Deck 6: Policing: Purpose and Organization

Question 1

________ is not one of the core operational strategies of policing.

A)Emergency response
B)Problem solving
C)Support services
D)Routine incident response

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which policing style was in use when the Rodney King beating occurred in Los Angeles?

A)Reform
B)Legalistic
C)Service
D)Watchman

Answer 2

D

Question 3

________ is a proactive approach to the problem of crime.

A)Crime prevention
B)Criminal investigation
C)Police management
D)Span of control

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The political era of American policing was characterized by

A)police officers running for political office.
B)police,citizens,and politicians developing a close working relationship.
C)police serving the interests of politicians.
D)politicians funding police research.

Question 5

The broken windows model of policing focuses on which element of the police mission?

A)Enforcing and supporting the law
B)Investigating crimes and apprehending offenders
C)Providing needed enforcement-related services
D)Preserving the peace

Question 6

If state troopers were instructed to write a ticket for any motorist going 1 mph over the speed limit,one could argue that this department was operating under what style of policing?

A)Watchman
B)Reform
C)Legalistic
D)Service

Question 7

________ is the dominant operational policing strategy and is based on the ideas of Sir Robert Peel and the early London Metropolitan Police.

A)Emergency response
B)Problem solving
C)Routine incident response
D)Preventive Patrol

Question 8

________ units in a police department carry out the daily field activities of the department that are directly related to daily police work,such as patrol and criminal investigation.

A)Staff
B)Support
C)Line
D)Criminal

Question 9

________ is a crime-analysis and police-management process built on crime mapping that was developed by the New York City Police Department.

A)POST
B)NLETS
C)Span of Control
D)CompStat

Question 10

________ offenses involve acts that create physical disorder or that reflect social decay.

A)Quality of life
B)Felony
C)CompStat
D)Legalistic

Question 11

The number of police personnel or units supervised by a particular supervisor is known as

A)staff operations.
B)chain of command.
C)span of control.
D)police management.

Question 12

CAPRA and SARA are examples of the methodology of

A)crime scene investigation.
B)detective work.
C)police support services.
D)police problem solving.

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the basic purposes of policing in democratic societies?

A)Help ensure domestic peace and tranquility.
B)Respond rapidly to all 911 calls.
C)Investigate crime and apprehend offenders.
D)Enforce the laws.

Question 14

________ is information about a crime that forms the basis for determining the identity of the perpetrator.

A)Problem solving
B)Crime scene investigation
C)The solvability factor
D)Detective work

Question 15

The ________ era of policing was characterized by an increasing focus on quality-of-life offenses and the broken windows model of policing.

A)new
B)community
C)political
D)reform

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the general activities involved in a preliminary investigation?

A)Rendering immediate aid to the injured
B)Conducting a detailed examination of the crime scene
C)Initiating enforcement action
D)Determining that a crime has been committed

Question 17

Which of the following was most characteristic of the reform era of policing?

A)An emphasis on intelligence-led policing and homeland security
B)Close ties between the police and public officials
C)A partnership between the police and their communities and a focus on quality-of-life offenses
D)A focus on professional crime fighting and solving traditional crimes

Question 18

Which of the following was not one of James Q.Wilsons' three policing styles?

A)Watchman
B)Service
C)Maintenance
D)Legalistic

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the ILP era?

A)It is characterized by close ties between police and public officials.
B)It began around 1930 and lasted until the 1970s.
C)It is still evolving and involves efforts to deal with threats to the homeland.
D)It stresses the service role of police officers.

Question 20

________ describes the order of authority within a police department.

A)Organizational hierarchy
B)Span of control
C)Personnel priorities
D)Chain of command

Question 21

The preliminary investigation is carried out by trained crime scene investigators.

Question 22

Which of the following statements regarding racial and ethnic minorities in policing is true?

A)Racial and ethnic minorities are highly underrepresented in policing today,compared to their representation in the population.
B)African American police executives generally are not well-accepted by their peers.
C)Ethnic minorities are employed in policing in numbers that approach their representation in the population.
D)Departments are not increasing their complement of officers from underrepresented groups.

Question 23

Quality-of-life offenses are major law violations such as murder.

Question 24

Intelligence-led policing

A)is a method of managing the investigation into a serious crime.
B)emphasizes hiring police officers with college degrees.
C)is a technique used by police in the fight against terrorism.
D)is a key element in evidenced-based policing.

Question 25

________ policing expands the traditional police goal of professional crime fighting to include nontraditional types of criminals.

A)Team
B)Community
C)Problem-solving
D)Strategic

Question 26

Response time is strongly linked to citizen satisfaction.

Question 27

The police spend the majority of their time enforcing the law and fighting crime.

Question 28

Crime prevention focuses on reducing both crime and fear of crime.

Question 29

Police-community relations (PCR)

A)recognizes that the police derive their legitimacy from the community they serve.
B)emphasizes the need for less citizen participation in law enforcement.
C)emerged during the 1930s.
D)has been used exclusively in metropolitan areas.

Question 30

The broken windows model of policing is most relevant to the service provision role of the police.

Question 31

A neighborhood resource officer asks community residents to clean up trash,remove graffiti,and install better lighting in a local park that is known for extensive drug dealing.This request is characteristic of what type of policing?

A)Strategic
B)Problem-solving
C)Rural
D)Crime-fighting

Question 32

Which of the following is a characteristic of traditional policing?

A)The view that the police are the public and the public are the police
B)Police efficiency is measured by the absence of crime and disorder.
C)The role of the police is to solve problems.
D)The role of the police is to solve crimes.

Question 33

Which police strategy emphasizes a greater capacity to deal with crimes that are not well controlled by traditional methods?

A)Problem-solving policing
B)Strategic policing
C)Community policing
D)Team policing

Question 34

The National Counterterrorism Center is an example of

A)intelligence-led policing.
B)a fusion center.
C)a CompStat program.
D)problem-solving policing.

Question 35

Which of the following would probably not be an element of community policing?

A)An emphasis on rapid response to calls for service
B)Increased police accountability to the public
C)A decentralization of command
D)An emphasis on the importance of nonemergency services

Question 36

Information that is compiled in an effort to anticipate,prevent,or monitor criminal activity is known as

A)criminal intelligence.
B)CompStat.
C)NLETS.
D)intelligence-led policing.

Question 37

The peacekeeping role of the police involves a focus on quality-of-life offenses.

Question 38

Routine incident response is the dominant operational policing strategy today.

Question 39

Which of the following is most characteristic of the legalistic style of policing?

A)Keeping order through informal police intervention
B)Enforcing the letter of the law
C)Working with social services and other agencies
D)A focus on violations of social norms that do not break the law

Question 40

Which of the following statements about women in policing is false?

A)Women are significantly underrepresented in policing.
B)Female officers are less likely than male officers to be accused of using excessive force.
C)Female officers are often underutilized.
D)Departments are not aggressively recruiting women.

Question 41

Solvability factors are used to determine the identity of a perpetrator's identity.

Question 42

Traditional policing views police professionalism as keeping close to the community improving the quality of life of citizens.

Question 43

The central purpose of a fusion center is to share information.

Question 44

CAPRA and SARA are acronyms that relate to the methodology of police problem solving.

Question 45

The legalistic style of policing emphasizes crime control over crime prevention and use discretion to keep order.

Question 46

After the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the core mission of the police changed to focus on terrorism.

Question 47

Legalistic style police are more likely to give a speeding driver a ticket rather than a warning.

Question 48

Unity of command refers to the number of personnel or units supervised by a particular commander.

Question 49

Strategic policing fits best into Wilson's order maintenance style of policing.

Question 50

A department cannot mix multiple policing styles.

Question 51

Many police officers and managers are not willing to accept community policing.

Question 52

Administration,training,and budgeting are examples of line operations.

Question 53

Without a dedicated intelligence unit,it is difficult for law enforcement agencies to effectively use information and intelligence disseminated by the federal government.

Question 54

A patrol officer would be part of the department's staff operations

Question 55

During the reform era,police focused on professional crime fighting and on capturing offenders.

Question 56

The service style of policing is based on order maintenance.

Question 57

Strategic policing emphasizes the need to focus on nontraditional crimes and criminals.

Question 58

Women today are employed in policing in numbers approaching their representation in the population.

Question 59

Community policing focuses on dealing with citizens' problems and concerns.

Question 60

Team policing was designed to provide total police services to a neighborhood.

Question 61

________ programs often fail to increase community satisfaction because they focus on serving groups that are already satisfied with the police.

Question 62

________ policing considers professionalism to be providing a swift and effective response to serious crime.

Question 63

________ intelligence provides information to decision makers about the changing nature of threats of terrorism or crime.

Question 64

Women officers tend to be better at defusing and de-escalating potentially violent confrontations.

Question 65

________-style police departments are mainly concerned with order maintenance.

Question 66

________ is measured from the time a call for service is received by a dispatcher until an officer arrives on the scene.

Question 67

SARA and CAPRA are acronyms representing the methodology of ________.

Question 68

Match the police role to the operational category.

A)Staff operation
B)Line operation
Patrol

Question 69

________ is a proactive approach to the problem of crime.

Question 70

________ operations are field activities that relate directly to daily police work.

Question 71

During the ________ era,the police emphasized professional crime fighting.

Question 72

Match the police role to the operational category.

A)Staff operation
B)Line operation
Training

Question 73

Match the police role to the operational category.

A)Staff operation
B)Line operation
Scientific analysis of evidence

Question 74

________ are collaborative efforts of multiple agencies designed to maximize their ability to detect,prevent,investigate,and respond to crime and terrorism.

Question 75

Intelligence-led policing involves collecting and analyzing information to produce ________ to guide policing.

Question 76

Match the police role to the operational category.

A)Staff operation
B)Line operation
Traffic enforcement

Question 77

Match the police role to the operational category.

A)Staff operation
B)Line operation
Criminal investigation

Question 78

________ exists when every individual has only one supervisor to answer to and to take orders from.

Question 79

________ is a crime-analysis and police management process built on crime mapping that was developed by the NYPD.

Question 80

________ policing involves assigning officers semipermanently to particular neighborhoods so they can become familiar with the residents,their problems,and their concerns.