Chapters 5 and 6 Intro to Crim Just

The modern-day sheriff is derived from which early English official?

Magistrate

Parish constable

Shire reeve

Justice of the peace

Shire reeve

The results of the 1974 Kansas City experiment suggest that

preventable crimes decreased in areas where patrol activity was not changed.

the crime rate was not affected by the amount or type of patrol.

preventable crimes increased in those areas where police did not patrol.

preventable crimes decreased in areas where patrol frequency was increased.

the crime rate was not affected by the amount or type of patrol.

The Kansas City study of response time found that

rapid police response to citizen reports of crime has little effect on the likelihood of suspect arrest.

rapid police response to citizen reports of crime helps solve significantly more crimes.

rapid police response to citizen reports of crime has a positive impact on citizen satisfaction with the police.

rapid police response to citizen reports of crime significantly increases the likelihood of suspect arrest.

rapid police response to citizen reports of crime has little effect on the likelihood of suspect arrest.

What impact did the Kansas City studies have on police patrol?

Police increased their use of patrol.

Police departments eliminated patrol and developed new strategies for dealing with crime.

Police patrol operations remained unchanged.

Police developed new forms of directed patrol.

Police developed new forms of directed patrol.

Which of the following methods of handling a call for service involving a less serious crime would not be implemented in response to the Kansas City study of response time?

Using non-sworn personnel to take reports

Asking the victim to come to the police department to make a report

Taking a report over the phone instead of dispatching a sworn officer to the scene

Immediately dispatching an officer from a border district if the officer on the beat is already occupied

Immediately dispatching an officer from a border district if the officer on the beat is already occupied

________ uses research into everyday police procedures to evaluate current practices and to guide officers and police executives in future decision making.

Evidence-based policing

The LEAA

Scientific police management

Directed patrol

Evidence-based policing

The "evidence" in evidence-based policing refers to

scientific evidence.

information obtained from witnesses to the crime.

social discussions.

fingerprints found at the crime scene.

scientific evidence.

Which of the following is not one of the functions that federal law enforcement officers are authorized to perform?

Execute search warrants

Maintain order

Make arrests

Carry firearms

Maintain order

Which of the following federal law enforcement agencies is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice?

The Drug Enforcement Administration

The Bureau of Prisons

The U.S. Secret Service

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The U.S. Secret Service

Currently, the main priority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is

transnational organized crime.

white-collar crime.

violent crime.

terrorism.

terrorism

The first modern state police force, in Pennsylvania, was an example of the ________ of state policing.

centralized

vigilante

decentralized

coordinated

Centralized

Which of the following was not a provision of the Statute of Winchester?

It established a paid police force in London.

It required all citizens to respond to the hue and cry.

It required participation in the night watch and day ward.

It required citizens maintain weapons in their homes.

It established a paid police force in London.

Which agency head is most likely to be an elected official?

The chief of a small municipal police department

The county sheriff

The director of a federal law enforcement agency

The chief of a big city police department

The county sheriff

Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers, maintaining security within courtrooms, and running the county jail?

Prosecutor

Bailiff

Sheriff

Police chief

Sheriff

Which is the largest segment of law enforcement today?

Private protective services

State-level law enforcement

Local law enforcement

Federal law enforcement

Private protective services

Which of the following is not a reason for the rapid growth of the private security sector in the U.S.?

Increasing fear of crime and terrorism

Increasing crime in the workplace

Increasing rates of overall crime

State fiscal crises

Increasing rates of overall crime

Private security forces may have been responsible for the

recent decrease in reported crime.

reduced fear of crime and terrorism.

increasing cost of policing.

recent increase in the crime rate.

recent decrease in reported crime.

The Bow Street Runners

was created by the Statute of Winchester.

was an early English law enforcement unit formed by Henry Fielding.

was a criminal organization led by Jonathan Wild.

was created by the Metropolitan Police Act.

was an early English law enforcement unit formed by Henry Fielding.

The London Metropolitan Police Service was created by

Stephen Girard.

Henry Fielding.

Jonathan Wild.

Robert Peel

Robert Peel

One of the basic principles of the London Metropolitan Police was

the practice of preventive patrol.

evidence-based policing.

vigilante justice.

the need for decentralized policing.

The practice of preventive patrol

Because formal law enforcement frequently did not exist on the American frontier, ________ were often the only law available to early settlers.

shire reeves and comites stabuli

night watches and day wards

thief takers

vigilantes

vigilantes

The first policewoman served with the

Los Angeles Police Department.

New York City Police Department.

Pennsylvania State Police.

London Met.

Los Angeles Police Department

The 1931 report of the ________ recognized prohibition as unenforceable as well as a catalyst to police corruption.

Knapp Commission

President's Crime Commission

Wickersham Commission

National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals.

Wickersham Commission

The ________ was a federal agency that provided huge amounts of funding for research in the 1960s and 1970s and established the tradition of scientific police management.

Office of Justice Programs

Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

Wickersham Commission

National Institute of Justice

Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

The growth of modern police forces has been linked to gin riots in England.

True

False

True

Which of the following is not one of the basic purposes of policing in democratic societies?

Help ensure domestic peace and tranquility

Enforce the laws

Investigate crime and apprehend offenders

Respond rapidly to all 911 calls

Respond rapidly to all 911 calls

CAPRA and SARA are examples of the methodology of

crime scene investigation.

police support services.

police problem solving.

detective work.

police problem solving

________ units in a police department carry out the daily field activities of the department, such as patrol and criminal investigation.

Support

Criminal

Line

Staff

Line

________ describes the order of authority within a police department.

Personnel priorities

Span of control

Organizational hierarchy

Chain of command

Chain of command

The number of police personnel or units supervised by a particular supervisor is known as

police management.

span of control.

chain of command.

staff operations.

span of control.

The ________ era of policing was characterized by an increasing focus on quality-of-life offenses and the broken windows model of policing.

political

reform

community

new

community

Which of the following was most characteristic of the reform era of policing?

A focus on professional crime fighting and solving traditional crimes

An emphasis on intelligence-led policing and homeland security

Close ties between the police and public officials

A partnership between the police and their communities and a focus on quality-of-life offenses

A focus on professional crime fighting and solving traditional crimes

Which of the following was not one of James Q. Wilsons' three policing styles?

Watchman

Service

Legalistic

Maintenance

Maintenance

Which policing style is most likely to result in the excessive use of force by the police towards citizens?

Maintenance

Service

Legalistic

Watchman

Watchman

Which of the following is most characteristic of the legalistic style of policing?

Keeping order through informal police intervention

Working with social services and other agencies

Enforcing the letter of the law

A focus on violations of social norms that do not break the law

Enforcing the letter of the law

________ policing expands the traditional police goal of professional crime fighting to include nontraditional types of criminals.

Problem-solving

Team

Strategic

Community

Strategic

________ is a proactive approach to the problem of crime.

Criminal investigation

Span of control

Crime prevention

Police management

Crime prevention

Which of the following would probably not be an element of community policing?

An emphasis on the importance of nonemergency services

An emphasis on rapid response to calls for service

Increased police accountability to the public

A decentralization of command

An emphasis on rapid response to calls for service

Intelligence-led policing

emphasizes hiring police officers with college degrees.

is a method of managing the investigation into a serious crime.

is a key element in evidenced-based policing.

is a technique used by police in the fight against terrorism.

is a technique used by police in the fight against terrorism.

Which of the following statements regarding racial and ethnic minorities in policing is true?

Racial and ethnic minorities are highly underrepresented in policing today, compared to their representation in the population.

Departments are not increasing their complement of officers from underrepresented groups.

African American police executives generally are not well-accepted by their peers.

Ethnic minorities are employed in policing in numbers that approach their representation in the population.

Ethnic minorities are employed in policing in numbers that approach their representation in the population.

Which of the following statements about women in policing is false?

Departments are not aggressively recruiting women.

Female officers are less likely than male officers to be accused of using excessive force.

Female officers are often underutilized.

Women are significantly underrepresented in policing.

Departments are not aggressively recruiting women.

________ is a crime-analysis and police-management process built on crime mapping that was developed by the New York City Police Department.

NLETS

Span of Control

POST

CompStat

CompStat

________ offenses involve acts that create physical disorder or that reflect social decay.

Felony

Legalistic

Quality of life

CompStat

Quality of life

The broken windows model of policing focuses on which element of the police mission?

Preserving the peace

Enforcing and supporting the law

Investigating crimes and apprehending offenders

Providing needed enforcement-related services

Preserving the peace

________ is not one of the core operational strategies of policing.

Routine incident response

Problem solving

Emergency response

Support services

Support services

________ is the dominant operational policing strategy and is based on the ideas of Sir Robert Peel and the early London Metropolitan Police.

Preventive Patrol

Routine incident response

Emergency response

Problem solving

Preventive Patrol

Which of the following is not one of the general activities involved in a preliminary investigation?

Initiating enforcement action

Determining that a crime has been committed

Conducting a detailed examination of the crime scene

Rendering immediate aid to the injured

Conducting a detailed examination of the crime scene

________ is information about a crime that forms the basis for determining the identity of the perpetrator.

Detective work

Crime scene investigation

Problem solving

The solvability factor

The solvability factor

The police spend the majority of their time enforcing the law and fighting crime.

True

False

False

Administration, training, and budgeting are examples of line operations.

True

False

False