Police Final Exam (2025) – Comprehensive Study Guide and Exam
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Any level of force that is more than necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose is
considered - ANS ✔✔excessive force
Community policing has a positive impact on citizens' attitudes toward the police. - ANS
✔✔True
Police-community relations in America represent an apparent contradiction. Which of the
following best represents that contradiction? - ANS ✔✔There is a national racial police crisis
and yet surveys indicate that a majority of African Americans have consistently rated the police
positively.
A common problem associated with ride-along programs and police-community relations (PCR)
units is that both - ANS ✔✔have no impact on police operations that are the source of tensions
in a community.
Official criminal justice data are precise and reliable. - ANS ✔✔False
In his pioneering work on the police subculture, William A. Westley found that 73 percent of the
officers thought that - ANS ✔✔the public is against the police or hates the police.
According to public opinion surveys, African Americans are just as satisfied with the police as
are whites. - ANS ✔✔False
Ryan says that the police officer who arrested him for reckless driving did not treat him with
respect. He says that the police officer refused to answer his questions and interrupted him
whenever Ryan tried to seek an explanation for his arrest. In this case, Ryan was most likely
denied - ANS ✔✔procedural justice
, Police officers consider the seriousness of the offense, the strength of the evidence, and the
demeanor of the suspect when making an arrest. These factors are known as _____. - ANS
✔✔situational factors
Police officer use of any physical force is, in fact, relatively frequent. - ANS ✔✔False
In the context of controlling corruption in police departments, one way to clearly define what
actions will not be tolerated involves developing - ANS ✔✔written policies.
Controlling police corruption is extremely difficult. The history of the police indicates that
successful reform efforts have been - ANS ✔✔temporary.
Gary, a police officer, never actively demands gratuities. However, he receives free food and
meals from the people in his neighborhood so that minor incidents of disorder are ignored
According to the Knapp Commission, Gary would most likely be labeled a - ANS ✔✔grass eater
Assuming the temptations to corruption are prevalent in all communities, individual officers are
more likely to succumb if - ANS ✔✔they believe they won't be caught or, if they are caught, the
punishment will not be severe.
In New York City, the term "the pad" was used to describe - ANS ✔✔regular payoffs accepted by
officers to protect an ongoing illegal activity
At the outset of their careers, most corrupt police officers are - ANS ✔✔honest
The refusal of officers to testify against other officers, one of the major factors protecting police
corruption, is known as "the blue curtain of silence." - ANS ✔✔True
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Any level of force that is more than necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose is
considered - ANS ✔✔excessive force
Community policing has a positive impact on citizens' attitudes toward the police. - ANS
✔✔True
Police-community relations in America represent an apparent contradiction. Which of the
following best represents that contradiction? - ANS ✔✔There is a national racial police crisis
and yet surveys indicate that a majority of African Americans have consistently rated the police
positively.
A common problem associated with ride-along programs and police-community relations (PCR)
units is that both - ANS ✔✔have no impact on police operations that are the source of tensions
in a community.
Official criminal justice data are precise and reliable. - ANS ✔✔False
In his pioneering work on the police subculture, William A. Westley found that 73 percent of the
officers thought that - ANS ✔✔the public is against the police or hates the police.
According to public opinion surveys, African Americans are just as satisfied with the police as
are whites. - ANS ✔✔False
Ryan says that the police officer who arrested him for reckless driving did not treat him with
respect. He says that the police officer refused to answer his questions and interrupted him
whenever Ryan tried to seek an explanation for his arrest. In this case, Ryan was most likely
denied - ANS ✔✔procedural justice
, Police officers consider the seriousness of the offense, the strength of the evidence, and the
demeanor of the suspect when making an arrest. These factors are known as _____. - ANS
✔✔situational factors
Police officer use of any physical force is, in fact, relatively frequent. - ANS ✔✔False
In the context of controlling corruption in police departments, one way to clearly define what
actions will not be tolerated involves developing - ANS ✔✔written policies.
Controlling police corruption is extremely difficult. The history of the police indicates that
successful reform efforts have been - ANS ✔✔temporary.
Gary, a police officer, never actively demands gratuities. However, he receives free food and
meals from the people in his neighborhood so that minor incidents of disorder are ignored
According to the Knapp Commission, Gary would most likely be labeled a - ANS ✔✔grass eater
Assuming the temptations to corruption are prevalent in all communities, individual officers are
more likely to succumb if - ANS ✔✔they believe they won't be caught or, if they are caught, the
punishment will not be severe.
In New York City, the term "the pad" was used to describe - ANS ✔✔regular payoffs accepted by
officers to protect an ongoing illegal activity
At the outset of their careers, most corrupt police officers are - ANS ✔✔honest
The refusal of officers to testify against other officers, one of the major factors protecting police
corruption, is known as "the blue curtain of silence." - ANS ✔✔True
