Deck 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations

Question 1

The presence of a patrol officer in a community can be a major factor in reducing crime.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Police are mainly reactive when they respond to citizen calls reporting criminal activity.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Police officers require only formal training to understand all the aspects of their job.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The police officer's job demands interpersonal skills such as quick to anger.

Question 5

Police rarely perceive the public as hostile.

Question 6

An occupational environment affects the way a person interprets reality.

Question 7

Even today, research indicates that women may be subject to more sexual harassment as police officers than their male counterparts.

Question 8

Police help maintain order by enforcing traffic laws.

Question 9

Every department has the same number of vice and juvenile units.

Question 10

The nature of police work can make officers very suspicious of citizens whom they encounter.

Question 11

All police departments have equipment to perform DNA analysis.

Question 12

Currently, about one in five officers is a racial or ethnic minority group member.

Question 13

The community policing philosophy is an approach that stresses police control of the community.

Question 14

Police officers are expected to obey rules and respect superiors.

Question 15

New communications technology within police departments has tended to fragment decision making.

Question 16

Police departments have not responded adequately in addressing the issue of stress.

Question 17

Modern-day police practices use patrol units with two officers.

Question 18

Quantifying police work is relatively easy.

Question 19

Police officers today have more formal education than their predecessors.

Question 20

Police officers rarely feel isolated from the public.

Question 21

Problem-oriented policing tries to find the underlying causes of crime.

Question 22

Forensic analysis of hair, semen, and blood can only be used to determine guilt; these findings cannot be used to establish the innocence of incarcerated people.

Question 23

When a force employs police officers from all demographic groups, the police gain legitimacy because they are seen as reflecting the interests of all people, and there may be reductions in race-based disparities affecting who is stopped, searched, or arrested.

Question 24

Which of the following is not a requirement of a must recruits must s  pass to become a police officer?

A)Psychological tests
B)Background check
C)Fitness test
D)IQ test

Question 25

The second aspect of the working personality is the need to exert authority.

Question 26

In contrast to the police, those individuals who work within the lower level private security industry are paid more and receive more training.

Question 27

On average, how many types of difficult situations are patrol officers expected to handle per week?

A)4
B)1
C)2
D)3

Question 28

When a group shares symbols, beliefs, and attitudes, this is referred to as

A)a subculture.
B)a subcommunity.
C)a suboccupation.
D)subprofessionals.

Question 29

Which of the following is not a key issue in understanding the police subculture?

A)Working personality
B)Police morality
C)Isolation of the police
D)Acceptance of independent actions by other officers

Question 30

Which two elements of police work define the working personality?

A)Danger and authority
B)Danger and isolation
C)Danger and independence
D)Authority and isolation

Question 31

A set of emotional and behavioral characteristics developed by members of an occupational group in response to a work situation and environmental influences is called the ________ personality.

A)authoritative
B)policeman's
C)socialization
D)subculture

Question 32

Cooperation since 9/11 among the federal policing agencies has made progress in the sharing of intelligence .

Question 33

New York City created the Commission to Combat Police Corruption that is an entity separate from the department that investigates corruption.

Question 34

In order to have a good rapport with the community, the police officers must depend on the confidence they have in their patrol partner.

Question 35

Which of the following is true of the women in the police force?

A)Women have been serving as police officers since the early 1800s.
B)The smaller the police department, the higher the proportion of women as sworn officers.
C)Women face little to no prejudice today in police work.
D)Women remain a minority in most police departments, and face a variety of challenges.

Question 36

In the Patriot Act, there is no legislation that allows law enforcement access to sneak and peek warrants, warrantless search of third-party records, and access to emails.

Question 37

Which of the following is not a characteristic that applies to the job of a law enforcement officer?

A)Training is required.
B)Pay scales are high.
C)Physical fitness standards must be met.
D)Recruits must lack a criminal record.

Question 38

Which of the following is true regarding the changing profile of a police officer?

A)Most police officers are either women or a racial or ethnic minority
B)Today almost 1 in 3 officers is female.
C)The percentage of female officers has not changed since the 1970s.
D)The percentage of female officers has doubled since the 1970s, but females still comprise only about 12% of all officers.

Question 39

The educational level of new police recruits is a factor that influences who applies to be a law enforcement officer.

Question 40

The process in which members learn the symbols, beliefs, and values of a group is called

A)working personality.
B)spiritualization.
C)socialization.
D)isolation.

Question 41

What conclusions would you make from the chart below?

A)The probability of arrest is highest 10 minutes after a crime.
B)The probability of arrest is highest 14 minutes after a crime.
C)The probability of arrest is highest 2 minutes after a crime.
D)The probability of arrest is highest while the crime is in progress.

Question 42

Police functions that directly involve field operations such as patrol and investigation are called _____ functions.

A)line
B)staff 
C)sworn
D)preventive

Question 43

The extent to which departments create specialized units depends on which of the following?

A)P references of the police chief.
B)A ttitudes of the public toward the police.
C)A ttitudes of the news media toward the public.
D)A ll of the above influence the creation of specialized units .

Question 44

Which of the following is an example of a proactive strategy to combat crime?

A)Responding to citizen calls for service
B)Using a stakeout in victimless crimes
C)Responding to citizens who approach an officer
D)Responding to a crime after the perpetrator has fled

Question 45

During day-to day encounters with police officers, citizens respond most positively to which officer characteristic?

A)Badge
B)Handcuffs
C)Demeanor
D)Nightstick

Question 46

Which program attempts to control crime through the collection of crime statistics and meetings to enforce accountability?

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Incident-Based Reporting System
C)Compstat
D)National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 47

Traffic regulation is a ____ job of the police.

A)minor
B)major
C)dangerous
D)rare

Question 48

Which is not an operational unit in a police department?

A)Investigation
B)Traffic
C)Patrol
D)Court

Question 49

Most police work is reactive, which means police

A)respond to citizen calls for service.
B)initiate actions in the absence of citizen requests.
C)operate according to "hunches."
D)stop crime before it happens.

Question 50

________ is a vice offense.

A)Assault
B)Traffic violation
C)Arson
D)Prostitution

Question 51

One important component of community policing is

A)reactive policing.
B)fast 911 response time.
C)problem solving.
D)crime control.

Question 52

Research conducted on large police departments found that a key factor in solving crimes was

A)identification of the perpetrator by the victim or the witnesses.
B)the police arriving at the scene of the crime in less than a minute.
C)the intelligence of the police officers.
D)the size of the police force.

Question 53

When calls for service are the main instigators of police action, this is called ________ policing.

A)clearance-rate
B)incident-driven
C)proactive
D)preventive

Question 54

Preventive patrol emphasizes

A)a  large number of arrests to control crime.
B)responding to 911 calls.
C)making police presence known.
D)fixing "broken windows."

Question 55

Which police unit identifies, apprehends, and collects evidence against lawbreakers?

A)Traffic
B)Investigation
C)Juvenile
D)Administrative

Question 56

Which is true regarding the measurement of positive police productivity?

A)The clearance rate is the most effective measure.
B)The crime rate is the most effective measure.
C)The clearance rate and crime rate together provide an accurate picture.
D)The clearance rate and crime rate do not give an accurate picture.

Question 57

A system that assigns priorities to calls for service is called

A)incident-driven policing.
B)clearance rate.
C)differential response.
D)line functions.

Question 58

Which type of police officers account for two-thirds of all sworn officers?

A)Detective
B)Traffic
C)Juvenile
D)Patrol

Question 59

Which of the following is a consequence of the policy of differential response?

A)Less detailed information is received from callers.
B)Callers are uncertain about when to expect a response.
C)Police resources are conserved.
D)Patrol officers know less about a case when they respond.

Question 60

The percentage of crimes that police believe they have solved through an arrest is called

A)incident-driven policing.
B)clearance rate.
C)differential response.
D)line functions.

Question 61

Which is not an instance of proactive police?

A)R esponding to citizen calls for service.
B)I nitiating actions in the absence of citizen requests.
C)O perating according to "hunches."
D)S topping crime before it happens.

Question 62

Steve Herbert found a high sense of morality in the law enforcement subculture.  Which is not a dilemma that officers must overcome?

A)The contradiction between the goal of preventing crime and the officers' inability to do so
B)The fact that officers must use their discretion to "handle" situations in ways that do not strictly follow procedures
C)The fact that what is right is not always legal
D)The fact that they invariably act against at least one citizen's interest, often with recourse to coercive force that can maim or kill

Question 63

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.  She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls.  Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.
Andrica's department gets many social service calls, and officers spend a great deal of time on service-related calls.  Andrica would like to develop this type of community-based crime prevention.  This is known as __________ policing.

A)incident-driven
B)evidence-based
C)community
D)reactive

Question 64

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.  He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department.  He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.  If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.
The department to which Alan is applying is in the process of calling his character references.  This process is a part of a

A)p sychological tests
B)b ackground check
C)f itness test
D)f inancial check

Question 65

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.  He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department.  He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.  If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.
Based upon Alan's education level, which of the following would not be an area where we he would be more successful than a lesser less-educated law enforcement officer?

A)Report writing
B)Less improper use of force
C)Higher arrest rates
D)Less citizen complaints

Question 66

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. David has noticed that he has lost ties to all of his friends who are not in law enforcement.  He primarily associates with those who carry a gun and a badge because fellow officers are the only ones who understand what a police officer has to endure.  This results in

A)insecurity .
B)isolation.
C)aggression.
D)burnout .

Question 67

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. David is suffering from stress due to his interactions with those involved in the criminal justice system, whom he is forced to arrest and help prosecute on a day-to-day basis.  Which type of stress is David suffering from?

A)External
B)Organizational
C)Personal
D)Operational

Question 68

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.  She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls.  Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.
Which of the following is true of Andrica in the police force?

A)She probably faces the same stress as her male counterparts in the force.
B)Since she works at a large police department, there is likely a higher proportion of women as sworn officers.
C)She probably faced no prejudice in police work.
D)She is likely a minority at her police department and faces a variety of challenges.

Question 69

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. Because David has worked in his municipal police department for 10 years, he has grown accustomed to the symbols, beliefs, and customs of his the department.  This is often referred to as the

A)socialization.
B)subculture.
C)working personality.
D)authority.

Question 70

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.  She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls.  Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.
Andrica would also like to change how her officers receive calls.  She would like the highest-priority calls to go out first.  This is an example of 

A)a differential response system.
B)incident-driven policing.
C)evidence-based policing.
D)reactive-based policing.

Question 71

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.  He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department.  He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.  If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.
Which of the following would not be a standard part of Alan's curriculum through BLET?

A)Weapons use
B)CPR training
C)Prison procedure
D)Legal rules

Question 72

Which is not a characteristic of the SARA strategy for problem solving?

A)Scanning the social environment to identify problems
B)Analysis of the problem by collecting information
C)Response to the problem by developing and employing remedies
D)Assessment of the solutions to make addition recommendations

Question 73

Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out the basic functions of patrol, investigation, traffic, vice, juvenile, and are so on are called _________ functions.

A)line
B)patrol
C)sworn
D)preventative

Question 74

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.  She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls.  Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.
Andrica has considered buying a drone for surveillance to prevent future crimes from occurring.  This would be considered a type of __________ law enforcement.

A)proactive
B)reactive
C)informed
D)substantiated

Question 75

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.  He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department.  He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.  If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.
How much money can Alan expect to make as a new recruit based upon the current data for non-collective- bargaining departments?

A)$38,621
B)$28,376
C)$60,000
D)$43,465

Question 76

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. David has seen the percentage of crimes he has solved decrease and this has contributed to his stress.  The decrease in solved crimes is a measure of the

A)incident-driven policing.
B)clearance rate.
C)differential response.
D)line functions.

Question 77

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. David also suffers from the stress of a constantly rotating schedule, which forces him to work at nights, on weekends, and on holidays.  What type of stress does David suffer from in regard to his schedule and the time with his family?

A)External
B)Organizational
C)Personal
D)Operational

Question 78

The _________ raised questions about whether and how police patrol impacts crime and crime rates. Thus police departments have tried various means to use patrol in order to provide service, maintain order, and achieve improvements in crime prevention and crime control.

A)Charlotte experiment
B)Oakland experiment
C)New York City experiment
D)Kansas City experiment

Question 79

The code of silence in many police departments against turning in bad cops is a feature of

A)a subculture.
B)a subcommunity.
C)a suboccupation.
D)subprofessionals.

Question 80

_______ is an influential theory about increases in fear and crime within neighborhoods when there is insufficient police attention to seemingly minor public order offenses such as vandalism, loitering, aggressive panhandling, and prostitution.

A)Learning theory
B)Broken windows theory
C)Differential learning association
D)Social control theory