POL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
1) IT investments in records management systems, computer-aided dispatch systems,
and CCTV generally support which policing functions? - Answer-A) Support functions
2) According to one estimate, approximately ________ of an officer's time is spent
acquiring, coalescing, or distributing information. - Answer-D) 92%
3) A police vehicle locator system is an example of which type of information system? -
Answer-B) Command and control systems
4) Databases that track officer productivity and citizen complaints of officer misconduct
are examples of which type of information system? - Answer-C) Management
information systems
5) Data from businesses, organizations, and the general public are most likely to be
drawn from which type of information system? - Answer-D) External information
systems
6) Which of the following is not a privacy concern related to the police use of BWCs? -
Answer-B) Whether videos should be made of calls for shoplifting at convenience stores
7) Which of the following contributes to the financial costs of BWCs? - Answer-D) All of
the above
8) Which agency has elected to not wear BWCs, partly because of the harsh working
conditions that could create problems for the equipment? - Answer-C) U.S. Customs
and Border Protection
9) Which of the following was a major challenge for the Seattle Police Department
regarding their BWC program? - Answer-A) Washington state law that allowed for open
record requests, including requests for all BWC videos since police began using them
10) Computerized crime mapping uses all but which of the following sources of
information? - Answer-C) Offense data from the FBI UCR
, 11) RTCCs are designed to: - Answer-B) use technology to translate years of voice,
video, and crime data into actionable intelligence
12) Which of the following is not a common use of social media by police detectives? -
Answer-A) Interviewing victims
13) In 2013, Chicago sponsored a "safe communities" hackathon that resulted in: -
Answer-C) mobile apps that citizens could use to track crime and improve public safety
14) Some police agencies have started using ________ during collision investigations
to determine details such as vehicle location and damage, elevation, and critical speed.
- Answer-D) global positioning systems
15) The "total station" system used by some police agencies for traffic crash
investigation includes all but which of the following components? - Answer-B) An on-
scene satellite dish
16) Special 3D technology is now available that allows traffic investigators to generate a
3D picture of a crash scene in about: - Answer-C) 40 minutes
17) Which of the following is not accurate concerning the use of GPS tracking tags
deployed using a compressed-air launcher installed in the grille of a police car? -
Answer-D) The tag is best deployed while sirens are activated since the deployment
can be heard easily by anyone in the suspect's car.
18) A 2012 Supreme Court ruling regarding the use of GPS devices by the police states
that: - Answer-B) the police may not attach a GPS device to a suspect's vehicle without
a search warrant
19) Laws governing the police use of new technologies are often unclear for the
following reason: - Answer-D) All of the above
20) The majority of states have passed laws: - Answer-D) banning texting while driving
21) Which of the following is not accurate concerning the 2015 Stanford study on safety
issues related to ECDs? - Answer-A) ECDs generally do not reduce injuries to officers
22) To neutralize a sniper who had ambushed and killed five police officers in Dallas in
2016, police used a robot equipped with: - Answer-C) plastic explosives
1) Which of the following major law enforcement agencies is not included in the
Department of Homeland Security? - Answer-C) The Federal Bureau of Investigation
2) The overarching mission of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is:
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
1) IT investments in records management systems, computer-aided dispatch systems,
and CCTV generally support which policing functions? - Answer-A) Support functions
2) According to one estimate, approximately ________ of an officer's time is spent
acquiring, coalescing, or distributing information. - Answer-D) 92%
3) A police vehicle locator system is an example of which type of information system? -
Answer-B) Command and control systems
4) Databases that track officer productivity and citizen complaints of officer misconduct
are examples of which type of information system? - Answer-C) Management
information systems
5) Data from businesses, organizations, and the general public are most likely to be
drawn from which type of information system? - Answer-D) External information
systems
6) Which of the following is not a privacy concern related to the police use of BWCs? -
Answer-B) Whether videos should be made of calls for shoplifting at convenience stores
7) Which of the following contributes to the financial costs of BWCs? - Answer-D) All of
the above
8) Which agency has elected to not wear BWCs, partly because of the harsh working
conditions that could create problems for the equipment? - Answer-C) U.S. Customs
and Border Protection
9) Which of the following was a major challenge for the Seattle Police Department
regarding their BWC program? - Answer-A) Washington state law that allowed for open
record requests, including requests for all BWC videos since police began using them
10) Computerized crime mapping uses all but which of the following sources of
information? - Answer-C) Offense data from the FBI UCR
, 11) RTCCs are designed to: - Answer-B) use technology to translate years of voice,
video, and crime data into actionable intelligence
12) Which of the following is not a common use of social media by police detectives? -
Answer-A) Interviewing victims
13) In 2013, Chicago sponsored a "safe communities" hackathon that resulted in: -
Answer-C) mobile apps that citizens could use to track crime and improve public safety
14) Some police agencies have started using ________ during collision investigations
to determine details such as vehicle location and damage, elevation, and critical speed.
- Answer-D) global positioning systems
15) The "total station" system used by some police agencies for traffic crash
investigation includes all but which of the following components? - Answer-B) An on-
scene satellite dish
16) Special 3D technology is now available that allows traffic investigators to generate a
3D picture of a crash scene in about: - Answer-C) 40 minutes
17) Which of the following is not accurate concerning the use of GPS tracking tags
deployed using a compressed-air launcher installed in the grille of a police car? -
Answer-D) The tag is best deployed while sirens are activated since the deployment
can be heard easily by anyone in the suspect's car.
18) A 2012 Supreme Court ruling regarding the use of GPS devices by the police states
that: - Answer-B) the police may not attach a GPS device to a suspect's vehicle without
a search warrant
19) Laws governing the police use of new technologies are often unclear for the
following reason: - Answer-D) All of the above
20) The majority of states have passed laws: - Answer-D) banning texting while driving
21) Which of the following is not accurate concerning the 2015 Stanford study on safety
issues related to ECDs? - Answer-A) ECDs generally do not reduce injuries to officers
22) To neutralize a sniper who had ambushed and killed five police officers in Dallas in
2016, police used a robot equipped with: - Answer-C) plastic explosives
1) Which of the following major law enforcement agencies is not included in the
Department of Homeland Security? - Answer-C) The Federal Bureau of Investigation
2) The overarching mission of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is:
