Deck 4: Patrol: The Backbone Of Police Operations

Question 1

Foot patrol has recently made a comeback as a police patrol function largely due to

A) community policing.
B) the high cost of gasoline.
C) citizen request.
D) department budget shortages.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

There is no resource more valuable to a police department than

A) citizens.
B) informants.
C) undercover officers.
D) patrol officers.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

__________________ involves unstructured patrol throughout a beat,by varying methods,in an effort to deter crime by creating a sense of police omnipresence.

A) Preventive patrol
B) Random patrol
C) Routine patrol
D) Saturation patrol

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not an important patrol function?

A) gathering intelligence
B) making arrests
C) responding to noncrime calls for service
D) controlling traffic
E) determining a suspect's guilt

Question 5

Officers are granted discretion when deciding to arrest except

A) when the offender is DWI.
B) when directed by a supervisor.
C) under statutory provisions.
D) for traffic offenses only.

Question 6

Vehicle-mounted video is used to

A) help settle court cases.
B) assist in internal affairs investigations.
C) help officers write their incident reports.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

Question 7

An effective police response time is often considered to be a maximum of

A) 1 minute.
B) 3 minutes.
C) 6 minutes.
D) 10 minutes.
E) 15 minutes.

Question 8

Police effectiveness is usually measured in

A) police citizen satisfaction surveys.
B) response time.
C) clearance rates.
D) crime index.

Question 9

Geographic locations where crime incidents tend to cluster are known as a

A) hot spots.
B) geo-patrol.
C) offense cluster.
D) crime grouping.

Question 10

A crime recently committed is called

A) proximate.
B) remote.
C) proportionate.
D) differential.
E) involved.

Question 11

The majority of the U.S.police agencies employ

A) more than 80 officers.
B) between 50 and 60 officers.
C) between 30 and 40 officers.
D) fewer than 20 officers.
E) fewer than 4 officers.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a specific category in the NCIC's missing person file?

A) disabled
B) voluntary
C) endangered
D) involuntary
E) juvenile

Question 13

_________ patrol reverses the advantages and disadvantages of foot patrol.

A) Bicycle
B) Motorcycle
C) Mounted
D) Boat
E) Automobile

Question 14

Foot patrol programs

A) greatly reduce crime rates.
B) improve public relations between the police and the community.
C) are the most cost-effective form of patrol.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

Question 15

It is generally conceded that the backbone of the police department is the

A) juvenile division.
B) detective bureau.
C) patrol division.
D) support services.
E) dispatcher.

Question 16

Patrol officers are expected to serve as

A) clergy.
B) therapists.
C) psychologists.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

Question 17

The Supreme Court case of United States v.Place (1983)dealt with the issue of

A) rapidity of police response time.
B) assigning rookies to high-crime areas and "fast" shifts to help them learn their new job more rapidly.
C) whether a K-9 sniff of luggage constitutes a search.
D) whether air patrol violated citizens' expectation of privacy.
E) how officers should respond to various types of crowd situations.

Question 18

Gathering intelligence is

A) an important part of the patrol function.
B) only reserved for seasoned veterans.
C) a crucial function within special operations.
D) a function within undercover operations.

Question 19

Which patrol method is known for its "stealth factor"?

A) boat
B) bicycle
C) automobile
D) motorcycle
E) mounted

Question 20

Sporting events,political events,rock concerts,and parades are all functions of patrol officers in the category of

A) public gatherings.
B) arrest.
C) non crime calls for service.
D) community service.

Question 21

Peacekeeping counts for the lowest amount of time in an officer's routine day.

Question 22

The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment found that increasing or decreasing routine preventive patrol had a measurable positive effect on

A) crime.
B) citizens' fear of crime.
C) police response time.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.

Question 23

Most jurisdictions use some form of foot patrol in combination with automobile patrol.

Question 24

Patrol is typically divided into ________ shifts.

A) six
B) five
C) four
D) three
E) two

Question 25

The patrol that seeks to develop rapport between officers and citizens is _________ patrol.

A) automobile
B) K-9
C) mounted horse
D) foot
E) motorcycle

Question 26

The first stage of the SARA problem-solving process is called

A) searching.
B) solving.
C) scanning
D) stopping.
E) selecting.

Question 27

A police department that implements a K-9 program faces a potential increase in vulnerability to lawsuits.

Question 28

Unless the missing person is a juvenile or handicapped,police usually do not get involved.

Question 29

Training of K-9 officers and their dogs is a large cost to a department.

Question 30

A technique that uses a large number of patrol officers for specific enforcement in a concentrated area or for enhanced enforcement during specific event is called

A) routine patrol.
B) saturation patrol.
C) preventive patrol.
D) random patrol.

Question 31

Research has consistently shown that automobile patrol effectively prevents crime.

Question 32

The Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment has garnered attention for its focus on place-based policing.

Question 33

The possibility of on-scene arrests is most affected by

A) police response time.
B) citizen reporting time.
C) dispatch efficiency.
D) officer training.
E) none of the other choices.

Question 34

Problem-oriented policing was formally introduced by

A) Herman Goldstein.
B) Gerald Garner.
C) Carl Klockars.
D) James Spurlock.
E) Jack Rahtz.

Question 35

Bicycle patrol is growing in popularity.

Question 36

The most expensive form of patrol is automobile patrol.

Question 37

All are disadvantages of motorcycle patrol operations except

A) high cost of operation.
B) limited use.
C) safety of the officer.
D) all are disadvantages of motorcycle patrol operations.

Question 38

According to Spelman and Brown,in reported serious crimes,arrests were attributed to fast police response time in ___________ of the cases.

A) less than 3 percent
B) 15-20 percent
C) nearly 33 percent
D) half
E) more than 66 percent

Question 39

Over the past several years,_______ has/have become popular with rural law enforcement.

A) mounted patrol
B) air patrol
C) motorcycles
D) all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)

Question 40

Patrol effectiveness is measured by response time.

Question 41

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
uses officers' discretionary patrol time to focus on specific department goals

Question 42

______________ ______________ determines if the response was implemented as planned.

Question 43

Knock and talk is where an officer knocks on a resident's door and asks if they can talk.

Question 44

A strategy that does not have a specific focus or aim in enforcement is _____________ patrol.

Question 45

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
a proactive approach to patrol and policing that focuses on problems to be solved rather than incidents to be responded to

Question 46

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
geographic locations where crime incidents tend to cluster

Question 47

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
a technique based on preventive patrol that maintains a continuous police presence to deter criminal activity; assigns multiple units to a single geographical area or beat

Question 48

_____________ patrol has the greatest mobility and flexibility and is usually the most cost-effective patrol method.

Question 49

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
determines the boundaries of a patrol beat based on the number of calls for service,the amount and severity of crime occurring in various areas,population density,routes to the areas,and any special problems that might be involved

Question 50

The _________ is considered the mainstay of the patrol division.

Question 51

The time elapsed between when a call for service is received and when the police arrive on the scene is called the _____________ time.

Question 52

The most expensive form of patrol is _____________ patrol.

Question 53

Problem-oriented policing involves a fundamental shift in perspective,from proactive to reactive policing.

Question 54

Differential police response strategies are based on the traditional "first-come,first-served" and as-fast-as-possible response.

Question 55

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
offenses in which the victim and suspect confront each other

Question 56

Police motorcycle officers were first used in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,in 1947.

Question 57

Split-force patrol is a technique based on preventive patrol that maintains a continuous police presence to deter criminal activity.

Question 58

The oldest form of patrol is ____________ patrol.

Question 59

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
bases the rapidity of response and type of responder on the type of incident and whether it is in progress,proximate,or cold

Question 60

MATCHING
Each item may be matched only once. Select the best match.a.differential police response
e.involvement crimes
b.directed patrol
f.problem-oriented policing
c.discovery crimes
g.proportionate assignment
d.hot spots
h.split-force patrol
offenses that are detected only after they are completed

Question 61

Explain the SARA problem-solving process,its specific stages,and how it is used in law enforcement.

Question 62

Discuss the assigned vehicle program and how it affects ownership and pride within officers.

Question 63

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of air patrol and water patrol.

Question 64

Discuss in detail the design of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment and its results.