Question 1

There are almost as many personnel working in investigations as in patrol in any given police agency.

Accepted Answer

Typically, the majority of personnel in a police agency are assigned to patrol duties rather than investigations, as patrol is considered the backbone of police work and requires more manpower for coverage and response.

Question 2

The single most important determinant of whether a case will be solved is the information a victim provides to the responding patrol officer.

Accepted Answer

The information a victim provides to the responding patrol officer is crucial as it forms the foundation of the investigation, guiding the initial steps, helping in identifying suspects, and shaping the direction of the case.

Question 3

Fingerprints are more likely than DNA evidence to result in the identification of a suspect in a crime.

Accepted Answer

DNA evidence is generally more reliable and specific for identifying individuals compared to fingerprints, which can sometimes be partial or smudged, making them less definitive.

Question 4

The service style of policing encourages officers to follow the path of least resistance when dealing with cases that do not involve serious crimes.

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Question 5

The legalistic style of policing focuses on an order maintenance style.

Accepted Answer

The legalistic style of policing emphasizes strict enforcement of laws and reduces officers' discretion, focusing more on law enforcement than on order maintenance.

Question 6

Under the legalistic style of policing, officers frequently issue traffic tickets, detain and arrest juveniles, and arrest for misdemeanors.

Accepted Answer

The legalistic style of policing emphasizes strict enforcement of laws, which includes issuing traffic tickets, detaining and arresting juveniles, and making arrests for misdemeanors as part of maintaining order and authority.

Question 7

The realist style of policing doesn't focus on the enforcement of laws.

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Question 8

The legalistic style is most associated with officers being under pressure to meet ticket "quotas" as a measure of effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

The legalistic style of policing emphasizes strict enforcement of laws, which often includes the use of ticket quotas as a measure of officer productivity and effectiveness.

Question 9

When you compare one or more cities using a ratio of police officers to the population in order to determine the appropriate amount of patrol officers to patrol your city, you are using the comparative approach.

Accepted Answer

The comparative approach involves analyzing and comparing specific data or metrics (such as the ratio of police officers to population) across different entities (such as cities) to make informed decisions or assessments about one's own situation.

Question 10

Workload analysis consists of an elaborate information system that uses defined levels of police performance to compute the number of appropriate police personnel.

Accepted Answer

Workload analysis in policing involves using detailed information systems to assess the levels of police performance and activities, which then helps in determining the appropriate number of police personnel needed to meet those performance levels and workload demands.

Question 11

Bike patrol was the original form of patrol.

Accepted Answer

The original form of patrol was foot patrol, where officers walked around communities to maintain law and order before the advent of bike, car, or horse patrols.

Question 12

Bicycle patrols do not require additional training and special equipment.

Accepted Answer

Bicycle patrols require officers to undergo additional training to handle the unique challenges of patrolling on a bike, and they also need special equipment such as helmets, bike maintenance tools, and appropriate uniforms.

Question 13

Air patrols are usually employed at parades and sporting events.

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Question 14

Given the widespread dissemination of the results of the Kansas City preventive patrol experiment, virtually all police agencies have taken the findings from it into consideration when allocating patrol resources.

Accepted Answer

The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment showed that increasing or decreasing routine patrols had little effect on crime rates or public satisfaction, but not all police agencies have fully integrated these findings into their patrol resource allocation strategies.

Question 15

The Kansas City experiment indicated that routine preventive patrol has a highly measurable influence on fear of crime and the incidence of crime.

Accepted Answer

The Kansas City experiment found that routine preventive patrol had little to no effect on crime rates or public perception of safety.

Question 16

Random preventive patrol is a way of doing police work that allows police officers to control their territories.

Accepted Answer

Random preventive patrol involves police officers patrolling areas unpredictably, which can help them maintain a presence and deter crime, thus allowing them to exert control over their territories.

Question 17

The best way to assess citizen fear of crime would be through what are described as soft measures, or qualitative attributes.

Accepted Answer

Soft measures, or qualitative attributes, allow for a more nuanced understanding of citizen fear of crime by capturing the complexities of individual perceptions and experiences, which are not easily quantified through hard measures or quantitative data alone.

Question 18

A hard measure of police performance is an indisputable and comprehensive assessment of an officer's effectiveness on the job.

Accepted Answer

Hard measures of police performance, such as arrest rates or ticket quotas, can provide quantifiable data but do not fully capture the complexity of an officer's effectiveness, including community relations, problem-solving abilities, and adherence to ethical standards.

Question 19

It is more difficult to assess qualitative measures of policing than it is the quantitative measures.

Accepted Answer

Qualitative measures of policing, such as community trust and officer professionalism, are subjective and can vary widely among individuals and communities, making them harder to assess consistently compared to quantitative measures like arrest rates or response times, which can be directly measured and compared.

Question 20

Performance measures do not influence an employee's daily activities.

Accepted Answer

Performance measures are designed to align an employee's daily activities with the organization's goals, thereby significantly influencing their focus, priorities, and tasks.

Quiz 6: Police Work: Operations and Functions