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1. Most municipal police departments in the United States are linked to state police agencies and their administrative authority.
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2. College degrees may have little direct impact on promotion potentials for police officers.
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3. The time-in-rank system is designed to promote stability and fairness and to limit favoritism.
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4. The average police officer can expect to make between 10 and 15 arrests per month for serious crimes.
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5. More than half the contacts the average police officer makes with citizens are for traffic-related matters.
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6. The detective bureau is considered the backbone of policing.
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7. Creating a feeling of security is one of the major purposes of police patrol.
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8. Proactive policing is a cornerstone of community policing.
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9. Evidence shows that targeting specific crimes through directed patrol has no influence on crime rates.
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10. A National Institute of Justice study that examined police response times in four cities revealed that rapid response times had virtually no effect on crime.
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11. One reason for investigative ineffectiveness is that there are too many competing interests to solve a case within the police department.
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12. Vice squads target violent crime.
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13. Evaluations of foot patrol indicate that it lowers crime rates.
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| 14. Length of investigation is associated with success of investigation operations.
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15. According to the “broken windows” concept, police need citizen cooperation.
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16. Most police agencies are administratively conservative due to the time-in-rank system.
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17. After assuming their duties, new police recruits are automatically placed in the field to practice what they have learned in the academy and no additional training is required at that time.
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18. Community-oriented policing involves an increase in foot patrol.
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19. Supervisor attitudes can be one of the challenges of community-oriented policing.
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20. Problem-oriented policing focuses equally on problem solving and reactive crime fighting.
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21. One of the goals of fusion centers is to create new exams to screen for qualified police applicants.
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22. Among the most publicized community policing concepts is that of intelligence-led policing.
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23. Crime scene investigation involves the use of complex instruments and chemical, physical, and microscopic examining techniques.
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| Multiple Choice |
24. Regardless of the size of the policing organization, this person has general administrative control and sets policy for entire department’s operating branches.
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25. How do most municipal police departments determine promotion eligibility?
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26. The time-in-rank system used in police departments often discourages the:
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27. More than half of the contact that police officers engage in with civilians is spent?
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28. UCR data suggests that the average police officer makes less than one felony arrest every ____ months.
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29. Approximately ____ percent of all sworn officers in the nation’s largest police departments are in units that don’t allow them to make arrests (such as communications, administration, etc.).
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30. Which of the following is not one of the major purposes of police patrol?
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31. Jurisdictions that encourage patrol officers to aggressively arrest and detain suspicious persons experience lower crime rates than other jurisdictions that do not practice _______ policing?
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32. While there are many goals of patrol, most police experts agree that the majority of police patrol efforts are devoted to:
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33. What was the principle finding of the Kansas City study?
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34. ____ policing is a department policy that emphasizes stopping crimes before they occur rather than reacting to crimes that have already occurred.
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35. Based on research like the Kansas City study, what is the prevailing wisdom on preventive patrols?
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36. Aggressive patrol in New York City during the 1990s has been credited with a reduction in:
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37. The Kansas City Gun Experiment is an example of:
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38. Which of the following is a method of improving patrol?
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39. The statement “Aggressive policing increases community perception that police arrest many criminals and therefore most violators get caught” is an example of:
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40. What was a result of the Kansas City Gun Experiment?
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41. Which of the following is true?
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42. The vice squad specializes in:
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43. In Martin Innes’s study of investigation techniques, he found that police rely heavily on _________ that includes canvas of neighborhoods, interviews with friends/family, and constructing victim/suspect timelines to solve a crime.
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44. Which of the following is a commonly cited source of ineffective investigation?
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45. Community policing is often exemplified by which of the following models?
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46. Which of the following is not a fundamental assumption of the broken windows model?
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47. Which of the following is not a focus of community policing?
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48. Community-oriented policing links police effectiveness to:
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49. Which of the following police operations best exemplifies community-oriented policing?
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50. What have evaluations of foot patrol programs in New Jersey and Michigan demonstrated?
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51. Which of the following is not a challenge of community-oriented policing?
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52. The concept of hot spots of crime is most closely associated with which model of policing?
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53. What is Operation Ceasefire?
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Madalyn has just earned her degree in Information Systems. After graduation she decides to go to the police academy. She believes that working for the police and combining her knowledge of computers would be a great niche field. |
54. A job posting for a senior computer technician is posted within the police department. With her degree in information systems, Madalyn applies and is sure she will be welcomed with open arms into the job. The most likely reason she wouldn’t get the job is because:
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55. Madalyn has always wanted to be a police officer. She cannot wait to be on the street and chasing down bad guys. In her first month on the job, she makes two arrests and there were no chases. What is the most logical reason why?
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56. When Madalyn is on patrol, she focuses on stopping motor vehicles and aggressively arresting and detaining suspects that pose potential dangers to the community. This concept is called:
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57. Madalyn’s department is trying something new to fight crime. Her orders are to maintain a presence in the community, get to know the business owners and residents and gain their trust. Why would she do this as part of her police duties?
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58. What does Madalyn not do in her role as a patrol officer?
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| Gary is a police officer who is also a forensic scientist. Currently, his job is in the crime lab and includes processing fingerprints, examining blood spatter evidence, and testing evidence for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). One day he would like to work for the civil justice system instead of the criminal justice system. |
59. Which duty would Gary perform in civil justice more often than what he does as a criminal forensic scientist?
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60. Although Gary currently works in the crime lab, he has noticed that the role of policing is changing in his department. He has seen his fellow officers do more patrolling and problem solving, and there has been a shift from the traditional top-down management approach. What is his department’s focus now?
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61. Gary has been reassigned to a patrol unit that is focused on reducing youth crime by saturating the area with police officers. Gary has become part of a ______ policing unit.
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| Mackenzie is familiar with street life. She was a drug dealer who spent time in jail and prison and then cleaned up her act after she was arrested for the third time. When she was in prison she learned a lot from her fellow inmates. Now, she spends most of her time hanging out with her friends, some of whom are still dealers. This gives her a chance to be “in the know” but not in trouble. |
62. Mackenzie has been in contact with the police again but this time they want her help. They want to know about a particular inmate she served time with and the crimes that that inmate committed. What type of policing aligns best with what Mackenzie will tell the police?
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63. Mackenzie has seen with her own eyes how a nice neighborhood can go downhill into disorder and chaos. She is a product of a neighborhood that once was okay and now is full of deteriorated housing. What would be one lesson that she has learned from growing up where she did?
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| Completion |
64. Most promotions in policing have ____________________ requirements.
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65. The ________ is the top administrator of the police department who sets policy and has general control over departmental practices.
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66. Designated police patrol areas are called ____________________.
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67. ____________________ is another term for the order maintenance function of police.
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68. Started in New York City, __________is/was a means of directing police efforts in a more productive way.
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69. Stopping or reducing crime by convincing potential criminals that they stand a significant risk of being apprehended and punished is referred to as the ________.
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70. One aggressive patrol program, known as the ____________________, was directed at restricting the carrying of guns in high-risk places at high-risk times.
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71. ____________________ is an aggressive law enforcement style that emphasizes attacking crimes head-on and in advance rather than waiting for calls for service.
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72. The ____________________ model is the term used to describe the role of the police as maintainers of community order and safety.
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73. ____________________ are groups of police officers who enforce morality-based laws such as prostitution.
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74. A(n) ____________________ is an operation designed to encourage and observe criminal behavior so the officers can make an arrest.
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75. ____________________ policing strategies require police agencies to identify particular long-term community issues and to develop strategies to eliminate these issues.
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76. _______ is the use of scientific techniques to investigate questions of interest to the justice system to solve crimes.
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77. To achieve the goals of community-oriented policing, some police agencies have tried to decentralize, which is referred to as ______ policing.
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78. The statement “Neighborhoods give off crime-promoting signals” is a point made by ___________________ in the broken windows model.
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79. A_________________ involves organized groups of detectives or patrol officers working in plain clothes who deceive criminals into openly committing illegal acts or conspiring to engage in criminal activity.
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80. Defining roles, changing supervisor attitudes, and revised training are challenges of ______ policing.
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81. Places from which a significant portion of all police calls originate are referred to as _______.
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82. _____________ policing involves the collection and analysis of information designed to inform police decision making at both the tactical and strategic level.
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83. _________________integrates information from different jurisdictions into a single database that detectives can access when working on investigations.
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A well-know program, __________________, is a problem-oriented policing intervention aimed at reducing youth homicide and youth firearms violence in Boston.
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85. There is empirical evidence that _________ community-oriented policing efforts can reduce disorder and impact the crime rate.
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86. The UK National Drugs Intelligence Unit is an example of_____________ policing.
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87. A _________ is a mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from multiple sources.
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88. The _________ unit is the branch of the police that conducts investigations of charges of police misconduct or corruption.
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89. It has become common for police departments to institute _____ oversight over police practices and to establish review boards to listen to complaints and conduct investigations.
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90. More than 90 percent of all police departments require this type of training, and the average officer receives more than 500 hours of _____ training, including 400 hours in the classroom and the rest in the field.
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| Essay |
91. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the time-in-rank system.
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92. How does the media representation of policing differ from reality? Name one movie or television show that accurately portrays the police?
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93. Explain the major purposes of patrol and how patrols can be improved.
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Discuss three reasons why investigations are often ineffective. What can be done to improve investigations?
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95. For many years, preventive patrol has been considered one of the greatest deterrents to criminal behavior. Discuss what the research from the Kansas City study reveals about the relationship between prevention patrol and crime deterrence.
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96. Explain the three key points to Wilson and Kelling’s broken windows model. Elaborate how the move to community policing reflects the move from a purely crime-control model to one that encompasses elements of rehabilitation and restorative justice.
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How effective has community policing been in reducing crime and improving community-law enforcement relations?
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98. Compare and contrast problem-oriented policing and community policing.
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Discuss the major problems of community policing strategies.
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100. Define forensic science and discuss what forensic experts can contribute to police agencies and investigations.
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