Deck 1: Police in a Democracy

Question 1

The United States has a republican form of government known as federalism, which means that

A) powers are exercised by only one individual
B) powers are exercised by national, state, and local governments
C) powers are exercised by citizens only
D) powers are exercised by the national government

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Under our form of government, the executive branch is responsible for

A) making laws
B) law enforcement
C) deciding what happens to law violators
D) reinterpreting the meaning of our laws

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The laws that govern how the police go about enforcing the laws are known as what?

A) Civil laws
B) Criminal laws
C) Organizational laws
D) Procedural laws

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Criminal laws are concerned with

A) the relationship between individuals
B) the relationship between police officers
C) the relationship between an individual and the government
D) None of the above

Question 5

Driving under the influence of alcohol is the violation of what type of law?

A) Civil law
B) Procedural law
C) Substantive law
D) Case law

Question 6

The written rulings of state and federal appellate courts are known as what?

A) Civil law
B) Procedural law
C) Substantive law
D) Case law

Question 7

This Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bail.

A) Fourth Amendment
B) Sixth Amendment
C) Eighth Amendment
D) None of the above

Question 8

The Confrontation Clause is found in which Amendment?

A) Sixth Amendment
B) Fifth Amendment
C) Fourth Amendment
D) First Amendment

Question 9

Civil laws are concerned with

A) the relationship between individuals
B) the relationship between police officers
C) the relationship between an individual and the government
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is the most common type of local law enforcement agency?

A) Sheriff
B) Highway Patrol
C) Municipal Police
D) State Police

Question 11

How many public police agencies exist in the United States?

A) Almost 23,000
B) Almost 10,000
C) Almost 7,000
D) Almost 18,000

Question 12

The following is a difference between rural and urban police:

A) Rural police deal with more violent crime.
B) Rural police are more likely to live where they work.
C) Rural police work with more sizable budgets.
D) None of the above.

Question 13

About 12 percent of America's sworn law enforcement officers work for what type of agency?

A) Special-purpose agencies
B) Federal agencies
C) Local agencies
D) State agencies

Question 14

The police department of a college campus would be an example of what type of policing?

A) Public safety agencies
B) Special-jurisdiction police
C) Task forces
D) Municipal police

Question 15

To integrate a county police department and a city police department would be an example of what type of policing?

A) Public safety agencies
B) Special-jurisdiction police
C) Tribal police
D) Consolidated agencies

Question 16

This type of police work emphasizes police-initiated activities by the individual officer and the department:

A) Pure police work
B) Reactive police work
C) Proactive police work
D) Traditional police work

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a goal of the police?

A) Reduce crime and victimization.
B) Use force and authority fairly, efficiently, and effectively.
C) Reduce fear and enhance personal security.
D) All of the above are considered to be goals of the police.

Question 18

The judicial branch of government is responsible for law enforcement.

Question 19

Private police are employed, trained, and paid by a government agency.

Question 20

The organization of the US police tends to follow the geographical and political structure of the US government.

Question 21

The legalistic model of policing is based on the assumption that political influence has a corrupting influence on policing.

Question 22

Hawaii does not have a state police agency.

Question 23

Consolidated agencies are commonly found in urban areas.

Question 24

The public safety concept involves the integration of two or more police departments.

Question 25

Rural police appear to be more efficient than urban police and more respected by the public.

Question 26

The Fourth Amendment is concerned with the right to counsel.

Question 27

The right against double jeopardy is found in the Fifth Amendment.

Question 28

Contract law enforcement would involve an officer signing a contract to provide security at bars, restaurants, or sporting events.

Question 29

Community policing is an example of a strategy, whereas foot patrol is a tactic.

Question 30

Strategies are fundamental assumptions that guide the department and the individual officer in the exercise of discretion.

Question 31

Intelligence-led policing is the newest and least developed strategy and focuses mainly on crime reduction aided by high-tech approaches to prediction, prevention, and suppression.

Question 32

Police decision-making and goals are rarely influenced by the extent and type of crime that is taking place within a department's jurisdiction.

Question 33

Vigilantism is an example of citizen participation in law enforcement.

Question 34

The accused has the right to an attorney as provided by the Fifth Amendment.

Question 35

Procedural laws govern the behavior of the citizens of the community.

Question 36

The criminal justice system includes two parts: police and courts.

Question 37

On average, the police spend most of their time invoking the law through arrests and citations.

Question 38

Theories of political decision-making in a democracy include two perspectives. Identify both perspectives and how these perspectives relate to our understanding of the police.

Question 39

The criminal justice system is specifically concerned with five of the amendments to the United States Constitution. List those five amendments and discuss what is covered within each amendment.

Question 40

This chapter discussed three role debates concerning the police. List and discuss those three role debates and how the roles interrelate.

Question 41

Describe how each of the three branches of government are involved in the administration of justice.

Question 42

Name and describe the four expectations that dictate "what police do and how they do it."

Question 43

Matching
-Discretion

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2001
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 44

Matching
-Homeland security

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2002
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 45

Matching
-Reactive

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2003
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 46

Matching
-Federalism

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2004
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 47

Matching
-Consolidated agencies

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2005
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 48

Matching
-Private police

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2006
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 49

Matching
-Proactive

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2007
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 50

Matching
-Substantive law

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2008
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 51

Matching
-Jurisdiction

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2009
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority

Question 52

Matching
-Case law

A) The form of government in the United States, when some powers are exercised by the national government but many others are decentralized to state and local units of government
B) Laws that identify behavior, either required or prohibited, and the punishments for failure to observe these laws
C) What police exercise when making a choice concerning what laws will be enforced and how that enforcement will take place
D) A top priority for American law enforcement following the events of September 11, 2010
E) Police activities that emphasizes police-initiated activities by an officer or a department
F) The integration of two or more police departments
G) The written rulings of the state and federal appellate courts
H) Those employed and paid to serve the specific purpose, within the law, of an individual or organization
I) Police work in the form of responses to incidents when assistance is specifically requested by citizens
J) Criminal matters over which an agency has authority