Law Enforcement Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
People often expect the police to remove someone they believe does not belong there. This
expectation is called - CORRECT ANSWER Relieving an unpleasant situation
IF someone calls the police about another person as a way of diverting attention away from his or her
own behavior, this is termed - CORRECT ANSWER counterpunching
A dispute involving two or more people engaged in an intimate relationship is commonly known as -
CORRECT ANSWER domestic disturbance
The efforts in exercising great discretion with the mentally ill is called - CORRECT ANSWER
psychiatric first aid
Which of the following is perhaps the most common type of order maintenance activity carried out by
the police? - CORRECT ANSWER Traffic enforcement
Prostitution is a common problem in many communities. it is estimated that there are about 250,000
prostitutes in the nation. What is their weekly clientele base? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5
million
On which type of prostitute do the police most often concentrate their enforcement activities? -
CORRECT ANSWER Street walker
Officers exercise great discretion in handling the mentally ill. Which is not one of their basic options?
- CORRECT ANSWER Mentally assisted sedation
Many police departments coordinate youth-oriented programs as part of their prevention efforts.
which is not an example of such programs? - CORRECT ANSWER SSO programs
Which model holds that police intervention can defuse potentially violent situations and prevent them
from escalating into criminal violence? - CORRECT ANSWER Community cooperation model
, A proactive police anticrime strategy is practiced when police - CORRECT ANSWER initiate
the strategy
The basic process in investigating a crime occurs in two stages: the ________ and the follow up
investigation - CORRECT ANSWER preliminary investigation
Eyewitness identification is problematic in investigations as the victim is often - CORRECT
ANSWER Traumatized by the crime
Since the attacks on September 11th, 2001, terrorism in the US has - CORRECT ANSWER
decreased
What is an example of a proactive anti crime strategy? - CORRECT ANSWER drug
enforcement
Criminal investigation offers a clearly defined measure of success. What is this measure? -
CORRECT ANSWER Arresting a suspect
When patrol officers interview many people in the neighborhood looking for witnesses, it is called -
CORRECT ANSWER canvasing
When the police have identified a suspect they believe committed the crime, it is said that the crime
has been - CORRECT ANSWER cleared
A person is ________ whenever they believe they are not free to go - CORRECT ANSWER
subjectively arrested
According to the text, of the 230 people who have been exonerated because of DNA testing, over 75%
involved - CORRECT ANSWER mistaken identity
The broken window theory is - CORRECT ANSWER nobody cares about the appearance of
the property
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
People often expect the police to remove someone they believe does not belong there. This
expectation is called - CORRECT ANSWER Relieving an unpleasant situation
IF someone calls the police about another person as a way of diverting attention away from his or her
own behavior, this is termed - CORRECT ANSWER counterpunching
A dispute involving two or more people engaged in an intimate relationship is commonly known as -
CORRECT ANSWER domestic disturbance
The efforts in exercising great discretion with the mentally ill is called - CORRECT ANSWER
psychiatric first aid
Which of the following is perhaps the most common type of order maintenance activity carried out by
the police? - CORRECT ANSWER Traffic enforcement
Prostitution is a common problem in many communities. it is estimated that there are about 250,000
prostitutes in the nation. What is their weekly clientele base? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5
million
On which type of prostitute do the police most often concentrate their enforcement activities? -
CORRECT ANSWER Street walker
Officers exercise great discretion in handling the mentally ill. Which is not one of their basic options?
- CORRECT ANSWER Mentally assisted sedation
Many police departments coordinate youth-oriented programs as part of their prevention efforts.
which is not an example of such programs? - CORRECT ANSWER SSO programs
Which model holds that police intervention can defuse potentially violent situations and prevent them
from escalating into criminal violence? - CORRECT ANSWER Community cooperation model
, A proactive police anticrime strategy is practiced when police - CORRECT ANSWER initiate
the strategy
The basic process in investigating a crime occurs in two stages: the ________ and the follow up
investigation - CORRECT ANSWER preliminary investigation
Eyewitness identification is problematic in investigations as the victim is often - CORRECT
ANSWER Traumatized by the crime
Since the attacks on September 11th, 2001, terrorism in the US has - CORRECT ANSWER
decreased
What is an example of a proactive anti crime strategy? - CORRECT ANSWER drug
enforcement
Criminal investigation offers a clearly defined measure of success. What is this measure? -
CORRECT ANSWER Arresting a suspect
When patrol officers interview many people in the neighborhood looking for witnesses, it is called -
CORRECT ANSWER canvasing
When the police have identified a suspect they believe committed the crime, it is said that the crime
has been - CORRECT ANSWER cleared
A person is ________ whenever they believe they are not free to go - CORRECT ANSWER
subjectively arrested
According to the text, of the 230 people who have been exonerated because of DNA testing, over 75%
involved - CORRECT ANSWER mistaken identity
The broken window theory is - CORRECT ANSWER nobody cares about the appearance of
the property
