Deck 11: Police and Their Clients

Question 1

Federal law requires police officers to investigate the immigration status of suspects on all calls and to report persons who are in this country illegally.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Triad programs are focused on senior citizens.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Social media played a significant part in the Boston Marathon bombings investigation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Public opinion polls have revealed that most citizens have a very poor image of the police.

Question 5

Police chaplain volunteers serve as liaisons with various religious institutions in the community.

Question 6

The DARE program has received mixed reviews, and some departments have cut their programs, especially in these tight budget years.

Question 7

DARE is a program aimed at _____________.

A)senior citizens
B)children
C)Americans with physical disabilities
D)all Americans

Question 8

Men are the most common victims of domestic violence.

Question 9

The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.

Question 10

None of the cities in the United States have made any special efforts to recruit members of the gay community for police jobs.

Question 11

One of the community crime prevention programs includes Crime Stoppers.

Question 12

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) help police act in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Question 13

The terms racial profiling and driving while black have become commonplace.

Question 14

James Q.Wilson said that the police "probably exaggerate the extent of citizen hostility" when acknowledging the fact that police feel that the public does not like or support them, even when the 2016 Gallup polls indicated that the attitudes of both white and non-white citizens toward the police were:

A)apathetic
B)negative
C)positive
D)ambivalent

Question 15

The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in __________.

A)camping and sleeping out of doors
B)police work
C)traveling to foreign cities
D)None of the above

Question 16

Recently, social media has played a valuable role in the crime fight as well as _____ between the police departments and their clients.

A)catching criminals
B)crime suppression programs
C)government intrusion
D)building relationships

Question 17

Studies involving DARE programs have established that they are totally effective in preventing young people from experimenting with drugs and alcohol.

Question 18

One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.

Question 19

Given the difficult job the police have, it is easier for them to perform their duties if they have the support of the public.

Question 20

According to the author, the police-community relations (PCR) movement had a tremendous effect on the philosophy and culture of most police departments.

Question 21

Triad is a joint partnership between the police and ____________.

A)senior citizens
B)gays
C)Asian Americans
D)African Americans

Question 22

The program in which the police engrave identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and stereos is called ________.

A)Operation Engravement
B)Operation Home Security
C)Operation Crime Stop
D)Operation Identification

Question 23

The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reported in 1967 that police relations with minority groups had __________.

A)sunk to explosively low levels
B)improved somewhat over the years
C)improved significantly over the years
D)remained the same

Question 24

What is the largest minority group in the United States?

A)Native Americans
B)German Americans
C)African Americans
D)Hispanics

Question 25

Crime Stoppers originated in ____________.

A)Albuquerque, New Mexico
B)Boise, Idaho
C)Miami, Florida
D)Seattle, Washington

Question 26

Typically, Police Explorers are required to work approximately _____ hours a month to maintain their eligibility, but they may work more hours if they wish.

A)8
B)12
C)20
D)40

Question 27

The Police Explorer program is part of the _____ organization.

A)Camp Fire
B)Boy Scouts of America
C)Police Athletic League
D)YMCA

Question 28

An annual event in which citizens are encouraged to turn on outside lighting and step outside their homes for an hour in the evening to get to know their neighbors is called-:

A)Neighborhood Watch
B)Block Watch
C)National Night Out
D)Good Samaritans

Question 29

The police-community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the __________.

A)efforts at team policing in the 1970s
B)efforts of police reform after the Wickersham Report
C)riots and civil disorders of the 1960s
D)the Rodney King incident of 199l

Question 30

The human relations training program that is designed to provide participants an opportunity to learn more about themselves and their impact on others is called __________.

A)objectivity training
B)sensitivity training
C)behavior enlightenment
D)participation training

Question 31

National Night Out is in effect ____________.

A)once a month
B)twice a year
C)once a year
D)one week a year

Question 32

A well-rounded chaplain program will attempt to have representatives from _____ religious groups.

A)all local
B)Christian
C)two main
D)nondenominational

Question 33

In a 2016 nationwide poll asking people how much respect they have in the police, 76 percent answered ___________.

A)a great deal
B)some
C)very little
D)none

Question 34

In jurisdictions with populations greater than 100,000, approximately 7 percent of police contacts involve ________________________, which can be some of the most dangerous calls that officers face.

A)the elderly
B)juveniles
C)the mentally ill
D)drug addicts

Question 35

Which of the following describe Reserve Police Officers?

A)They are volunteers.
B)They are also called part-time, auxiliary, or special police.
C)Many receive the same training as police officers.
D)All of these choices.

Question 36

Non-police who volunteer to walk the streets or drive around in cars to alert police to possible crimes or area criminals are participating in ______.?

A)Operation Identification
B)citizen patrols
C)Neighborhood Night Out
D)Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)

Question 37

Another name for Neighborhood Watch programs is __________.

A)Crime Watch
B)Block Watch
C)Community Alert
D)All of these choices.

Question 38

According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the police and minority groups is to _____________.

A)enforce the law differentially against minority group members
B)appoint a minority member as police chief
C)ensure that minority groups are adequately represented in a jurisdiction's police department
D)hold minority group members to a less strict standard of legal behavior

Question 39

Today, police departments have created numerous special programs to assist with the challenges faced by the aging population.One such program is ____________.

A)AARP
B)Explorers
C)DARE
D)Triad

Question 40

According to the author, the police should be seen by the community as ____________.

A)an army of occupation
B)mercenaries
C)part of the community
D)impartial enforcers of the law

Question 41

An experiment, which began to change the police response in domestic violence cases, was conducted in __________ to determine the deterrent effect of various methods of handling domestic violence, including mandatory arrest.

Question 42

__________ is a name for crime prevention programs (also known as Crime Watch, Block Watch, or Community Alert programs) in which neighbors are supposed to watch over their blocks and alert the police to any suspicious or disorderly behavior.

Question 43

Crime Stoppers is a program in which police typically _____________.

A)operate decoy programs where they dress like possible crime victims
B)open up storefronts and pose as criminals who buy stolen property
C)ask television and radio stations to publicize a "crime of the week" so citizens can call tips into a special police phone number
D)All of these choices.

Question 44

__________ are small police facilities in neighborhoods in which officers are stationed to engage in crime prevention programs with members of the community.

Question 45

McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_______.

A)a police ride-along program
B)a police mass media campaign
C)a police storefront or mini-station program
D)a citizen volunteer program

Question 46

The relationships involved in both human relations and public relations between the police and the community are called __________.

Question 47

Which of the following people who live on the public streets can be described as street people?

A)The homeless
B)Alcoholics
C)The mentally ill
D)All of these choices.

Question 48

__________ programs are produced by radio and television stations that publicize an unsolved crime of the week; cash rewards are given for information that results in the conviction of the offender.

Question 49

As many as _____ million people are victims of violent or property crime in the United States annually.

A)16
B)31
C)42
D)20

Question 50

According to the 2010 U.S.Census, _______percent of the total U.S.population is foreign born.

Question 51

__________ is a program given by police officers in which the officers go into schools to teach students in their classrooms about the dangers of drug abuse.

Question 52

Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has focused on police relationships with ___________.

A)Hispanics
B)Asians
C)African Americans
D)women

Question 53

Racial profiling or __________ is a form of discrimination that singles out people of racial or ethnic groups due to the belief that these groups are more likely than others to commit certain types of crimes.

Question 54

Activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of themselves are called police __________.

Question 55

Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is the definition of ___________.

A)community relations
B)public relations
C)human relations
D)incarceration

Question 56

Based on recent national polls, all of the following gave police high ratings except _________________.

A)middle-age citizens
B)older citizens.
C)non-whites.
D)young people.

Question 57

__________ programs involve engraving identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and other personal electronic items with the goal of returning the property to owners if and when it is stolen and then recovered by the police.

Question 58

Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is called __________.

Question 59

Twenty-six percent of teens in romantic relationships report being intimidated and controlled with the assistance of ______________ and ____________________ sites.

Question 60

What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended legal segregation of the races?

A)Mapp v.Ohio
B)Brown v.Mississippi
C)Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka
D)Board of Education v.Eisenhower

Question 61

Discuss why calls involving people with mental illness are dangerous for police officers and what police departments are doing to minimize tragic outcomes.

Question 62

Explain the role that social media is playing in crime investigations.

Question 63

Explain why it is important for police departments to have a good working relationship with the press and media.

Question 64

What is National Night Out, and what are the program's objectives?

Question 65

Explain why the relationship between a police department and businesses might be considered a slippery slope and what can be done to avoid ethical concerns.

Question 66

Discuss the relationship between citizens' concerns for the environment and their perception of the police, and give examples of efforts police departments can make to create a favorable perception.

Question 67

Discuss the role of individual police officers as ambassadors for their departments and explain why that role is particularly important now.

Question 68

When budgets are tight, how can a police department justify the costs associated with implementing and running citizen volunteer programs?

Question 69

What are the key elements of the SPD SAFE PLACE program that have made it a success? How could this program be replicated to improve police relations with other minority communities?

Question 70

Are the terms human relations, police public relations, and police-community relations interchangeable? Why or why not?

Question 71

Discuss some of the challenges people face as they age and how the Triad program is helping police departments and senior citizens address problems seniors encounter with safety and quality-of-life issues.