Deck 4: The Police and Law Enforcement Its Come a Long Way

Question 1

When a crime occurs, we expect law enforcement to respond and solve the crime.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the U.S., we have a dual system of law enforcement

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The U.S. Marshals were the first law enforcement agency formed in this country.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The U.S. Constitution mandated that cities establish police departments.

Question 5

The predominant policing system in America for about 200 years was the watch system.

Question 6

The first American police department in the north was created in Boston in 1838.

Question 7

The slave patrols were organized in the South to help slaves to escape

Question 8

Although a number of studies were carried out to study crime in the U.S., one of the most important was initiated by President Herbert Hoover in 1929

Question 9

The commission appointed by President Hoover was named the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement.

Question 10

The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Project was a study carried out in 1974 to find out if preventive patrol affected such things as offense rates and the level of public fear

Question 11

The 9-1-1 system was created in 1868.

Question 12

CAD is a method for deploying police and emergency services with the help of computers

Question 13

The major roles played by the police today are patrol, traffic enforcement, peacekeeping and order maintenance, and investigating crimes

Question 14

The primary goals of police patrol are to deter crime, enhance feelings of public safety and investigate federal crimes

Question 15

Among the new developments in policing during the 1990s was the introduction of the computer revolution in policing.

Question 16

When the first U.S. Congress met in 1789, it adopted a law called the U.S. Judiciary Act of 1789. This act established the first law enforcement agency:

A) The FBI
B) The Secret Service
C) The U.S. Marshals
D) The New York City Police Department

Question 17

The major law enforcement system developed in America was the:

A) Patrol officer system
B) Secret Service system
C) Juvenile Court system
D) Constable watch system

Question 18

Following the development of the watch system in Boston by 1634, it was the predominant policing system in America for about the next ______________ years.

A) 10
B) 100
C) 200
D) 500

Question 19

In addition to the watch system, the office of ______________ was established in rural and southern areas of the U.S.

A) Sheriff
B) Constable
C) Rangers
D) State Patrolman

Question 20

Another form of early policing was established in the key slave states of the south. This form of policing was called the _______ ______________.

A) Mounted Police
B) U.S. Marshals
C) Slave Patrols
D) Vigilantes

Question 21

The slave patrols began in the 17^th century and were organized in order to prevent:

A) Plantation owners from acquiring slaves
B) Sheriffs from enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act
C) Juveniles from running away
D) Slaves from escaping from their owners

Question 22

Throughout the 1920s, for the most because of Prohibition, the police were:

A) Presented with a new series of crimes and & law enforcement challenges
B) Found to be adequate to the task of preventing the manufacture and use of alcohol
C) Presented with many awards for honesty
D) Found to be uncorruptible

Question 23

Police officers in the 1930s were generally:

A) Highly paid and well trained
B) College graduates
C) Well-equipped and very honest
D) Underpaid, poorly trained and ill equipped

Question 24

The National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement was under the direction of ______________.

A) George Washington
B) George Washington Carver
C) George W. Wickersham
D) J. Edgard Hoover

Question 25

The National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement was also known as:

A) The Hoover Commission
B) The Wickersham Commission
C) Watergate
D) The Starr Commission

Question 26

The Wickersham Commission's report concluded that:

A) Prohibition was unenforceable
B) There was very little crime in the U.S.
C) Al Capone was a friend to the working class
D) The police had contained alcohol manufacture and use

Question 27

The Wickersham Commission's report, released in 1931, also found that:

A) The police were by and large doing a good job
B) The police were corrupt and police brutality was widespread
C) The police were well trained
D) The police were well prepared to perform the duties of law enforcement

Question 28

Preventative patrol rests on the presumption that:

A) Putting fewer police on the street will reduce crime
B) Putting more police officers on the street will lead to prevention of police brutality
C) Putting more officers on the street will lead to reduced crime
D) Putting fewer officers on the street will cause fewer traffic accidents

Question 29

The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Project in 1974 tested whether no patrol, increased patrol or patrol remaining the same made a difference. The outcome was that:

A) There was increased crime in areas with reduced patrol
B) There was no increased crime in areas with reduced or no patrol
C) There was decreased crime in areas of greater patrol
D) There was decreased crime in areas where police officers called in sick

Question 30

There was no universal emergency telephone number (911) prior to the year _______.

A) 1948
B) 1958
C) 1968
D) 1978

Question 31

The benefits of Enhanced 9-1-1 include the ability of the dispatcher's computer to receive information from the telephone company about the physical address and ______________ of the caller.

A) Formal photo
B) Social Security Number
C) Yearly Income
D) Geographic Coordinates

Question 32

The great benefit of CAD is that it allows instantaneous communication between the police dispatcher and ______________.

A) Police or emergency units in the field
B) Local restaurants
C) The chief of police and the mayor
D) The homes of crime victims

Question 33

The use of ______________ systems enable dispatchers to easily view and recognize the status of all field units.

A) Medical
B) CAD
C) Electrical
D) Complex

Question 34

Next Generation 911 (NG911) is being created to transform the already outdated public safety system into a digital network that is faster, more efficient, more cost effective and _______.

A) More challenging for law enforcement
B) Easier to detect for criminals
C) Safer for the public as well as law enforcement
D) Safer for law violators

Question 35

It is expected that NG911 will have the ability to receive photographs, videos and telematics in ______________.

A) 911 emergency call centers
B) Delayed time
C) DVD formats
D) Any television monitor

Question 36

The major roles played by the police today are patrol, traffic enforcement, peacekeeping and order maintenance and ______________.

A) Rounding up suspects
B) Using force
C) Breaking up political protests
D) Investigating crimes

Question 37

The primary goals of police patrol are to deter crime, enhance feelings of public safety and be available for _______ ______________.

A) Coffee breaks
B) Public service
C) Breaking up fights
D) Solving crimes

Question 38

When uniformed officers arrive at the crime scene, they have an important set of tasks to carry out, especially to:

A) Solve the crime
B) Arrest suspects
C) Secure and preserve the crime scene
D) Read suspects their rights

Question 39

Patrol officers make up the bulk of policing, but some of what they do may fall under the heading of peacekeeping and order maintenance, which includes responding to domestic dispute situations and ______________ .

A) Controlling crowds at various public events, such as concerts, baseball games and parades
B) Riding horses during parades
C) Investigating drug cartels
D) Giving TV interviews

Question 40

The process of investigation of a crime follows the same general format no matter what the crime is. That format includes identification of the crime scene, victims and witnesses and _______.

A) Defying the orders of the chief of police
B) Ignoring vital clues at the crime scene
C) Gathering evidence and clues as to who perpetrated the crime and what may be the possible motive
D) Holding press conferences

Question 41

In the 1980s and 1990s, the police were grappling with new issues, such as terrorism, school shootings and ______________ .

A) Bombings
B) Airplane hijackings
C) More overtime
D) Computer hacking

Question 42

Although the 1990s had new policing challenges, it was a time that ushered in several positive developments, including the introduction of the:

A) Need for more police officers on horseback
B) Death of forensics
C) Robot police officer
D) Computer revolution in policing

Question 43

In the 1990s, New York City had some of the most dramatic reductions in crime of all major cities in the U.S. One explanation for the crime decline in New York City was ______________, like those introduced by the city's police commissioner William J. Bratton.

A) Arresting minorities tactics
B) Aggressive police tactics
C) Laying off more police officers
D) Beefing up subway patrols

Question 44

Bratton completely reengineered the NYPD to make reducing crime its primary objective. And the primary idea behind Bratton's reengineering was a process known as ______________.

A) CompStat
B) A crime czar
C) Pushpin maps
D) Community policing

Question 45

In weekly Compstat meetings in New York City, precinct commanders are held responsible for:

A) Too many sick days taken by police officers
B) Protests by citizens
C) Too few stop and frisks
D) Any increases in crime

Question 46

In a four-step process that is the essence of CompStat, there must be timely and accurate intelligence as well as ______________ .

A) Use of slow deployment of officers
B) Avoiding any unnecessary follow ups
C) Use of effective tactics in response to that intelligence
D) Firing of police commanders

Question 47

Among the benefits of CompStat, it allows police departments to pinpoint and analyze crime patterns almost instantly and _______.

A) Respond in the most appropriate manner
B) Quickly shift personnel and other resources as needed
C) Assess the impact & viability of anticrime strategies
D) All of the above

Question 48

Although police agencies are still plagued by some of the same old problems-such as brutality, racism & corruption-new approaches to fighting crime have changed how many police departments are:

A) Managing overtime pay
B) Dealing with police unions
C) Managing crime problems
D) Responding to citizen review boards