Exam 7: Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Which is not a mechanism used to control the police?

Looking only at victim statistics,police kill more young African American men than young Caucasian men.

What new technologies are used to monitor the public,crime suspects,and prison inmates?

The rotten-apple theory explains nearly all police corruption.

Sean works with the U.S.government in combating terrorism.His sole objective is to prevent another September 11th-like catastrophe from happening on U.S.soil.He works with various state and federal agencies not only to try to protect Americans from the threat of terrorism but also to try to safeguard protected constitutional rights from unneeded intrusions.Sean works to fight both domestic and international terrorism. Sean needs to balance the protection of suspects' constitutional rights with the need to prevent another terrorist event.Which piece of legislation has the potential to infringe on the rights of citizens in regard to searches and surveillance?

Funding for homeland security issues generally comes from money supporting community policing.

The ________ is a nonprofit organization formed by major law enforcement associations to develop standards for police practices and policies.

Lawsuits charging brutality,false arrest,and negligence are brought in state and _______ courts.

Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in private policing?

The lack of threats in society has forced private security to decrease.

The acronym CODIS stands for

Which of the following is considered a new technology in weapons?

According to your text,work in the internal affairs unit is stressful.

Favoritism includes issuing license tabs,window stickers,or courtesy cards that exempt users from arrest or apply only to certain individuals.

____________________ are officers who accept payoffs that circumstances of police work bring their way.

You are the chief of police of your local police department.How would you ensure that lethal force is only used as a last resort?

____________________ are officers who aggressively misuse their power for personal gain.

Which of the following occurs when officers lie to provide an alibi for fellow officers who were engaged in unlawful activity?

Impressions from the ridges on the fingertips that are left behind on objects due to natural secretions from the skin or contaminating materials,such as ink,blood,or dirt,which were present on the fingertips at the time of their contact with the objects are called ___________ fingerprints.

There have been many protests against police use of violence in recent years.Should police limit the use of force? Defend your position.