CRIMJ 210 - EXAM II QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The Humortown Police Department issues many summonses and makes many
misdemeanor arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a
____________________ department. - ANSWERSlegalistic
The Magic City Police Department maintains order through informal police intervention,
including persuasion and threats, or hassling or roughing up disruptive people instead of
formal arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a
____________________ department. - ANSWERSwatchman
The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year. -
ANSWERS12.2
In 1985, the fleeing felon rule was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
in the landmark case of: - ANSWERSTennessee v. Garner.
Officer Brown believes his role is keeping the peace and preserving the social order, yet
he is very careful not to violate the constitutional rights of individuals. According to
Broderick, he would be considered a(n): - ANSWERSidealist.
Studies of police discretion have shown that the most significant factor in the decision to
arrest is the: - ANSWERSseriousness of the offense committed.
Most police patrol time is spent: - ANSWERSas uncommitted time.
Officer White concentrates her efforts on helping people in trouble, rather than on
keeping society safe. According to Broderick, she would be considered a(n): -
ANSWERSoptimist.
The American Institute of Stress ranked police work - ANSWERSamong the top ten
stressful jobs in America
Dorothy Bracey found that due to a poor diet and lack of exercise, a significant sample
of American police possessed a body composition, blood chemistry, and general level
of physical fitness greatly inferior to that of a similar sized sample of - ANSWERSprison
convicts
The refusal of some police officers to report fellow officers' misconduct is called -
ANSWERSthe Blue Wall of Silence
ANSWERS
The Humortown Police Department issues many summonses and makes many
misdemeanor arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a
____________________ department. - ANSWERSlegalistic
The Magic City Police Department maintains order through informal police intervention,
including persuasion and threats, or hassling or roughing up disruptive people instead of
formal arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a
____________________ department. - ANSWERSwatchman
The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year. -
ANSWERS12.2
In 1985, the fleeing felon rule was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
in the landmark case of: - ANSWERSTennessee v. Garner.
Officer Brown believes his role is keeping the peace and preserving the social order, yet
he is very careful not to violate the constitutional rights of individuals. According to
Broderick, he would be considered a(n): - ANSWERSidealist.
Studies of police discretion have shown that the most significant factor in the decision to
arrest is the: - ANSWERSseriousness of the offense committed.
Most police patrol time is spent: - ANSWERSas uncommitted time.
Officer White concentrates her efforts on helping people in trouble, rather than on
keeping society safe. According to Broderick, she would be considered a(n): -
ANSWERSoptimist.
The American Institute of Stress ranked police work - ANSWERSamong the top ten
stressful jobs in America
Dorothy Bracey found that due to a poor diet and lack of exercise, a significant sample
of American police possessed a body composition, blood chemistry, and general level
of physical fitness greatly inferior to that of a similar sized sample of - ANSWERSprison
convicts
The refusal of some police officers to report fellow officers' misconduct is called -
ANSWERSthe Blue Wall of Silence
