CRIM 101 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE W/ OSSELLO (WKU)
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VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+ PASS
Police: Random facts Ans✓✓✓* 200,000 police agencies in US
More than 1 million full time police (excluding federal system) 1.5
officers for every 1,000 people
Racial Composition:
White: 77%
Black: 11.7%
Hispanic: 8.9%
• Women make up approx. 10% of police force
• Average salary: $31,700
3 primary responsibilities of police work Ans✓✓✓law enforcement,
order maintenance, service
law enforcement Ans✓✓✓includes a number of functions:
apprehending criminals after crime occurs
crime prevention
order
order maintenance Ans✓✓✓involves taking care of situations in order to
restore order
,service Ans✓✓✓takes a number of forms:
directions, traffic control, funeral escorts, accidental scenes
problem-oriented policing Ans✓✓✓developed by Herman Goldstein; a
policing strategy that involves the identification and analysis of crimes,
identification of specific causes and solutions and the use of techniques
to bring about those solutions
Example of problem-oriented policing Ans✓✓✓drug and gang activity
at a local convenience store; more officers placed in that area; more
cameras placed in the area; hours changed of store if possible
zero tolerance patrols Ans✓✓✓the idea of police enforcing low-level
crimes to help control more major crimes
community oriented policing Ans✓✓✓emphasizes proactive problem
solving in a working partnership with the community to control and
reduce crime
example of community oriented policing Ans✓✓✓community walks,
citizen police academies, neighborhood watch; the city providing funds
to clean up dilapidated areas of the city to reduce crime
, beat integrity Ans✓✓✓a police practice of keeping the same officers
assigned to a specific area to develop knowledge of the area and build
relationships with the community
role of police in society Ans✓✓✓police must operate in the tension
between rapidly changing social conditions and a conservative, slow to
change legal environment
social tensions impact police role and activity:
*state's rights, immigration, and use of force
Pre-service certification Ans✓✓✓written tests, psychological tests,
background checks, physical standards
local agencies Ans✓✓✓city police, whose jurisdiction is limited to the
borders of the town or city that hires them
- chiefs of police appointed by city government officials
the jurisdiction of ______ and _______ varies by region
elected official
in some areas, sheriffs are responsible for law enforcement in rural areas
of a particular area
in other areas, sheriffs are court officers with limited law enforcement
responsibility Ans✓✓✓"sheriffs" and "deputy-sheriffs"
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+ PASS
Police: Random facts Ans✓✓✓* 200,000 police agencies in US
More than 1 million full time police (excluding federal system) 1.5
officers for every 1,000 people
Racial Composition:
White: 77%
Black: 11.7%
Hispanic: 8.9%
• Women make up approx. 10% of police force
• Average salary: $31,700
3 primary responsibilities of police work Ans✓✓✓law enforcement,
order maintenance, service
law enforcement Ans✓✓✓includes a number of functions:
apprehending criminals after crime occurs
crime prevention
order
order maintenance Ans✓✓✓involves taking care of situations in order to
restore order
,service Ans✓✓✓takes a number of forms:
directions, traffic control, funeral escorts, accidental scenes
problem-oriented policing Ans✓✓✓developed by Herman Goldstein; a
policing strategy that involves the identification and analysis of crimes,
identification of specific causes and solutions and the use of techniques
to bring about those solutions
Example of problem-oriented policing Ans✓✓✓drug and gang activity
at a local convenience store; more officers placed in that area; more
cameras placed in the area; hours changed of store if possible
zero tolerance patrols Ans✓✓✓the idea of police enforcing low-level
crimes to help control more major crimes
community oriented policing Ans✓✓✓emphasizes proactive problem
solving in a working partnership with the community to control and
reduce crime
example of community oriented policing Ans✓✓✓community walks,
citizen police academies, neighborhood watch; the city providing funds
to clean up dilapidated areas of the city to reduce crime
, beat integrity Ans✓✓✓a police practice of keeping the same officers
assigned to a specific area to develop knowledge of the area and build
relationships with the community
role of police in society Ans✓✓✓police must operate in the tension
between rapidly changing social conditions and a conservative, slow to
change legal environment
social tensions impact police role and activity:
*state's rights, immigration, and use of force
Pre-service certification Ans✓✓✓written tests, psychological tests,
background checks, physical standards
local agencies Ans✓✓✓city police, whose jurisdiction is limited to the
borders of the town or city that hires them
- chiefs of police appointed by city government officials
the jurisdiction of ______ and _______ varies by region
elected official
in some areas, sheriffs are responsible for law enforcement in rural areas
of a particular area
in other areas, sheriffs are court officers with limited law enforcement
responsibility Ans✓✓✓"sheriffs" and "deputy-sheriffs"
