Deck 1: Police and Society

Question 1

The decision by a police officer to make an arrest initiates most criminal cases.This factor makes police the __________ of the criminal justice system.

A)social controllers
B)gate keepers
C)peace keepers
D)first accusers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Only about ____________ of police officers' activities are devoted to criminal enforcement.

A)one-fourth
B)one-half
C)one-third
D)two-thirds

Answer 2

C

Question 3

One of the most enduring myths about policing is the police

A)crime fighter image.
B)prevent crime.
C)can address society's problems.
D)use force to achieve their goals.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Before we had the modern police, citizens were the primary agents of social control.How was behavior regulated?

A)comments, warnings, and rebukes
B)making arrests by taking the person to a judge
C)spending time in jail
D)all of these

Question 5

Policing is extremely complex, involving difficult questions about

A)police role and treating citizens fairly.
B)police organizations.
C)recruitment, training, and supervision of police officers.
D)all of these

Question 6

Movies and television shows strengthen the impression that all police are highly successful in solving crimes, when in fact only _____percent of all reported index crimes are solved.

A)15
B)20
C)25
D)30

Question 7

The policing approach that concentrates on relatively minor quality of life issues and is said to contribute to a significant reduction in serious crime is known as

A)problem oriented policing.
B)anti terrorist policing.
C)zero tolerance policing.
D)repeat offender policing.

Question 8

One of the more popular approaches to policing, which alters the basic organizational philosophy is known as

A)problem oriented policing.
B)community policing.
C)team policing
D)CAPS

Question 9

People call the police because they want an officer to

A)settle problems, restore calm, arrest or remove someone from the home.
B)listen to their complaints.
C)settle family issues after recent deaths or provide legal advice.
D)provide after hours service for emergencies.

Question 10

The belief that crime scene investigators play a major role in investigating and solving crimes is known as the

A)crime fighter image.
B)community policing role.
C)indirect investigator.
D)CSI Effect.

Question 11

The police are part of the system of

A)social values.
B)social control.
C)social norms.
D)social mores.

Question 12

The police task is to

A)preserve the norms by deterring crime.
B)provide social services to the community.
C)guarantee all constitutional rights.
D)maintain the free flow of traffic while maintaining order.

Question 13

Police depend upon the public to

A)report crimes to the police.
B)provide information about suspects.
C)cooperate in investigations.
D)all of these

Question 14

The emphasis on crime fighting also creates unrealistic public expectations about the ability of the police to

A)catch criminals and prevent crime.
B)provide successful community policing.
C)correct family problems and prevent domestic violence.
D)reduce gang violence in major cities.

Question 15

All police officers are peace officers, but all peace officers are not police officers. The legal status of peace officers is defined by

A)Congress.
B)communities.
C)statute.
D)education.

Question 16

In order to carry out their responsibilities, police are heavily dependent upon

A)citizens.
B)social control mechanisms.
C)political control.
D)social welfare systems.

Question 17

One of the most important factors shaping the police role is

A)preventing crime.
B)community policing.
C)the authority to use force.
D)the ability to act as social control.

Question 18

The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely

A)civil role in society.
B)community oriented role in working with juveniles.
C)complex role by dealing with social issues of crime.
D)aggressive role in dealing with gangs and drugs.

Question 19

Police contribute to social control through both

A)information and informants.
B)prosecutor relationships.
C)community and political contacts.
D)law enforcement and order maintenance.

Question 20

Police regularly prevent crime, investigate crimes and apprehend criminals; maintain order and provide service.These activities would define them as a

A)community policing department.
B)general service law enforcement agency.
C)law enforcement social service agency.
D)government regulatory agency.

Question 21

Who is the author of the book ,police for the Future?

A)Herman Goldstein
B)David H.Bayley
C)James Q.Wilson
D)Jerome Skolnick
E)Frank Schmalleger

Question 22

What police action initiates most criminal cases?

A)referral to a social service agency
B)the decision to make an arrest
C)filing a written report
D)mediation in domestic disputes

Question 23

A General Service Law Enforcement Agency would be

A)the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
B)the local police department.
C)the Bureau of Investigation of the State Police.
D)the Department of Corrections of your state.

Question 24

A police officer is also known as a

A)correctional officer.
B)magistrate.
C)citizen patrol.
D)FBI Agent.
E)peace officer.

Question 25

Newport News, Virginia is noted for being one of the first experiments in

A)community policing.
B)team policing.
C)problem-oriented policing.
D)police-community relations.
E)the Robo Cop.

Question 26

What does our political system ensure where the police are concerned?

A)policing power and authority
B)public control and accountability of the police
C)fair allocation of monetary resources
D)prosecution of arrests made by police

Question 27

P.O.P.in Newport News represented a whole new role for the police.Officers functioned as

A)community government.
B)community organizers.
C)community policemen.
D)community leaders.

Question 28

What percentage of all index crimes are cleared or solved?

A)20 percent
B)30 percent
C)40 percent
D)60 percent
E)70 percent

Question 29

The idea that the police are a "thin blue line" fighting a war on crime adds to their image as

A)supporting order maintenance.
B)federal officers.
C)crime fighters.
D)professional officers.
E)educated officers.

Question 30

In the Police Service Study (PSS), the researchers found that ________ percent of the total calls for police services involved a violent crime.

A)20
B)15
C)10
D)5
E)2

Question 31

Herman Goldstein developed the concept of

A)community policing.
B)team policing.
C)problem-oriented policing.
D)police-community relations.
E)the Robo Cop.

Question 32

Police are the ___________ of the criminal justice system.

A)innovators
B)gatekeepers
C)regulators
D)CEO's

Question 33

Police departments around the world practice

A)problem-oriented policing.
B)police operations procedure.
C)zero tolerance procedure.
D)reactive policing.

Question 34

Herman Goldstein developed P.O.P.This stands for

A)police operations procedure.
B)pals of police.
C)problems of policing.
D)problem-oriented policing.

Question 35

Typical police officers fire their weapon ____________ times during their career.

A)0 to 1
B)3-5
C)6-8
D)over eight times

Question 36

What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?

A)to reduce the overall crime rate
B)to improve neighborhood conditions
C)to restore and develop the citizen role as co-producers of police services
D)to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing response time to calls for service

Question 37

P.O.P.represents a proactive approach, which is very different from the __________ approach.

A)non-active
B)knee-jerk
C)reactive
D)contra-active

Question 38

Problem-oriented policing represents a(n) _________________ approach.

A)reactive
B)proactive
C)tactical
D)intellectual
E)academic

Question 39

Jerome Skolnick asked the question

A)"Why was Rodney King beaten in that manner?"
B)"Why do we kill people who kill people to prove that killing people is wrong?"
C)"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
D)"For which social purpose do police exist?"

Question 40

Attitudes toward the police are influenced by people's attitudes toward the

A)political system.
B)social welfare system.
C)social reform movement.
D)community policing movement.

Question 41

Which of the following groups create the myth of the crime fighter police officer?

A)the movies
B)televisions shows about cops
C)the news media
D)all of these

Question 42

George Kelling and Catherine Coles argue that

A)more SWAT teams are needed because of the threat of terrorism in large American cities.
B)penalties for crimes must be reduced.
C)penalties for criminal behavior must be increased.
D)tough enforcement on minor crimes directly contributes to a significant reduction is serious crime.

Question 43

Zero tolerance policing concentrates only on the major crime issues that affect the community.

Question 44

Police are unable to contribute to social control because of their primary law enforcement and order maintenance responsibilities.

Question 45

The term "police officer" is often used interchangeably with the term "peace officer."

Question 46

The Specialized Multi-Agency Response Team (SMART) of Oakland, California, is an example of

A)community policing.
B)team policing.
C)problem-oriented policing.
D)police-community relations.
E)SWAT team.

Question 47

The Chicago Alternative Police Strategy is a type of

A)community policing.
B)team policing.
C)problem-oriented policing.
D)police-community relations.
E)SWAT team.

Question 48

The reorganization of conventional patrol strategies by restructuring police operations along neighborhood lines and decentralizing decision-making authority is called

A)team policing.
B)problem-oriented policing.
C)community policing.
D) police community policing.
E)professional policing.

Question 49

Most police work can be described as order maintenance or peacekeeping.

Question 50

The typical police officer never fires his or her weapon during their career.

Question 51

The workload for the criminal justice system is determined by the police.

Question 52

At the root of community policing is the idea that special units should be created to implement community policing.

Question 53

The majority of the time, police officers are involved in criminal law enforcement, not order maintenance.

Question 54

A model of policing that stresses a two-way working relationship between the community and the police-in which the police become more integrated into the local community and citizens assume an active role in crime control and prevention-is called

A)team policing.
B)problem-oriented policing.
C)community policing.
D)police-community relations.
E)professional policing.

Question 55

Preserving constitutional rights is not the responsibility of the police function.

Question 56

The fact of the matter is, police officers today spend most of their time on order maintenance.

Question 57

This policy calls for the police to focus primarily on disorder, minor crime, and the appearance of crime through interventions that vigorously enforce criminal and civil laws and are conducted for the purpose of restoring order to communities.

A)team policing
B)problem-oriented policing
C)community policing
D)zero-tolerance
E)professional policing

Question 58

A model of policing that stresses a two-way working relationship between the community and the police, in which the police become more integrated into the local community and citizens assume an active role in crime control and prevention, is called team policing.

Question 59

In the colonial era (1600-1840s), citizens were the primary agents of social control.

Question 60

The majority of all index crimes are not solved with an arrest.

Question 61

Describe in detail the three different types of social control.

Question 62

The Youngstown Accord established seven principles to guide police in their work.What are those seven principles?

Question 63

Write a general essay on the concept of problem-oriented policing, making sure to mention its author and its basic principles and functions.

Question 64

How is the police part of the social control system?

Question 65

One of the central problems in American policing is the tension between freedom and constraint in society.

Question 66

What is the CSI Effect?

Question 67

What does Herman Goldstein mean when he says that "the police, by the very nature of their function, are an anomaly in a free society."

Question 68

What are the three ways in which the police role is extremely complex, according to the ABA?