Deck 5: Patrol: the Backbone of Policing

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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 preceding

Answer 3

B

Question 4

____ of dispatch calls for service involves crime in progress.

A) Fewer than 25%
B) Between 40% and 50%
C) Nearly 75%
D) About 85%
E) Nearly all

Question 5

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) relentless follow-up and assessment of crime-related information
E) all of the preceding

Question 6

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 preceding

Question 7

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 preceding

Question 8

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 9

General patrol is also referred to as

A) random patrol.
B) routine patrol.
C) preventive patrol.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 10

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) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 11

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 12

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 13

A specific activity that qualifies as "aggressive patrol" includes

A) writing an incident report.
B) participating in bicycle safety programs.
C) field interrogation.
D) any of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 14

Directed patrol uses ____ to plan shift and beat staffing.

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

Question 15

Regarding the effectiveness of mounted patrol in crowd control situations, it is estimated one horse and rider is equal to ____ foot patrol officers.

A) 2
B) 5
C) 10
D) 25
E) 50

Question 16

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 above

Question 17

The Supreme Court case which ruled that taking a blood sample from an arrested person was not a violation of the privilege against self-incrimination was

A) Miranda v. Arizona .
B) Gault v. Winship .
C) Abrams v. City of Los Angeles .
D) Schmerber v. California .
E) Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz .

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

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 20

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 preceding

Question 21

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 22

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

Question 23

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 24

When safety belts are combined with air bags, injuries

A) are reduced by 18 percent.
B) are reduced by 68 percent.
C) actually increase by 26 percent.
D) are the same as with just air bags alone.
E) are the same as with just safety belts alone.

Question 25

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

Question 26

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 27

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies, safety belts are more effective in preventing minor injuries than in preventing fatalities.

Question 28

Modern police patrol cars are greatly enhanced by technology.

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

Crime mapping is used to keep track of where, within a specified jurisdiction, notorious criminals live.

Question 32

Which of the following statements is true regarding racial profiling?

A) Most Americans approve of racial profiling as a law enforcement technique.
B) Less than 10 percent of Americans believe racial profiling is a widespread police practice.
C) More than 80 percent of people believe police should be allowed to take race into consideration when targeting individuals as suspects.
D) all of the preceding are true
E) none of the preceding are true

Question 33

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 34

In which case did the Supreme Court rule: "The temporary detention of a motorist upon probable cause to believe he has violated the traffic laws does not violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable seizures, even if a reasonable officer would not have stopped the motorist absent some additional law enforcement objective"?

A) Bond v. United States
B) Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz
C) Terry v. Ohio
D) Schmerber v. California
E) Whren v. United States

Question 35

Bicycle patrols have been extremely successful on college campuses.

Question 36

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 37

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 preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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 41

____________________ 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 42

New York enacted the first ____________________ law which 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 43

Today, virtually every police officer receives some training on DUI enforcement and administering field sobriety tests.

Question 44

Geographic Information Systems is a form of ____________________.

Question 45

Aggressive driving is the same thing as road rage.

Question 46

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

Question 47

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 48

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 49

Bike patrol is sometimes used in conjunction with stakeouts.

Question 50

Radar detectors are legal in every state except Virginia.

Question 51

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 52

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

Question 53

Crimes discovered after the perpetrator has left the scene are called ____________________.

Question 54

The prohibition of racial profiling has been added to CALEA's list of standards for ____________________.

Question 55

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

Question 56

A(n) ____________________ is a cost-effective alternative to aircraft for law enforcement, and carries a much lower operating cost, requires less training to fly and is generally safer in flight than a helicopter.

Question 57

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

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

Speeding is often the chief concern of many community groups, largely because of the perceived risks to children.

Question 61

Explain how departments determine patrol assignments, what factors are considered, and the technology currently being implemented to increase patrol effectiveness and efficiency.

Question 62

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

Question 63

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

Question 64

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