Question 1

________ is the use of volunteer,self-appointed committees organized to suppress crime and punish criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) The blue code of silence 
B) Privatization 
C) The slave patrol system 
D) Vigilantism 
A) The blue code of silence 
B) Privatization 
C) The slave patrol system 
D) Vigilantism

Question 2

Officer Blanc has seen her partner mistreat suspects and falsify police reports.Officer Blanc is unlikely to report the misbehavior of her partner because of:

Accepted Answer

A) simulation-based training. 
B) privatization. 
C) the blue code of silence. 
D) the frankpledge system. 
A) simulation-based training. 
B) privatization. 
C) the blue code of silence. 
D) the frankpledge system.

Question 3

Which of the following is a feature of police departments in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) They generally provide permanent housing to arrested persons. 
B) They typically do not perform law enforcement duties. 
C) They operate mostly in rural areas. 
D) They outnumber sheriffs' offices by four to one. 
A) They generally provide permanent housing to arrested persons. 
B) They typically do not perform law enforcement duties. 
C) They operate mostly in rural areas. 
D) They outnumber sheriffs' offices by four to one.

Question 4

Police view of themselves as a "band of brothers"-or "sisters"-against everyone else in society.This is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) discourse 
B) community policing 
C) fragmentation 
D) siege mentality 
A) discourse 
B) community policing 
C) fragmentation 
D) siege mentality

Question 5

Which of the following statements is FALSE about female police officers?

Accepted Answer

A) Female police officers rely on lower levels of physical force. 
B) Female police officers have better communication skills than their male counterparts. 
C) Women are less proficient in defusing potentially violent confrontations than are men. 
D) Women police officers are less familiar with the boot camp approach to training than are male police officers. 
A) Female police officers rely on lower levels of physical force. 
B) Female police officers have better communication skills than their male counterparts. 
C) Women are less proficient in defusing potentially violent confrontations than are men. 
D) Women police officers are less familiar with the boot camp approach to training than are male police officers.

Question 6

Police arrest in only about ________ the cases in which evidence of a crime is present.

Accepted Answer

A) one-tenth 
B) half 
C) three-fourth 
D) one-fourth 
A) one-tenth 
B) half 
C) three-fourth 
D) one-fourth

Question 7

Which of the following is true of police discretion?

Accepted Answer

A) Officers' discretionary decisions can never fulfill the spirit of the law if they do not follow the letter of the law. 
B) Police discretion can never lead to corruption. 
C) Professionals with discretionary power are immune from the temptation to abuse the authority that accompanies this power. 
D) It allows officers to decide where to focus their energies. 
A) Officers' discretionary decisions can never fulfill the spirit of the law if they do not follow the letter of the law. 
B) Police discretion can never lead to corruption. 
C) Professionals with discretionary power are immune from the temptation to abuse the authority that accompanies this power. 
D) It allows officers to decide where to focus their energies.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the percentages of African Americans,Latinos,and women in the local law enforcement agencies as of 2007?

Accepted Answer

A) There are more African Americans than Latinos. 
B) There are more Latinos than African Americans. 
C) There are more women than African Americans. 
D) There are more Latinos than women. 
A) There are more African Americans than Latinos. 
B) There are more Latinos than African Americans. 
C) There are more women than African Americans. 
D) There are more Latinos than women.

Question 9

U.S.Customs and Border Protection and U.S.Immigration are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) combating human smuggling. 
B) combating importation of agricultural pests. 
C) providing security for federal judges. 
D) protecting the nation's borders from terrorism. 
A) combating human smuggling. 
B) combating importation of agricultural pests. 
C) providing security for federal judges. 
D) protecting the nation's borders from terrorism.

Question 10

The first publicly funded city police departments in the United States were ________.

Accepted Answer

A) slave patrols created to keep slaves from rebelling or running away 
B) immigrant police departments who responded to what individuals in power wanted them to do 
C) police departments established to deal with illegal immigrants 
D) vigilantes who used to keep a watch over people during the night 
A) slave patrols created to keep slaves from rebelling or running away 
B) immigrant police departments who responded to what individuals in power wanted them to do 
C) police departments established to deal with illegal immigrants 
D) vigilantes who used to keep a watch over people during the night

________ is the use of volunteer,self-appointed committees organized to suppress crime and punish criminals.

Officer Blanc has seen her partner mistreat suspects and falsify police reports.Officer Blanc is unlikely to report the misbehavior of her partner because of:

Which of the following is a feature of police departments in the United States?

Police view of themselves as a "band of brothers"-or "sisters"-against everyone else in society.This is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about female police officers?

Police arrest in only about ________ the cases in which evidence of a crime is present.

Which of the following is true of police discretion?

Which of the following statements is true about the percentages of African Americans,Latinos,and women in the local law enforcement agencies as of 2007?

U.S.Customs and Border Protection and U.S.Immigration are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

The first publicly funded city police departments in the United States were ________.

What Is the Criminal Justice System

Types of Crime

Causes of Crime

Criminal Law and Defenses

Policing Operations

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 5: Overview of Policing

________ is the use of volunteer,self-appointed committees organized to suppress crime and punish criminals.

Officer Blanc has seen her partner mistreat suspects and falsify police reports.Officer Blanc is unlikely to report the misbehavior of her partner because of:

Which of the following is a feature of police departments in the United States?

Police view of themselves as a "band of brothers"-or "sisters"-against everyone else in society.This is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about female police officers?

Police arrest in only about ________ the cases in which evidence of a crime is present.

Which of the following is true of police discretion?

Which of the following statements is true about the percentages of African Americans,Latinos,and women in the local law enforcement agencies as of 2007?

U.S.Customs and Border Protection and U.S.Immigration are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

The first publicly funded city police departments in the United States were ________.

What Is the Criminal Justice System

Types of Crime

Causes of Crime

Criminal Law and Defenses

Policing Operations

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