Deck 17: Current Trends and Future Issues in Policing

Question 1

Policing occurs on two levels, the street or practice level, and:

A) socially
B) nationally
C) organizationally
D) none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The community policing movement promises to:

A) increase variation between agencies
B) reduce variation within agencies
C) have no major effect on police practice
D) none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

If successful, the community policing movement may produce variation in police practice even within jurisdictions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The future of policing in America may involve greater uniformity in policing as a result of:

A) the effect of the "drug war"
B) the impact of technology
C) civil liability
D) all of the above

Question 5

Thus far, the number of police departments achieving accreditation is approximately:

A) 500
B) 300
C) 25
D) 50

Question 6

Most collective bargaining in the public sector is guided by statutes that identify issues, which can be negotiated called:

A) permissive issues
B) management rights
C) excluded issues
D) mandatory issues

Question 7

Police unions tend to focus on "bread- and- butter" interests of their membership such as:

A) wages and benefits
B) job security
C) job conditions
D) all of the above

Question 8

A likely future for policing in America involves:

A) greater uniformity in practice
B) no substantial change in practice
C) greater diversity in practice
D) all of the above

Question 9

The standards for law enforcement accreditation require that police departments:

A) adopt policies in specific areas
B) adopt a specific set of policies
C) achieve minimum staffing levels
D) none of the above

Question 10

Behavior that is careless or insufficiently careful is:

A) generally blameless
B) intentional
C) negligent
D) uncontrollable

Question 11

One result of computerization in policing has been to increase the burden on officers to:

A) enforce criminal laws
B) respond to calls for assistance
C) gather and record information
D) all of the above

Question 12

A major obstacle to pressures toward greater uniformity in American policing is the movement toward:

A) community oriented policing
B) increased civil liability of police
C) law enforcement accreditation
D) none of the above

Question 13

Police unions originated with the successful strike by Boston police officers in 1919.

Question 14

Court decisions holding police agencies liable for failure to arrest and other negligence have occurred in:

A) drunk driving cases
B) cases involving high speed pursuits
C) domestic violence cases
D) all of the above

Question 15

The very complexity of policing limits an ability to predict police outcomes.

Question 16

The war on drugs in recent years has led to:

A) increased federal support for local law enforcement
B) interagency cooperation
C) the identification of a common police enemy
D) all of the above

Question 17

Community policing entails:

A) police- community reciprocity
B) professionalization of police
C) centralized police command
D) all of the above

Question 18

The greatest changes in policing in America that have been the result of technological advances have been those in the area of weapons.

Question 19

Police unions typically represent the concerns of police officers at a national level.

Question 20

The first police agency in the United States to receive the status of accredited was:

A) Austin, TX, Police Department
B) Mt. Dora, FL, Police Department
C) New York City Police Department
D) Macon, GA, Police Department

Question 21

One effect of disorganized community is greater police dependence on community expectations.

Question 22

Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards require police agencies to adopt specific policies.

Question 23

Police unions have generally served as a force for change in policing.

Question 24

We seek to understand the police in hopes of directing or changing the practice of policing.

Question 25

The U.S. Supreme Court essentially rewrote police deadly force policies with its decision in
Tennessee v. Garner

Question 26

In community policing the purpose of patrol is less to respond to calls for aid than to prevent the need for such calls.

Question 27

Policing on the street represents an interaction of community, organizational, and individual correlates of policing.

Question 28

The hallmark of the American police is variety.

Question 29

Some contend law enforcement accreditation seeks to standardize police organizations and behavior.

Question 30

Lawsuits against the police filed in federal courts raise questions about federalism.