Exam 5: The Police Role in Society: Crime Fighter or Public Servant

In the early days of American policing, the police performed social services such as housing indigents and running soup kitchens.

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and the Oath of Honor were developed by:

According to the author, ________________  is a perception that everyone is weak or corrupt.

One argument against allowing officers to accept _________________ is the perception that they may lead to special treatment.

The policing strategy that utilizes data analysis to drive decision-making in order to prevent crime is known as:

The crime control approach is consistent with the following except:

Reuss-Ianni found that the informal subculture of police enforced the notion that managers were not to be trusted.

A shift in police focus away from serving political bosses and toward serving the law was a characteristic of the:

Roland is a police officer in pursuit of a fleeing rape suspect. The chase is on foot, and Roland is a much faster runner than his partner. He catches the suspect out of sight of his partner. When his partner, Ted, arrives on the scene, he observes Roland striking the suspect, despite the fact that the suspect is already in handcuffs. The suspect does file a complaint with Internal Affairs, and Ted is questioned about the incident. Ted tells the investigator that he observed nothing out of the ordinary: When he arrived at the scene the suspect was in custody and Roland was reading him his rights. This is an example of:

According to the text, fewer than 10 percent of SWAT team deployments are in response to hostage, barricade, or active shooter situations.

According to Scheingold, the values of police subculture are like dominant American values, only they are more extreme.

Muir's police types included the professional, the reciprocating officer, the enforcer, and the clean-beat officer.

Cohen and Feldberg believe that the justification for police power comes from natural law.

Cohen and Feldberg include all of the following as ethical standards derived from the social contract except:

A program where officers and members of the public form partnerships to address problems and prevent crime is called a(n)________________________ program.

is different from the other three means of control in that it is physical.

Wilson's descriptions of the various types of police include all of the following except which?

Describe Wilson and Brown's typologies of police and explain how each might perceive the role of discretion.

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics is focused more directly on the public servant role, as opposed to the crime fighter role.

Describe the steps you would take as Chief to reduce the negative effects of the police subculture in your department.