Test bank for the police in america 8th edition by walker

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1 Police regularly prevent crime, investigate crimes and apprehend criminals; maintain order and provide service These

activities would define them as a

community policing department

→ general service law enforcement agency

law enforcement social service agency

government regulatory agency

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2 All police officers are peace officers, but all peace officers are not police officers The legal status of peace officers is

defined by

Congress

communities

→ statute

education

3 One of the most enduring myths about policing is the police

→ crime fighter image

prevent crime

can address society's problems

use force to achieve their goals

4 The belief that crime scene investigators play a major role in investigating and solving crimes is known as the

crime fighter image

community policing role

indirect investigator

→ CSI Effect

5 One of the most important factors shaping the police role is

preventing crime

community policing

→ the authority to use force

the ability to act as social control

6 Police contribute to social control through both

information and informants

prosecutor relationships

community and political contacts

→ law enforcement and order maintenance

7 In order to carry out their responsibilities, police are heavily dependent upon

→ citizens

social control mechanisms

political control

social welfare systems

8 The decision by a police officer to make an arrest initiates most criminal cases This factor makes police the

of the criminal justice system

social controllers

→ gate keepers peace keepers first accusers Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

9 One of the more popular approaches to policing, which alters the basic organizational philosophy is known as

problem oriented policing

→ community policing

team policing

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10 The policing approach that concentrates on relatively minor quality of life issues and is said to contribute to a significant

reduction in serious crime is known as

problem oriented policing

anti terrorist policing

→ zero tolerance policing

repeat offender policing

11 Policing is extremely complex, involving difficult questions about

police role and treating citizens fairly

police organizations

recruitment, training, and supervision of police officers

→ all of these

12 Only about of police officers' activities are devoted to criminal enforcement

one-fourth one-half

→ one-third

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13 The emphasis on crime fighting also creates unrealistic public expectations about the ability of the police to

→ catch criminals and prevent crime

provide successful community policing

correct family problems and prevent domestic violence

reduce gang violence in major cities

14 Movies and television shows strengthen the impression that all police are highly successful in solving crimes, when in fact

only _ percent of all reported index crimes are solved

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15 The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely

civil role in society

community oriented role in working with juveniles

→ complex role by dealing with social issues of crime

aggressive role in dealing with gangs and drugs

16 One of the most important aspects of policing is that officers exercise enormous amounts of in handling various

situations

→ discretion

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17 People call the police because they want an officer to

→ settle problems, restore calm, arrest or remove someone from the home

listen to their complaints

settle family issues after recent deaths or provide legal advice

provide after hours service for emergencies

18 The police are part of the system of

social values

→ social control

social norms

social mores

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19 The police task is to

→ preserve the norms by deterring crime

provide social services to the community

guarantee all constitutional rights

maintain the free flow of traffic while maintaining order

20 Police depend upon the public to

report crimes to the police

provide information about suspects

cooperate in investigations

→ all of these

21 Before we had the modern police, citizens were the primary agents of social control How was behavior regulated?

→ comments, warnings, and rebukes

making arrests by taking the person to a judge spending time in jail

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22 What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?

to reduce the overall crime rate

to improve neighborhood conditions

→ to restore and develop the citizen role as co-producers of police services

to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing response time to calls for service Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

23 What police action initiates most criminal cases?

referral to a social service agency the decision to make an arrest

→ filing a written report

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24 What does our political system ensure where the police are concerned?

policing power and authority

→ public control and accountability of the police

fair allocation of monetary resources prosecution of arrests made by police Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

25 Attitudes toward the police are influenced by people's attitudes toward the

→ political system

social welfare system

social reform movement

community policing movement

26 Police are the _ of the criminal justice system

innovators

→ gatekeepers

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27 Herman Goldstein developed P.O.P This stands for

police operations procedure

pals of police

problems of policing

→ problem-oriented policing

28 P.O.P represents a proactive approach, which is very different from the approach

non-active knee-jerk

→ reactive

contra-active

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29 P.O.P in Newport News represented a whole new role for the police Officers functioned as

community government

→ community organizers

community policemen

community leaders

30 Police departments around the world practice

police operations procedure

zero tolerance procedure

reactive policing

31 Jerome Skolnick asked the question

"Why was Rodney King beaten in that manner?"

"Why do we kill people who kill people to prove that killing people is wrong?"

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

→ "For which social purpose do police exist?"

32 A General Service Law Enforcement Agency would be

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

→ the local police department

the Bureau of Investigation of the State Police

the Department of Corrections of your state

33 A police officer is also known as a

correctional officer

magistrate

citizen patrol

FBI Agent

→ peace officer

34 The idea that the police are a "thin blue line" fighting a war on crime adds to their image as

supporting order maintenance

federal officers

→ crime fighters

professional officers

educated officers

35 Typical police officers fire their weapon times during their career

→ 0 to 1

3-5 6-8 over eight times Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

36 What percentage of all index crimes are cleared or solved?

→ 20 percent

30 percent

40 percent

60 percent

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37 In the Police Service Study (PSS), the researchers found that percent of the total calls for police services

involved a violent crime

20 15 10 5

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38 Who is the author of the book Police for the Future?

Herman Goldstein

→ David H Bayley

James Q Wilson Jerome Skolnick Frank Schmalleger Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

39 Herman Goldstein developed the concept of

community policing

team policing

police-community relations

the Robo Cop

40 Newport News, Virginia is noted for being one of the first experiments in

community policing

team policing

the Robo Cop

41 Problem-oriented policing represents a(n) _ approach

reactive

→ proactive

tactical intellectual academic Multiple Choice Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

42 The Chicago Alternative Police Strategy is a type of

team policing

problem-oriented policing

SWAT team

43 The Specialized Multi-Agency Response Team (SMART) of Oakland, California, is an example of

team policing

SWAT team

44 George Kelling and Catherine Coles argue that

more SWAT teams are needed because of the threat of terrorism in large American cities

penalties for crimes must be reduced

penalties for criminal behavior must be increased

→ tough enforcement on minor crimes directly contributes to a significant reduction is serious crime

45 A model of policing that stresses a two-way working relationship between the community and the police—in which the

police become more integrated into the local community and citizens assume an active role in crime control and

prevention—is called

team policing

professional policing

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The reorganization of conventional patrol strategies by restructuring police operations along neighborhood lines and

decentralizing decision-making authority is called

→ team policing

community policing

police community policing

professional policing

47 This policy calls for the police to focus primarily on disorder, minor crime, and the appearance of crime through

interventions that vigorously enforce criminal and civil laws and are conducted for the purpose of restoring order to

communities

team policing problem-oriented policing community policing

→ zero-tolerance

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48 Which of the following groups create the myth of the crime fighter police officer?

the movies televisions shows about cops the news media

→ all of these

49 Egon Bittner argues that the capacity to use _ is the defining feature of policing

the media

→ coercive force

persuasion in times of stress guns

50 The term "police officer" is often used interchangeably with the term "peace officer."

False True / False Question Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

51 The fact of the matter is, police officers today spend most of their time on order maintenance

52 The majority of the time, police officers are involved in criminal law enforcement, not order maintenance

True

→ False

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53 The typical police officer never fires his or her weapon during their career

54 Most police work can be described as order maintenance or peacekeeping

55 The majority of all index crimes are not solved with an arrest

56 Preserving constitutional rights is not the responsibility of the police function

True

→ False

57 In the colonial era (1600-1840s), citizens were the primary agents of social control

False

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58 At the root of community policing is the idea that special units should be created to implement community policing

True

→ False

59 A model of policing that stresses a two-way working relationship between the community and the police, in which the

police become more integrated into the local community and citizens assume an active role in crime control and

prevention, is called team policing

True

→ False

60 The workload for the criminal justice system is determined by the police

61 Zero tolerance policing concentrates only on the major crime issues that affect the community

True

→ False

62 Police are unable to contribute to social control because of their primary law enforcement and order maintenance

responsibilities

True

→ False

63 One of the central problems in American policing is the tension between freedom and constraint in society

64 What is the CSI Effect?

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65 What are the three ways in which the police role is extremely complex, according to the ABA?

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66 What does Herman Goldstein mean when he says that "the police, by the very nature of their function, are an anomaly in a

free society."

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67 The Youngstown Accord established seven principles to guide police in their work What are those seven principles?

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68 Describe in detail the three different types of social control

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69 How is the police part of the social control system?

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70 Write a general essay on the concept of problem-oriented policing, making sure to mention its author and its basic

principles and functions

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