Police Systems Quiz 1

When the public accept the police as legitimate, they are more likely to do which of the following?

cooperate and comply with police orders

The increase in violence committed against police officers has led some community activists to fear which of the following?

reduction in community-based policing, an increase in militaristic-style policing, an increase in the tensions between the community and police

Police must balance their legal authority with ______?

constitutional protections

Societies tend to face a tension between which two needs?

order and liberty

Police success in reducing crime in communities relies on which of the following?

public cooperation or high taxes

Which of the following definitions fits best with the Greek word polis; from which the term "police" was derived?

a citizen actively involved in the affairs of the government

As the community-policing model gained momentum in the 1980s and 1990s, another policing strategy known as ______ began to attract increased attention and emphasized the interrelationships among what might otherwise appear to be disparate events?

problem oriented policing

The ____ involves radical reorganization with police agencies?

Reform Era

______ is generally recognized as the father of modern police management systems?

August Vollmer

Who is generally credited with developing municipal policing (in London) in response tothe growth of cities, crime, and mob violence?

Robert Peel

Currently, police departments must find a balance between which two fundamental (yet often contradictory) ideological priorities?

law enforcement's need for information to protect the community with the rights of privacy of the citizenry

Identify unanticipated problem with use of technology?

It increases the gap between officers and citizens

Examples of problem oriented policing?

• It allows officers to take a holistic approach, working with other citizens and other agency representatives to find more permanent solutions to a variety of police and neighborhood problems. (Definition)

• After identifying gun crime hot spots, the Carrollwood PD increases patrol in those areas including street searches of suspicious individuals.

• In response to strained community police relations, officers conduct monthly meetings with community members and increase foot patrols throughout their neighborhoods.

• Police find that most deals occur in a poorly lit area of the park and install better lighting there.

Police professionalism during the Reform Era was equated with?

technological advances and improved administration (not to sure about this)

______ is based on ethical practice and characteristics such as good personal character, personal and organizational accountability, a commitment to higher education and continuous training, and intolerance for misconduct?

Professionalism

The majority of patrol work is?

Reactive or preventative (not to sure)

Particular challenge with hierarchical structures?

However, hierarchies tend to suffer from a variety of communication problems, including the top-down, one-way flow of information and a lack of feedback.

Which of the following members of a police organization is likely to do a greater amount of actual police work?

Police officer and investigators

Result in change within police department?

The passage of new laws by a state legislature, budget and staffing shortages, new technologies

Most police organizations are accurately described as ______?

Hierarchies

The number of subordinates a leader can effectively supervise is referred to as the______?

span of control

At the bottom of the hierarchal pyramid are the ______, who do the actual police work?

Line officers

Which division in the police department is often regarded as the "glamour division"?

Investigators

Considered the backbone of the police department?

Patrol officers

Exemplary of police design?

• Creates functions within departments by specialized tasks, such as patrol, traffic, narcotics, juvenile, vice, etc.

• The New York Police Department has 76 distinct police precincts that have jurisdiction over a particular part of the city. Police uniforms, station design, badges.

• In most cases, the chain of command and rank structure in a police department is indicated by different colors of uniforms or caps, different brass accessories, or different types of striping on the uniforms.