Deck 11: Police and Their Clients

Question 1

Triad is a joint partnership between the police and:

A) senior citizens
B) gays
C) Asian Americans
D) African Americans

Answer 1

A

Question 2

DARE is a program aimed at:

A) senior citizens
B) children
C) Americans with physical disabilities
D) all Americans

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The human relations training program that is designed to provide participants an opportunity to learn more about themselves and their impact on others is called:

A) objectivity training
B) sensitivity training
C) behavior enlightenment
D) participation training

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Today, police departments have created numerous special programs to assist with the challenges faced by the aging population. One such program is:

A) AARP
B) Explorers
C) DARE
D) Triad

Question 5

According to the author, the police should be seen by the community as:

A) an army of occupation
B) mercenaries
C) part of the community
D) impartial enforcers of the law

Question 6

In a nationwide poll asking people how much confidence they have in the police, 56 percent answered:

A) a great deal
B) some
C) very little
D) none

Question 7

The Police Explorer program is part of the _____ organization.

A) Camp Fire
B) Boy Scouts of America
C) Police Athletic League
D) YMCA

Question 8

The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in:

A) camping and sleeping out of doors
B) police work
C) traveling to foreign cities
D) none of the above

Question 9

In 2005, Hispanics surpassed African Americans as the largest minority group when they reached 14.5 percent of the population. In 2010, Hispanics represented _____ percent of the population.

A) 12
B) 14
C) 20
D) 16

Question 10

Most police officers feel that the public:

A) does not support the police
B) appreciates the police
C) respects but does not like the police
D) has no opinion regarding the police

Question 11

What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended legal segregation of the races?

A) Mapp v. Ohio
B) Brown v. Mississippi
C) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
D) Board of Education v. Eisenhower

Question 12

Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is the definition of:

A) community relations
B) public relations
C) human relations
D) incarceration

Question 13

According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the police and minority groups is to:

A) enforce the law differentially against minority group members
B) appoint a minority member as police chief
C) ensure that minority groups are adequately represented in a jurisdiction's police department
D) hold minority group members to a less strict standard of legal behavior

Question 14

Which of the following people who live on the public streets can be described as street people?

A) the homeless
B) alcoholics
C) the mentally ill
D) all of these choices

Question 15

The police-community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the:

A) efforts at team policing in the 1950s
B) efforts of police reform after the Wickersham Report
C) riots and civil disorders of the 1960s
D) the Rodney King incident of 199l

Question 16

The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reported in 1967 that police relations with minority groups had:

A) sunk to explosively low levels
B) improved somewhat over the years
C) improved significantly over the years
D) remained the same

Question 17

Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has focused on police relationships with:

A) Hispanics
B) Asians
C) African Americans
D) women

Question 18

As many as _____ million people are victims of violent or property crime in the United States annually.

A) 16
B) 31
C) 42
D) 20

Question 19

What is the largest minority group in the United States?

A) Native Americans
B) German Americans
C) African Americans
D) Hispanics

Question 20

James Q. Wilson said that the single most striking fact about the attitudes of citizens, both black and white, toward the police is that these attitudes generally are:

A) apathetic
B) negative
C) positive
D) ambivalent

Question 21

The Guardian Angels group was formed by:

A) Curtis Sliwa
B) Richard Hill
C) Rick Patterson
D) Logan Stout

Question 22

A well-rounded chaplain program will attempt to have representatives from _____ religious groups.

A) all local
B) Christian
C) two main
D) nondenominational

Question 23

Crime Stoppers is a program in which police:

A) operate decoy programs where they dress like possible crime victims
B) open up storefronts and pose as criminals who buy stolen property
C) ask television and radio stations to publicize a "crime of the week" so citizens can call tips into a special police phone number
D) all of these choices

Question 24

The relationships involved in both human relations and public relations between the police and the community are called __________

Question 25

Another name for Neighborhood Watch programs is:

A) Crime Watch
B) Block Watch
C) Community Alert
D) all of these choices

Question 26

Crime Stoppers originated in:

A) Albuquerque, New Mexico
B) Boise, Idaho
C) Miami, Florida
D) Seattle, Washington

Question 27

__________ is a program given by police officers in which the officers teach students in their own classrooms about the dangers of drug abuse.

Question 28

The program in which the police engrave identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and stereos is called:

A) Operation Engravement
B) Operation Home Security
C) Operation Crime Stop
D) Operation Identification

Question 29

__________ is a name for crime prevention programs (also known as Crime Watch, Block Watch, or Community Alert programs) in which neighbors are supposed to watch over their blocks and alert the police to any suspicious or disorderly behavior.

Question 30

James Q. Wilson has written, "The single most striking fact about the attitudes of citizens, black and white, toward the police is that in general these attitudes are __________."

Question 31

The Guardian Angels were formed in what city?

A) Houston
B) Dallas
C) New York City
D) San Diego

Question 32

Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is called __________

Question 33

National Night Out is in effect:

A) once a month
B) twice a year
C) once a year
D) one week a year

Question 34

An experiment was conducted in __________ to determine the deterrent effect of various methods of handling domestic violence, including mandatory arrest.

Question 35

Activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of themselves are called police __________

Question 36

McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of:

A) a police ride-along program
B) a police mass media campaign
C) a police storefront or mini-station program
D) a citizen volunteer program

Question 37

Recently, social media has played a valuable role in the crime fight as well as _____ between the police departments and their clients.

A) catching criminals
B) crime suppression programs
C) government intrusion
D) building relationships

Question 38

Typically, Police Explorers are required to work approximately _____ hours a month to maintain their eligibility, but they may work more hours if they wish.

A) 8
B) 12
C) 20
D) 40

Question 39

The U.S. Supreme Court case Zinermon v. Burch dealt with:

A) the elderly
B) juveniles
C) the mentally ill
D) female incarceration

Question 40

One of the best-known citizen patrol groups, whose members wear distinctive red berets and T-shirts, is called the:

A) Red Berets
B) Citizen Avengers
C) Guardian Angels
D) Good Samaritans

Question 41

__________ programs involve engraving identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and other personal electronic items with the goal of returning the property to owners if and when it is stolen and then recovered by the police.

Question 42

Triad programs are focused on senior citizens.

Question 43

__________ programs are produced by radio and television stations that publicize an unsolved crime of the week; cash rewards are given for information that results in the conviction of the offender.

Question 44

Departments around the country have discovered the benefits of having an active, involved chaplain program. These volunteers serve as liaisons with various religious institutions in the community.

Question 45

None of the cities in the United States have made any special efforts to recruit members of the gay community for police jobs.

Question 46

Public opinion polls have revealed that most citizens have a very poor image of the police.

Question 47

Why have some police departments historically had a poor relationship with the African American community?

Question 48

One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.

Question 49

Studies involving DARE programs have established that they are totally effective in preventing young people from experimenting with drugs and alcohol.

Question 50

Given the difficult job the police have, it is easier for them to perform their duties if they have the support of the public.

Question 51

Crime Stoppers originated in Phoenix, Arizona.

Question 52

Federal law requires police officers to investigate the immigration status of suspects on all calls and to report persons who are in this country illegally.

Question 53

__________ are small police facilities in neighborhoods in which officers are stationed in order to engage in crime prevention programs with members of the community.

Question 54

The terms racial profiling and driving while black have become commonplace.

Question 55

Racial profiling or __________ is a form of discrimination that singles out people of racial or ethnic groups due to the belief that these groups are more likely than others to commit certain types of crimes.

Question 56

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) help police act in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Question 57

Describe the difference between public relations and police-community relations.

Question 58

The DARE program has received mixed reviews, and some departments have cut their programs, especially in these tight budget years.

Question 59

The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.

Question 60

According to the author, the police-community relations (PCR) movement had a tremendous effect on the philosophy and culture of most police departments.

Question 61

List different ways volunteers may serve in police departments.

Question 62

Explain how law enforcement makes use of traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, and television to carry out mass media campaigns, providing examples and discussing the goals of these campaigns.

Question 63

Why is it essential that the police maintain positive relationships with the community?

Question 64

Discuss why it is important for police to work with the homeless population, and describe what types of things are being done.

Question 65

Explain the role that social media is playing in police-community relations.

Question 66

Name and describe several community crime prevention programs. Select one that you believe offers the most potential in reducing and preventing crime, and explain your rationale.

Question 67

Name and describe several programs police departments have initiated for special populations of citizens. Which one do you believe offers the best service to a special population group?

Question 68

Describe the National Night Out program and identify its objectives with regard to community relations.