front 1 The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 set up | back 1 A proactive public police department based on crime prevention in London |
front 2 The first American police officers can be characterized as | back 2 Brutal and corrupt |
front 3 A battle cry for the Progressives in the professional era directed the police: | back 3 To get out of politics |
front 4 Which law enforcement agency has the MOST sworn-personnel? | back 4 Municipal law enforcement |
front 5 According to James Q. Wilson’s characterizations of police departments, which type of department emphasizes order maintenance? | back 5 Watchman |
front 6 When a group shares symbols, beliefs, and attitudes, this is referred to as a... | back 6 Subculture |
front 7 A system that assigns priorities to various calls for service is called... | back 7 differential response |
front 8 The percentage of crimes that police believe they have solved through an arrest is called... | back 8 clearance rate |
front 9 Which of the following is an example of a proactive strategy to combat crime? | back 9 responding to crimes by attempting to figure out the root causes |
front 10 When calls for service are the main instigators of police action, this is called... | back 10 incident-driven policing |
front 11 Which of the following is TRUE about measuring police productivity? | back 11 the clearance rate and crime rate do not give an accurate picture |
front 12 Which type of police officers account for two-thirds of all sworn officers? | back 12 Patrol |
front 13 Which of the following is FALSE concerning search warrants? | back 13 police officers always need a search warrant, even if a person waives his/her Fourth Amendment rights |
front 14 A brief interference with a person's freedom of movement with a duration that can be measured in minutes is called a... | back 14 Stop |
front 15 A significant deprivation of liberty because a person is taken into police custody, transported to the police station or jail, and processed into the criminal justice system is called a... | back 15 Arrest |
front 16 Which doctrine permits officers to notice and use as evidence items that are visible to them when they are in a location that they are permitted to be? | back 16 plain view doctrine |
front 17 Which of the following senses can be used to justify a warrantless search? | back 17 all of the above |
front 18 Which of the following is not part of the Miranda warnings? | back 18 the right to a speedy trial |
front 19 When an urgent situation of significant social importance outweighs the necessity of respecting individuals' rights, this is referred to as the... | back 19 public safety doctrine |
front 20 Which of the following is contained in the Fifth Amendment? | back 20 right to remain silent |
front 21 In the 1980s, which of the following statements is true concerning the U. S. Supreme Court's treatment of the exclusionary rule? | back 21 The Court created exceptions to limit the applicability of the rule |
front 22 A proactive strategy designed to direct resources to known crime areas is called... | back 22 directed patrol |
front 23 Aggressive patrol is a strategy designed to maximize police activity within a community by cracking down on low-level offending in order to reduce serious crime. This strategy is linked most closely with the theory of... | back 23 broken windows |
front 24 Places where crimes are likely to occur based on prior statistical analysis are called... | back 24 hot spots |
front 25 For purpose of apprehending criminal offenders, which of the following is TRUE concerning response times of police officers reporting to the scene of a crime? | back 25 it makes little difference whether the police arrive in two minutes or twenty minutes after the call |
front 26 What type of force may the police employ in carrying out their jobs? | back 26 legitimate and reasonable |
front 27 Officers who accept payoffs that happen to come their way are called | back 27 grass eaters |
front 28 Which of the following is TRUE concerning police accreditation? | back 28 it is voluntary whether all police department follow nationally recognized standards |
front 29 Which unit in a police department receives and investigates complaints against officers? | back 29 internal affairs |
front 30 Which of the following is TRUE concerning internal affairs? | back 30 it is difficult for internal affairs to get officers to provide information |
front 31 Which of the following is TRUE about internal affairs? | back 31 all of the above is true
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front 32 Which of the following is a mechanism used to control the police? | back 32 all of the above
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front 33 Which of the following is true about public police officers working for private firms? | back 33 it can be legal for public police officers to work for private firms and they retain their powers and status as police personnel |
front 34 What three elements are required to consider a warrant valid? | back 34 neutral magistrate, probable cause, and particularity |
front 35 The Fifth Amendment is supposed to protect | back 35 subjects who make incriminating comments |
front 36 Every department has the same number of vice and juvenile units | back 36 False |
front 37 Traditional law enforcement agencies are mainly reactive because they are dependent upon citizen calls for service in performing their duties. | back 37 True |
front 38 All police departments have equipment to perform DNA analysis. | back 38 False |
front 39 Police officers can conduct a warrant search without probable cause. | back 39 False |
front 40 Police officers cannot stop and frisk suspects even if they have reasonable suspicion. | back 40 False |
front 41 In a pat-down officers can seize weapons and make arrests even if they did NOT have probable cause or consent. | back 41 True |
front 42 Consent searches are unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. | back 42 False |
front 43 Police officers must provide Miranda warnings if they approach someone on the street and begin questioning. | back 43 False |
front 44 Once officers have erroneous information on a search warrant any evidence they obtain will fall under the exclusionary rule. | back 44 False |
front 45 If a police officer is acting in good faith, then he/she may use evidence obtained through the use of a defective search warrant. | back 45 True |
front 46 Even if a police officer is acting in the interests of public safety, he/she must obtain a warrant before searching an area. | back 46 False |
front 47 Police officers can make a significant difference in increasing their arrest rates based upon their response times. | back 47 False |
front 48 Most drug dealers often live with their moms because they cannot afford to buy their family large homes. | back 48 True |
front 49 Private firms are not allowed to hire public police officers. | back 49 False |
front 50 Neighbors Against Drugs was successful because it resulted in arresting several neighborhood drug dealers. | back 50 False |