Deck 4: Today S Police and Police Agency an Overview

Question 1

________________________records usually contain information related to reports received from citizens or other agencies as well as any actions initiated by the police.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to the text, the "heart and soul" of a department is the

A) patrol division.
B) investigative division.
C) special operations division.
D) communication division.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Recruitment and training, records and communications, and special facilities and services are part of

A) external affairs.
B) investigative services.
C) administrative services.
D) field services.
E) social services.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, if the overall purpose of the police service in today's society were narrowed to a single objective, that objective would be to____________in a manner consistent with the freedom secured by the Constitution.

A) preserve the peace
B) investigate crime
C) apprehend criminals
D) win the war on drugs
E) eliminate delinquency

Question 5

The specific organization within a police department is influenced by

A) the department's size.
B) the department's location.
C) the extent and type of crime with which it must deal.
D) the department's size and location, and the extent and type of crime with which it must deal.
E) none of these choices.

Question 6

The amount of time police officers spend in a social service function is____________  percent.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75
E) 90

Question 7

Most police departments are organized into the two basic units of

A) internal affairs and external affairs.
B) crime services and social services.
C) investigative services and community services.
D) field services and administrative services.
E) solo patrol and dual patrol.

Question 8

Traditionally, police departments have been

A) social organizations.
B) generalist organizations.
C) specialized organizations.
D) both social and generalist organizations.
E) both social and specialized organizations.

Question 9

The two sets of obligations of top law enforcement administrators have can be categorized into

A) primary and secondary.
B) field and administrative.
C) internal and external.
D) long-range and short-range.
E) discretionary and mandatory.

Question 10

The____________ Amendment reserves police power for state and local governments.

A) First
B) Second
C) Eighth
D) Tenth
E) Twelfth

Question 11

A crime prevention partnership between the public and the police together is the

A) Shop with a Cop program.
B) Neighborhood Watch program.
C) D.A.R.E. program.
D) P.O.P.S program.

Question 12

E911 (enhanced 911) technology uses geolocation capabilities and a process commonly referred to as

A) caller ID.
B) can.
C) roundtrip.
D) phishing.
E) pinging.

Question 13

________________________records contain fingerprints, photographs, and other descriptive data obtained from arrested persons.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 14

In policing, current information is provided

A) at roll call.
B) by radio.
C) by telephone.
D) by computer.
E) by all of these choices.

Question 15

In dealing with civil disturbances, the primary responsibilities of police officers are to maintain order and

A) clear the crowd as soon as possible.
B) protect lives and assets.
C) make arrests.
D) settle the disturbance.
E) provide updates for the media.

Question 16

________________________records contain information obtained at booking and information about the control or release of prisoners and court procedures.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 17

Some cell phones are equipped with____________  capability so the exact location can be pinpointed and traced.

A) LOS
B) GPS
C) NextGen
D) ACN

Question 18

In the majority of states, the county sheriff is a constitutional office, meaning

A) it is created by state statute.
B) the county board may change its powers or responsibilities to suit its needs.
C) the office can only be abolished through constitutional amendment.
D) the citizens of the county can abolish the office at any time.

Question 19

________________________records include inventories of police equipment, department memorandums, personnel records, evaluation reports, and all general information that reflects correspondence or services rendered.

A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest

Question 20

Usually____________ percent of a department's police officers are assigned to patrol operations.

A) less than 10
B) 20-30
C) 45-50
D) 60-70
E) more than 80

Question 21

Specialist patrol has been and is the backbone of police work in smaller departments.

Question 22

The law sets priorities, which law enforcement departments must follow, regarding which reported crimes must be actively investigated and to what degree.

Question 23

Complaints may be criminal or noncriminal.

Question 24

One of several basic police goals of most police agencies is to protect civil rights and civil liberties.

Question 25

Clusters of styles of police working attitudes are called

A) techniques.
B) labels.
C) groupings.
D) typologies.
E) systematics.

Question 26

Large agencies, often located in urban areas, are likely to have more generalization and a close relationship to the citizens being served.

Question 27

The success of policing is independent of public support.

Question 28

The traffic function is always kept separate from the patrol function.

Question 29

The police response to a community's request for specialized enforcement can occur either by direct communication from the community to the police chief or through the local government council, to whom the chief answers.

Question 30

Officers of this typology are most likely to use excessive force.

A) watchdog
B) enforcer
C) crime fighter/zealot
D) social services agent
E) either watchdog or crime fighter/zealot

Question 31

The police image results from the media's portrayal of police officers and from everyday contact between individual police officers and citizens.

Question 32

Some investigations are carried out by patrol officers.

Question 33

The quality of records maintained is directly related to the quality of communications and field services provided.

Question 34

Satisfaction with police is generally

A) shaped by demographic variables.
B) shaped by neighborhood crime conditions.
C) shaped by experiences with police.
D) high but unevenly distributed.
E) all of these choices.

Question 35

E911 technology uses

A) echolocation to help divers recover submerged evidence.
B) cybertracking to locate the IP address of perpetrators of computer crime.
C) geolocation to trace the location of a cell phone.
D) computer modems to help disabled victims reach rescue services.
E) electronic monitoring devices to notify police when an offender breaks house arrest.

Question 36

Policing style is greatly influenced by an officer's personality.

Question 37

Regarding agency organization, many departments are moving away from tall hierarchy to a more flattened structure with fewer officers in supervisory positions and more officers in the patrol division.

Question 38

Discretion does not allow police officers to consider the seriousness of a law violation.

Question 39

Because each community and state has numerous statutes and limited resources, full enforcement of all laws is never possible.

Question 40

It is common for police to deal directly with status offenses, warning the youths or returning them to their parents unless the youth has been a habitual offender.

Question 41

Contrast the current 911 systems with the Next Generation 911 systems.

Question 42

________________________are routinely used to represent common phrases in voice communication.

Question 43

Although other divisions may have more prestige, _____________are the first and primary contact between the public and the criminal justice system.

Question 44

Police officers are independent decisionmakers with both personal and positional power.

Question 45

The ___________ results from the media's portrayal of police officers and from everyday contact between individual police officers and citizens.

Question 46

Explain police organizational culture and the beliefs commonly found within it.

Question 47

The ________________is more accepting of the social service roles and more attuned to due process.

Question 48

Outline and discuss the various basic styles of policing that have been identified.

Question 49

List and describe the five basic traditional goals most law enforcement agencies set.

Question 50

Briefly describe the five traditional goals of policing. How can these goals overlap? How do police agencies prioritize these goals? How do you think the goals should be prioritized?

Question 51

List and discuss the various communication methods used to provide officers with current, complete information.

Question 52

Police____________  comes from the people-their laws and institutions.

Question 53

What are the two functions police tend to serve? Provide examples of activities police perform that exemplify each function. Do you believe that one function is more important than the other? Explain your answer.

Question 54

The most frequent contact between the police and the noncriminal public is through____________  encounters.

Question 55

Concern for crime control must be balanced by concern for _________________.

Question 56

 ____________________(also called operations or line services) include patrol, traffic, community service, and investigation.

Question 57

A/An _____ refers to any group demonstrating specific patterns of behavior that distinguish it from others within a society.

Question 58

Police are necessary when _________________is required to enforce the laws.

Question 59

Outline and discuss the role and responsibility of police in contemporary society.

Question 60

What is span of control? Describe the two main schools of thought in organizational management theory regarding span of control. What factors enable an increased span of control? What advantages are associated with an increasing span of control? What factors narrow the span of control?

Question 61

How are police records categorized? Describe what each category of police records includes. Why is privacy of records important? How do agencies protect records?