Question 1

Compare and contrast probable cause and reasonable suspicion.

Accepted Answer

Probable cause requires that, to obtain

Question 2

Ernesto Miranda was arrested for the kidnapping and rape of a girl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The suspect, the victim, and witnesses are the __________ variables that affect police discretion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suspect, the victim, and witnesses are...

Question 4

Policing continues to be a male-dominated profession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the common factor in all legal warrantless searches?

Accepted Answer

A)  reasonable suspicion 
B)  danger to the community 
C)  probable cause 
D)  consent 
A)  reasonable suspicion 
B)  danger to the community 
C)  probable cause 
D)  consent

Question 6

Under which category of exigent circumstances may a warrant be authorized because the evidence could be easily and quickly destroyed?

Accepted Answer

A)  evanescent evidence 
B)  hot pursuit 
C)  escape 
D)  danger to others 
A)  evanescent evidence 
B)  hot pursuit 
C)  escape 
D)  danger to others

Question 7

The Fifth Amendment provides for the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The flexibility the police have in making decisions is called

Accepted Answer

A)  discretion. 
B)  the blue wall. 
C)  the code of silence. 
D)  solidarity. 
A)  discretion. 
B)  the blue wall. 
C)  the code of silence. 
D)  solidarity.

Question 9

Police are least likely to arrest the suspect when

Accepted Answer

A)  they themselves initiate the call. 
B)  the victim is hostile toward the suspect. 
C)  the suspect is hostile. 
D)  they are summoned to a call. 
A)  they themselves initiate the call. 
B)  the victim is hostile toward the suspect. 
C)  the suspect is hostile. 
D)  they are summoned to a call.

Question 10

The need for funding in order to help police departments prepare, prevent, and recover from terrorist attacks is an example of contingency theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement accurately summarizes the research on individual variables and police discretion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young, white officers are more likely to make arrests than older minority officers. 
B)  Young, female officers are less likely to make arrests than older male officers. 
C)  Older officers are more likely to arrest younger offenders. 
D)  Older, female officers are more likely to arrest younger male offenders. 
A)  Young, white officers are more likely to make arrests than older minority officers. 
B)  Young, female officers are less likely to make arrests than older male officers. 
C)  Older officers are more likely to arrest younger offenders. 
D)  Older, female officers are more likely to arrest younger male offenders.

Question 12

Discuss the history of technology in criminal investigations. Explain how both police officers and criminals use technology to their advantage. Provide one example of how police may abuse technology.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. They may range from t

Question 13

Provide an example of federalism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Federalism

Question 14

Steve has been an internal affairs investigator for about 15 years. Before working for internal affairs, Steve was likely a

Accepted Answer

A)  college student. 
B)  police officer. 
C)  citizen reviewer. 
D)  foreign correspondent. 
A)  college student. 
B)  police officer. 
C)  citizen reviewer. 
D)  foreign correspondent.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of police providing community service activities to juveniles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officer Dunne works with child protective services to ensure that 10-year-old Makayla is safely removed from her parents. 
B)  Officer Dunne contacts Brandon's parents after Brandon is caught defacing a community center. 
C)  Officer Dunne coordinates a fundraiser to help raise money for victims of a local fire. 
D)  Officer Dunne visits Hillside School every Friday to provide drug and alcohol resistance education to the sixth grade class. 
A)  Officer Dunne works with child protective services to ensure that 10-year-old Makayla is safely removed from her parents. 
B)  Officer Dunne contacts Brandon's parents after Brandon is caught defacing a community center. 
C)  Officer Dunne coordinates a fundraiser to help raise money for victims of a local fire. 
D)  Officer Dunne visits Hillside School every Friday to provide drug and alcohol resistance education to the sixth grade class.

Question 16

The acronym PEST stands for police, economic, social, and technological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

List the three categories of exigent circumstances.

Accepted Answer

(1) hot pursuit,
(2)

Question 18

The Supreme Court's decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) resulted in police being allowed to stop and frisk individuals if there was reasonable suspicion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

External, internal, organizational, and operational are types of __________ common in policing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of External, internal, organizational, and operational are types...

Question 20

Which of the following is consistent with contingency theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the 9/11 attacks, police need funding to prevent, prepare, and recover from terrorist attacks. 
B)  Most police funding today should be used to train police about excessive force issues. 
C)  Police departments should chase after grant funding whether or not they really want to implement whatever the grant is actually for. 
D)  Racial and gender disparities in the police force are primarily caused by the police subculture. 
A)  Since the 9/11 attacks, police need funding to prevent, prepare, and recover from terrorist attacks. 
B)  Most police funding today should be used to train police about excessive force issues. 
C)  Police departments should chase after grant funding whether or not they really want to implement whatever the grant is actually for. 
D)  Racial and gender disparities in the police force are primarily caused by the police subculture.

Compare and contrast probable cause and reasonable suspicion.

Ernesto Miranda was arrested for the kidnapping and rape of a girl.

The suspect, the victim, and witnesses are the __________ variables that affect police discretion.

Policing continues to be a male-dominated profession.

What is the common factor in all legal warrantless searches?

Under which category of exigent circumstances may a warrant be authorized because the evidence could be easily and quickly destroyed?

The Fifth Amendment provides for the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The flexibility the police have in making decisions is called

Police are least likely to arrest the suspect when

The need for funding in order to help police departments prepare, prevent, and recover from terrorist attacks is an example of contingency theory.

Which statement accurately summarizes the research on individual variables and police discretion?

Discuss the history of technology in criminal investigations. Explain how both police officers and criminals use technology to their advantage. Provide one example of how police may abuse technology.

Provide an example of federalism.

Steve has been an internal affairs investigator for about 15 years. Before working for internal affairs, Steve was likely a

Which of the following is an example of police providing community service activities to juveniles?

The acronym PEST stands for police, economic, social, and technological.

List the three categories of exigent circumstances.

The Supreme Court's decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) resulted in police being allowed to stop and frisk individuals if there was reasonable suspicion.

External, internal, organizational, and operational are types of __________ common in policing.

Which of the following is consistent with contingency theory?

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Compare and contrast probable cause and reasonable suspicion.

Ernesto Miranda was arrested for the kidnapping and rape of a girl.

The suspect, the victim, and witnesses are the __________ variables that affect police discretion.

Policing continues to be a male-dominated profession.

What is the common factor in all legal warrantless searches?

Under which category of exigent circumstances may a warrant be authorized because the evidence could be easily and quickly destroyed?

The Fifth Amendment provides for the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The flexibility the police have in making decisions is called

Police are least likely to arrest the suspect when

The need for funding in order to help police departments prepare, prevent, and recover from terrorist attacks is an example of contingency theory.

Which statement accurately summarizes the research on individual variables and police discretion?

Discuss the history of technology in criminal investigations. Explain how both police officers and criminals use technology to their advantage. Provide one example of how police may abuse technology.

Provide an example of federalism.

Steve has been an internal affairs investigator for about 15 years. Before working for internal affairs, Steve was likely a

Which of the following is an example of police providing community service activities to juveniles?

The acronym PEST stands for police, economic, social, and technological.

List the three categories of exigent circumstances.

The Supreme Court's decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) resulted in police being allowed to stop and frisk individuals if there was reasonable suspicion.

External, internal, organizational, and operational are types of __________ common in policing.

Which of the following is consistent with contingency theory?

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Research

An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns

An Introduction to Crime Typologies

An Introduction to Criminological Theory

An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure

Police Strategies

An Introduction to the Courts: History, Structure, and Actors

The Judicial Process

Issues in the Courts

An Introduction to Corrections: History, Structure, and Actors

Punishing Offenders in Prisons, Jails, and the Community

Issues in Corrections

Current and Future Criminal Justice Issues

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