Deck 13: Police Strategies and Tactics

Question 1

Which of the following is the best statement of the outcome of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment?

A) It showed that increased patrols made the public feel safer.
B) It resulted in substantial reductions in police staffing all around the country.
C) It demonstrated that police chiefs could use alternative strategies without fear of calamity.
D) It showed that police departments needed to adopt more modern technology in order to reduce serious crime.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the most authoritative study, immediate response to reports of serious crimes results in on-scene arrests in about _______ of cases.

A) 1%
B) 3%
C) 25%
D) 50%

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following plays the smallest role in most criminal investigations today?

A) informants
B) eyewitnesses
C) confessions
D) physical evidence

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The main difference in findings from the Newark Foot Patrol Experiment, compared to the earlier Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment, was:

A) there was no difference; the findings were the same
B) foot patrol failed to have any impact on crime
C) foot patrol officers made fewer arrests
D) people who lived in areas with foot patrol felt safer

Question 5

The main direction of change in police handling of domestic violence over the last 40 years has been:

A) police today take more of a conflict resolution and counseling approach
B) police today take a more legalistic approach
C) police today tend to avoid arrest because of the increased risk of civil liability
D) police today general do not respond, but rather refer the calls to social service agencies

Question 6

When police patrol was eliminated in five beats in the famous Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment, crime and citizens' fear of crime both went up dramatically.

Question 7

Public satisfaction with the police is directly tied to rapid response when citizens call for assistance.

Question 8

The single most important factor in determining whether a case will be solved is the amount of time that detectives spend investigating it.

Question 9

The "crime triangle" is analogous to the "Bermuda Triangle" and refers to locations where wanted offenders are able to disappear and evade police capture.

Question 10

Studies have tended to find that foot patrol does not reduce crime, but it does make the public feel safer.

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the three cornerstones of traditional police strategy for dealing with crime?

A) Immediate response to calls
B) Follow-up investigations
C) Field interrogations
D) Preventive patrol

Question 12

Studies conducted on investigative work indicate that victims, witnesses, and patrol officers solve more cases than detectives.

Question 13

The proactive repeat offender program focuses on offenders who have already been arrested, obtaining information on prior convictions to ensure the full weight of the legal system is applied.

Question 14

A targeted approach to policing that has become popular since the 1980s is:

A) Incident-oriented policing
B) Problem-oriented policing
C) Directed patrol
D) Target hardening

Question 15

A child may not be declared missing until they have been missing for at least 24 hours.