Deck 6: Patrol the Backbone of Policing

Question 1

Crime mapping can identify which of the following?

A) patterns of police corruption
B) correlations between crime and other societal issues
C) frivolous use of sick time
D) increased occurrences of police misconduct
E) none of these choices

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A specific activity that qualifies as "aggressive patrol" includes

A) writing an incident report.
B) participating in bicycle safety programs.
C) field interrogation.
D) none of these choices.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Results of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment showed that decreasing or increasing routine preventive patrol had no effect on

A) crime.
B) citizen fear of crime.
C) police response time.
D) crime, citizen fear of crime, and police response time.
E) none of these choices.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Patrol provides continuous police service.
B) Patrol provides high law enforcement visibility.
C) Patrol officers must understand the federal, state, and local laws they are sworn to uphold.
D) Patrol officers must use good judgment in enforcing the law.
E) All of the statements are true.

Question 5

 According to the text, differential response strategies involve

A) handling calls for service on a first-come, first-served basis.
B) suiting the response to the call.
C) treating all calls the same.
D) allowing officers to select which calls they feel like responding to.
E) none of these choices.

Question 6

 A method that enhances the effectiveness of aggressive patrol is

A) geographic permanence.
B) using two-officer patrol units.
C) martial arts training for officers.
D) racial profiling.
E) better equipped squad cars.

Question 7

General patrol is also referred to as

A) random patrol.
B) routine patrol.
C) preventive patrol.
D) random, routine, and preventive patrol.
E) none of these choices.

Question 8

Theoretically, high-visibility patrol units should

A) reduce response time.
B) partner with the community.
C) provide citizens with a sense of safety.
D) prevent crimes.
E) all of these.

Question 9

Most officers in a police department are assigned to the____________  function.

A) patrol
B) ticketing
C) administrative
D) apprehension
E) none of these

Question 10

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies show that seat belts are most effective in preventing

A) minor injuries.
B) moderate to critical injuries.
C) fatalities.
D) all injuries.
E) none of these choices.

Question 11

As law enforcers, a key duty of patrol officers is to

A) protect constitutional guarantees.
B) advocate for changes in traffic law.
C) discipline fellow patrol officers.
D) conduct prelicensing road tests.
E) all of these choices.

Question 12

Which of the following crime reduction principles forms the basis of CompStat?

A) accurate and timely intelligence about crime-related activities
B) rapid deployment of personnel and resources
C) effective tactics
D) ongoing follow-up and assessment of crime-related information
E) all of these choices

Question 13

Studies conducted in Syracuse, San Diego, and Houston found that officers on random patrol could expect to intercept____________of street crimes.

A) less than 1 percent
B) approximately 25 percent
C) nearly 50 percent
D) about 75 percent
E) almost 100 percent

Question 14

The most commonly used and most effective patrol is usually

A) foot patrol alone.
B) mounted patrol alone.
C) automobile patrol alone.
D) a combination of mounted and foot patrol.
E) a combination of automobile and foot patrol.

Question 15

Administrative duties of law enforcement officers include

A) maintaining patrol vehicle.
B) transporting prisoners.
C) writing reports.
D) testifying in court.
E) all of these choices.

Question 16

Traditionally, patrol officers begin their shifts on random patrol in hopes of

A) intercepting crimes in progress.
B) deterring crime.
C) creating an illusion of police omnipresence.
D) being able to respond to calls rapidly.
E) all of these choices.

Question 17

CompStat was developed by the

A) London Metropolitan Police Department.
B) Los Angeles Police Department.
C) Southern Police Institute.
D) New York Police Department.

Question 18

An angry, frequently violent response to an aggressive-driving incident is

A) red-light running.
B) road rage.
C) aggressive driving.
D) speeding.
E) tailgaiting.

Question 19

Directed patrol uses____________  to plan shift and beat staffing.

A) officer preferences
B) a random lottery
C) crime statistics
D) citizen requests
E) both officer preferences and citizen requests

Question 20

The _________ saw a significant trend back to the use of the foot patrol.

A) 1990s
B) 1980s
C) 2000s
D) No trends were observed

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about foot patrol?

A) It has become almost synonymous with community policing.
B) It is relatively expensive.
C) It limits the officer's ability to get from one area to another rapidly.
D) It is reactive.
E) Its goal is to address neighborhood problems before they become crimes.

Question 22

The Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment has earned attention for its focus on place-based policing.

Question 23

Bicycle patrol units are only limited to large departments.

Question 24

Using foot patrol in conjunction with automobile patrol is called

A) geo-policing.
B) community policing.
C) POP.
D) none of these choices.

Question 25

All uniformed officers should enforce traffic laws because of the potential for

A) meeting ticket quotas.
B) receiving hefty performance bonuses.
C) apprehending a felon.
D) meeting someone famous.
E) proving they are fit for promotion.

Question 26

According to the text, in the early 1970s, law enforcement gave contact with drunk drivers low priority, preferring to avoid such encounters.

Question 27

CompStat is a computer comparison statistics system that

A) allows police to track crime incidents almost as soon as they occur.
B) replaced the FBI's NCIC in 2005.
C) is now being used by more than 85 percent of the nation's police departments.
D) all of these choices.

Question 28

Police officers in the United States were originally on foot or horseback.

Question 29

Modern police patrol cars are greatly enhanced by technology.

Question 30

Research on the effectiveness of preventive patrol indicates that a crime prevented by a passing patrol car can be, and usually is, committed as soon as the police are gone.

Question 31

ALPR stands for "automated license plate recognition."

Question 32

Bicycle patrols have been extremely successful on college campuses.

Question 33

In 1901, Connecticut established the world's first speed statute limiting the speed of

A) boats.
B) roller skaters.
C) horse-drawn carriages.
D) horseless carriages.
E) bicycles.

Question 34

Police who patrol on foot have greater job satisfaction, less fear, and higher morale than officers who patrol in automobiles.

Question 35

Calls for service may be answered by either sworn or nonsworn officers.

Question 36

Police unions usually support one-officer patrol cars in an attempt to be fiscally conservative.

Question 37

According to the National Neighborhood Foot Patrol Center, foot patrol is an exercise in

A) economics.
B) criminology.
C) authority.
D) futility.
E) communication.

Question 38

Bike patrols in the United States have been used

A) since precolonial times.
B) since the 1780s.
C) since the early 1900s.
D) only since the 1960s.
E) only since the 1980s.

Question 39

Both general and specialized patrols seek to deter crime and apprehend criminals.

Question 40

What is the name of the center that allows law enforcement access to the FBI's database?

A) GCIC
B) NCVS
C) NIBRS
D) NCIC

Question 41

patrol evolved from military antecedents and comprises some of the oldest and most varied police units in the United States.

Question 42

Speeding is often the chief concern of many community groups.

Question 43

Even though some jurisdictions are installing cameras at traffic light locations, the violation of running a red light must still be witnessed by a police officer or other official designated by the jurisdictional court by viewing the video or photos of the violation.

Question 44

In a recent study, there was no difference between citizen-officer contact when using bike patrols versus automobile patrols.

Question 45

List and describe the primary responsibilities of patrol. Give priorities, if any.

Question 46

When the officer has an ulterior motive for a stop, this is called a dual motive stop or a
___________________.

Question 47

The Department of Natural Resources frequently uses ATVs as a mode of transportation.

Question 48

In law enforcement agencies where the department operates primarily in response to calls for service, this is known as____________policing.

Question 49

Geographic information systems is a form of _________________________.

Question 50

_______________, in which two officers patrol together in a single squad, is a strategy used by many big metropolitan cities.

Question 51

TZD is modeled after the Swedish approach to road safety known as Vision Zero, which is based on this simple principle: No loss of life is acceptable.

Question 52

is typically used when a specific type of crime has occurred several times in a certain area, or if there is a high probability that a crime might occur.

Question 53

Regarding drinking and driving, "BAC" stands for
______________________________________________________.

Question 54

In Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz (1990), the Supreme Court ruled that
________________________  are constitutional because the states have a "substantial interest"
in keeping intoxicated drivers off the roads.

Question 55

Discuss the importance of traffic enforcement and list and discuss current methods used.

Question 56

New York enacted the first ______________________law that stated that anyone driving a motor vehicle is deemed to have consented to a chemical blood test if they are arrested for intoxicated driving.

Question 57

Segways are a traditional form of patrol that have only recently been brought back into practice.

Question 58

 ____________________is a traffic offense or combination of offenses such as following too closely, speeding, unsafe lane changes, failure to signal, and other forms of negligent or inconsiderate driving.

Question 59

Combination patrols provide the most versatile approach to preventing or deterring crime and apprehending criminals.

Question 60

Foot patrol programs will be as varied as the communities in which they occur.

Question 61

What is a dual motive (or pretext) stop? Is it constitutional? Provide support for your answer.

Question 62

What are the principal objectives of a traffic division? What are the five major actions that effective traffic enforcement usually consists of? Describe the multipronged national traffic safety initiative that seeks to change the American driving culture and reduce traffic fatalities. Do you feel the American driving culture needs to change? Why or why not?

Question 63

Describe and discuss the three major spheres of police activity that must be coordinated in the patrol function and how these have changed over time.

Question 64

Outline and discuss the efforts to reduce impaired driving. Which are most effective?

Question 65

What must patrol officers do to perform effectively in their jobs? What are the basic patrol officer functions? Describe a situation in which a patrol officer would perform the function that is different from the situation described in the text.

Question 66

Describe the following methods of patrol:
a. What are the advantages of foot patrol? Why do many agencies not have foot patrol?
b. What are the advantages of automobile patrol? What are limitations associated with automobile patrol? How has technology enhanced automobile patrol?
c. Briefly discuss the history of bicycle patrol in the United States. What are the advantages of bicycle patrol?
d. What are the advantages of Segway patrol? Where is the Segway most commonly used?
e. Briefly discuss the history of mounted patrol in the United States. What are some of the functions of mounted patrol?
f. What are the advantages of air patrol? Provide examples of how various agencies have utilized air patrol.
g. What are various ways in which water patrol can be utilized? What are some limitations of water patrol?

Question 67

Discuss the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment of 1972. What was the purpose of the study? What was the design of the study? Describe the results of the study and how they shifted the focus and procedures of police agencies in terms of patrol.

Question 68

Outline and discuss the basic causes of traffic crashes and the role of the police in detecting impaired drivers and preventing crashes.