PSU CRIMJ210 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
According to the author, the police should be seen by the community as: -
ANSWERSpart of the community
Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is the
definition of: - ANSWERShuman relations
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
reported in 1967 that police relations with minority groups had: - ANSWERSsunk to
explosively low levels.
The police-community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the: -
ANSWERSriots and civil disorders of the 1960s
The human relations training program that is designed to provide participants an
opportunity to learn more about themselves and their impact on others is called: -
ANSWERSsensitivity training
In a nationwide poll asking people how much confidence they have in the police, 56
percent answered: - ANSWERSa great deal
James Q. Wilson said that the single most striking fact about the attitudes of citizens,
both black and white, toward the police is that these attitudes generally are: -
ANSWERSpositive
Most police officers feel that the public: - ANSWERSdoes not support the police
Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has
focused on police relationships with: - ANSWERSAfrican Americans.
According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the
police and minority groups is to: - ANSWERSensure that minority groups are
adequately represented in a jurisdiction's police department.
What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended legal segregation of the races? -
ANSWERSBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Police Explorer program is part of the _____ organization. - ANSWERSBoy Scouts
of America
, As many as _____ million people are victims of violent or property crime in the United
States annually. - ANSWERS31
What is the largest minority group in the United States? - ANSWERSHispanics
Triad is a joint partnership between the police and: - ANSWERSsenior citizens
DARE is a program aimed at: - ANSWERSchildren
Today, police departments have created numerous special programs to assist with the
challenges faced by the aging population. One such program is: - ANSWERSTriad
The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in: - ANSWERSpolice work
Which of the following people who live on the public streets can be described as street
people? - ANSWERShomeless
The Guardian Angels were formed in what city? - ANSWERSNew York City
The U.S. Supreme Court case Zinermon v. Burch dealt with: - ANSWERSthe mentally ill
Another name for Neighborhood Watch programs is: - ANSWERSall of these choices
Crime Stoppers is a program in which police: - ANSWERSask television and radio
stations to publicize a "crime of the week" so citizens can call tips into a special police
phone number.
Crime Stoppers originated in: - ANSWERSAlbuquerque, New Mexico
One of the best-known citizen patrol groups, whose members wear distinctive red
berets and T-shirts, is called the: - ANSWERSGuardian Angels
The Guardian Angels group was formed by: - ANSWERSCurtis Sliwa
The program in which the police engrave identifying numbers onto property such as
bicycles, televisions, and stereos is called: - ANSWERSOperation Identification
National Night Out is in effect: - ANSWERSonce a year
McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of: -
ANSWERSa police mass media campaign.
Recently, social media has played a valuable role in the crime fight as well as _____
between the police departments and their clients. - ANSWERSbuilding relationships
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
According to the author, the police should be seen by the community as: -
ANSWERSpart of the community
Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is the
definition of: - ANSWERShuman relations
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
reported in 1967 that police relations with minority groups had: - ANSWERSsunk to
explosively low levels.
The police-community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the: -
ANSWERSriots and civil disorders of the 1960s
The human relations training program that is designed to provide participants an
opportunity to learn more about themselves and their impact on others is called: -
ANSWERSsensitivity training
In a nationwide poll asking people how much confidence they have in the police, 56
percent answered: - ANSWERSa great deal
James Q. Wilson said that the single most striking fact about the attitudes of citizens,
both black and white, toward the police is that these attitudes generally are: -
ANSWERSpositive
Most police officers feel that the public: - ANSWERSdoes not support the police
Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has
focused on police relationships with: - ANSWERSAfrican Americans.
According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the
police and minority groups is to: - ANSWERSensure that minority groups are
adequately represented in a jurisdiction's police department.
What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended legal segregation of the races? -
ANSWERSBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Police Explorer program is part of the _____ organization. - ANSWERSBoy Scouts
of America
, As many as _____ million people are victims of violent or property crime in the United
States annually. - ANSWERS31
What is the largest minority group in the United States? - ANSWERSHispanics
Triad is a joint partnership between the police and: - ANSWERSsenior citizens
DARE is a program aimed at: - ANSWERSchildren
Today, police departments have created numerous special programs to assist with the
challenges faced by the aging population. One such program is: - ANSWERSTriad
The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in: - ANSWERSpolice work
Which of the following people who live on the public streets can be described as street
people? - ANSWERShomeless
The Guardian Angels were formed in what city? - ANSWERSNew York City
The U.S. Supreme Court case Zinermon v. Burch dealt with: - ANSWERSthe mentally ill
Another name for Neighborhood Watch programs is: - ANSWERSall of these choices
Crime Stoppers is a program in which police: - ANSWERSask television and radio
stations to publicize a "crime of the week" so citizens can call tips into a special police
phone number.
Crime Stoppers originated in: - ANSWERSAlbuquerque, New Mexico
One of the best-known citizen patrol groups, whose members wear distinctive red
berets and T-shirts, is called the: - ANSWERSGuardian Angels
The Guardian Angels group was formed by: - ANSWERSCurtis Sliwa
The program in which the police engrave identifying numbers onto property such as
bicycles, televisions, and stereos is called: - ANSWERSOperation Identification
National Night Out is in effect: - ANSWERSonce a year
McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of: -
ANSWERSa police mass media campaign.
Recently, social media has played a valuable role in the crime fight as well as _____
between the police departments and their clients. - ANSWERSbuilding relationships
