POLICE WORK COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
●● true
Answer: the "broken windows theory" is a metaphor for neighborhood
social disorder, which leads to more criminal activity
●● false
Answer: fingerprints are more likely than DNA evidence to result in the
identification of a suspect in a crime
●● true
Answer: police have come into contact with the mentally ill much more
in recent decades since many mental institutions have closed their doors.
●● true
Answer: the order-maintenance style of policing has been correlated
with zero-tolerance policies and practices
●● true
Answer: the realists style of policing doesn't focus on the enforcement of
laws.
, ●● false
Answer: the categories of police intervention techniques are finite and
mutually exclusive
●● false
Answer: in the beginning of 2008, many police department budgets were
increased, and as a result, some small departments experienced an easier
task of maintaining continuous patrol coverage
●● false
Answer: more police officers are involved in the investigative function
of policing, as opposed to patrol.
●● true
Answer: when you compare one or more cities using a ratio of police
officers to the population in order to determine the appropriate amount
of patrol officers to patrol your city, you are using the comparative
approach
●● true
Answer: police-media relations are the most important community
relations programs within police departments
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
●● true
Answer: the "broken windows theory" is a metaphor for neighborhood
social disorder, which leads to more criminal activity
●● false
Answer: fingerprints are more likely than DNA evidence to result in the
identification of a suspect in a crime
●● true
Answer: police have come into contact with the mentally ill much more
in recent decades since many mental institutions have closed their doors.
●● true
Answer: the order-maintenance style of policing has been correlated
with zero-tolerance policies and practices
●● true
Answer: the realists style of policing doesn't focus on the enforcement of
laws.
, ●● false
Answer: the categories of police intervention techniques are finite and
mutually exclusive
●● false
Answer: in the beginning of 2008, many police department budgets were
increased, and as a result, some small departments experienced an easier
task of maintaining continuous patrol coverage
●● false
Answer: more police officers are involved in the investigative function
of policing, as opposed to patrol.
●● true
Answer: when you compare one or more cities using a ratio of police
officers to the population in order to determine the appropriate amount
of patrol officers to patrol your city, you are using the comparative
approach
●● true
Answer: police-media relations are the most important community
relations programs within police departments
