Deck 4: Contemporary Law Enforcement

Question 1

____ records include inventories of police equipment, department memorandums, personnel records, evaluation reports and all general information that reflects correspondence or services rendered.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Most police departments are organized into the two basic units of

A) internal affairs and external affairs.
B) crime services and social services.
C) investigative services and community services.
D) field services and administrative services.
E) solo patrol and dual patrol.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Right or wrong, officers are often guided by an offender's

A) age.
B) social class.
C) race.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Usually ____ percent of a department's police officers are assigned to patrol operations.

A) less than 10
B) 20-30
C) 45-50
D) 60-70
E) more than 80

Question 5

The two sets of obligations top law enforcement administrators have can be categorized into

A) primary and secondary.
B) field and administrative.
C) internal and external.
D) long-range and short-range.
E) discretionary and mandatory.

Question 6

In policing, current information is provided

A) at roll call.
B) by radio.
C) by telephone.
D) by computer.
E) all of the above

Question 7

____ records contain information obtained at booking and information about the control and/or release of prisoners and court procedures.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 8

In dealing with civil disturbances, the primary responsibilities of police officers are to maintain order and

A) clear the crowd as soon as possible.
B) protect lives and assets.
C) make arrests.
D) settle the disturbance.
E) provide updates for the media.

Question 9

The ____ Amendment reserves police power for state and local governments.

A) First
B) Second
C) Eighth
D) Tenth
E) Twelfth

Question 10

Traditionally, police departments have been

A) social organizations.
B) generalist organizations.
C) specialized organizations.
D) both a and b
E) both a and c

Question 11

The amount of time police officers spend in a social service function is ____ percent.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75
E) 90

Question 12

____ records contain fingerprints, photographs, and other descriptive data obtained from arrested persons.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 13

The degree of trust that residents in poor urban communities have in the local police is considered to be the degree to which community members believe that the police will

A) behave dependably.
B) share their priorities.
C) treat them with respect.
D) act competently.
E) all of the preceding

Question 14

The specific organization within a police department is influenced by

A) the department's size.
B) the department's location.
C) the extent and type of crime with which it must deal.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 15

The police image results from

A) the media portrayal of police officers.
B) everyday contacts between individual police officers and citizens.
C) the nature of police work.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 16

____ records usually contain information related to reports received from citizens or other agencies as well as any actions initiated by the police.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 17

According to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, if the overall purposes of the police service in today's society were narrowed to a single objective, that objective would be to ____ in a manner consistent with the freedom secured by the Constitution.

A) preserve the peace
B) investigate crime
C) apprehend criminals
D) win the war on drugs
E) eliminate delinquency

Question 18

In the majority of states, the county sheriff is a constitutional office, meaning

A) it is created by state statute.
B) the county board may change its powers or responsibilities to suit its needs.
C) the office can only be abolished through constitutional amendment.
D) the citizens of the county can abolish the office at any time.
E) both b and d

Question 19

Recruitment and training, records and communications, and special facilities and services are part of

A) external affairs.
B) investigative services.
C) administrative services.
D) field services.
E) social services.

Question 20

The watchdog style of policing stresses

A) maintaining the status quo.
B) surveillance.
C) discipline.
D) use of force.
E) all of the preceding

Question 21

Some investigations are carried out by patrol officers.

Question 22

Specialist patrol has been and is the backbone of police work in smaller departments.

Question 23

Police are necessary when coercion is required to enforce the laws.

Question 24

: The NCIC computer receives information from other federal law enforcement agencies and from state and local law enforcement.

Question 25

The law sets priorities, which law enforcement departments must follow, regarding which reported crimes must be actively investigated and to what degree.

Question 26

The quality of records maintained is directly related to the quality of communications and field services provided.

Question 27

Because each community and state has numerous statutes and limited resources, full enforcement of all laws is never possible.

Question 28

Regarding agency organization, many departments are moving away from tall hierarchy to a more flattened structure with fewer officers in supervisory positions and more officers in the patrol division.

Question 29

Large agencies, often located in urban areas, are likely to have more generalization and a close relationship to the citizens being served.

Question 30

E911 technology uses

A) echolocation to help divers recover submerged evidence.
B) cybertracking to locate the IP address of perpetrators of computer crime.
C) geolocation to trace the location of a cell phone.
D) computer modems to help disabled victims reach rescue services.
E) electronic monitoring devices to notify police when an offender breaks house arrest.

Question 31

Officers of this typology are most likely to use excessive force.

A) watchdog
B) enforcer
C) crime fighter/zealot
D) social services agent
E) either a or c

Question 32

Complaints may be criminal or noncriminal.

Question 33

Discretion does not allow police officers to consider the seriousness of a law violation.

Question 34

Studies indicate that domestic violence frequently leads to homicide.

Question 35

Policing style is greatly influenced by an officer's personality.

Question 36

Satisfaction with police is generally

A) shaped by demographic variables.
B) shaped by neighborhood crime conditions.
C) shaped by experiences with police.
D) high but unevenly distributed.
E) all of the preceding

Question 37

The traffic function is always kept separate from the patrol function.

Question 38

It is common for police to deal directly with status offenses, warning the youths or returning them to their parents unless the youth has been a habitual offender.

Question 39

Clusters of styles of police working attitudes are called

A) techniques.
B) labels.
C) groupings.
D) typologies.
E) systematics.

Question 40

The success of policing is independent of public support.

Question 41

____________________ (also called operations or line services) include patrol, traffic, community service and investigation.

Question 42

A(n) ____________________ is any group demonstrating specific patterns of behavior that distinguish it from others within a society.

Question 43

Although other divisions may have more prestige, ____________________ are the first and primary contact between the public and the criminal justice system.

Question 44

The ____________________ gives all police agencies in the country access to the computerized files of the FBI.

Question 45

Police ____________________ comes from the people-their laws and institutions.

Question 46

Outline and discuss the various basic styles of policing that have been identified.

Question 47

Explain police subculture and the beliefs commonly found within it.

Question 48

Outline and discuss the role and responsibility of police in contemporary society.

Question 49

Police officers are independent decision makers with both personal and positional power.

Question 50

The most frequent contact between the police and the noncriminal public is through ____________________ encounters.

Question 51

In general, civil rights and civil liberties do not extend to juveniles.

Question 52

List and discuss the various communication methods used to provide officers with current, complete information.

Question 53

Every action of police officers affects ____________________ relations, either positively or negatively.

Question 54

The ____________________ gives all police agencies in the country access to the computerized files of the FBI.

Question 55

List and describe the five basic, traditional goals most law enforcement agencies set.

Question 56

Concern for crime control must be balanced by concern for ____________________.