CJ 230 Module 1-3 Quiz: Questions & Answers
Question 1 (2 points)
What evidence suggests that law enforcement personnel perform their role in a
discriminatory manner? Select all that apply.
Question 1 options:
Use of deadly
force
Racial profiling
Differential discretion for petty crimes
Following the law exactly in all situations
Differential treatment at traffic stops
Question 2 (2 points)
The term entrapment refers to an incident wherein an otherwise innocent person
commits an illegal act because of which of the following? Select one.
Question 2 options:
The person was unable to leave the location where the act was committed.
The person was told by police that the act was not against the law.
The person was following the lead of an informant.
The person was encouraged or enticed by the police.
, Question 3 (2 points)
Why is discretion viewed as an essential feature of policing? Select all that apply.
Question 3 options:
Police officers need to be selective.
Police officers need to arrest every law violator.
Police officers need to be able to provide preferential treatment when
applicable.
Police officers should consider legal and individual factors associated with
each case.
Police officers should not consider the context of the situation.
Question 4 (2 points)
Which of the following is an example of how laws and police services place limits
on the amount of discretion used by police? Select one.
Question 4 options:
Court rulings defining discretion
Court rulings defining reasonable suspicion
Police policies defining discretion
Police policies eliminating discretion
Question 1 (2 points)
What evidence suggests that law enforcement personnel perform their role in a
discriminatory manner? Select all that apply.
Question 1 options:
Use of deadly
force
Racial profiling
Differential discretion for petty crimes
Following the law exactly in all situations
Differential treatment at traffic stops
Question 2 (2 points)
The term entrapment refers to an incident wherein an otherwise innocent person
commits an illegal act because of which of the following? Select one.
Question 2 options:
The person was unable to leave the location where the act was committed.
The person was told by police that the act was not against the law.
The person was following the lead of an informant.
The person was encouraged or enticed by the police.
, Question 3 (2 points)
Why is discretion viewed as an essential feature of policing? Select all that apply.
Question 3 options:
Police officers need to be selective.
Police officers need to arrest every law violator.
Police officers need to be able to provide preferential treatment when
applicable.
Police officers should consider legal and individual factors associated with
each case.
Police officers should not consider the context of the situation.
Question 4 (2 points)
Which of the following is an example of how laws and police services place limits
on the amount of discretion used by police? Select one.
Question 4 options:
Court rulings defining discretion
Court rulings defining reasonable suspicion
Police policies defining discretion
Police policies eliminating discretion
