Deck 5: Patrol: The Backbone Of Policing

Question 1

Both general and specialized patrols seek to deter crime and apprehend criminals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Department of Natural Resources frequently uses ATVs as a mode of transportation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In a recent study,there was no difference between citizen officer contact when using bike patrols versus automobile patrols.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Supreme Court has ruled that taking a blood sample from a driver suspected of being intoxicated does not violate the Fourth Amendment even though no warrant has been obtained.

Question 5

Bike patrol is sometimes used in conjunction with stakeouts.

Question 6

In the early 1970s,law enforcement gave contacts with drunk drivers a low priority,preferring to avoid such encounters.

Question 7

Police unions usually support one-officer patrol cars in an attempt to be fiscally conservative.

Question 8

Motorcycle officers were first introduced into policing in Cleveland,Ohio.

Question 9

ALPR stands for "Automated License Plate Recognition."

Question 10

Police officers in the United States were originally on foot or horseback.

Question 11

Research on the effectiveness of preventive patrol indicates that a crime prevented by a passing patrol car can be,and usually is,committed as soon as the police are gone.

Question 12

Modern police patrol cars are greatly enhanced by technology.

Question 13

Speeding is often the chief concern of many community groups.

Question 14

Even though some jurisdictions are installing cameras at traffic light locations,the violation of running a red light must still be witnessed by a police officer.

Question 15

Combination patrols provide the most versatile approach to preventing or deterring crime and apprehending criminals.

Question 16

Segways are a traditional form of patrol that have only recently been brought back into practice.

Question 17

Police who patrol on foot have greater job satisfaction,less fear,and higher morale than officers who patrol in automobiles.

Question 18

Bicycle patrol units are only limited to large departments.

Question 19

Bicycle patrols have been extremely successful on college campuses.

Question 20

Calls for service may be answered by either sworn or nonsworn officers.

Question 21

The primary goal of traffic law enforcement is to __________.

A) bring in revenue
B) produce voluntary compliance with traffic laws
C) reinforce the authority image of police
D) get officers out of their vehicles to meet the public
E) get uninsured motorists off the road

Question 22

Directed patrol uses _________________ to plan shift and beat staffing.

A) officer preferences
B) a random lottery
C) crime statistics
D) citizen requests
E) both officer preferences and citizen requests

Question 23

Crime mapping can identify which of the following?

A) patterns of police corruption
B) correlations between crime and other societal issues
C) frivolous use of sick time
D) sleeping on the job
E) none of the other choices

Question 24

As law enforcers,a key duty of patrol officers is to __________.

A) protect constitutional guarantees
B) advocate for changes in traffic law
C) discipline fellow patrol officers
D) conduct pre-licensing road tests
E) all of the other choices

Question 25

Studies conducted in Syracuse,San Diego and Houston found that officers on random patrol could expect to intercept ________________ of street crimes.

A) less than 1 percent
B) approximately 25 percent
C) nearly 50 percent
D) about 75 percent
E) almost 100 percent

Question 26

The most commonly used and most effective patrol is usually __________.

A) foot patrol alone
B) mounted patrol alone
C) automobile patrol alone
D) a combination of mounted and foot patrol
E) a combination of automobile and foot patrol

Question 27

General patrol is also referred to as __________.

A) random patrol
B) routine patrol
C) preventive patrol
D) random, routine and preventive patrol
E) none of the other choices

Question 28

A specific activity that qualifies as "aggressive patrol" includes __________.

A) writing an incident report
B) participating in bicycle safety programs
C) field interrogation
D) none of the other choices

Question 29

Which of the following crime reduction principles forms the basis of CompStat?

A) accurate and timely intelligence about crime-related activities
B) rapid deployment of personnel and resources
C) effective tactics
D) ongoing follow-up and assessment of crime-related information
E) all of the other choices

Question 30

CompStat was developed by __________.

A) London Metropolitan Police Department
B) Los Angeles Police Department
C) Southern Police Institute
D) New York Police Department

Question 31

Administrative duties of law enforcement officers includes __________.

A) maintaining patrol vehicle
B) transporting prisoners
C) writing reports
D) testifying in court
E) all of the other choices

Question 32

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies show that seat belts are most effective in preventing __________.

A) minor injuries
B) moderate to critical injuries
C) fatalities
D) all injuries
E) none of the other choices

Question 33

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Patrol provides continuous police service.
B) Patrol provides high law enforcement visibility.
C) Patrol officers must understand the federal, state and local laws they are sworn to uphold.
D) Patrol officers must use good judgment in enforcing the law.
E) All of the statements are true.

Question 34

A significant trend back to the use of the foot patrol was observed in the __________.

A) 1990s
B) 1980s
C) 2000s
D) no trends were observed

Question 35

Traditionally,patrol officers begin their shifts on random patrol in hopes of __________.

A) intercepting crimes in progress
B) deterring crime
C) creating an illusion of police omnipresence
D) being able to respond to calls rapidly
E) all of these

Question 36

Differential response strategies involve _________.

A) handling calls for service on a first-come, first-served basis
B) suiting the response to the call
C) treating all calls the same
D) allowing officers to select which calls they feel like responding to
E) none of the other choices

Question 37

Theoretically,high-visibility patrol units should __________.

A) reduce response time
B) initiate more activities
C) provide better services
D) prevent crimes
E) all of the other choices

Question 38

Most officers in a police department are assigned to the _________________ function.

A) patrol
B) ticketing
C) administrative
D) apprehension
E) none of the other choices

Question 39

Results of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment showed that decreasing or increasing routine preventive patrol had no effect on __________.

A) crime
B) citizen fear of crime
C) police response time
D) crime, citizen fear of crime and police response time
E) none of the other choices

Question 40

A method that enhances the effectiveness of aggressive patrol is __________.

A) geographic permanence
B) using two-officer patrol units
C) martial arts training for officers
D) racial profiling
E) better equipped squad cars

Question 41

According to the National Neighborhood Foot Patrol Center,foot patrol is an exercise in __________.

A) economics
B) criminology
C) authority
D) futility
E) communication

Question 42

___________ is typically used when a specific type of crime has occurred several times in a certain area,or if there is a high probability that a crime might occur.

Question 43

In Michigan Department of State Police v.Sitz (1990),the Supreme Court ruled that _________________________ are constitutional because the states have a "substantial interest" in keeping intoxicated drivers off the roads.

Question 44

New York enacted the first _________________________ law that stated that anyone driving a motor vehicle is deemed to have consented to a chemical blood test if they are arrested for intoxicated driving.

Question 45

Which of the following is not true about foot patrol?

A) It has become almost synonymous with community policing.
B) It is relatively expensive.
C) It limits the officer's ability to get from one area to another rapidly.
D) It is reactive.
E) Its goal is to address neighborhood problems before they become crimes.

Question 46

List and describe the primary responsibilities of patrol.Give priorities,if any.

Question 47

___________________ patrols involve an increased enforcement effort targeting a specific geographic area.

Question 48

Regarding drinking and driving,"BAC" stands for __________.

Question 49

Discuss the importance of traffic enforcement and list and discuss current methods used.

Question 50

____________________________________ is a traffic offense or combination of offenses such as following too closely,speeding,unsafe lane changes,failure to signal and other forms of negligent or inconsiderate driving.

Question 51

________________ patrol evolved from military antecedents and comprises some of the oldest and most varied police units in the United States.

Question 52

In 1901,Connecticut established the world's first speed statute limiting the speed of __________.

A) boats
B) roller skaters
C) horse-drawn carriages
D) horseless carriages
E) bicycles

Question 53

What is the name of the center that allows law enforcement access to the FBI's database?

A) GCIC
B) NCVS
C) NIBRS
D) NCIC

Question 54

All uniformed officers should enforce traffic laws because of the potential for __________.

A) meeting ticket quotas
B) receiving hefty performance bonuses
C) apprehending a felon
D) meeting someone famous
E) proving they are fit for promotion

Question 55

Geographic information systems is a form of _________________.

Question 56

Using foot patrol in conjunction with automobile patrol is called __________.

A) geo-policing
B) community policing
C) POPS
D) none of the other choices

Question 57

When the officer has an ulterior motive for a stop,this is called a ___________________ or a pretext stop.

Question 58

In law enforcement agencies where the department operates primarily in response to calls for service,this is known as _____________________ policing.

Question 59

CompStat is a computer comparison statistics system that __________.

A) allows police to track crime incidents almost as soon as they occur
B) replaced the FBI's NCIC in 2005
C) is now being used by more than 85 percent of the nation's police departments
D) all of the other choices

Question 60

Bike patrols in the United States have been used __________.

A) since pre-colonial times
B) since the 1780s
C) since the early 1900s
D) only since the 1960s
E) only since the 1980s

Question 61

Outline and discuss the methods of patrol police typically use.Which are most effective?

Question 62

Describe and discuss the three major spheres of police activity that must be coordinated in the patrol function and how these have changed over time.

Question 63

Outline and discuss the basic causes of traffic crashes and the role of the police in detecting impaired drivers and preventing crashes.