Question 1

What is currently the biggest problem involving DNA evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) The backlog of evidence to be analyzed 
B) The low accuracy rate of DNA testing 
C) The refusal of some jurisdictions to allow DNA testing 
D) The failure of judges and juries to understand the significance of DNA testing 
A) The backlog of evidence to be analyzed 
B) The low accuracy rate of DNA testing 
C) The refusal of some jurisdictions to allow DNA testing 
D) The failure of judges and juries to understand the significance of DNA testing

Question 2

Police became more involved with people with mental disabilities in the ________,when a large number of institutions for those with mental disabilities closed because of cuts made to federal mental health funding.

Accepted Answer

A) 1960s 
B) 1980s 
C) 2000s 
D) 1940s 
A) 1960s 
B) 1980s 
C) 2000s 
D) 1940s

Question 3

________ is a policing strategy that focuses on reducing crime and disorder,such as loitering and graffiti,by involving residents in the job of policing.

Accepted Answer

A) Thermal image policing 
B) Problem-oriented policing 
C) Preventive patrol policing 
D) Community-oriented policing 
A) Thermal image policing 
B) Problem-oriented policing 
C) Preventive patrol policing 
D) Community-oriented policing

Question 4

Which of the following is a complaint on aggressive order maintenance policing?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggressive order maintenance policing reduces crime and residents' fear of crime. 
B) Aggressive enforcement of corrective measures for minor offenses decreases the quality of life in neighborhoods. 
C) Aggressive order maintenance policing focuses mainly on white people. 
D) Aggressive order maintenance results in targeted policing in poor neighborhoods. 
A) Aggressive order maintenance policing reduces crime and residents' fear of crime. 
B) Aggressive enforcement of corrective measures for minor offenses decreases the quality of life in neighborhoods. 
C) Aggressive order maintenance policing focuses mainly on white people. 
D) Aggressive order maintenance results in targeted policing in poor neighborhoods.

Question 5

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the homeless?

Accepted Answer

A) All homeless people are unemployed. 
B) Homeless persons are often victims of crime. 
C) More Blacks are homeless than are Whites. 
D) All of these statements are false. 
A) All homeless people are unemployed. 
B) Homeless persons are often victims of crime. 
C) More Blacks are homeless than are Whites. 
D) All of these statements are false.

Question 6

Dr.Lopez works for the criminal court in Miami,Florida.She interviews and examines defendants who are being tried for serious crimes.After she meets with the defendants,she determines if they are competent to stand trial.Dr.Lopez is a:

Accepted Answer

A) forensic pathologist. 
B) forensic psychologist. 
C) forensic entomologist. 
D) forensic accountant. 
A) forensic pathologist. 
B) forensic psychologist. 
C) forensic entomologist. 
D) forensic accountant.

Question 7

Which of the following is a FALSE statement according to research on elder abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) Perpetrators were mostly between 30 and 50 years of age. 
B) The majority of the victims of elder abuse were males. 
C) Most alleged perpetrators were adult children of the victim or other family members. 
D) All of these statements are false. 
A) Perpetrators were mostly between 30 and 50 years of age. 
B) The majority of the victims of elder abuse were males. 
C) Most alleged perpetrators were adult children of the victim or other family members. 
D) All of these statements are false.

Question 8

In general,________ are more likely to support community policing.

Accepted Answer

A) white male heterosexual officers 
B) gays and lesbians 
C) women 
D) officers of color 
A) white male heterosexual officers 
B) gays and lesbians 
C) women 
D) officers of color

Question 9

Which of the following is an indicator that a police department has implemented community policing strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) All of these answers are correct. 
B) Officers patrolling by foot or by bicycle on a daily basis 
C) Meeting with community groups 
D) Employing full-time community resource officers 
A) All of these answers are correct. 
B) Officers patrolling by foot or by bicycle on a daily basis 
C) Meeting with community groups 
D) Employing full-time community resource officers

Question 10

A group of university students was granted permission to hold a rally.On the day of the rally,6,500 people gathered in a common area.The city's police department was called to help manage the crowds.At the rally,the role of the police was:

Accepted Answer

A) maintaining order. 
B) providing a service. 
C) all of these. 
D) enforcing the law. 
A) maintaining order. 
B) providing a service. 
C) all of these. 
D) enforcing the law.

Question 11

________ is the fanning out of substations in various areas so that the police maintain a physical presence throughout the community.

Accepted Answer

A) Civilianization 
B) Decentralization of command 
C) Privatization of police stations 
D) Reducing the use of CompStat 
A) Civilianization 
B) Decentralization of command 
C) Privatization of police stations 
D) Reducing the use of CompStat

Question 12

Wilson and Kelling's broken windows theory argues that there is a relationship between higher crime rates and:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of community policing officers. 
B) the level of deterioration of a neighborhood. 
C) the presence of police officers on foot patrol. 
D) police training. 
A) the number of community policing officers. 
B) the level of deterioration of a neighborhood. 
C) the presence of police officers on foot patrol. 
D) police training.

Question 13

Who is responsible for locating key parties at a crime scene?

Accepted Answer

A) The criminal judge 
B) The crime scene technician 
C) The patrol officer 
D) The dispatcher 
A) The criminal judge 
B) The crime scene technician 
C) The patrol officer 
D) The dispatcher

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a key focus of police work?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing crime 
B) Recording court proceedings 
C) Responding to crime 
D) None of these answers are correct;all are key aspects of police work. 
A) Reducing crime 
B) Recording court proceedings 
C) Responding to crime 
D) None of these answers are correct;all are key aspects of police work.

Question 15

Why are police most often dispatched after a call?

Accepted Answer

A) To check on the status of a violent crime 
B) To make an arrest 
C) To check on the status of an in-progress criminal activity 
D) To maintain order in a community 
A) To check on the status of a violent crime 
B) To make an arrest 
C) To check on the status of an in-progress criminal activity 
D) To maintain order in a community

Question 16

Why were a large number of institutions for the mentally ill closed?

Accepted Answer

A) Most mentally ill people were criminals and belonged in prison,not mental health institutions. 
B) Family members started to take responsibility for mentally ill relatives. 
C) There were cuts made to federal health care funding. 
D) Most mentally ill people need not to be institutionalizeD. 
A) Most mentally ill people were criminals and belonged in prison,not mental health institutions. 
B) Family members started to take responsibility for mentally ill relatives. 
C) There were cuts made to federal health care funding. 
D) Most mentally ill people need not to be institutionalizeD.

Question 17

Line activities of police include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) communications. 
B) follow-up investigations. 
C) traffic operations. 
D) foot patrols. 
A) communications. 
B) follow-up investigations. 
C) traffic operations. 
D) foot patrols.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a principal role of policing?

Accepted Answer

A) Enforcing the law 
B) Providing permanent holding facilities for arrested persons 
C) Maintaining order 
D) Providing services 
A) Enforcing the law 
B) Providing permanent holding facilities for arrested persons 
C) Maintaining order 
D) Providing services

Question 19

Police use geographic information systems (GIS)to produce descriptions of crime occurrences and analyze the relationships between variables such as:

Accepted Answer

A) suspect and location. 
B) witness and victim. 
C) location and time. 
D) time and victim. 
A) suspect and location. 
B) witness and victim. 
C) location and time. 
D) time and victim.

Question 20

Newly appointed deputy sheriffs are usually first assigned to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a stint in the county's jail facility 
B) controlling traffic in the neighboring state 
C) an investigative stint in the federal government 
D) patrol duty in the local neighborhood 
A) a stint in the county's jail facility 
B) controlling traffic in the neighboring state 
C) an investigative stint in the federal government 
D) patrol duty in the local neighborhood

What is currently the biggest problem involving DNA evidence?

Police became more involved with people with mental disabilities in the ________,when a large number of institutions for those with mental disabilities closed because of cuts made to federal mental health funding.

________ is a policing strategy that focuses on reducing crime and disorder,such as loitering and graffiti,by involving residents in the job of policing.

Which of the following is a complaint on aggressive order maintenance policing?

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the homeless?

Dr.Lopez works for the criminal court in Miami,Florida.She interviews and examines defendants who are being tried for serious crimes.After she meets with the defendants,she determines if they are competent to stand trial.Dr.Lopez is a:

Which of the following is a FALSE statement according to research on elder abuse?

In general,________ are more likely to support community policing.

Which of the following is an indicator that a police department has implemented community policing strategies?

A group of university students was granted permission to hold a rally.On the day of the rally,6,500 people gathered in a common area.The city's police department was called to help manage the crowds.At the rally,the role of the police was:

________ is the fanning out of substations in various areas so that the police maintain a physical presence throughout the community.

Wilson and Kelling's broken windows theory argues that there is a relationship between higher crime rates and:

Who is responsible for locating key parties at a crime scene?

Which of the following is NOT a key focus of police work?

Why are police most often dispatched after a call?

Why were a large number of institutions for the mentally ill closed?

Line activities of police include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a principal role of policing?

Police use geographic information systems (GIS)to produce descriptions of crime occurrences and analyze the relationships between variables such as:

Newly appointed deputy sheriffs are usually first assigned to ________.

What Is the Criminal Justice System

Types of Crime

Causes of Crime

Criminal Law and Defenses

Overview of Policing

Legal and Special Issues in Policing

The Courts

Pretrial and Trial

Sentencing

Overview of Corrections

Jails and Prisons

Community Corrections

Understanding and Helping Victims

Juvenile Justice

Evolving Challenges in Criminal Justice

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Exam 6: Policing Operations

What is currently the biggest problem involving DNA evidence?

Police became more involved with people with mental disabilities in the ________,when a large number of institutions for those with mental disabilities closed because of cuts made to federal mental health funding.

________ is a policing strategy that focuses on reducing crime and disorder,such as loitering and graffiti,by involving residents in the job of policing.

Which of the following is a complaint on aggressive order maintenance policing?

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the homeless?

Dr.Lopez works for the criminal court in Miami,Florida.She interviews and examines defendants who are being tried for serious crimes.After she meets with the defendants,she determines if they are competent to stand trial.Dr.Lopez is a:

Which of the following is a FALSE statement according to research on elder abuse?

In general,________ are more likely to support community policing.

Which of the following is an indicator that a police department has implemented community policing strategies?

A group of university students was granted permission to hold a rally.On the day of the rally,6,500 people gathered in a common area.The city's police department was called to help manage the crowds.At the rally,the role of the police was:

________ is the fanning out of substations in various areas so that the police maintain a physical presence throughout the community.

Wilson and Kelling's broken windows theory argues that there is a relationship between higher crime rates and:

Who is responsible for locating key parties at a crime scene?

Which of the following is NOT a key focus of police work?

Why are police most often dispatched after a call?

Why were a large number of institutions for the mentally ill closed?

Line activities of police include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a principal role of policing?

Police use geographic information systems (GIS)to produce descriptions of crime occurrences and analyze the relationships between variables such as:

Newly appointed deputy sheriffs are usually first assigned to ________.

What Is the Criminal Justice System

Types of Crime

Causes of Crime

Criminal Law and Defenses

Overview of Policing

Legal and Special Issues in Policing

The Courts

Pretrial and Trial

Sentencing

Overview of Corrections

Jails and Prisons

Community Corrections

Understanding and Helping Victims

Juvenile Justice

Evolving Challenges in Criminal Justice

Filters