Law Enforcement Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
True - CORRECT ANSWER Few federal law officers are uniformed.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The term law enforcement officer accurately describes the day-
to-day duties of police officers.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Police are most often evaluated on order maintenance and
service as opposed to anything else.
True - CORRECT ANSWER The historical lack of racial and ethnic diversity in policing
threatens the legitimacy of the profession.
Baltimore, Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER Where did the highly publicized case involving
Freddie Gray occur?
Possession of an illegal switchblade knife per the city criminal code - CORRECT ANSWER
What led Freddie Gray to be in police custody at the time of the highly publicized incident?
True - CORRECT ANSWER The creation of a police force was incited by mob violence and
crime of the early 1800s.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The notion that a national police force would allow too much
power to be held by the government dates back to the ancient Greeks.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The nation's first motor patrol began in Philadelphia.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Problem-oriented policing focuses on people who cause the most
problems, whereas community-oriented policing focuses on communities that cause problems.
Problem-oriented policing - CORRECT ANSWER As the community-policing model gained
momentum in the 1980s and 1990s, another policing strategy known as ______ began to attract
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
True - CORRECT ANSWER Few federal law officers are uniformed.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The term law enforcement officer accurately describes the day-
to-day duties of police officers.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Police are most often evaluated on order maintenance and
service as opposed to anything else.
True - CORRECT ANSWER The historical lack of racial and ethnic diversity in policing
threatens the legitimacy of the profession.
Baltimore, Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER Where did the highly publicized case involving
Freddie Gray occur?
Possession of an illegal switchblade knife per the city criminal code - CORRECT ANSWER
What led Freddie Gray to be in police custody at the time of the highly publicized incident?
True - CORRECT ANSWER The creation of a police force was incited by mob violence and
crime of the early 1800s.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The notion that a national police force would allow too much
power to be held by the government dates back to the ancient Greeks.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The nation's first motor patrol began in Philadelphia.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Problem-oriented policing focuses on people who cause the most
problems, whereas community-oriented policing focuses on communities that cause problems.
Problem-oriented policing - CORRECT ANSWER As the community-policing model gained
momentum in the 1980s and 1990s, another policing strategy known as ______ began to attract
