Question 1

What is jurisdiction? According to geographical jurisdiction,what are the three different types of police organizations?

Accepted Answer

Police agencies are defined by their jurisdiction.Jurisdiction refers to two conditions: 1)do the police have the legal authority to handle a particular matter; and 2)are the police authorized to operate within a specific geographic location? In terms of geographic jurisdiction,there are three levels of policing: federal,state,and local.

Question 2

Which era used Law rather than Politics as the foundation for modern policing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Community Service Era
B)   Politial Era
C)   Reform Era
D)   Information Era C

Question 3

The first Black police officer was Samuel Battle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Lieutenant is the _________ highest-ranking officer in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fourth
B)   Third
C)   Fifth
D)   Sixth

Question 5

Describe predictive policing.

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Question 6

_____________ found that increasing (or decreasing)the level of police presence in a region did not have a significant effect on crimes such as burglary,theft,robbery,or vandalism.Such changes in patrol patterns also did not impact citizen satisfaction levels with their police or their fear about crime.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kentucky Preventative Patrol Experiment
B)   Las Vegas Preventative Patrol Experiment
C)   Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
D)   New York City Preventative Patrol Experiment

Question 7

The U.S.Marshalls Service is the oldest law enforcement agency in the nation

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ policing is influenced by the broken windows theory,which suggests that when lesser acts of disorder are left unattended in a neighborhood,there is an increased risk for serious crime to breed.

Accepted Answer

A)   Order maintenance
B)   Aggressive Maintenance
C)   Hot Spot
D)   Community

Question 9

_________ targets a specific area of a city.

Accepted Answer

A)   Foot Patrol
B)   Directed Patrol
C)   Random Patrol
D)   Preventive Patrol

Question 10

What is community policing?

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Question 11

Explain the relevance of SARA.What is it,and how is it used?

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Question 12

Discuss the history of women in policing

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Question 13

What are the major contributions of Sir Robert Peel?

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Question 14

The jurisdiction of an agency determines both the demographic boundaries of their authority as well as the types of cases they might handle on a regular basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is Problem-Oriented Policing?

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Question 16

What is the difference between random and directed patrol?

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Question 17

The test of police __________ is the absence of crime and disorder,not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.

Accepted Answer

A)   quality
B)   brutality
C)   service
D)   efficiency

Question 18

The ________ is the first rank that carries supervisory duties.

Accepted Answer

A)   Assistant Chief
B)   Captain
C)   Sergeant
D)   Lieutenant

Question 19

President Kennedy's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice suggested that minority officers would not only have a greater understanding of the needs of minority communities,but would also have greater credibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why is racial and ethnic diversity important in policing?

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Exam 7: Policing Organizations and Practices

What is jurisdiction? According to geographical jurisdiction,what are the three different types of police organizations?

Which era used Law rather than Politics as the foundation for modern policing?

The first Black police officer was Samuel Battle.

The Lieutenant is the _________ highest-ranking officer in an organization.

Describe predictive policing.

The U.S.Marshalls Service is the oldest law enforcement agency in the nation

__________ policing is influenced by the broken windows theory,which suggests that when lesser acts of disorder are left unattended in a neighborhood,there is an increased risk for serious crime to breed.

_________ targets a specific area of a city.

What is community policing?

Explain the relevance of SARA.What is it,and how is it used?

Discuss the history of women in policing

What are the major contributions of Sir Robert Peel?

The jurisdiction of an agency determines both the demographic boundaries of their authority as well as the types of cases they might handle on a regular basis.

What is Problem-Oriented Policing?

What is the difference between random and directed patrol?

The test of police __________ is the absence of crime and disorder,not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.

The ________ is the first rank that carries supervisory duties.

President Kennedy's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice suggested that minority officers would not only have a greater understanding of the needs of minority communities,but would also have greater credibility.

Why is racial and ethnic diversity important in policing?