Exam 5: Policing Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Define and explain how the five factors of police discretion are used .

Police are mainly reactive because they are dependent on citizen calls for service in performing their duties.

A suspect who  shows no respect to an officer is less likely to be arrested than one who does.

What employees have taken an oath and been given powers by the state to make arrests and use necessary force in the commission of their duties?

Polic e officer s who hav e th e public' s confidence are often more effective at their jobs.

At the time of its approval by Congress, which of the following wa s not a concern raised by critics about some of the provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act ?

The risk of _______ by victims of improper police shootings and other injury producing uses of force looms over police departments and creates an incentive for administrators to impose standards for the proper use of force.

________ patrols involve an officer constantly moving through an area to prevent criminals from committing illegal acts.

What approach to crime fighting uses detailed crime statistics and forces police supervisors to meet to plan goals for crime prevention purposes?

____________ are police officers assigned for duty in schools to assist in order maintenance while also developing positive relationships with students, which may assist in delinquency prevention .

Officer Sally King has been on the force for four years. She truly loves her job, but finds it sometimes difficult to live on a police officer's salary. She has noticed many of her coworkers seem to live at a much higher standard of living than she does. She is amazed at the large homes and vehicles that a select few officers have acquired. Officer King continued her discussion with the fellow officer. She informed the officer that she would be so afraid of getting caught that she could not participate in such behavior. The officer informed her that she would be shocked at the corrupt activity within the department including officers having connections with mobsters. This would be an example of:

Which of the following is not one of the techniques used to control the police?

__________ occurs when officers violate departmental policy and /or constitutional rights by exceeding the level of force permissible and necessary in a given situation.

Which model permits close control of off-duty work, and requires firms to apply to the department to have officers assigned to them?

The _________ model allows officers to obtain off-duty employment with permission from their department.

The productivity of a police force can be measured in various ways, including ______ rate.

Critics of the USA Patriot Act claim that the Act infringes on individual rights and may even violate the United States Constitution. Do you agree with these critics? Does the Patriot Act help to keep our country safer? Support your answer with material from the text.

Preventive patrol involves increased police presence in a community in order to reduce crime.

Criminal lawsuits authorized by a federal statute against state and local officials and local agencies when citizens have evidence that these officials or agencies have violated their federal constitutional rights are referred to as Section 1983 lawsuits.

The  Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment  is considered the most influential examination of the general deterrent effects of patrol on crime.