Deck 4: Law Enforcement Today

Question 1

The policing efforts in the first American cities were directed at:

A) Crime control
B) Controlling certain groups of people (mostly slaves and Native Americans)
C) Controlling politicians
D) Controlling vagrants

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a common requirement to be hired as a law enforcement officer?

A)Be a U.S.citizen
B)Not have been convicted of a felony
C)Not have been issued a traffic citation
D)Be at least twenty-one years of age

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Attempting to stop crimes before they are committed is a form of ____ policing.

A) Social
B) Interactive
C) Proactive
D) Reactive

Answer 3

C

Question 4

During the ____ of policing,corruption was rampant.

A) Community era
B) Technological era
C) Political era
D) Reform era

Question 5

The patronage system is associated with which era of policing?

A) The colonial era
B) The political era
C) The reform era
D) The community era

Question 6

Early policing efforts were for the most part performed by:

A) Educated employees
B) Paid persons
C) Professionals
D) Volunteers

Question 7

A style of policing that emphasizes centralized police organizations,increased use of technology,and a limitation of police discretion through regulations and guidelines was known as the:

A) Patronage system
B) Professional model
C) Spoils system
D) Watchmen system

Question 8

When police officers "handle the situation" they are performing which responsibility of policing?

A) Enforce laws
B) Provide services
C) Prevent crime
D) Preserve the peace

Question 9

In which city was the first organized police department formed?

A) Atlanta
B) Boston
C) New York City
D) Philadelphia

Question 10

The police responsibility of "preserving the peace" is strongly related to:

A) Preventing crime
B) Providing public service
C) Enforcing the law
D) Fighting crime

Question 11

The ____ lasted from approximately 1840 until 1930.

A) Community era
B) Traditional era
C) Political era
D) Reform era

Question 12

What is the period of time at the beginning of a police officer's career during which she or he may be fired without cause?

A)Probationary period
B)Recruit period
C)Training period
D)Trial period

Question 13

Which is not a part of a background test for new police recruits?

A)drug tests
B)searches to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any criminal acts
C)review of educational record
D)interview with parents

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the services provided by police?

A) Directing traffic
B) Performing emergency medical procedures
C) Providing directions to tourists
D) Arresting offenders

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the four basic responsibilities of the police as pinpointed by Bittner?

A) To create laws
B) To enforce laws
C) To provide services
D) To prevent crime

Question 16

Early police officers likely gained their positions as a result of:

A) Earning a college education
B) Receiving training in the area of policing
C) Demonstrating their skills in investigation
D) Political connections

Question 17

In the public mind,the primary goal of the police officer is to _____________________.

A) Enforce laws
B) Provide services
C) Prevent crime
D) Preserve the peace

Question 18

What type of policing relies on data concerning past crime patterns to predict future crime patterns?

A)Community policing
B)Intelligence-led policing
C)Proactive policing
D)Reactive policing

Question 19

What was the major drawback of the reform era?

A) Community policing was redesigned based on the new model of policing
B) Crime rates increased drastically
C) Relations with the community suffered
D) Salaries for the rank and file were reduced,which did not allow for hiring of the best people

Question 20

The important of intelligence-based policing was not evident before which major event?

A)World War I
B)World War II
C)The Vietnam War
D)9-11 Attacks

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security?

A) U.S.Customs and Border Protection
B) The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
C) U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement
D) The U.S.Secret Service

Question 22

Which of the following is a reason for continued growth in the field of private security?

A) The war on drugs and the resulting increase in gang violence
B) The creation of federal regulations governing the security field
C) An economic upswing
D) Concern over a terrorist attack

Question 23

Which of the following agencies patrol the borders of the continental United States and American territories to ensure that immigrants do not enter the country illegally?

A) U.S.Marshals Service
B) U.S.Immigrations and Customs Service (ICE)
C) U.S.Department of Transportation
D) U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Question 24

Which agency was originally created for combating currency counterfeiters?

A) Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
B) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
C) U.S.Marshals Service
D) U.S.Secret Service

Question 25

Police officers see themselves primarily as crime fighters.

Question 26

The patronage system was designed to root out corruption and provide for better police officers.

Question 27

Which agency is charged with investigating over two hundred federal crimes,including kidnapping,bank robbery and gambling?

A) ATF
B) DEA
C) FBI
D) U.S.Secret Service

Question 28

The law enforcement goal of "preserving the peace" is highly related to the goal of "preventing crime."

Question 29

The Drug Enforcement Administration is housed in the:

A) Department of Justice
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Transportation
D) Treasury Department

Question 30

The oldest federal law enforcement agency is the:

A) Federal Bureau of Investigation
B) U.S.Border Patrol
C) U.S.Marshals
D) U.S.Secret Service

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT one of the investigative priorities of the FBI?

A) Cyber crime
B) Human trafficking
C) Civil rights violations
D) Terrorism

Question 32

The first American police department was formed in Philadelphia.

Question 33

During field training officers are:

A)taught the laws of search,seizure,arrest,and interrogation
B)how and when to use weapons
C)self defense
D)introduced to the informal rules of policing

Question 34

Of the three levels of law enforcement,____ have the broadest authority to apprehend criminal suspects,maintain order,and provide services to the community.

A) Municipal police agencies
B) County sheriff's department
C) State police agencies
D) Federal police agencies

Question 35

The main duties of the ____ include providing security at federal courts,controlling property seized by federal courts,protecting government witnesses,transporting federal prisoners,and investigating violations of federal fugitive laws.

A) Department of Treasury
B) U.S.Border Patrol
C) U.S.Marshals
D) U.S.Secret Service

Question 36

The majority of all police officers work in:

A) Federal agencies
B) Large departments like New York City and Chicago
C) Small and medium-size police departments
D) State police agencies

Question 37

With few exceptions,county sheriffs are:

A) Appointed by the governor
B) Appointed by the major and the city council
C) Elected by a popular vote
D) Promoted from within the sheriff's agency

Question 38

Which agency is considered to be the primary federal law enforcement agency in the United States?

A) Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
B) Department of Justice (DOJ)
C) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
D) Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

Question 39

Police officers are among the first called to conduct search and rescue operations.

Question 40

Which agency regulates all gun trade between the United States and foreign nations and collects taxes on all firearms importers,manufacturers,and dealers?

A) ATF
B) DEA
C) FBI
D) U.S.Secret Service

Question 41

Women represent more than half of all police officers.

Question 42

When police officers arrive on the scene of a loud late-night house party and disperse the party they are performing the role of ______________________.

Question 43

Minorities are better represented than women in policing.

Question 44

The organization of a police department during the political era was centralized.

Question 45

Police departments use Twitter for community outreach and to notify the public of crime problems.

Question 46

The community era of policing began in the 1930s.

Question 47

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 48

Intelligence-led policing causes police administrators to need more funding to be able to deploy more police officers.

Question 49

Corruption was rampant during the __________________ era of policing.

Question 50

Police officers are required to be U.S.citizens.

Question 51

The Federal Bureau of Investigation operates the largest crime laboratory in the world.

Question 52

The ______________________________ is when volunteers patrolled their community from dusk to dawn to keep the peace.

Question 53

Vollmer initiated the reform era in American policing.

Question 54

Research shows that police officers spend about __________ of their time enforcing the law or dealing with crime.

Question 55

Intelligence-led policing uses past crime patterns to predict future crime patterns.

Question 56

All police academies are run by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Question 57

According to James Q.Wilson,the police's ____________________ role often takes on a pattern of simply "handling the situation."

Question 58

The professional model of policing was introduced during the community era of policing.

Question 59

Like municipal police officers,private security officers have arrest powers.

Question 60

Most police departments require that their officers have a degree from a two-year college.

Question 61

Patrolling neighborhoods on foot was a tactic first used during the __________________ era of policing.

Question 62

__________________________ occurs when minority officers are viewed with suspicion by white colleagues and members of the minority community.

Question 63

___________________ occurs when hiring and promotion decisions are based on individual characteristics such as gender or race,and not on job-related factors.

Question 64

Protecting witnesses who put themselves in danger by testifying against the targets of federal criminal investigations is the duty of ___________________________.

Question 65

____________________________ have been used since the early 1970s to try to increase the diversity of their employees.

Question 66

How did the patronage system impact policing?

Question 67

Only within the past twenty years have many police departments actively tried to recruit ____________________.

Question 68

_______________________________ is based on the notion that meaningful interaction between police officers and citizens will lead to a partnership in preventing and fighting crime.

Question 69

The _______________________________ emphasized centralized police organizations,increased use of technology,and a limitation of police discretion through regulations and guidelines.

Question 70

Compare and contrast the three eras of American policing.

Question 71

Provide an overview of the recruitment process,requirements,and training of police officers.

Question 72

List and explain the four basic responsibilities of police.Which of the four do you believe is the most critical and why?

Question 73

The primary purpose of private security is to _______________________ rather than stop it.

Question 74

Few departments will accept candidates older than ___________________ years of age.

Question 75

Discuss Intelligence-led policing

Question 76

The FBI's _________________________ provides lists of stolen vehicles and firearms,missing license plates,and other information useful to local and state law enforcement officials.

Question 77

The primary law enforcement officer in a county is the ______________.

Question 78

______________________ is the process by which law enforcement agencies develop a pool of qualified applicants.

Question 79

The era of policing that was centralized and had a professional and distant police-community policing relationship was the ______________________ .

Question 80

_______________________takes place outside the confines of the police academy where a recruit is paired with an experienced police officer.