Deck 7: Policing Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Question 1

According to your text, internal affairs is a stressful job.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Looking only at victim statistics, police kill more young African American men than young Caucasian men.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Police have broad discretion on the use of deadly force.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Police have not developed a new law enforcement weapon in over 50 years.

Question 5

Local police departments are not trained in homeland security issues.

Question 6

Law enforcement agencies need to be trained to recognize terrorist threats such as the growth of phony charities.

Question 7

Increasing surveillance measures can potentially risk violating the civil liberties of citizens.

Question 8

Internal Affairs maintains a formal process for citizens to file complaints.

Question 9

Less-lethal weapons may cause officers to act too quickly when an incident might be handled without force.

Question 10

The "rotten apple" theory explains nearly all police corruption.

Question 11

Deadly force was used in the Edward Garner case .

Question 12

All 50 states are members of MATRIX, the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange.

Question 13

New technology in policing is sometimes not reliable.

Question 14

American citizens have always had the right to sue police departments for misconduct.

Question 15

The job of controlling police misbehavior is often left to the internal control of the police department.

Question 16

Many citizens perceive that a significant amount of police misconduct may be hidden from public view.

Question 17

Funding for homeland security issues generally comes from money supporting community policing.

Question 18

Police need to develop new technologies in weaponry because of the increased lethality of the weapons used by criminals.

Question 19

Polygraph tests are admissible in a court of law.

Question 20

The techniques used to control police are adequate to prevent misconduct from occurring again.

Question 21

Favoritism includes issuing license tabs, window stickers, or courtesy card that exempt users from arrest or apply only to certain individuals.

Question 22

The rise in private agencies is not related to the increase in crime.

Question 23

Which statement best reflectscurrent use of new technology in policing?

A)Technology  is never a problem.
B)Police departments stand to gain very little from the use of new technology.
C)New technology may raise issues regarding constitutional rights.
D)Police rarely use new technology.

Question 24

Increased public and business awareness and the use of more cost-effective private security services has had little effect on the use of private security.

Question 25

The lack of threats in society has forced private security to decrease .

Question 26

Officers who accept payoffs that happen to come their way are called

A)meat eaters.
B)grass eaters.
C)weed eaters.
D)night eaters.

Question 27

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

Question 28

The Patriot Act allows law enforcement to monitor emails .

Question 29

Which U.S. Supreme Court case involved a ruling that police are not supposed to use deadly force in apprehending unarmed fleeing felons?

A)Whren v. U.S. (1996)
B)Maryland v. Wilson (1997)
C)Tennessee v. Garner (1985)
D)Graham v. Connor (1989)

Question 30

Private firms are not allowed to hire public police officers.

Question 31

Police officers must avoid any appearance of conflict of interest when they accept private employment.

Question 32

The rise in private agencies is related to the fear of crime.

Question 33

Police officers are expected to use which type of force?

A)Corporal punishment
B)Discretionary
C)Legitimate and reasonable
D)Military

Question 34

The USA Patriot Act has made it more difficult to collect evidence against suspected terrorists.

Question 35

The role of policing has changed dramatically since 9/11.

Question 36

Officers receive receiving a cash "gift" from offenders in order for them to avoid prosecution is called

A)bribery
B)mooching
C)chiseling
D)extortion

Question 37

New technology means added funding and training .

Question 38

According to your textbook, at least one study reflected that the single largest predictor of police use of force is

A)citizens disrespecting the police.
B)citizens being intoxicated.
C)citizens lying about their identity.
D)use of force by suspects against police first.

Question 39

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must use "objective reasonableness" in judging whether to use deadly force in the case of

A)Whren v. U.S. (1996).
B)Maryland v. Wilson (1997).
C)Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
D)Graham v. Connor (1989).

Question 40

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement is one well-known accrediting agency.

Question 41

Law enforcement officials used a thermal imaging device at a house to detect unusual heat sources that might indicate marijuana being cultivated under "grow lights." Their efforts led to a search of the home and the discovery of 100 marijuana plants. The Supreme Court declared this an illegal search in

A)Kyllo v. United States (2001).
B)Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
C)Graham v. Conner (1989).
D)Terry v. Ohio (1968).

Question 42

Which of the following is considered a new technology in weapons?

A)Taser
B)Handgun
C)DNA
D)Flexible baton

Question 43

What is the major argument made by the police against police review boards?

A)The review boards frequently find against officers regardless of evidence.
B)Civilians cannot understand the problems of policing.
C)They should not have the power to investigate individual officers.
D)Only a few of the largest cities use review boards.

Question 44

Which is not one of the main forensic tools used by the police?

A)Fingerprint analysis
B)Blood analysis
C)Hair analysis
D)Genetic coding

Question 45

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits can be filed against individual officers and agencies when civil rights are violated by the customs and usages of the department in

A)Whren v. U. S. (1996).
B)Maryland v. Wilson (1997).
C)Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
D)Monell v. Department of Social Services for the City of New York (1978).

Question 46

Which is true concerning Internal Affairs?

A)Internal Affairs maintains formal mechanisms for the public to register complaints.
B)Internal Affairs never views complaints as attacks on the entire department.
C)Internal Affairs usually focuses on grand corruption.
D)It is difficult for Internal Affairs to get officers to provide information.

Question 47

Which unit in a police department receives and investigates complaints against officers?

A)Vice
B)Citizen Review Committee
C)Internal Affairs
D)Ethics Violations Department

Question 48

Which of the following is true about private policing?

A)It is a fairly recent development in policing.
B)It developed because of a reduction in crime.
C)It developed because police departments were not hiring.
D)It developed over a long period of time.

Question 49

Which of the following is true about public police officers working for private firms?

A)Congress passed a law prohibiting it.
B)If they work for private firms they never retain their full powers as officers.
C)With proper agreements within the police agency, officers may work for private firms and retain full officer powers.
D)Police officers never work for private firms.

Question 50

The acronym CODIS stands for

A)Collinear Debate in Serology.
B)Creativity in Other Devices in Seriousness.
C)Convictions of Deviants in Sentencing.
D)Combined DNA Index System.

Question 51

Which statement is false regarding what police experience when working in Internal Affairs?

A)They serve for a set period of about 7 years.
B)They experience it as stressful work.
C)They have difficulty maintaining relationships with other officers.
D)They typically receive full cooperation from other officers.

Question 52

Which is a technique used to control the police?

A)Violent protests
B)Media criticism
C)Peaceful protests
D)Civilian review boards

Question 53

Holding police officers responsible for any unprofessional (or criminal)behavior is referred to as

A)civil liability.
B)statutory assessment.
C)legislative occupation.
D)civic accountability.

Question 54

Which is true about weapons technology?

A)There have been no new advances in weapons technology in the past 50 years.
B)Police departments need to consider nonlethal weapons because departments have been sued over injuring or killing suspects.
C)New technologies in weaponry present no problems at all for police.
D)Police do not have nonlethal weapons currently available for use.

Question 55

Which  is not a mechanism used to control the police?

A)Internal affairs investigators
B)Personal resolutions
C)Standards and accreditation
D)Civil liability lawsuits

Question 56

Which model designed to manage off-duty employment of officers permits close control by police supervisors of the off-duty work performed by their officers?

A)Officer contract model
B)Conflict-of-interest model
C)Union brokerage model
D)Department contract model

Question 57

For the purpose of apprehending criminal offenders, which of the following is true concerning weapons technology?

A)The U.S. Supreme Court forbids the use of nonlethal weapons against suspected criminals.
B)Nonlethal weapons cannot be used against prisoners.
C)Nonlethal weapons would most likely be used on suspects who might be harmful to themselves or others.
D)Nonlethal weapons are being developed for suspects who are not dangerous.

Question 58

Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in private policing?

A)Budgetary constraints upon the states
B)Fear of crime
C)Increase in the supply of people wanting to become police officers
D)Increase in crimes in the workplace

Question 59

What is known about polygraph, or "lie detector," tests?

A)They are always accurate.
B)They are unreliable.
C)They are always inaccurate.
D)Police never use such tests.

Question 60

Which is true concerning police accreditation?

A)It is mandatory for all police departments to follow nationally recognized standards.
B)None of the police departments in the United States follows nationally recognized standards.
C)It is voluntary whether all police departments follow nationally recognized standards.
D)Each police department has its own established standards.

Question 61

Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
As expected, the department was at risk of losing its accreditation once the media became aware of the situation.  Then another outside agency became involved with the authority to review the actions of the department called a 

A)Citizens United Agency
B)Media Watchdog
C)Community Action League
D)Civilian Review Board

Question 62

Which of the following is not a major effect on law enforcement resulting from police corruption?

A)Suspects are left free to engage in further crime.
B)Morale is damaged and supervision becomes lax.
C)The image of the police suffers.
D)Officers have better chances of promotion.

Question 63

Sean works with the U.S. government in combating terrorism.  His sole objective is to prevent another September 11 catastrophe from happening on the U.S. soil.  He works with various state and federal agencies not only in trying to protect Americans from the threat of terrorism, but also in trying to safeguard protected constitutional rights from unneeded intrusions.  Sean works to fight both domestic and international terrorism.
Sean feels that his job of protecting constitutional rights is just as important as preventing another terrorist event.  Which piece of legislation has the potential to infringe on the rights of citizens in regard to searches and surveillance?

A)The Patriot Act
B)The Bauer Act
C)The Vigilante Act
D)The Counter Terrorism Surveillance Act

Question 64

Weapons such as pepper spray and air-fired beanbags or nets that are intended to incapacitate a suspect without inflicting serious injuries are known as _________ weapons.

A)lethal
B)less-lethal
C)nonlethal
D)brutality

Question 65

Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
Which most closely matches the blue-coat crime activities of Micah's fellow officers?

A)Mooching
B)Chiseling
C)Shakedown
D)Shopping

Question 66

The advancement of new technologies in police work can be found in

A)body armor.
B)gun-shot detection.
C)airport scanners.
D)all of the above.

Question 67

Sean works with the U.S. government in combating terrorism.  His sole objective is to prevent another September 11 catastrophe from happening on the U.S. soil.  He works with various state and federal agencies not only in trying to protect Americans from the threat of terrorism, but also in trying to safeguard protected constitutional rights from unneeded intrusions.  Sean works to fight both domestic and international terrorism.
Which of the following governmental agencies does Sean most likely work for?

A)Department of Homeland Security
B)Department of Health and Human Services
C)Department of Terroristic Affairs
D)Department of Commerce

Question 68

Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
Micah most likely works for which unit in the police department?

A)Special Victims Unit
B)Homicide
C)Vice
D)Internal affairs

Question 69

Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the use-of-force continuum.  A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged.  Dylan plans to pay particular attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in his department.
Dylan needs to make sure the officers realize that when police officers exceed the level of force permissible, it is considered

A)less lethal.
B)nonlethal.
C)continuum force.
D)excessive use of force.

Question 70

Sean works with the U.S. government in combating terrorism.  His sole objective is to prevent another September 11 catastrophe from happening on the U.S. soil.  He works with various state and federal agencies not only in trying to protect Americans from the threat of terrorism, but also in trying to safeguard protected constitutional rights from unneeded intrusions.  Sean works to fight both domestic and international terrorism.
Sean needs assistance in preventing the boarding of a known terrorist onto an airplane.  He contacts which agency for assistance?

A)Department of Homeland Security
B)Bureau of Airline Safety
C)Transportation Safety Administration
D)Airline Safety Administration

Question 71

The Department of ____________ was formed after the events of September 11, 2001.

A)International Affairs
B)Terrorism
C)FBI
D)Homeland Security

Question 72

Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the use-of-force continuum.  A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged.  Dylan plans to pay particular attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in his department.
Dylan is going to spend ample time on less-lethal force.  Which is not one of the methods he will discuss?

A)Nightstick
B)Pepper spray
C)Choke hold
D)Taser

Question 73

Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the use-of-force continuum.  A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged.  Dylan plans to pay particular attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in his department.
One participant asks Dylan about the use of thermal imaging technology.  Which case should Dylan refer to in his answer?

A)Tennessee v. Garner
B)Mapp v. Ohio
C)Gideon v. Wainwright
D)Kyllo v. United States

Question 74

Which model lets officers contract independently with permission?

A)Officer contract model
B)Conflict-of-interest model
C)Union brokerage model
D)Department contract model

Question 75

Through the use of _____________ technology and software, police departments can analyze hot spots, crime trends, and other crime patterns.

A)CODIS
B)IAFIS
C)geographic information system
D)TSA

Question 76

Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the use-of-force continuum.  A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged.  Dylan plans to pay particular attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in his department.
Which court case will Dylan spend significant time discussing in regard to the use of deadly force? 

A)Tennessee v. Garner
B)Mapp v. Ohio
C)Gideon v. Wainwright
D)Miranda v. Arizona

Question 77

Lawsuits charging brutality, false arrest, and negligence are brought in state and _______ courts.

A)federal
B)local
C)county
D)international

Question 78

Rapport with the community is enhanced when citizens feel sure that the police will protect their persons and property and the rights guaranteed by the:

A)Magna Carta
B)Constitution
C)Declaration of Independence
D)Federalist Papers

Question 79

Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
Micah has uncovered a wealth of information that compromises both officers.  Micah knows the media will exploit the problems in the department. Micah is terrified that the department will lose its accreditation.  The department has its accreditation through which agency?

A)Civilian Review Board
B)Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement  Agencies (CALEA)
C)Civil Liability Board
D)Commission to Combat Police Corruption

Question 80

Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
The officers whom Micah has to investigate are allegedly involved in a high level of corruption.  The officers would be considered

A)meat eaters.
B)grass eaters.
C)moochers.
D)chiselers.