POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS 3RD EDITION
1. Which of these is the largest and most visi- Patrol Division
ble component of a police department?
2. T/F Despite public perception of police as True
"crime fighters," only 17-19% of calls re-
ceived and police officers' time is related to
actively fighting crime
3. Probable cause is defined as facts and cir- refers to the average per-
cumstances within the officer's knowledge son who, under the circum-
deemed reasonably trustworthy are suffi- stances, would believe that
cient to warrant a person of reasonable cau- the person being arrested
tion in the belief that an offense has been had committed the offense
committed or is being committed. In this or that items to be seized
context, the phrase "person of reasonable would be found in a partic-
caution" ular place
4. T/F Statistics show that citizen satisfaction True
and support for police in a community lead
to more voluntary compliance during citi-
zen-police interactions
5. An automatic positive or negative prefer- Implicit Bias
ence for a group based on subconscious
feelings, perceptions, attitudes, and stereo-
types that develop over the course of our
lives as a result of prior influence and im-
pressions
6. This is the FBI's annual summary of the rate Uniform Crime Report
and incidence of crimes across the US
7. Police activity broadly fits into 3 categories. Reactive Policing
This type of policing involves police re-
sponding to calls after a crime is committed
8. The historical development of police pa- Reform Era
trol in the United States is generally di-
vided into 3 Eras. This era came second
(1930's-1970's) and brought organizational
, POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS 3RD EDITION
concepts to policing which resulted in most
agencies becoming highly centralized and
bureaucratic with well-defined division of la-
bor and unity of control.
9. Case law quiz! Select the correct outcome USSC ruled that there
for US v. Katz (1967)... Feds suspected illegal was no expectation of
activity by Katz, installed an electronic lis- privacy for public phone
tening device outside of a public telephone booth, search/seizure al-
frequently used by Katz, and arrested based lowed. This case estab-
on information obtained from the recordings lished the "privacy" ap-
proach to search and
seizure.
10. The FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting Group A
System collects data about crime/vic/loca-
tion/etc. for each specific crime report pro-
duced by all agencies. This group of crimes
includes 22 major crimes (assaults, fraud,
arson, theft, sex, weapons, etc.).
11. T/F The use of the word "patrol" as it relates True
to policing originates from the English term
for walking in muddy water
12. In 1929, President Hoover created The National Commission
the . This on Law Observance (Wick-
was the first national study on criminal jus- ersham Commission
tice system, which ultimately identified prob-
lems of the political era and led to more or-
ganized and professional police procedures.
13. This person is said to be the lead architect Orlando Winfield (O.W.)
of the professional police movement that oc- Wilson
curred between the 1920's and 1960's. He
was a police chief in Fullerton, CA; Wichita,
KA; and Chicago, IL. He was a pioneer in the
shift from foot patrol to automobile patrol,
and conducted the first study on the effec-
tiveness of one-officer squad cars.
, Police Field Operations 3rd Edition
14. The tendency of individuals to respond to Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
and act on the basis of stereotypes, a pre-
disposition that can lead to the validation of
false definitions
15. To satisfy legal requirements when testifying All of these
to evidence in court, investigators must be
able to do which of the following?
16. Title 42 USC 1983 states that every person Trick question! all of these
acting under the color of the law who sub- are subject to a 1983 civil
jects any citizen to the deprivation of any suit
rights/privileges/immunities provided by the
Constitution shall be liable to the party in-
jured in an action at law. Which of the fol-
lowing bases (is that the plural of basis??)
would not be grounds for a 1983 civil suit?
17. The basic purpose of police patrol is the elimination of the actu-
al opportunity (or the belief
that the opportunity exists)
for successful misconduct
18. History Lesson Time! Tensions & mistrust of Watts Riot (LA) - 1965
minorities toward police can be explained (in
part) by historical events... In this episode,
cop investigating possible DUI gets taunted
by black crowd, calls for backup, second offi-
cer struck people w/ baton, riot devolves into
looting and burning stores, 35,000 people
riot over 5 days, 16,000 national guardsmen
called in, $200 million in property damage,
34 dead, 1,000 wounded. Rioters targeted
white-owned businesses and white cops, left
black-owned properties alone
19. The greatest crime deterrent is omni-police presence via
conspicuous patrols
1. Which of these is the largest and most visi- Patrol Division
ble component of a police department?
2. T/F Despite public perception of police as True
"crime fighters," only 17-19% of calls re-
ceived and police officers' time is related to
actively fighting crime
3. Probable cause is defined as facts and cir- refers to the average per-
cumstances within the officer's knowledge son who, under the circum-
deemed reasonably trustworthy are suffi- stances, would believe that
cient to warrant a person of reasonable cau- the person being arrested
tion in the belief that an offense has been had committed the offense
committed or is being committed. In this or that items to be seized
context, the phrase "person of reasonable would be found in a partic-
caution" ular place
4. T/F Statistics show that citizen satisfaction True
and support for police in a community lead
to more voluntary compliance during citi-
zen-police interactions
5. An automatic positive or negative prefer- Implicit Bias
ence for a group based on subconscious
feelings, perceptions, attitudes, and stereo-
types that develop over the course of our
lives as a result of prior influence and im-
pressions
6. This is the FBI's annual summary of the rate Uniform Crime Report
and incidence of crimes across the US
7. Police activity broadly fits into 3 categories. Reactive Policing
This type of policing involves police re-
sponding to calls after a crime is committed
8. The historical development of police pa- Reform Era
trol in the United States is generally di-
vided into 3 Eras. This era came second
(1930's-1970's) and brought organizational
, POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS 3RD EDITION
concepts to policing which resulted in most
agencies becoming highly centralized and
bureaucratic with well-defined division of la-
bor and unity of control.
9. Case law quiz! Select the correct outcome USSC ruled that there
for US v. Katz (1967)... Feds suspected illegal was no expectation of
activity by Katz, installed an electronic lis- privacy for public phone
tening device outside of a public telephone booth, search/seizure al-
frequently used by Katz, and arrested based lowed. This case estab-
on information obtained from the recordings lished the "privacy" ap-
proach to search and
seizure.
10. The FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting Group A
System collects data about crime/vic/loca-
tion/etc. for each specific crime report pro-
duced by all agencies. This group of crimes
includes 22 major crimes (assaults, fraud,
arson, theft, sex, weapons, etc.).
11. T/F The use of the word "patrol" as it relates True
to policing originates from the English term
for walking in muddy water
12. In 1929, President Hoover created The National Commission
the . This on Law Observance (Wick-
was the first national study on criminal jus- ersham Commission
tice system, which ultimately identified prob-
lems of the political era and led to more or-
ganized and professional police procedures.
13. This person is said to be the lead architect Orlando Winfield (O.W.)
of the professional police movement that oc- Wilson
curred between the 1920's and 1960's. He
was a police chief in Fullerton, CA; Wichita,
KA; and Chicago, IL. He was a pioneer in the
shift from foot patrol to automobile patrol,
and conducted the first study on the effec-
tiveness of one-officer squad cars.
, Police Field Operations 3rd Edition
14. The tendency of individuals to respond to Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
and act on the basis of stereotypes, a pre-
disposition that can lead to the validation of
false definitions
15. To satisfy legal requirements when testifying All of these
to evidence in court, investigators must be
able to do which of the following?
16. Title 42 USC 1983 states that every person Trick question! all of these
acting under the color of the law who sub- are subject to a 1983 civil
jects any citizen to the deprivation of any suit
rights/privileges/immunities provided by the
Constitution shall be liable to the party in-
jured in an action at law. Which of the fol-
lowing bases (is that the plural of basis??)
would not be grounds for a 1983 civil suit?
17. The basic purpose of police patrol is the elimination of the actu-
al opportunity (or the belief
that the opportunity exists)
for successful misconduct
18. History Lesson Time! Tensions & mistrust of Watts Riot (LA) - 1965
minorities toward police can be explained (in
part) by historical events... In this episode,
cop investigating possible DUI gets taunted
by black crowd, calls for backup, second offi-
cer struck people w/ baton, riot devolves into
looting and burning stores, 35,000 people
riot over 5 days, 16,000 national guardsmen
called in, $200 million in property damage,
34 dead, 1,000 wounded. Rioters targeted
white-owned businesses and white cops, left
black-owned properties alone
19. The greatest crime deterrent is omni-police presence via
conspicuous patrols
