Question 1

In recent years, the mission of D.A.R.E. has expanded to include

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet safety and gang involvement prevention. 
B)  bullying and cyber-bullying prevention. 
C)  prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse prevention. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Internet safety and gang involvement prevention. 
B)  bullying and cyber-bullying prevention. 
C)  prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse prevention. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 2

Your textbook describes four characteristics that generally define the role of the police. Which of the following is NOT among those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The police perform ongoing educational roles in the community. 
B)  The police are community leaders in public safety. 
C)  The police occasionally serve in a hostile or dangerous environment. 
D)  The police solve sociological and technological problems for people on a short-term basis. 
A)  The police perform ongoing educational roles in the community. 
B)  The police are community leaders in public safety. 
C)  The police occasionally serve in a hostile or dangerous environment. 
D)  The police solve sociological and technological problems for people on a short-term basis. A

Question 3

Eugene Paoline's classification of police occupational styles is based on police officers' attitudes toward citizens, supervisors, procedural guidelines, tactics, and police functions. His classification scheme includes seven different types of police officers. Which of the following is NOT one of those types?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditionalists 
B)  old-pros 
C)  avoiders 
D)  Dirty Harry enforcers 
A)  traditionalists 
B)  old-pros 
C)  avoiders 
D)  Dirty Harry enforcers C

Question 4

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the radical-right movement declined dramatically in 2011.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 2011, more arrests were made for drug abuse violations than for any other offense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately how many Americans age 12 and older reported using marijuana daily or nearly daily?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  20 million 
D)  40 million 
A)  5 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  20 million 
D)  40 million

Question 7

Which of the following reasons accounts for the relative ineffectiveness of marijuana eradication strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large quantities are generally grown in remote, largely inaccessible areas, making eradication efforts time-consuming, labor-intensive, and dangerous. 
B)  Spraying crops with chemicals can be hazardous to people, water supplies, animals, and other vegetation. 
C)  The huge profits that can be made from a marijuana crop create a powerful incentive not to be deterred by eradication efforts. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Large quantities are generally grown in remote, largely inaccessible areas, making eradication efforts time-consuming, labor-intensive, and dangerous. 
B)  Spraying crops with chemicals can be hazardous to people, water supplies, animals, and other vegetation. 
C)  The huge profits that can be made from a marijuana crop create a powerful incentive not to be deterred by eradication efforts. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

No scientific study, among the many evaluations that have been conducted, has discovered any statistically significant difference in drug-usage rates between students who had taken D.A.R.E. and those who had not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As of September 28, 2011, approximately how many community policing officers and deputies have been funded by COPS?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,200 
B)  12,000 
C)  120,000 
D)  1,200,000 
A)  1,200 
B)  12,000 
C)  120,000 
D)  1,200,000

Question 10

Your textbook gives three reasons why, despite low crime-solving rates by detectives, many police departments continue to employ them. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detectives have interrogation and case presentation skills that assist in prosecution. 
B)  Detectives have wider jurisdiction than patrol officers do, and can arrest and book some suspects that other police officers cannot. 
C)  Law enforcement executives can assign detectives to a major, high-profile case to demonstrate to the public that they are committing resources to the matter. 
D)  Technical knowledge, such as knowing about burglary tools, does help in some investigations and prosecutions. 
A)  Detectives have interrogation and case presentation skills that assist in prosecution. 
B)  Detectives have wider jurisdiction than patrol officers do, and can arrest and book some suspects that other police officers cannot. 
C)  Law enforcement executives can assign detectives to a major, high-profile case to demonstrate to the public that they are committing resources to the matter. 
D)  Technical knowledge, such as knowing about burglary tools, does help in some investigations and prosecutions.

Question 11

Your textbook lists 10 roles that can be assumed by cybercriminals. Name and describe four of these.

Accepted Answer

Answers can include any of the following

Question 12

As of July 31, 2012, how many foreign terrorist organizations were recognized by the U.S. State Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  21 
B)  34 
C)  48 
D)  61 
A)  21 
B)  34 
C)  48 
D)  61

Question 13

According to a recent public opinion poll, what percentage of Americans thought the U.S. and its allies were winning the war on terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  29% 
B)  42% 
C)  58% 
D)  71% 
A)  29% 
B)  42% 
C)  58% 
D)  71%

Question 14

In 2012, approximately ________ of federal prisoners and, at year-end 2009, ________ of state prisoners were incarcerated for drug offenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  6%; 14% 
B)  19%; 19% 
C)  48%; 18% 
D)  19%; 37% 
A)  6%; 14% 
B)  19%; 19% 
C)  48%; 18% 
D)  19%; 37%

Question 15

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for violent crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  70% 
A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  70%

Question 16

Which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of law enforcement officers assaulted in the United States in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  disturbance calls 
B)  handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 
C)  investigation of suspicious persons and circumstances 
D)  traffic pursuits and stops 
A)  disturbance calls 
B)  handling, transporting, custody of prisoners 
C)  investigation of suspicious persons and circumstances 
D)  traffic pursuits and stops

Question 17

Given the law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in the United States in 2011, which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambush by assailants 
B)  attacks during arrest situations 
C)  traffic pursuits and stops 
D)  disturbance calls 
A)  ambush by assailants 
B)  attacks during arrest situations 
C)  traffic pursuits and stops 
D)  disturbance calls

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true about terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is one of the oldest forms of human conflict. 
B)  It has been used by both right-wing and left-wing political organizations, by ethnic and nationalistic groups, by revolutionaries, and by the armies and secret police of established governments. 
C)  The modern era of terrorism began with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, according to the FBI. 
D)  The terrorist acts of 9/11 constituted the bloodiest day on American soil since the Civil War. 
A)  It is one of the oldest forms of human conflict. 
B)  It has been used by both right-wing and left-wing political organizations, by ethnic and nationalistic groups, by revolutionaries, and by the armies and secret police of established governments. 
C)  The modern era of terrorism began with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, according to the FBI. 
D)  The terrorist acts of 9/11 constituted the bloodiest day on American soil since the Civil War.

Question 19

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for property crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  70% 
A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  70%

Question 20

In 2007, approximately ________ local police departments had one or more officers assigned full-time to a multiagency drug enforcement task force, about the same number as in 2003.

Accepted Answer

A)  two in seven 
B)  one in four 
C)  one in ten 
D)  three in twenty 
A)  two in seven 
B)  one in four 
C)  one in ten 
D)  three in twenty

In recent years, the mission of D.A.R.E. has expanded to include

Your textbook describes four characteristics that generally define the role of the police. Which of the following is NOT among those characteristics?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the radical-right movement declined dramatically in 2011.

In 2011, more arrests were made for drug abuse violations than for any other offense.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately how many Americans age 12 and older reported using marijuana daily or nearly daily?

Which of the following reasons accounts for the relative ineffectiveness of marijuana eradication strategies?

No scientific study, among the many evaluations that have been conducted, has discovered any statistically significant difference in drug-usage rates between students who had taken D.A.R.E. and those who had not.

As of September 28, 2011, approximately how many community policing officers and deputies have been funded by COPS?

Your textbook gives three reasons why, despite low crime-solving rates by detectives, many police departments continue to employ them. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

Your textbook lists 10 roles that can be assumed by cybercriminals. Name and describe four of these.

As of July 31, 2012, how many foreign terrorist organizations were recognized by the U.S. State Department?

According to a recent public opinion poll, what percentage of Americans thought the U.S. and its allies were winning the war on terrorism?

In 2012, approximately of federal prisoners and, at year-end 2009, of state prisoners were incarcerated for drug offenses.

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for violent crimes?

Which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of law enforcement officers assaulted in the United States in 2011?

Given the law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in the United States in 2011, which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of deaths?

Which of the following is NOT true about terrorism?

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for property crimes?

In 2007, approximately ________ local police departments had one or more officers assigned full-time to a multiagency drug enforcement task force, about the same number as in 2003.

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law Enforcement

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

The Future of Criminal Justice in the United States

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Exam 6: Policing: Roles, Styles, and Functions

In recent years, the mission of D.A.R.E. has expanded to include

Your textbook describes four characteristics that generally define the role of the police. Which of the following is NOT among those characteristics?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the radical-right movement declined dramatically in 2011.

In 2011, more arrests were made for drug abuse violations than for any other offense.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately how many Americans age 12 and older reported using marijuana daily or nearly daily?

Which of the following reasons accounts for the relative ineffectiveness of marijuana eradication strategies?

No scientific study, among the many evaluations that have been conducted, has discovered any statistically significant difference in drug-usage rates between students who had taken D.A.R.E. and those who had not.

As of September 28, 2011, approximately how many community policing officers and deputies have been funded by COPS?

Your textbook gives three reasons why, despite low crime-solving rates by detectives, many police departments continue to employ them. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

Your textbook lists 10 roles that can be assumed by cybercriminals. Name and describe four of these.

As of July 31, 2012, how many foreign terrorist organizations were recognized by the U.S. State Department?

According to a recent public opinion poll, what percentage of Americans thought the U.S. and its allies were winning the war on terrorism?

In 2012, approximately ________ of federal prisoners and, at year-end 2009, ________ of state prisoners were incarcerated for drug offenses.

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for violent crimes?

Which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of law enforcement officers assaulted in the United States in 2011?

Given the law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in the United States in 2011, which of the following circumstances accounted for the largest number of deaths?

Which of the following is NOT true about terrorism?

In 2011, what was the approximate nationwide clearance rate for property crimes?

In 2007, approximately ________ local police departments had one or more officers assigned full-time to a multiagency drug enforcement task force, about the same number as in 2003.

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law Enforcement

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

The Future of Criminal Justice in the United States

Filters

In 2012, approximately of federal prisoners and, at year-end 2009, of state prisoners were incarcerated for drug offenses.