Deck 1: Introduction to Police Technology

Question 1

Efficiency can best be described how an organization meets its goals.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Tactical information is generally used to make immediate decisions.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

An end user is someone who designs and/or implements technology.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Stopping a traffic violator would be an example of a "call for service."

Question 5

A Self Initiated Activity is anything done by a police officer based upon her observations.

Question 6

In the management of public organizations, if we lose sight of our ultimate goal, we can end up being efficient but ineffective.

Question 7

Sworn and civilian employees of police organizations have the same powers of arrest.

Question 8

Centralized decision making and problems solving are two prime characteristics of agencies using the community orientated policing model.

Question 9

Situational Crime Prevention involves increasing offender risk of detection and/or offender effort.

Question 10

A ________ is a specific activity a police officer is directed to perform based upon information provided by another source.

A) Call for Service
B) Call Out
C) Self Initiated Activity
D) Radio Call

Question 11

________ can be thought of as information used in planning.

A) Strategic Information
B) Information Analysis
C) Forecasting
D) Tactical Information

Question 12

An existing technology system can be referred to as ________.

A) a legacy system
B) a stand-alone system
C) a hardwired system
D) a pre-owned system

Question 13

________ can be a person or group who has a direct interest in a problem.

A) An activist
B) An advocate
C) A stakeholder
D) A sponsor

Question 14

Police employees who have taken an oath of office and have greater powers of arrest are ________.

A) Stakeholders
B) Civilian Employees
C) Supervisors and Managers
D) Sworn Employees

Question 15

An organization that uses fewer inputs to complete an activity can be thought of as more ________ whereas an organization that uses inputs to meet organizational goals can be thought of as ________.

A) Capable; Successful
B) Efficient; Effective
C) Successful; Capable
D) Effective; Efficient

Question 16

The problem solving model SARA involves ________, analysis, response and assessment.

A) Status
B) Scanning
C) Spotting
D) Situation

Question 17

Criminal Justice is intentionally ________ in order to maintain the checks and balances essential to our democracy.

A) Fragmented
B) Divided
C) Multi-jurisdictional
D) Partitioned

Question 18

The ________ is the person for whom the technology was designed.

A) Buyer
B) Operator
C) End User
D) Employee

Question 19

Situational Crime Prevention is a theory which seeks to deter offender activity by ________ the risk of detection and ________ the value of the crime.

A) Increasing; Decreasing
B) Removing; Hiding
C) Hiding; Removing
D) Decreasing; Increasing

Question 20

Generally, Community Orientated Policing has four characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics?

A) Centralized decision making
B) Problem Solving
C) Community partnerships
D) Department-wide orientation

Question 21

The problem solving model SARA has four parts, Scanning, Analysis, Response and:

A) Appraisal
B) Answer
C) Assessment
D) Activity

Question 22

Information that can be used for long term planning can be considered which of the following?

A) Efficiency Information
B) Effective Information
C) Strategic Information
D) Implementation and Design Information

Question 23

Which of the following can be thought of as the opposite of communications fragmentation?

A) Joint Operations
B) Interoperability
C) Attached
D) Disconnected

Question 24

Which of the following is true about Situational Crime Prevention?

A) It involves decreasing the risk to the offender.
B) It has nothing to do with the environment.
C) It targets specific forms of crime.
D) It involves increasing the value of the crime.

Question 25

A person or group that can affect or is affected by a decision can be called a/an:

A) Party to the Action
B) End User
C) Community Member
D) Stakeholder

Question 26

Community Policing has ten core elements. Those elements are generally divided into three categories. Which of the following is NOT a category of the elements?

A) Tactical Elements
B) Strategic Elements
C) Organizational Elements
D) External Elements

Question 27

Police technology primarily concerns what type of technology?

A) Database Technology
B) Information Technology
C) Less-lethal Device Technology
D) Crime Scene Technology

Question 28

Which of the following is not an end user?

A) A police sergeant
B) A police officer
C) A police manager
D) none of the above

Question 29

Which of the following is generally thought of as a line employee?

A) Police Officers
B) Watch Commander
C) Chief of Police
D) none of the above