that help police officers make decisions. 
C)  It separates the police from the civilians they are meant to protect. 
D)  It is a popular counterterrorism strategy employed by the federal government.

Question 11

In which of the following ways can crime mapping be used to predict future crime patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arrests made with the help of existing information can be used to collect evidence about other criminals and crime gangs. 
B)  Information can be gathered using geographic information systems to track criminal acts as they occur in time and space. 
C)  Investigators can collect trace evidence by following cold trails that were deserted due to lack of witnesses. 
D)  Police departments can use digital maps of their jurisdiction to monitor quality-of-life crimes in residential areas. 
A)  Arrests made with the help of existing information can be used to collect evidence about other criminals and crime gangs. 
B)  Information can be gathered using geographic information systems to track criminal acts as they occur in time and space. 
C)  Investigators can collect trace evidence by following cold trails that were deserted due to lack of witnesses. 
D)  Police departments can use digital maps of their jurisdiction to monitor quality-of-life crimes in residential areas.

Question 12

A factor of police discretion is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  human rights policy 
B)  a bill of rights 
C)  a referendum 
D)  departmental policy 
A)  human rights policy 
B)  a bill of rights 
C)  a referendum 
D)  departmental policy

Question 13

As a bureaucracy, which of the following is most likely the ultimate goal of a police department?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide the best service for the community within the confines of its limited resources 
B)  To recruit individuals from the community to serve in the department 
C)  To prevent criminal activities from taking place rather than solving a crime after it has happened 
D)  To maintain communal harmony and conduct public awareness campaigns 
A)  To provide the best service for the community within the confines of its limited resources 
B)  To recruit individuals from the community to serve in the department 
C)  To prevent criminal activities from taking place rather than solving a crime after it has happened 
D)  To maintain communal harmony and conduct public awareness campaigns

Question 14

A shakedown is a type of police corruption in which an officer accepts free gifts such as cigarettes, liquor, or services in return for favorable treatment of the gift giver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the context of the elements of ethics, the concept of discretion is linked with duty or an obligation to act in a certain manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In a(n) _________, formal rules govern an individual's actions and relationships with co-employees
A. bureaucracy
B. aristocracy
C. community
D. adhocracy ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a(n) _________, formal rules govern an...

Question 17

In the context of the basic purposes of police patrol described by police accountability expert Samuel Walker, which of the following is NOT one of the purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence 
B)  The maintenance of public order and a sense of security in the community 
C)  The twenty-four-hour provision of services that are not crime related 
D)  The prevention of crime by punishing suspected criminals 
A)  The deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence 
B)  The maintenance of public order and a sense of security in the community 
C)  The twenty-four-hour provision of services that are not crime related 
D)  The prevention of crime by punishing suspected criminals

Question 18

In which of the following ways can trace evidence be used in criminal investigations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is used to determine how a victim and an offender reached a crime scene. 
B)  It is often documented and can be used as evidence in court. 
C)  It is used to link evidence to a suspect, which increases the likelihood of a conviction. 
D)  It is gathered from a victim's body during the autopsy and is used to indicate the time of death. 
A)  It is used to determine how a victim and an offender reached a crime scene. 
B)  It is often documented and can be used as evidence in court. 
C)  It is used to link evidence to a suspect, which increases the likelihood of a conviction. 
D)  It is gathered from a victim's body during the autopsy and is used to indicate the time of death.

Question 19

Identify an element of police discretion.

Accepted Answer

A)  The attitude of a wrongdoer toward a police officer 
B)  The relationship between a victim and a police officer 
C)  The victim's criminal record 
D)  The human rights policy 
A)  The attitude of a wrongdoer toward a police officer 
B)  The relationship between a victim and a police officer 
C)  The victim's criminal record 
D)  The human rights policy

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of directed patrols?

Accepted Answer

A)  It targets all areas under a police department's jurisdiction. 
B)  It identifies potential criminals using government records. 
C)  It keeps a few targets under surveillance. 
D)  It attempts to prevent a specific type of crime. 
A)  It targets all areas under a police department's jurisdiction. 
B)  It identifies potential criminals using government records. 
C)  It keeps a few targets under surveillance. 
D)  It attempts to prevent a specific type of crime.

Which of the following is a factor on which the judicial support of police discretion is based?

Steffi is a police officer. Lately, she has been working long hours with two shifts of patrolling and has had additional paperwork to complete. Her friends and colleagues have noticed that she is stressed and dejected due to exhaustion. If Steffi continues to work like this, she is likely to _____.

Which of the following environmental factors influences the way a police department is organized?

Which of the following activities can be categorized under field services?

Explain the factors of police discretion that influence a police officer's decisions.

Reasonable force is force that an objective police officer realizes will place the subject in direct threat of serious injury or death.

Which of the following statements is true of detectives?

Which of the following statements is true of the blue curtain?

In which of the following ways can crime mapping be used to predict future crime patterns?

A factor of police discretion is _____.

As a bureaucracy, which of the following is most likely the ultimate goal of a police department?

A shakedown is a type of police corruption in which an officer accepts free gifts such as cigarettes, liquor, or services in return for favorable treatment of the gift giver.

In the context of the elements of ethics, the concept of discretion is linked with duty or an obligation to act in a certain manner.

In a(n) _________, formal rules govern an individual's actions and relationships with co-employees A. bureaucracy B. aristocracy C. community D. adhocracy

In the context of the basic purposes of police patrol described by police accountability expert Samuel Walker, which of the following is NOT one of the purposes?

In which of the following ways can trace evidence be used in criminal investigations?

Identify an element of police discretion.

Which of the following is a characteristic of directed patrols?

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Which of the following is a factor on which the judicial support of police discretion is based?

Steffi is a police officer. Lately, she has been working long hours with two shifts of patrolling and has had additional paperwork to complete. Her friends and colleagues have noticed that she is stressed and dejected due to exhaustion. If Steffi continues to work like this, she is likely to _____.

Which of the following environmental factors influences the way a police department is organized?

Which of the following activities can be categorized under field services?

Explain the factors of police discretion that influence a police officer's decisions.

Reasonable force is force that an objective police officer realizes will place the subject in direct threat of serious injury or death.

Which of the following statements is true of detectives?

Which of the following statements is true of the blue curtain?

In which of the following ways can crime mapping be used to predict future crime patterns?

A factor of police discretion is _____.

As a bureaucracy, which of the following is most likely the ultimate goal of a police department?

A shakedown is a type of police corruption in which an officer accepts free gifts such as cigarettes, liquor, or services in return for favorable treatment of the gift giver.

In the context of the elements of ethics, the concept of discretion is linked with duty or an obligation to act in a certain manner.

In a(n) _________, formal rules govern an individual's actions and relationships with co-employees A. bureaucracy B. aristocracy C. community D. adhocracy ​

In the context of the basic purposes of police patrol described by police accountability expert Samuel Walker, which of the following is NOT one of the purposes?

In which of the following ways can trace evidence be used in criminal investigations?

Identify an element of police discretion.

Which of the following is a characteristic of directed patrols?

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The Crime Picture Theories and Trends

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Prisons and Jails

The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

The Juvenile Justice System

Todays Challenges in Criminal Justice

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In a(n) _________, formal rules govern an individual's actions and relationships with co-employees A. bureaucracy B. aristocracy C. community D. adhocracy