Deck 2: Organizing Public Security in the United States

Question 1

Law enforcement officers in this state must routinely face the problem of not having immediate backup in most situations.

A) Maine
B) Wyoming
C) Rhode Island
D) Maryland

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following states does not have a state law enforcement agency?

A) Hawaii
B) Alaska
C) Montana
D) Arkansas

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are:

A) local
B) federal
C) state
D) private

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The primary legal and prosecutorial arm of the U.S. government is the:

A) Civil Rights Division
B) Criminal Division
C) Department of Justice
D) National Institute of Justice

Question 5

Among local departments, women account for approximately ____________________ percent of sworn personnel.

A) 19.1
B) 9.7
C) 29.2
D) 11.9

Question 6

Which of the following is responsible for the protection of the president, vice president, and their families?

A) U.S. Marshals Service
B) Federal Bureau of Investigation
C) Federal Protective Service
D) Secret Service

Question 7

In late April 2010, the governor of the state of ____________________ signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration, making this the first state to demand that immigrants carry identity documents legitimizing their presence on American soil.

A) Texas
B) Arizona
C) California
D) New Mexico

Question 8

A state law enforcement system that provides for separate agencies for traffic enforcement and other state-level law enforcement functions is generally called the ____________________ model.

A) decentralized
B) separate
C) centralized
D) Total

Question 9

Nationwide, in 2008, the sworn law enforcement employee average was ____________________ law enforcement employees per 1,000 citizens.

A) 1.85
B) 2.25
C) 2.51
D) 3.12

Question 10

What law conferred criminal jurisdiction in Indian country to six state governments as well as the federal government?

A) Senate Bill 2845
B) House Bill 2845
C) Tribal Law 121-440
D) Public Law 83-280

Question 11

The program that provides an annual compilation of all crimes reported to local police is called the:

A) National Crime Registry
B) Annual Crime Digest
C) Uniform Crime Reports
D) FBI Crime Clock

Question 12

Which of the following is part of the Department of Justice?

A) Secret Service
B) U.S. Postal Service
C) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
D) National Park Service

Question 13

Racial and ethnic minorities constitute approximately ____________________ percent of full-time sworn personnel in local departments.

A) 18.2
B) 23.3
C) 11.9
D) 29.2

Question 14

Which of the following is responsible for the investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency?

A) FBI
B) Secret Service
C) Internal Revenue Service
D) Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit

Question 15

Which of the following is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of federal courthouses?

A) Federal Protection Bureau
B) Federal Bureau of Investigation
C) U.S. Marshals Service
D) Federal Protective Service

Question 16

The FBI falls under the purview of the:

A) Treasury Department
B) Department of Defense
C) General Service Agency
D) Department of Justice

Question 17

The federal Witness Security Program (popularly known as witness protection) is administered by the:

A) U.S. Marshals Service
B) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
C) Immigration and Naturalization Service
D) Customs Service

Question 18

The ____________________ maintains the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) as a national clearinghouse of criminal justice information.

A) Treasury Department
B) Census Bureau
C) National Institute of Justice
D) IRS

Question 19

The largest county police department (not a sheriff's office) in the United States is the Miami-Dade County, Florida, department, which has how many sworn officers?

A) 3,120
B) 2,390
C) 2,644
D) 3,350

Question 20

A state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal investigations with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency is generally called the ____________________ model.

A) decentralized
B) combined
C) centralized
D) Total

Question 21

Which of the following is called a special jurisdiction agency?

A) Port Authority police
B) college police
C) parks and wildlife police
D) all of the above

Question 22

The specific crimes measured by Part I of the Uniform Crime Reports are called:

A) Civil crimes
B) Index crimes
C) Hate crimes
D) Misdemeanor crimes

Question 23

The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (NCRLE) is a part of what university?

A) University of Arizona
B) University of Wyoming
C) University of Arkansas
D) University of Nebraska

Question 24

Which of the following is not a common duty of a state police officer?

A) highway patrol
B) traffic enforcement
C) patrol of small towns
D) serve civil process

Question 25

What U.S. state employs the most full-time state and local law enforcement personnel?

A) Texas
B) New York
C) California
D) New Jersey

Question 26

The U.S. Department of Justice is under control of the:

A) Secretary of State
B) U.S. Attorney General
C) FBI director
D) Secretary of Homeland Security

Question 27

The U.S. __________ is in charge of the enforcement of the laws regarding counterfeiting of U.S. currency.

Question 28

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is operated by the:

A) Federal Bureau of Investigation
B) Treasury Department
C) Central Intelligence Agency
D) Department of Homeland Security

Question 29

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the U.S. Department of Justice?

A) federal highway patrol
B) enforcing all federal laws
C) representing the government in court action
D) conducting independent investigations

Question 30

The largest Indian law enforcement agency is:

A) Comanche nation
B) Apache nation
C) Navajo nation
D) Oglala Sioux tribe

Question 31

The U.S. Department of Justice maintains administrative control over four major federal law enforcement agencies. They are: __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Question 32

What national database contains information on outstanding warrants and criminal histories?

A) National Crime Information Center
B) Uniform Crime Reports
C) Arrests in the United States
D) Contacts between Police and the Public

Question 33

The largest special jurisdiction agency in the United States is:

A) Dallas Area Rapid Transit
B) Philadelphia Public School Police
C) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
D) California Parks and Wildlife

Question 34

The Department of the Treasury has administrative control over the section of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that investigates crime. The investigative arm of the IRS is called the __________.

Question 35

The largest local police department in the United States is in:

A) Dallas
B) Houston
C) Los Angeles
D) New York City

Question 36

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered prosecutors in 33 states to intensify efforts to fight ____________________, particularly as it affects women and children, on Indian reservations.

A) alcoholism and drug addiction
B) divorce
C) theft
D) violent crime

Question 37

What federal department operates the National Institute of Justice as its research arm?

A) Department of Defense
B) Treasury Department
C) Department of Justice
D) Department of Homeland Security

Question 38

In the United States, ____________________ percent of police departments have 25 or fewer officers.

A) 23
B) 37
C) 53
D) 87

Question 39

Between 1997 and 2006, federal prosecutors rejected nearly two-thirds of the ____________________ cases brought to them by the FBI and other investigators, more than twice the rejection rate for all federally prosecuted crimes.

A) Indian reservation
B) terrorist
C) misdemeanor
D) conspiracy

Question 40

The primary mission of the U.S. Secret Service is:

A) traffic enforcement
B) protection for the president
C) response to terrorism
D) infrastructure protection

Question 41

Most local police departments are small, with about 53 percent employing fewer than 10 sworn officers.

Question 42

Traditionally, in the United States, the creation of laws and the power to enforce them have been matters for the federal government, not the states.

Question 43

__________ is the worldwide organization established for the development of cooperation among nations regarding common police problems.

Question 44

In the United States, law enforcement has developed over the years based on a philosophy of local control.

Question 45

The four major U.S. cabinet departments that administer most federal law enforcement agencies and personnel are__________, __________, __________, and __________

Question 46

The _____ program deputizes local officers to help enforce federal immigration laws.

Question 47

In response to law enforcement's need for more flexible, in-depth data, the UCR formulated the __________, which presents comprehensive, detailed information about crime incidents to law enforcement, researchers, governmental planners, students of criminal justice, and the general public.

Question 48

The financial losses from the recession of 2008 required state and local governments to rework priorities and reallocate resources. The most significant reassessment of priorities occurred in the area of __________

Question 49

At the inception of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency consisted of more than 170,000 employees.

Question 50

Rural and small-town law enforcement agencies engage in __________ programs with neighboring agencies and come to one another's aid when necessary.

Question 51

The U.S. Department of Defense is the primary legal and prosecutorial arm of the U.S. government.

Question 52

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Question 53

The FBI is the national police force of the United States.

Question 54

The U.S. law enforcement industry is tremendously diverse and fragmented.

Question 55

Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a police department under contract to the sheriff's department.

Question 56

Nearly all police departments have a written policy on pursuit driving, and 60 percent restrict vehicle pursuits according to specific criteria.

Question 57

__________ offers consultative services on cold-case serial homicides as well as several other types of cases.

Question 58

The governmental power to make or enforce laws in Indian country is in the hands of tribal governments; federal and state governments have no power in Indian country.

Question 59

The investigative arm of the U.S. Army is the NCIS.

Question 60

Historically, __________ police departments were developed to deal with the growing crime in nonurban areas of the country.

Question 61

Explain the gang problems that small-town police departments have to overcome. Detail the strategies used to combat these problems.

Question 62

Discuss the major divisions within the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Question 63

The Phoenix Police Department bars its officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining immigration status.

Question 64

Many larger metropolitan areas have overlapping police jurisdictions.

Question 65

Identify the problems associated with stress as they relate to small-town policing.

Question 66

Explain the differences between campus law enforcement at public and private universities.

Question 67

Identify and explain the two types of state police models.

Question 68

The Alaskan Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program provides all Alaskan villages with an armed police presence.

Question 69

Discuss the role of local law enforcement in the enforcement of immigration statutes.

Question 70

Explain the consolidation and duties of the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 71

What has the academic research revealed regarding policing and immigration enforcement?

Question 72

Compare and contrast rural and metropolitan policing problems.

Question 73

Explain the innovative approach to law enforcement by using joint federal and local task forces.