Question 1:
The only personal experience most people have with the criminal justice process is contact with a
probation or parole officer.
courtroom.
correctional institution.
local police officer.
Answer:
D. local police officer.
Question 2:
Because the police have multiple responsibilities that may be incompatible, they may suffer from
.
role conflict
role expectation
operational style conflict
role confusion
Answer:
A. role conflict
Question 3:
Officer Marcus has been instructed by his supervisor to focus on keeping the peace in the community
and to make arrests only after informal methods of resolving problems fails. Officer Marcus most likely
works in a department that operates under which of James Q. Wilson's organizational styles of policing?
Legalistic style
Idealist style
Service style
Watchman style
Answer:
D. Watchman style
Question 4:
Which of the following is the most time-consuming and resource-intensive task of any police agency?
A. patrol
B. investigation
C. traffic enforcement
D. drug enforcement
Answer:
A. patrol
Question 5:
Random or patrol involves officers who are "systematically unsystematic" and observant in an attempt
to both deter and ferret out crime on their beats.
foot
,directed
preventive
aggressive
Answer:
C. preventive
Question 6:
In patrol, officers are given guidance on how to use their patrol time, which is often based on the
results of crime analyses that identify problem areas.
A. directed
B. preventive
C. aggressive
D. foot
Answer:
A. directed
Question 7:
Who is usually responsible for conducting the preliminary investigation in a felony case?
Plainclothes detectives
Supervisors
Patrol officers
Crime scene personnel
Answer:
C. Patrol officers
Question 8:
The foot patrol experiment in Newark found that
foot patrol was linked to decreased levels of crime.
residents did not notice whether foot patrol officers were present in the area.
the type of patrol did not affect citizen satisfaction with police service.
foot patrol was linked to reduced fear of crime.
Answer:
D. foot patrol was linked to reduced fear of crime.
Question 9:
With DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profiling, a unique genetic profile can be derived from found at the
scene of a crime or on a victim.
A. hair
B. semen
C. blood
D. All of the answers are correct.
Answer:
D. All of the answers are correct.
, Question 10:
A large percentage of deaths and injuries on the highway are due to _.
alcohol
illegal drug use
drowsy driving
misuse of cell phones
Answer:
A. alcohol
Question 11:
Police officers who engage in targeting drugs tend to focus on shutting down organizations responsible
for distributing large amounts of illegal drugs.
Crop eradication
Major investigations
Street-level enforcement
Mid-level investigation
Answer:
B. Major investigations
Question 12:
Which of the following is one of the foundations upon which the professional model of policing is
based?
aggressive patrol
community involvement
follow-up investigation
no response time
Answer:
C. follow-up investigation
Question 13:
Researchers discovered that in of crimes, citizens wait 5-10 minutes to call the police, which generally
precludes catching the criminal at the scene?
5 percent
25 percent
60 percent
90 percent
Answer:
D. 90 percent
Question 14:
Identify a true statement about community policing.
Implementation plans for community policing remain the same among all agencies.
Critical decisions are required to be made at the neighborhood level.
Citizens are entrusted with conducting arrests on behalf of the police.
The police view the community as a passive presence connected to them by an isolated incident or