Law Enforcement Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
Sworn Officer - Answer-a police officer who has taken a sworn oath to support the law.
They have the ability to arrest and use force when necessary
Free Society - Answer-The government realizes human beings have certain basic
human rights. U.S. Constitution
Over-policing - Answer-the perception of police being in a certain area way too often
Under-policing - Answer-the perception of police not being in a certain area as much
Ethics - Answer-the behavior of a person based on what they are influenced to perceive
to be good or bad
Morality - Answer-the belief of a person based on their internal sense of what is right or
wrong
Bill of Rights - Answer-citizen's basic freedom, government must follow these rules
when interacting with citizens, first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
Dirty means - Answer-when police officers use unethical or illegal means to achieve
good ends
Good ends - Answer-desired goals of policing
Dragnet - Answer-police bringing in all suspects usually associated with that crime for
questioning
Jim Crow Laws - Answer-Laws in public facilities that mandated racial segregation
Third Degree - Answer-police used a physical brutal interrogation on their suspects
Watch - Answer-A group of men who would guard the town at night in colonial America
Black Codes - Answer-black citizen's rights and responsibilities, designed to limit the
rights of freed slaves
Slave Patrols - Answer-looking for runaway slaves, policing whereabouts of slaves, and
not letting slaves have possession of weapons or property that they were not supposed
to have
, Bertillonage system - Answer-suspects were identified by using physical
measurements, consisted of 11 measurements
Police Matrons - Answer-female police who were in charge of anything dealing with
female prisoners
Rogues Gallery - Answer-a collection of pictures of known criminals
Sir Robert Peel - Answer-created the military structure of the London Metropolitan
Police Department. Officers patrolled around the city on foot. Their presence would
deter criminals from breaking the law. "Bobbies"
Herman Goldstein - Answer-gave the concept of problem-oriented policing and argued
that police had given in to the means over ends syndrome. Police were more concerned
with how things were done than the goals they were supposed to achieve
August Vollmer - Answer-known as the father of American Law Enforcement, ushered in
the reform era of policing, ideas represented good policing, Berkley criminology
program, hired police officers with college education and recruited female and African
Americans
O.W. Wilson - Answer-student of Vollmer, police officer at Berkley, Police Administration
book
James Q. Wilson and George Kelling - Answer-disorder leads to fear of crime, which
keeps people from interacting and caring for others. Broken windows theory: would-be
criminals believe chances of alarm are slim in these places which leads to more crime.
Police need to maintain order, leading to a reduction of disorder, reduction of serious
crime, and the fear of it.
a. Federal- FBI, CIA
b. State- Wildlife enforcement, FDLE
c. Local- campus police, St. Pete police - Answer-1. List 3 types of law enforcement
agencies and next to each provide an example.
1) Expected to prevent and solve crime- impossible mandate: unable to control the
factors that generate crime
2) Focus of Police- over-policing and under-policing, predatory or "street crimes"
3) Police have other responsibilities- homelessness issue, neighborhood
disagreements, mentally ill or substance abuse issues
4) Use of Discretion- officers make their own judgment when making decisions on
handling situations, wrong or improper? Possible consequence?
5) Authority to Use of Force- highly controversial: body cameras
6) Measuring "good policing" is difficult- best practices according to research
7) Media representation of police-
(a) News Media- shows negative interactions with police
Answers
Sworn Officer - Answer-a police officer who has taken a sworn oath to support the law.
They have the ability to arrest and use force when necessary
Free Society - Answer-The government realizes human beings have certain basic
human rights. U.S. Constitution
Over-policing - Answer-the perception of police being in a certain area way too often
Under-policing - Answer-the perception of police not being in a certain area as much
Ethics - Answer-the behavior of a person based on what they are influenced to perceive
to be good or bad
Morality - Answer-the belief of a person based on their internal sense of what is right or
wrong
Bill of Rights - Answer-citizen's basic freedom, government must follow these rules
when interacting with citizens, first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
Dirty means - Answer-when police officers use unethical or illegal means to achieve
good ends
Good ends - Answer-desired goals of policing
Dragnet - Answer-police bringing in all suspects usually associated with that crime for
questioning
Jim Crow Laws - Answer-Laws in public facilities that mandated racial segregation
Third Degree - Answer-police used a physical brutal interrogation on their suspects
Watch - Answer-A group of men who would guard the town at night in colonial America
Black Codes - Answer-black citizen's rights and responsibilities, designed to limit the
rights of freed slaves
Slave Patrols - Answer-looking for runaway slaves, policing whereabouts of slaves, and
not letting slaves have possession of weapons or property that they were not supposed
to have
, Bertillonage system - Answer-suspects were identified by using physical
measurements, consisted of 11 measurements
Police Matrons - Answer-female police who were in charge of anything dealing with
female prisoners
Rogues Gallery - Answer-a collection of pictures of known criminals
Sir Robert Peel - Answer-created the military structure of the London Metropolitan
Police Department. Officers patrolled around the city on foot. Their presence would
deter criminals from breaking the law. "Bobbies"
Herman Goldstein - Answer-gave the concept of problem-oriented policing and argued
that police had given in to the means over ends syndrome. Police were more concerned
with how things were done than the goals they were supposed to achieve
August Vollmer - Answer-known as the father of American Law Enforcement, ushered in
the reform era of policing, ideas represented good policing, Berkley criminology
program, hired police officers with college education and recruited female and African
Americans
O.W. Wilson - Answer-student of Vollmer, police officer at Berkley, Police Administration
book
James Q. Wilson and George Kelling - Answer-disorder leads to fear of crime, which
keeps people from interacting and caring for others. Broken windows theory: would-be
criminals believe chances of alarm are slim in these places which leads to more crime.
Police need to maintain order, leading to a reduction of disorder, reduction of serious
crime, and the fear of it.
a. Federal- FBI, CIA
b. State- Wildlife enforcement, FDLE
c. Local- campus police, St. Pete police - Answer-1. List 3 types of law enforcement
agencies and next to each provide an example.
1) Expected to prevent and solve crime- impossible mandate: unable to control the
factors that generate crime
2) Focus of Police- over-policing and under-policing, predatory or "street crimes"
3) Police have other responsibilities- homelessness issue, neighborhood
disagreements, mentally ill or substance abuse issues
4) Use of Discretion- officers make their own judgment when making decisions on
handling situations, wrong or improper? Possible consequence?
5) Authority to Use of Force- highly controversial: body cameras
6) Measuring "good policing" is difficult- best practices according to research
7) Media representation of police-
(a) News Media- shows negative interactions with police
