Deck 5: Police and Policing

Question 1

Before _____________, England had no specialized police force or public office charged with maintaining public order.

A) The Revolutionary War
B) The Norman Conquest
C) The Bow Street Runners
D) Sir Robert Peel's proposal

Answer 1

B

Question 2

As provided by Wilson (1968), the three main functions of police are:

A) Law enforcement, order maintenance, and service
B) Law enforcement, order maintenance, and peacekeeping
C) Law enforcement, order maintenance, and protection
D) Law enforcement, protection, and service

Answer 2

A

Question 3

____________ activities include settling disputes, dispersing crowds, keeping sidewalks and streets clear and the like.

A) Peacekeeping
B) Quality-of-life policing
C) Community policing
D) Order maintenance

Answer 3

D

Question 4

___________ activities are those that relate directly to the detection and apprehension of criminal offenders.

A) Proactive
B) Reactive
C) Law enforcement
D) Peacekeeping

Question 5

A _________ police department would use its own initiative in aggressively seeking out crimes and criminals.

A) Proactive
B) Reactive
C) Traditional
D) Watchman style

Question 6

At base, peacekeeping means _______________.

A) Preventing altercations and violent disputes
B) Maintenance of order
C) First aid
D) Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all citizens

Question 7

_____________ is an approach to policing that relies on community definitions of police functions and a partnership between the police and the community in the production of public safety.

A) Quality-of-life policing
B) Intelligence-led policing
C) Reactive policing
D) Community-oriented policing

Question 8

Three primary obstacles to the implementation of community policing are:

A) Lack of resources, community resistance, and cultural resistance from within the department.
B) Community resistance and cultural resistance from within the department
C) Lack of resources, time constraints, and cultural resistance from within the department.
D) Lack of resources, time constraints, and community resistance.

Question 9

___________ serve as a clearinghouse of information for the Department of Homeland Security and provide opportunities for agencies at all levels to share information about terrorist or other criminal threats.

A) Fusion centers
B) Intelligence-led policing strategies
C) Intelligence-led policing databases
D) Standard operating procedures

Question 10

Police specialization:

A) Enables administrators to place officers they deem worthy of a particular task to take part in special divisions.
B) Divides tasks into special units or divisions.
C) Requires that police officers from similar backgrounds work together to share the material they have acquired.
D) Requires that police officers are subjected to internal review twice a year.

Question 11

The three most important factors that influence the practice of policing are:

A) Characteristics of the community, the education of the police officers, and the experience of the police officers.
B) Characteristics of the police department, the education of the police officers, and the experience of the administrators.
C) Characteristics of the community, characteristics of the administrators, and police organization.
D) Characteristics of the community, the police organization, and characteristics of the police officer.

Question 12

The three basic styles of policing are:

A) Legalistic style, protector style, and watchman style.
B) Watchman style, protector style, and service style.
C) Legalistic style, service style, and watchman style.
D) Formality style, legalistic style, and service style.

Question 13

Muir (1977) proposed that the four types of police officers are:

A) Enforcers, enablers, professionals, and reciprocators.
B) Enforcers, avoiders, enablers, and professionals.
C) Enablers, avoiders, professionals, and reciprocators.
D) Enforcers, professionals, reciprocators, and avoiders.

Question 14

Which form of police management features a rigid chain of command?

A) Community-oriented policing
B) Compstat
C) Paramilitary structure
D) Hot spot policing

Question 15

________ entails distrust or suspicion.

A) Cynicism
B) Reluctance
C) Stress
D) Fear

Question 16

The police are the agency of last resort.

Question 17

Community policing is not a topic of basic police training in most police academies in the United States.

Question 18

Police departments are classified as either completely proactive or completely reactive.

Question 19

Compstat was first implemented in Philadelphia.

Question 20

Historically, the most important role of the police was that of first aid.

Question 21

Many local police agencies, particularly small departments, are consolidated with emergency medical services (EMT) and fire services to create a "public safety" agency.

Question 22

Less than one third of all police academies require field training.

Question 23

More than half of all law enforcement agencies have recruitment efforts that target females and minorities.