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Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing

An Introduction to Policing 7th Edition by Dempsey

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Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. The first police department with a computer system (in 1964) was:
a. New York City c. Los Angeles
b. San Francisco d. St. Louis

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 444

OBJ:   To show you how computers and technology are revolutionizing policing

 

  1. Today, computerization is suitable for:
a. only police departments serving cities with a population of one million citizens or more
b. only police departments serving cities with a population of 100,000 or more
c. any police department, regardless of size
d. organizations such as businesses, not police departments

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 444

OBJ:   To show you how computers and technology are revolutionizing policing

 

  1. For law enforcement purposes, the acronym CAD means:
a. computer-assisted department c. computer-automatic dispatch
b. computer-aided dispatch d. centralized audio dispatch

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 444

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the latest uses of computers in police operations, criminal investigations, and police management tasks

 

  1. The 911 emergency telephone number system was introduced by AT&T in:
a. 1968 c. 1973
b. 1945 d. 1986

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 444

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the latest technological advances in policing

 

  1. Enhanced 911 or enhanced CAD utilizes mobile digital terminals (MDTs). Which of the following is not a benefit provided by these systems?
a. direct interface between the patrol unit and local, county, state, and federal criminal justice information system computers
b. dramatic increase in response time
c. elimination of responses to non-life-threatening emergency calls
d. better coordination of all emergency agencies, since their movements can be monitored visually by both officers at the scene and dispatchers

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 445

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the latest uses of computers in police operations, criminal investigations, and police management tasks

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