Question 1

​ Crisis Intervention Teams involve work between police departments and social service agencies to deal with special populations.

Accepted Answer

Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) are collaborations between law enforcement and mental health professionals to improve responses to situations involving individuals with mental illnesses or other crises, ensuring appropriate care and reducing the need for force.

Question 2

Few local police departments are trained in homeland security issues.

Accepted Answer

Many local police departments in the United States have received training in homeland security issues, especially after the events of September 11, 2001, which led to increased focus on domestic security and terrorism prevention efforts at all levels of law enforcement.

Question 3

Higher level security managers are increasingly drawn from college graduates with degrees in criminal justice.

Accepted Answer

Higher level security managers often require a comprehensive understanding of law, criminal behavior, and the justice system, which are core components of a criminal justice degree, making graduates in this field increasingly attractive for these roles.

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the five factors that officers must take into account when exercising discretion?

Accepted Answer

The rank of the responding officer is not listed among the five factors that officers are generally advised to consider when exercising discretion. The other options (nature of the crime, relationship between alleged criminal and victim, relationship between the police and the criminal or victim, and prior criminal history) are relevant factors that influence police discretion.

Question 5

Aggressive patrol is a form of patrolling that directs resources to known high-crime areas.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Violent victimization that may occur between intimate partners, which frequently requires the use of officer discretion, is called:

Accepted Answer

Domestic violence refers to violent acts committed by a family member, household member, or intimate partner against another, such as physical harm, sexual assault, or psychological abuse. It often involves situations where law enforcement officers must exercise discretion in response to the complexities and sensitivities involved.

Question 7

The  Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment  is considered the most influential examination of the general deterrent effects of patrol on crime.

Accepted Answer

The Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment, conducted in the early 1970s, is indeed considered one of the most influential studies examining the general deterrent effects of visible police patrol on crime rates, fundamentally changing how police patrols were viewed in terms of their effectiveness in deterring crime.

Question 8

Officers who participate in violations of law and departmental policy for personal gain are guilty of:

Accepted Answer

Corruption refers to the abuse of entrusted power for personal gain, which aligns with the description of officers participating in violations of law and departmental policy for personal benefit.

Question 9

Prosecutors have used anti-terrorism legislation to prosecute gang members for criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

Prosecutors in various jurisdictions have indeed used anti-terrorism legislation to prosecute gang members, arguing that their organized criminal activities pose a significant threat to public safety and security, similar to that of terrorist activities.

Question 10

The application of force against individuals by police officers that violates either departmental policies or constitutional rights by exceeding the level of force permissible in a given situation is called:

Accepted Answer

Excessive use of force by police officers refers to situations where officers apply more force than is necessary or allowed under their departmental policies or constitutional rights, making option B the correct answer.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Problem-oriented policing includes analyzing the root causes of specific crimes or criminal patterns and developing interventions to address those causes, rather than just responding to individual incidents.

Question 12

Municipal police are usually responsible for maintaining security in and around nuclear power plants, oil refineries, and military facilities.

Accepted Answer

Security at critical facilities such as nuclear power plants, oil refineries, and military facilities is typically handled by specialized security forces, national guard, military personnel, or private security contractors, not municipal police.

Question 13

Aggressive patrol places a strain on police relations with African Americans and Hispanics.

Accepted Answer

Aggressive patrol tactics often lead to increased stops, searches, and confrontations, which disproportionately affect African American and Hispanic communities, leading to strained relations and mistrust between these communities and the police.

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the ways that police officers can break the law and disobey departmental policies?

Accepted Answer

The use of discretion by police officers is not inherently a way of breaking the law or disobeying departmental policies. Discretion allows officers to make judgment calls in various situations, which is a necessary part of law enforcement.

Question 15

The community policing philosophy does not include community residents in decision making.

Accepted Answer

Community policing is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of police officers working collaboratively with community residents to identify and address local crime and disorder problems. This approach involves partnership building, problem solving, and community engagement. It is important to involve community residents in decision making to develop effective and sustainable solutions that are tailored to the specific needs of the community.

Question 16

Community crime prevention can be enhanced if government agencies and neighborhood organizations cooperate.

Accepted Answer

Collaboration between government agencies and neighborhood organizations allows for the sharing of resources, information, and strategies, leading to more effective and comprehensive approaches to crime prevention.

Question 17

The largest amount of an officer's time during a typical shift is spent on traffic control.

Accepted Answer

The largest amount of an officer's time during a typical shift is actually spent on patrolling and responding to calls for service, rather than solely on traffic control.

Question 18

Private firms are not allowed to hire public police officers.

Accepted Answer

Private firms are allowed to hire off-duty public police officers, subject to certain guidelines and restrictions set by their respective police departments. However, these officers are not allowed to use their official uniform, equipment or authority while working for private firms.

Question 19

School resource officers are classified as special operations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Fusion centers were developed to encourage the use of community policing techniques.

Accepted Answer

Fusion centers were primarily developed to promote information sharing and collaboration among various levels of government, law enforcement, and sometimes private sector entities to enhance intelligence and counterterrorism efforts, not specifically to encourage community policing techniques.

Quiz 5: Policing Contemporary Issues and Challenges