Question 1

Describe some of the areas in which female police officers excel.

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Question 2

Proximate cause is established when there is a factor that ______.

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A)  indicates one party was morally responsible for harm to another 
B)  contributed in large part to an event that caused harm 
C)  indirectly led to an event that caused harm 
D)  may be responsible for some harm

Question 3

Under what circumstances can law enforcement officers have access to electronic messages?

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Question 4

Explain the concept of vicarious liability as it applies to 1983 lawsuits.

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Question 5

The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing stated that law enforcement should embrace which of the following mindsets?

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A)  warrior mindset 
B)  soldier mindset 
C)  guardian mindset 
D)  justice mindset

Question 6

The three categories of torts that are typically filed against criminal justice professionals include negligence, ______ torts, and constitutional torts.

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A)  civil 
B)  intentional 
C)  accidental 
D)  malicious

Question 7

What was the impetus for the passage of Section 1983 legislation?

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Question 8

What are some of the barriers in recruiting minority officers?

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Question 9

A state water patrol trooper arrests a woman for being intoxicated and operating a boat on a public lake. After handcuffing the woman, the officer straps a lifejacket around the woman and begins to drive his boat quickly to the dock. While accelerating, the woman falls into the water. Since the lifejacket was not secured correctly, the woman is unable to tread water and drowns. Which of the following has the officer neglected?

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A)  duty of care 
B)  vicarious liability 
C)  consent decree 
D)  respondeat superior

Question 10

Explain the relationship between constitutional policing and community policing.

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Question 11

Upon which of the following is vicarious responsibility based?

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A)  duty of care 
B)  proximate cause 
C)  consent decree 
D)  respondeat superior

Question 12

Which of the following allows the department of justice to compel a police department to change its policies, practices, or training?

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutional policing 
B)  procedural justice 
C)  consent decree 
D)  police legitimacy

Question 13

Which is a primary concern in using new technology for policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  cost of equipment 
B)  wrongful conviction 
C)  privacy 
D)  equality

Question 14

Which of the following describes a controversial use of drones?

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A)  officers surveilling of persons intending to commit crimes 
B)  hobbyists capturing video footage for special events 
C)  officers patrolling certain borders for illegal entry into the country 
D)  hobbyists collecting photographs of a particular landscape

Question 15

Which of the following would be an example of proximate cause?

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A)  An officer pursuing a speeding vehicle causes a fatal collision with a third vehicle. 
B)  An officer shoots a suspect who charges at him with a large knife. 
C)  An officer responding to an emergency call is hit by another vehicle, causing serious injuries to the other occupants. 
D)  An officer in a foot pursuit trips on road debris and injures himself.

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the two important questions raised by use of body-worn cameras?

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A)  Who will fund body-worn camera equipment? 
B)  How will all footage be made available to the public? 
C)  Where will all the videos be stored? 
D)  When should the cameras be used?

Question 17

Why is it impossible to know how often police brutality truly occurs?

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A)  Reports of brutality are not consistently maintained. 
B)  Police officers are apprehensive to report colleagues. 
C)  It is difficult to clearly define brutality. 
D)  They are often low-visibility acts.

Question 18

A local police department creates policies that help maintain peace but also protects citizen's rights to peaceably assemble in protest. Which of the following does this exemplify?

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A)  warrior mindset 
B)  soldier mindset 
C)  constitutional policing 
D)  police legitimacy

Question 19

Communication from which of the following may be used as evidence to attack an officer's character in a court of law?

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A)  drone 
B)  smartphone 
C)  global positioning system 
D)  automatic license plate recognition

Question 20

Americans allow police officers the right to use force assuming that police officers will use it ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  any time they are in an unsafe situation 
B)  against those they believe have committed crimes 
C)  judiciously and as a last resort 
D)  to maintain peace and order

Exam 7: Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Liability, Technologies