Deck 8: Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance

Question 1

Law enforcement to regulated activities associated with public morality are called

A)sex crimes.
B)street crimes against persons.
C)crime of vice.
D)morals crimes.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following best characterizes the typical police response to homeless people?

A)A strategy that places primary emphasis on addressing complainant concerns rather than proactively working on behalf of the homeless.
B)A tactic that proactively removes the homeless from the community by providing one-way bus tickets elsewhere.
C)A strategy that places primary emphasis on proactive community service.
D)A tactic of corralling the homeless into tents set up on public property.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When someone calls police because of noise, an argument, a family problem, or a dispute with neighbors, the function of police is

A)obtaining an emergency service.
B)couterpunching.
C)maintaining a social boundary.
D)relieving an unpleasant situation.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The public element that establish semi permanent camps in public parks, resist transport to shelters, and sleep in bus stations is commonly referred to as the

A)transient problem.
B)displaced citizen.
C)moving national resident.
D)homeless problem.

Question 5

Which of the following is perhaps the most common type of order maintenance activity carried out by the police?

A)drug enforcement
B)domestic disputes
C)traffic enforcement
D)medical assistance

Question 6

What is the estimated yearly gross revenue from prostitution in the United States?

A)$11-$13 million
B)$2-$3 billion
C)$4-$6 million
D)$7-$9 billion

Question 7

What is the name for the prostitute who represents the upper end of the economic scale of prostitution?

A)call girl
B)skeezer
C)brothel prostitute
D)B-girl

Question 8

Prostitution is a common problem in many communities.It is estimated that there are about 250,000 prostitutes in the nation.What is their weekly clientele base?

A)3 billion
B)1.5 million
C)700,000
D)1.5 billion

Question 9

When people use the police for missing children, medicals crises, suicide attempts, or being locked out of their car, this activity is called

A)obtaining an emergency service.
B)counterpunching.
C)maintaining a social boundary.
D)relieving an unpleasant situation.

Question 10

The efforts in exercising great discretion with the mentally ill is called

A)hospital aid
B)psychiatric first aid.
C)mind correction direction.
D)mental health maintenance.

Question 11

The study that sought to determine the deterrent effect of arrest, mediation, and separation in misdemeanor domestic violence was called

A)Kansas City Domestic Experiment.
B)Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment.
C)Partners Domestic Disturbance Study.
D)Household Violence Study.

Question 12

What is the name for the type of prostitute who emerged in the 1980s with the introduction of crack cocaine?

A)skeezer
B)B-girl
C)streetwalker
D)call girl

Question 13

Officers exercise great discretion in handling the mentally ill.Which is not one of their basic options?

A)hospitalization
B)arrest
C)medically assisted sedation
D)informal disposition

Question 14

People often expect the police to remove someone they believe does not belong there. This expectation is called

A)obtaining an emergency service.
B)counter punching.
C)maintaining a social boundary.
D)relieving an unpleasant situation.

Question 15

What is the percentage of all licensed drivers stopped at least once by the police each year?

A)3 percent
B)10 percent
C)40 percent
D)65 percent

Question 16

On which type of prostitute do the police most often concentrate their enforcement activities?

A)skeezer
B)call girl
C)street walker
D)B-girl

Question 17

If someone calls the police about another person as a way of diverting attention away from his or her own behavior, this is termed

A)obtaining an emergency service.
B)counterpunching.
C)maintaining a social boundary.
D)relieving an unpleasant situation.

Question 18

A dispute involving two or more people engaged in an intimate relationship is commonly known as a

A)family conflict.
B)household disorder.
C)domestic disturbance.
D)intimate argument.

Question 19

In communities with few mental health resources, police officers are sometimes inclined to arrest a mentally ill person for a misdemeanor.This practice is known as:

A)psychiatric first aid.
B)mercy advocacy.
C)psycho policing.
D)none of these

Question 20

With few community resources, police officers maybe inclined to arrest a mentally ill person for a misdemeanor.This practice is called

A)mercy booking.
B)temporary disposition.
C)psychiatric commitment.
D)provisional removal.

Question 21

Much of police work involves order maintenance.Which is not an example of order maintenance?

A)domestic disputes
B)narcotics crackdowns
C)medical emergencies
D)public nuisance calls

Question 22

Alcohol-related traffic fatalities have declined since the 1920s.Which of the following is not a factor contributing to this trend?

A)increase in legal drinking age
B)air bags
C)better roads
D)increased speed limits

Question 23

What was the outcome of Bruno v.Codd in 1978?

A)Police agreed to adopt a written policy mandating arrests in cases of felonious assaults.
B)Police agreed to mandatory arrests in all domestic disputes.
C)Police agreed to provide referral services in domestic disturbances.
D)Police agreed to place higher value on mediation.

Question 24

Which group of people report domestic violence most frequently?

A)gay and lesbian
B)low-income
C)drug users
D)high-income

Question 25

Which model holds that non-crime calls give officers a broader exposure to the community, with the result that they have more knowledge that will help them solve crimes?

A)community cooperation model
B)police knowledge model
C)crime prophylactic model
D)social work model

Question 26

Police officers exercise great discretion in handling domestic disturbances.What is the most common response in handling these disturbances?

A)arrest
B)mediation
C)separating the parties
D)referral to a third party

Question 27

John C.Meyer identified four specific expectations people have of the police when they call for help in non-crime situations.What is the name of the expectation in which an individual calls the police about another person in order to divert attention away from his or her own behavior?

A)counterpunching
B)obtaining emergency services
C)relief of unpleasant situations
D)maintaining social boundary

Question 28

Which is not considered a vice crime?

A)domestic violence
B)gambling
C)prostitution
D)narcotics

Question 29

On an average evening, what percentage of all drivers are driving intoxicated?

A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)25 percent
D)20 percent

Question 30

Prostitution poses many legal problems for the police.Which is the most difficult issue for the police to overcome?

A)corruption
B)entrapment
C)conspiracy
D)violations of privacy

Question 31

Which model holds that the latent coercive power of the police can help to steer potential lawbreakers into law-abiding behavior?

A)community cooperation model
B)police knowledge model
C)crime prophylactic model
D)social work model

Question 32

What percentage of all wives have experienced some sort of domestic violence, according to Straus and Gelles?

A)9 percent
B)25 percent
C)13 percent
D)58 percent

Question 33

Some large departments have specialized responses for calls involving mentally ill persons.Which model involves sworn officers who have extensive training in responding to problems involving the mentally ill?

A)police-based specialized mental health response
B)mental-health-based specialized mental health response
C)individualized response for mentally ill
D)police-based specialized response

Question 34

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment sought to determine the relative deterrent effects of arrest, mediation, and separation.What was one its findings?

A)Separation produced lower rates of repeat violence than arrest or mediation.
B)Mediation produced lower rates of repeat violence than arrest or separation.
C)Arrest, separation, and mediation were found to have similar results.
D)Arrests produced lower rates of repeat violence than mediation or separation.

Question 35

Which of the following is an objective in police streetwalking?

A)containment
B)vice arrests
C)keeping the peace
D)containment and keeping the peace only

Question 36

Why do vice crimes present special enforcement problems?

A)They are victimless crimes.
B)So many people are involved in these types of crimes.
C)They are not illegal in all states.
D)Vice crimes are tough to prosecute

Question 37

Many police departments coordinate youth-oriented programs as part of their prevention efforts.Which is not an example of such programs?

A)SSO programs
B)wilderness clubs
C)midnight basketball
D)explorer programs

Question 38

Which model holds that police intervention can defuse potentially violent situations and prevent them from escalating into criminal violence?

A)community cooperation model
B)police knowledge model
C)crime prophylactic model
D)social work model

Question 39

Which of the following was one of the first attempts to decrease officers' arrest discretion?

A)mandatory referral policies
B)mandatory mediation policies
C)mandatory arrest policies
D)none of these

Question 40

Which model holds that effective responses to non-crime calls can help the police establish greater credibility with the public?

A)community cooperation model
B)police knowledge model
C)crime prophylactic model
D)social work model

Question 41

Minority youths are stopped and questioned at a higher rate than white youths.

Question 42

According to John C.Meyer, when someone calls the police about situations such as missing children, medical crises, or suicide, it is called

A)maintaining a social boundary.
B)relieving an unpleasant situation.
C)counterpunching.
D)obtaining an emergency service.

Question 43

There were 1.1 million women victimized by intimate partner violence in 1993.By 2010 that number was

A)1.3 million women.
B)1.5 million women.
C)1.7 million women.
D)879,264 women.
E)509,000 women.

Question 44

The rate of alcohol-related traffic fatalities (based on the number of licensed vehicles and/or drivers) has

A)declined steadily since the 1920s.
B)declined during the 1990s but has risen for the last six years.
C)increased to an all time high in 2005.
D)increased for the last 20 years.

Question 45

In most U.S.cities, what percentage of arrestees are current drug users?

A)5-10 percent
B)20-30 percent
C)40-50 percent
D)60-70 percent

Question 46

The police have at least three models of specialized responses for calls involving mentally ill persons.Which of the following models involves formal agreements and arrangements between police departments and community mental health organizations?

A)police-based specialized response
B)police-based mental health response
C)mental-health-based specialized mental health response
D)all of these

Question 47

Police officers generally find traffic enforcement a distasteful task.

Question 48

According to Lichtenburg and Smith, what percentage of police fatalities have occurred during routine traffic stops since 1988?

A)2 percent
B)13 percent
C)25 percent
D)60 percent

Question 49

This type of prostitute is known as a hustler or hooker, and typically works on a corner

A)streetwalker.
B)bar girl.
C)brothel prostitute.
D)call girl.
E)skeezer.

Question 50

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that not a single police officer in the United States has ever contracted HIV/AIDS as a result of a work-related exposure

Question 51

Police officers exercise great discretion in handling non-crime incidents.

Question 52

What percentage of police departments has special units for drug education in schools?

A)25 percent
B)33 percent
C)51 percent
D)100 percent

Question 53

Historically, several factors have discouraged police officers from making arrests in domestic violence situation.Which of the following is not one of those reasons?

A)Some officers regard domestic violence as a private matter that should be dealt with by the family.
B)Many officers have learned from experience that domestic violence arrests are often dismissed because the victim refuses to pursue the case.
C)Victims of domestic violence often call the police for help, but ask them to do something other than make an arrest.
D)Police departments have traditionally not valued domestic violence arrests, placing a higher value on arrests made for murder, rape, robbery, or narcotics.
E)All of these are reasons police officers have been reluctant police to make arrests in domestic violence situation.

Question 54

To a police officer, an argument involving two or more persons engaged in an intimate relationship is called a

A)home call.
B)house fight.
C)domestic disturbance.
D)cat fight.
E)dog fight.

Question 55

The demeanor of a suspect has no effect on the police decision to arrest that suspect.

Question 56

There are at least 5 documented cases where officers have contracted HIV/AIDS from saliva.

Question 57

Traffic enforcement activity is perhaps the most common type of order maintenance activity carried out by the police.

Question 58

Which of the following is the strategy most often taken by the police in managing juvenile crime?

A)education drop-out prevention
B)gang prevention
C)drug prevention
D)law enforcement

Question 59

Traditional juvenile units have several responsibilities.Generally, which is not one of these responsibilities?

A)arresting negligent guardians of delinquents
B)investigating reports of juvenile crime
C)preparing cases for court
D)appearing in court

Question 60

According to John C.Meyer, citizens have four different reasons for calling the police.Which of the following is not one of those reasons?

A)to maintain a social boundary
B)to relieve unpleasant situations
C)to define the principle of law
D)to counterpunch
E)to obtain an emergency service

Question 61

According to Stephen Mastrofski, what are the four different ways that non-crime calls for service can help improve police effectiveness in dealing with crime?

Question 62

Some people fail to call the police for fear that they might also be arrested.

Question 63

What are some of the unique problems for law enforcement in dealing with mentally ill people?

Question 64

Miethe and McCorkle suggest that there are five different types of prostitutes.Explain each of those types.

Question 65

Older people consistently express more negative attitudes about the police than young people.

Question 66

Given that alcohol is so much a part of our society, the actual risk of arrest for drunk driving is extremely low.

Question 67

What are the four citizen expectations, as proposed by John C.Meyer?

Question 68

Historically, several factors have discouraged officers from making arrests in domestic violence situations.Explain each of those five factors in detail.