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Law Enforcement in the 21st Century
by Heath Grant, Karen Terry
4th Edition
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CHAPTER 1
Law Enforcement in a Democratic Society
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Freedom to make decisions, legal or otherwise, based on your own judgment is referred to
as .
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a. denigration
b. free will
c. determinism
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d. discretion
Answer: D
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Objective: Explain why discretion is a necessary aspect of policing.
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
SE
2. The United States Patriot Act was originally created in and was reauthorized in
.
a. 2001, 2003
b. 2001, 2005
c. 2000, 2001
d. 2003, 2005
D
Answer: B
Objective: Describe the concept of linkage blindness and its importance in the criminal justice
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system.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
C
3. The sociologist, , was the first to propose the crime control/due process model in
the mid-1960s.
a. Johnson
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b. Scherring
c. Packer
d. Klockars
Answer: C
Objective: Contrast the crime control and due process models.
Page number: 5
Level: Basic
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4. To protect the rights of the innocent and ensure that only the guilty are punished is the
focus of the model.
a. res gestae
b. due process
c. divine right
d. crime control
Answer: B
Objective: Contrast the crime control and due process models.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
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5. The primary responsibilities of the Department of Justice include which of the following?
a. ensure healthy competition in business
b. enforce the laws and protect citizens against criminals
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c. safeguard the consumer
d. all of the above
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Answer: D
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
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6. has traditionally been the main investigative agency in the federal government
and was originally created in 1908.
a. DEA
b. FBI
c. ATF
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d. USMS
Answer: B
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Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
C
7. According to , the core of policing is identified by its relation to the potential use
of force.
a. Goldstein
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b. Scherring
c. Johnson
d. Klockars
Answer: D
Objective: Understand the police role in maintaining social control.
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
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8. The influence of parents, families, peers, and the community in training individuals about
the norms, rules, and customs of the locality is referred to as .
a. formal social control
b. informal social control
c. deviance
d. none of the above
Answer: B
Objective: Understand the police role in maintaining social control.
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
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9. The only state without a state law enforcement agency today is .
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
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c. Georgia
d. Louisiana
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Answer: A
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
SE
10. In law enforcement, areas of responsibility are referred to as .
a. jurisprudences
b. bailiwicks
c. jurisdictions
d. none of the above
D
Answer: C
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
O
Page number: 7
Level: Basic
11. The average tenure of most police chiefs is .
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a. two to four years
b. four to seven years
c. one to three years
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d. three to six years
Answer: D
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 7
Level: Basic
12. The first state to establish a police agency in 1835 was .
a. Texas
b. Virginia
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TEST BANK
Law Enforcement in the 21st Century
by Heath Grant, Karen Terry
4th Edition
N
U
R
SE
D
O
C
S
LKJHGFDS
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TEST BANK
CHAPTER 1
Law Enforcement in a Democratic Society
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Freedom to make decisions, legal or otherwise, based on your own judgment is referred to
as .
N
a. denigration
b. free will
c. determinism
U
d. discretion
Answer: D
R
Objective: Explain why discretion is a necessary aspect of policing.
Page number: 4
Level: Basic
SE
2. The United States Patriot Act was originally created in and was reauthorized in
.
a. 2001, 2003
b. 2001, 2005
c. 2000, 2001
d. 2003, 2005
D
Answer: B
Objective: Describe the concept of linkage blindness and its importance in the criminal justice
O
system.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
C
3. The sociologist, , was the first to propose the crime control/due process model in
the mid-1960s.
a. Johnson
S
b. Scherring
c. Packer
d. Klockars
Answer: C
Objective: Contrast the crime control and due process models.
Page number: 5
Level: Basic
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4. To protect the rights of the innocent and ensure that only the guilty are punished is the
focus of the model.
a. res gestae
b. due process
c. divine right
d. crime control
Answer: B
Objective: Contrast the crime control and due process models.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
N
5. The primary responsibilities of the Department of Justice include which of the following?
a. ensure healthy competition in business
b. enforce the laws and protect citizens against criminals
U
c. safeguard the consumer
d. all of the above
R
Answer: D
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
SE
6. has traditionally been the main investigative agency in the federal government
and was originally created in 1908.
a. DEA
b. FBI
c. ATF
D
d. USMS
Answer: B
O
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
C
7. According to , the core of policing is identified by its relation to the potential use
of force.
a. Goldstein
S
b. Scherring
c. Johnson
d. Klockars
Answer: D
Objective: Understand the police role in maintaining social control.
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
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8. The influence of parents, families, peers, and the community in training individuals about
the norms, rules, and customs of the locality is referred to as .
a. formal social control
b. informal social control
c. deviance
d. none of the above
Answer: B
Objective: Understand the police role in maintaining social control.
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
N
9. The only state without a state law enforcement agency today is .
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
U
c. Georgia
d. Louisiana
R
Answer: A
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
SE
10. In law enforcement, areas of responsibility are referred to as .
a. jurisprudences
b. bailiwicks
c. jurisdictions
d. none of the above
D
Answer: C
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
O
Page number: 7
Level: Basic
11. The average tenure of most police chiefs is .
C
a. two to four years
b. four to seven years
c. one to three years
S
d. three to six years
Answer: D
Objective: List the different levels of law enforcement.
Page number: 7
Level: Basic
12. The first state to establish a police agency in 1835 was .
a. Texas
b. Virginia
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