Deck 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations

Question 1

Every department has the same number of vice and juvenile units.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Police officers today have more formal education than their predecessors.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The presence of a patrol officer in a community can be a major factor in reducing crime.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

About 40% of sworn officers are women.

Question 5

All police departments have equipment to perform DNA analysis.

Question 6

Police officers are expected to obey rules and respect superiors.

Question 7

Police departments have not responded adequately in addressing the issue of stress.

Question 8

An occupational environment affects the way a person interprets reality.

Question 9

New communications technology within police departments has tended to fragment decision making.

Question 10

Even today,research indicates that women may be subject to more sexual harassment as police officers than their male counterparts.

Question 11

Police officers rarely feel isolated from the public.

Question 12

Police help maintain order by enforcing traffic laws.

Question 13

Police rarely perceive the public as hostile.

Question 14

Half of police officers are minorities.

Question 15

The nature of police work can make officers very suspicious of citizens whom they encounter.

Question 16

Quantifying police work is relatively easy.

Question 17

Police officers require only formal training to understand all the aspects of their job.

Question 18

Police are mainly reactive when they respond to citizen calls reporting criminal activity.

Question 19

The community-policing philosophy is an approach that stresses police control of the community.

Question 20

Modern-day police practices use patrol units with two officers.

Question 21

When a group shares symbols,beliefs,and attitudes,they have

A)a subculture.
B)a subcommunity.
C)a suboccupation.
D)subprofessionalism.

Question 22

Which two elements of police work define the working personality?

A)Danger and authority
B)Danger and isolation
C)Danger and independence
D)Authority and isolation

Question 23

In contrast to the police,those individuals who work within the lower-level private security industry are paid more and receive more training.

Question 24

Which of the following is true of women in the police force?

A)Women have been serving as police officers since the early 1800s.
B)The smaller the police department,the higher the proportion of women as sworn officers.
C)Women face little to no prejudice today in police work.
D)Women remain a minority in most police departments and face a variety of challenges.

Question 25

On average,how many types of difficult situations are patrol officers expected to handle per week?

A)Four
B)One
C)Two
D)Three

Question 26

A set of emotional and behavioral characteristics developed by members of an occupational group in response to a work situation and environmental influences is called the ________ personality.

A)authoritative
B)policeman's
C)socialization
D)subculture

Question 27

Since 9/11,cooperation among the federal policing agencies has led to progress in the sharing of intelligence.

Question 28

Forensic analysis of hair,semen,and blood can only be used to determine guilt; these findings cannot be used to establish the innocence of incarcerated people.

Question 29

The educational level of new police recruits is a factor that influences who applies to be a law enforcement officer.

Question 30

Police are mainly reactive,as opposed to proactive.

Question 31

The second aspect of the working personality is the need to exert authority.

Question 32

A central feature of community policing for many departments is problem-oriented policing.

Question 33

When a force employs police officers from all demographic groups,the police gain legitimacy because they are seen as reflecting the interests of all people,and there may be reductions in race-based disparities that affect who is stopped,searched,or arrested.

Question 34

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the job of a law enforcement officer?

A)Training is required.
B)Pay scales are high.
C)Physical fitness standards must be met.
D)Recruits must lack a criminal record.

Question 35

Which of the following is not a key element of the police subculture?

A)Working personality
B)Police morality
C)Isolation of the police
D)Acceptance of independent actions by other officers

Question 36

Which type of test is not required of a police officer?

A)Psychological tests
B)Background check
C)Fitness test
D)IQ test

Question 37

Problem-oriented policing tries to find the underlying causes of crime.

Question 38

The process in which members learn the symbols,beliefs,and values of a group is called

A)working personality.
B)spiritualization.
C)socialization.
D)isolation.

Question 39

Which of the following is true regarding the changing profile of a police officer?

A)Most police officers are either women or a racial or ethnic minority.
B)Today,almost one in three officers is female.
C)The percentage of female officers has not changed since the 1970s.
D)The percentage of female officers has doubled since the 1970s but females still comprise only about 12% of all officers.

Question 40

In order to have a good rapport with the community,police officers must depend on the confidence they have in their patrol partners.

Question 41

Traffic regulation is a ____ job of the police.

A)minor
B)major
C)dangerous
D)rare

Question 42

Most police work is reactive,which means police

A)respond to citizen calls for service.
B)initiate actions in the absence of citizen requests.
C)operate according to "hunches."
D)stop crime before it happens.

Question 43

Patrol officers spend the most time on

A)free patrol.
B)medical emergencies.
C)service.
D)administration.

Question 44

Which of the following would be placed in a special unit of a large police department?

A)Arson
B)Domestic violence
C)Forgery
D)Traffic

Question 45

Which is not an operational unit in a police department?

A)Investigation
B)Traffic
C)Patrol
D)Court

Question 46

Which program attempts to control crime through the collection of crime statistics and meetings to enforce accountability?

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Incident-Based Reporting System
C)CompStat
D)National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 47

Which police unit identifies,apprehends,and collects evidence against lawbreakers?

A)Traffic
B)Investigation
C)Juvenile
D)Administrative

Question 48

When calls for service are the main instigators of police action,this is called ________ policing.

A)clearance-rate
B)incident-driven
C)proactive
D)preventive

Question 49

One important component of community policing is

A)reactive policing.
B)fast 911 response time.
C)problem solving.
D)crime control.

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of a proactive strategy to combat crime?

A)Responding to citizen calls for service
B)Using a stakeout in victimless crimes
C)Responding to citizens who approach an officer
D)Responding to a crime after the perpetrator has fled

Question 51

________ is a vice offense.

A)Assault
B)Traffic violation
C)Arson
D)Prostitution

Question 52

Research conducted on large police departments found that a key factor in solving crimes was

A)identification of the perpetrator by the victim or witnesses.
B)the police arriving at the scene of the crime in less than a minute.
C)the intelligence of the police officers.
D)the size of the police force.

Question 53

The extent to which departments create specialized units depends on which of the following?

A)Preferences of the police chief
B)Attitudes of the public toward the police
C)Attitudes of the news media toward the public
D)All of thesee are correct.

Question 54

Police functions that directly involve field operations such as patrol and investigation are called _____ functions.

A)line
B)staff
C)sworn
D)preventive

Question 55

Preventive patrol emphasizes

A)a large number of arrests to control crime.
B)responding to 911 calls.
C)making police presence known.
D)fixing "broken windows."

Question 56

The percentage of crimes that police believe they have solved through an arrest is called

A)incident-driven policing.
B)clearance rate.
C)differential response.
D)line functions.

Question 57

Which of the following is a consequence of the policy of differential response?

A)Less detailed information is received from callers.
B)Callers are uncertain about when to expect a response.
C)Police resources are conserved.
D)Patrol officers know less about a case when they respond.

Question 58

Most sworn officers are part of

A)detective units.
B)vice squads.
C)special operations,
D)patrol units.

Question 59

Incident-driven policing

A)emphasizes a quick response to calls.
B)is a proactive approach to policing.
C)is not led by the public.
D)usually involves undercover and surveillance work.

Question 60

Which is true regarding the measurement of positive police productivity?

A)The clearance rate is the most effective measure.
B)The crime rate is the most effective measure.
C)The clearance rate and crime rate together provide an accurate picture.
D)The clearance rate and crime rate do not give an accurate picture.

Question 61

David has worked for a municipal police department for the past 10 years.Because he has seen his fair share of violent crimes on the force,his youthful excitement when he joined the force has faded.Currently he dreads hearing the radio calls for assistance but forces himself to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.David has noticed that his friends who are not in law enforcement have faded from his life.He primarily associates with those who carry a gun and a badge because fellow officers are the only ones who understand what a police officer has to endure.This results in

A)insecurity.
B)isolation.
C)aggression.
D)burnout.

Question 62

_______ is an influential theory about increases in fear and crime within neighborhoods when there is insufficient police attention to seemingly minor public order offenses such as vandalism,loitering,aggressive panhandling,and prostitution.

A)Learning theory
B)"Broken windows" theory
C)Differential learning association
D)Social control theory

Question 63

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.He recently applied to his local sheriff's department.He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.If hired,he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.The department to which Alan is applying is in the process of calling his character references,which is a part of his

A)psychological tests
B)background check
C)fitness test
D)financial check

Question 64

Which is not an instance of proactive policing?

A)Responding to citizen calls for service
B)Initiating actions in the absence of citizen requests
C)Operating according to "hunches"
D)Stopping crime before it happens

Question 65

The _________ raised questions about whether and how police patrol impacts crime and crime rates.As a result,police departments have tried various means to use patrol in order to provide service,maintain order,and achieve improvements in crime prevention and crime control.

A)Charlotte experiment
B)Oakland experiment
C)New York City experiment
D)Kansas City experiment

Question 66

David has worked for a municipal police department for the past 10 years.Because he has seen his fair share of violent crimes on the force,his youthful excitement when he joined the force has faded.Currently he dreads hearing the radio calls for assistance but forces himself to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.When David tries to avoid unpleasant associations from his work life,which type of stress is he suffering?

A)External
B)Organizational
C)Personal
D)Operational

Question 67

David has worked for a municipal police department for the past 10 years.Because he has seen his fair share of violent crimes on the force,his youthful excitement when he joined the force has faded.Currently he dreads hearing the radio calls for assistance but forces himself to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. Because David has worked in his municipal police department for 10 years,he has grown accustomed to the symbols,beliefs,and values of his department.This is often referred to as the

A)socialization of the force.
B)police subculture.
C)working personality.
D)received authority.

Question 68

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.She recently reviewed data on how to serve her community better,including information about preventing crime and responding to calls.Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.Which of the following is true of Andrica in the police force?

A)She faces the same amount of stress as her male counterparts in the force.
B)Since she works at a large police department,there is likely a higher proportion of women as sworn officers.
C)She is treated like any other law enforcement agent.
D)She is likely a minority at her police department and faces a variety of challenges.

Question 69

David has worked for a municipal police department for the past 10 years.Because he has seen his fair share of violent crimes on the force,his youthful excitement when he joined the force has faded.Currently he dreads hearing the radio calls for assistance but forces himself to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. David feels pressure to solve the crimes he has been assigned.He feels he needs to improve his

A)incident-driven policing.
B)clearance rate.
C)differential response.
D)line functions.

Question 70

Steve Herbert found a high sense of morality in the law enforcement subculture.Which is not a dilemma that officers must overcome?

A)The contradiction between the goal of preventing crime and the officers' inability to do so
B)The fact that officers must use their discretion to "handle" situations in ways that do not strictly follow procedures
C)The fact that what is right is not always legal
D)The fact that they invariably act against at least one citizen's interest,often with recourse to coercive force that can maim or kill

Question 71

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.She recently reviewed data on how to serve her community better,including information about preventing crime and responding to calls.Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods. Andrica's department gets many social service calls,which take up much of her officers' time but show results.Andrica would like to further develop this type of community-based crime prevention.This is known as __________ policing.

A)incident-driven
B)evidence-based
C)community
D)reactive

Question 72

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.She recently reviewed data on how to serve her community better,including information about preventing crime and responding to calls.Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.Andrica would also like to change how her officers receive calls.She would like the highest-priority calls to be handled first.This is an example of

A)a differential response system.
B)incident-driven policing.
C)evidence-based policing.
D)reactive-based policing.

Question 73

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.He recently applied to his local sheriff's department.He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.If hired,he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.Based on Alan's college degree,which of the following would not be an area where he would be more successful than a law enforcement officer with a GED?

A)Report writing
B)Less improper use of force
C)Higher arrest rates
D)Fewer citizen complaints

Question 74

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.He recently applied to his local sheriff's department.He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.If hired,he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.How much money can Alan expect to make as a U.S.border patrol agent without experience?

A)$28,600
B)$36,300
C)$60,000
D)$73,400

Question 75

Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out basic functions like patrol,investigation,traffic,vice,and juvenile are called _________ functions.

A)line
B)patrol
C)sworn
D)preventative

Question 76

The code of silence against turning in bad cops that is present in many police departments is a feature of

A)a subculture.
B)a subcommunity.
C)a suboccupation.
D)subprofessionals.

Question 77

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer.He recently applied to his local sheriff's department.He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language.If hired,he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.Which of the following would not be a standard part of Alan's police training?

A)Weapons use
B)CPR training
C)Prison procedure
D)Legal rules

Question 78

Which is not a characteristic of the SARA strategy for problem solving?

A)Scanning the social environment to identify problems
B)Analysis of the problem by collecting information
C)Response to the problem by developing and employing remedies
D)Assessment of the solutions to make additional recommendations

Question 79

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department.She recently reviewed data on how to serve her community better,including information about preventing crime and responding to calls.Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.Andrica has considered buying a surveillance drone to prevent future crimes from occurring.This would be considered a type of __________ law enforcement.

A)proactive
B)reactive
C)informed
D)substantiated

Question 80

David has worked for a municipal police department for the past 10 years.Because he has seen his fair share of violent crimes on the force,his youthful excitement when he joined the force has faded.Currently he dreads hearing the radio calls for assistance but forces himself to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.David also suffers from the pressures of a constantly rotating schedule,which forces him to work at nights,on weekends,and on holidays.What type of stress is this?

A)External
B)Organizational
C)Personal
D)Operational