Exam 5: Police and Policing

More than half of all law enforcement agencies have recruitment efforts that target females and minorities.

___________ serve as a clearinghouse of information for the Department of Homeland Security and provide opportunities for agencies at all levels to share information about terrorist or other criminal threats.

The three basic styles of policing are:

Three primary obstacles to the implementation of community policing are:

At base, peacekeeping means _______________.

___________ activities are those that relate directly to the detection and apprehension of criminal offenders.

Community policing is not a topic of basic police training in most police academies in the United States.

Historically, the most important role of the police was that of first aid.

Many local police agencies, particularly small departments, are consolidated with emergency medical services (EMT) and fire services to create a "public safety" agency.

The police are the agency of last resort.

As provided by Wilson (1968), the three main functions of police are:

________ entails distrust or suspicion.

_____________ is an approach to policing that relies on community definitions of police functions and a partnership between the police and the community in the production of public safety.

Which form of police management features a rigid chain of command?

The three most important factors that influence the practice of policing are:

Police departments are classified as either completely proactive or completely reactive.

Police specialization:

Compstat was first implemented in Philadelphia.

Before _____________, England had no specialized police force or public office charged with maintaining public order.

Less than one third of all police academies require field training.