Exam 5: Policing Contemporary Issues and Challenges

The approach in which calls for service are the main instigators of police action is known as _________ policing.

Which of the following is not one of the ways that police officers can break the law and disobey departmental policies?

CALEA is a nonprofit organization formed by major law enforcement executives' associations to:

Officers are expected to use ___________when making choices in ambiguous situations.

Geographic concentrations of crime are called _____________.

Violence between spouses or intimate partners is typically called domestic violence.

J oint planning for emergencies, hiring of private firms to guard govern ment facilities, and hiring of police officers for off-duty private security work are examples of the __________ model.

School resource officers are classified as special operations.

_____________ includes p rograms through which criminal justice officials cultivate relationships with and rely on assistance from citizens in preventing crime and apprehending offenders within neighborhoods.

Foot patrol and decentralization of command are two hallmarks of __________ policing.

Which of the following is not part of the process of catching a suspect?

The application of force against individuals by police officers that violates either departmental policies or constitutional rights by exceeding the level of force permissible in a given situation is called:

According to a study of police officers in Wilmington, Delaware, _________ consumes the most time of an officer.

The ________ was passed by Congress in 2001to expand the federal government's ability to conduct searches and surveillance of suspected terrorists.

Amy is late for work at a prestigious law farm.  She is driving through town when she sees police lights flashing in her rear view mirror.  She immediately pulls off to the side of the road and retrieves her license and proof of ​car insurance.  She puts her car window down and waits patiently for the officer to arrive.  When he does, she smiles and offers her documents to the officer, using "Sir" when addressing him.

Hot spots are locations where crimes occur frequently.

Fusion centers were developed to encourage the use of community policing techniques.

Which of the following is not one of the five factors that officers must take into account when exercising discretion?

Which of the following is composed of active police officers?

Problem-oriented policing tries to find the underlying causes of crime.