Test Bank For
Canadian Police Work, 6th Edition Curt T. Griffiths, Joshua J. Murphy
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is defined as ―legislation that includes provisions that define the
responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments in the area of criminal justice‖?
a. Constitution Act, 1867
b. Canadian Criminal Code, 1867
c. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, 1867
d. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1867
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: pp. 4-5 BLM: Remember
2. Incidents such as the planned terrorist attack against the British Columbia legislature in 2013 raise
concerns about domestic terrorism. Imagine that concerned citizens petition the federal government to
expand police powers, including surveillance on individuals who pose a threat to the safety and
security of Canadians. Opponents of this petition argue the expansion of police powers will result in
Canadian citizens losing their rights and freedoms as the government will increasingly use the police
to protect their own interests. What perspective on the role of the police do the opponents support?
a. social contract
b. moral contract
c. radical perspective
d. critical perspective
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: pp. 5-6 BLM: Higher Order
3. Which of the following is defined as, ―secretive police investigative activities and surveillance of
persons and groups deemed to be a threat to the stability and status quo of the state‖?
a. biased policing
b. political policing
c. bureaucratic policing
d. discriminatory policing
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 7 BLM: Remember
4. What four key values did the Law Reform Commission of Canada identify as forming the framework
for police work in Canada?
a. justness, fairness, transparency, efficacy
b. justice, equality, transparency, efficacious
c. justice, equality, accountability, efficiency
d. justness, fairness, accountability, efficiency
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Remember
5. Which statement exemplifies the key value of ―justice‖ identified by the Law Reform Commission of
Canada in their framework for police work in Canada?
a. ensuring that services are cost-effective in meeting performance targets
b. ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and human rights are respected
c. ensuring that organizational actions and police officer actions are subject to review
, d. ensuring that all citizens are entitled to policing services that contribute to their feelings of
safety and security
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Higher Order
6. A police officer arrests a high-profile drug dealer. What major area of police activities does this
exemplify?
a. service
b. enforcement
c. crime control
d. order maintenance
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 BLM: Higher Order
7. Officers Smith and Johnson spend their entire shift providing assistance to homeless persons, persons
with mental health issues, and at-risk juveniles, including locating housing and treatment services for
these individuals. What phenomenon has contributed to this type of police role?
a. uploading
b. backloading
c. frontloading
d. downloading
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 10 BLM: Higher Order
8. Constable Smith spends her shift assisting a man who is experiencing a psychotic episode and ends up
getting him admitted to a local psychiatric hospital. What concept does this exemplify?
a. diversification
b. interoperability
c. moral authority
d. procedural justice
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 BLM: Higher Order
9. What percentage of the Canadian population is foreign-born?
a. 6 percent
b. 9 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 15 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 13 BLM: Remember
10. As of 2011, what percentage of the Canadian population was comprised of visible minorities?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 20 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 13 BLM: Remember
11. A key feature of Canada is diversity. Which of the following is NOT an important piece of legislation
as it pertains to policing the diverse population within Canada?
a. Access to Information Act
b. Canadian Human Rights Act
c. Canadian Multiculturalism Act
, d. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: pp. 13-14 BLM: Remember
12. Defence counsel in a high-profile case has requested background information on the officer who
arrested their client for aggravated assault, alleging the officer’s history of misconduct is vital to their
client’s case. What decision of the Supreme Court of Canada determined that disclosure extends to the
defence counsel being provided with this information?
a. R v. Johnson, 2007
b. R. v. McNeil, 2009
c. R. v. O’Connor, 1995
d. R. v. Stinchcombe, 1991
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 15 BLM: Higher Order
13. A local gang member is seriously assaulted by a rival gang member and decides not to report the crime
to the local police. What does this underreporting contribute to?
a. skewed net-widening
b. the diversion of cases
c. the dark figure of crime
d. decreased interoperability
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 17 BLM: Higher Order
14. How much did policing costs increase in Canada between the years 2002 and 2012?
a. 14 percent
b. 24 percent
c. 34 percent
d. 44 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
15. According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the factors that contribute to the
―dark figure of crime‖ phenomenon?
a. Some crimes have no direct victim.
b. Some crime victims are unwilling to report crimes to the police.
c. There are not sufficient police resources to discover unreported crimes.
d. Many of the conflicts to which police officers respond are resolved informally without any
criminal charges being laid.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 17 BLM: Remember
16. As of 2014, what was the estimated total annual cost associated with crime, victimization, and the
criminal justice system in Canada?
a. $65 million
b. $85 million
c. $65 billion
d. $85 billion
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
17. How much did the crime rate decrease in Canada between 2002 and 2012?
a. 17 percent
b. 27 percent
, c. 37 percent
d. 47 percent
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
18. Studies in the U.S. have found that, all else being equal, a 10 percent reduction in the size of a typical
police service has been found to lead to an increase in certain offences. How much does the rate of
robbery increase when there is a 10 percent reduction in the size of the police service?
a. 6 percent
b. 9 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 15 percent
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 18 BLM: Remember
19. Studies in the U.S. have found that, all else being equal, a 10 percent reduction in the size of a typical
police service has been found to lead to an increase in certain offences. How much does the rate of
serious assaults increase when there is a 10 percent reduction in the size of the police service?
a. 3 percent
b. 6 percent
c. 9 percent
d. 12 percent
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 18 BLM: Remember
20. A police officer uses force to arrest a suspect and the video is posted to a social media website by an
onlooker within two hours of the incident. What key concept in the study of police work does this
exemplify?
a. the cost-benefits of policing
b. the changing boundaries of policing
c. the increasing visibility of the police
d. the transparency and accountability of the police
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: pp. 19-20 BLM: Higher Order
TRUE/FALSE
1. Policing is the ―activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of public or private
organizations or persons to maintain security or social order while empowered by either public or
private contract, regulations or policies, written or verbal.‖
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
2. No other piece of legislation has had as strong an impact on the powers and activities of the police as
The Constitution Act, 1867.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
3. Police officers experience conflict in carrying out their duties because they are expected to protect both
public order and individual rights.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Remember
Canadian Police Work, 6th Edition Curt T. Griffiths, Joshua J. Murphy
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is defined as ―legislation that includes provisions that define the
responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments in the area of criminal justice‖?
a. Constitution Act, 1867
b. Canadian Criminal Code, 1867
c. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, 1867
d. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1867
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: pp. 4-5 BLM: Remember
2. Incidents such as the planned terrorist attack against the British Columbia legislature in 2013 raise
concerns about domestic terrorism. Imagine that concerned citizens petition the federal government to
expand police powers, including surveillance on individuals who pose a threat to the safety and
security of Canadians. Opponents of this petition argue the expansion of police powers will result in
Canadian citizens losing their rights and freedoms as the government will increasingly use the police
to protect their own interests. What perspective on the role of the police do the opponents support?
a. social contract
b. moral contract
c. radical perspective
d. critical perspective
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: pp. 5-6 BLM: Higher Order
3. Which of the following is defined as, ―secretive police investigative activities and surveillance of
persons and groups deemed to be a threat to the stability and status quo of the state‖?
a. biased policing
b. political policing
c. bureaucratic policing
d. discriminatory policing
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 7 BLM: Remember
4. What four key values did the Law Reform Commission of Canada identify as forming the framework
for police work in Canada?
a. justness, fairness, transparency, efficacy
b. justice, equality, transparency, efficacious
c. justice, equality, accountability, efficiency
d. justness, fairness, accountability, efficiency
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Remember
5. Which statement exemplifies the key value of ―justice‖ identified by the Law Reform Commission of
Canada in their framework for police work in Canada?
a. ensuring that services are cost-effective in meeting performance targets
b. ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and human rights are respected
c. ensuring that organizational actions and police officer actions are subject to review
, d. ensuring that all citizens are entitled to policing services that contribute to their feelings of
safety and security
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Higher Order
6. A police officer arrests a high-profile drug dealer. What major area of police activities does this
exemplify?
a. service
b. enforcement
c. crime control
d. order maintenance
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 BLM: Higher Order
7. Officers Smith and Johnson spend their entire shift providing assistance to homeless persons, persons
with mental health issues, and at-risk juveniles, including locating housing and treatment services for
these individuals. What phenomenon has contributed to this type of police role?
a. uploading
b. backloading
c. frontloading
d. downloading
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 10 BLM: Higher Order
8. Constable Smith spends her shift assisting a man who is experiencing a psychotic episode and ends up
getting him admitted to a local psychiatric hospital. What concept does this exemplify?
a. diversification
b. interoperability
c. moral authority
d. procedural justice
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 BLM: Higher Order
9. What percentage of the Canadian population is foreign-born?
a. 6 percent
b. 9 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 15 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 13 BLM: Remember
10. As of 2011, what percentage of the Canadian population was comprised of visible minorities?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 20 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 13 BLM: Remember
11. A key feature of Canada is diversity. Which of the following is NOT an important piece of legislation
as it pertains to policing the diverse population within Canada?
a. Access to Information Act
b. Canadian Human Rights Act
c. Canadian Multiculturalism Act
, d. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: pp. 13-14 BLM: Remember
12. Defence counsel in a high-profile case has requested background information on the officer who
arrested their client for aggravated assault, alleging the officer’s history of misconduct is vital to their
client’s case. What decision of the Supreme Court of Canada determined that disclosure extends to the
defence counsel being provided with this information?
a. R v. Johnson, 2007
b. R. v. McNeil, 2009
c. R. v. O’Connor, 1995
d. R. v. Stinchcombe, 1991
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 15 BLM: Higher Order
13. A local gang member is seriously assaulted by a rival gang member and decides not to report the crime
to the local police. What does this underreporting contribute to?
a. skewed net-widening
b. the diversion of cases
c. the dark figure of crime
d. decreased interoperability
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 17 BLM: Higher Order
14. How much did policing costs increase in Canada between the years 2002 and 2012?
a. 14 percent
b. 24 percent
c. 34 percent
d. 44 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
15. According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the factors that contribute to the
―dark figure of crime‖ phenomenon?
a. Some crimes have no direct victim.
b. Some crime victims are unwilling to report crimes to the police.
c. There are not sufficient police resources to discover unreported crimes.
d. Many of the conflicts to which police officers respond are resolved informally without any
criminal charges being laid.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 17 BLM: Remember
16. As of 2014, what was the estimated total annual cost associated with crime, victimization, and the
criminal justice system in Canada?
a. $65 million
b. $85 million
c. $65 billion
d. $85 billion
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
17. How much did the crime rate decrease in Canada between 2002 and 2012?
a. 17 percent
b. 27 percent
, c. 37 percent
d. 47 percent
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 17 BLM: Remember
18. Studies in the U.S. have found that, all else being equal, a 10 percent reduction in the size of a typical
police service has been found to lead to an increase in certain offences. How much does the rate of
robbery increase when there is a 10 percent reduction in the size of the police service?
a. 6 percent
b. 9 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 15 percent
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 18 BLM: Remember
19. Studies in the U.S. have found that, all else being equal, a 10 percent reduction in the size of a typical
police service has been found to lead to an increase in certain offences. How much does the rate of
serious assaults increase when there is a 10 percent reduction in the size of the police service?
a. 3 percent
b. 6 percent
c. 9 percent
d. 12 percent
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 18 BLM: Remember
20. A police officer uses force to arrest a suspect and the video is posted to a social media website by an
onlooker within two hours of the incident. What key concept in the study of police work does this
exemplify?
a. the cost-benefits of policing
b. the changing boundaries of policing
c. the increasing visibility of the police
d. the transparency and accountability of the police
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: pp. 19-20 BLM: Higher Order
TRUE/FALSE
1. Policing is the ―activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of public or private
organizations or persons to maintain security or social order while empowered by either public or
private contract, regulations or policies, written or verbal.‖
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
2. No other piece of legislation has had as strong an impact on the powers and activities of the police as
The Constitution Act, 1867.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
3. Police officers experience conflict in carrying out their duties because they are expected to protect both
public order and individual rights.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 BLM: Remember
