Question 1

The main accomplishment of the professional model was significant reductions in crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The ___________ dimension includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying community-oriented policing.

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic 
B)  philosophical 
C)  organizational 
D)  tactical B

Question 3

The Wickersham Commission and the President's Crime Commission both called for substantial upgrading of police personnel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The courts' interpretation of passages in constitutional law may affect police authority and individual rights that the police must protect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a component of democracy that may also create challenges to success for police administrators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police transparency 
B)  Police accountability 
C)  Police legitimacy 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Through the mid-1960s, in the professional era, the need for __________________ dominated the literature and practice of police administration.

Accepted Answer

A)  closer relationships with the community 
B)  increased numbers of police officers 
C)  better information about how best to reduce crime 
D)  better police personnel and stricter organizational controls

Question 7

Which of the following helped subvert the implementation of stringent personnel standards in the early days of American policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the militaristic nature of police organizations 
B)  local politics 
C)  police unions 
D)  private security

Question 8

The police are part of the executive branch of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the text, in the modern era, the most promising and effective response to the difficult challenges of policing in a free society has been intelligence-led homeland security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More diverse communities are generally easier to police effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Policing in America is primarily provided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  local governments 
B)  state governments 
C)  the federal government 
D)  special-purpose jurisdictions

Question 12

Community policing attempts to address the complex social context of policing by:

Accepted Answer

A)  closer contact with individual citizens and community groups 
B)  enforcing all laws to the same standards in all neighborhoods 
C)  employing more stringent personnel standards 
D)  implementing more centralized organizational structures

Question 13

One of the two fundamental principles of Peelian reform was that the police should be organized along military lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Key strategies of the professional model found to be far less effective than originally thought were:

Accepted Answer

A)  preventive patrol 
B)  rapid response 
C)  follow-up investigations 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental principles of the Peelian reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  The police should be under government control 
B)  The police force should focus on crime prevention 
C)  Police should be hired on a probationary basis 
D)  Police headquarters should be centrally located

Exam 1: Introduction to Police Administration

The main accomplishment of the professional model was significant reductions in crime.

The ___________ dimension includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying community-oriented policing.

The Wickersham Commission and the President's Crime Commission both called for substantial upgrading of police personnel.

The courts' interpretation of passages in constitutional law may affect police authority and individual rights that the police must protect.

Which of the following is a component of democracy that may also create challenges to success for police administrators?

Through the mid-1960s, in the professional era, the need for __________________ dominated the literature and practice of police administration.

Which of the following helped subvert the implementation of stringent personnel standards in the early days of American policing?

The police are part of the executive branch of government.

According to the text, in the modern era, the most promising and effective response to the difficult challenges of policing in a free society has been intelligence-led homeland security.

More diverse communities are generally easier to police effectively.

Policing in America is primarily provided by:

Community policing attempts to address the complex social context of policing by:

One of the two fundamental principles of Peelian reform was that the police should be organized along military lines.

Key strategies of the professional model found to be far less effective than originally thought were:

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental principles of the Peelian reform?