Law Enforcement Operations Final Study Guide
________________ describe how officers are to perform some
function such as documenting the storage of physical evidence.
Correct Answers procedures
________________ describe the department's position relative
to some problem or area of concern. Correct Answers policies
________________ explicitly describe what an officer can or
cannot do, such as which types of weapons the department will
allow an officer to carry while on duty. Correct Answers
general orders
________________ refers to developing formalized
organization arrangements whereby officers at the lower levels
of the organization can have input into departmental matters?
Correct Answers participative management
Beat boundaries are established by attempting to equalize
committed time across all the department's beats. Correct
Answers True
Better-trained, better-educated officers are able to accept greater
responsibilities, thereby reducing the need for specialization.
Correct Answers True
Community expectations and standards influence police officers'
interpretation and application of the law. Correct Answers True
, Community policing expands basic patrol activities well beyond
traditional limits. Correct Answers True
Contract negotiations usually begin about three months before
the expiration of the current contract. Correct Answers False
Documentation, or ensuring that all or most communications are
in writing, serves to inform others about what has previously
occurred within the department and to hold people accountable.
Correct Answers True
Enforcement discretion refers to the operational decisions of
street enforcement officers. Correct Answers True
Enforcement of traffic laws falls under which function of
police? Correct Answers Order maintenance
Historically, police have viewed domestic violence as
problematic and have been willing to become quickly involved
in these types of cases. Correct Answers False
How is most police work initiated? Correct Answers Citizen
calls
In which case did the United States Supreme Court state that pre
textual traffic stops were reasonable as long as the officer had
probable cause to believe the violation had occurred? Correct
Answers When v. United States
________________ describe how officers are to perform some
function such as documenting the storage of physical evidence.
Correct Answers procedures
________________ describe the department's position relative
to some problem or area of concern. Correct Answers policies
________________ explicitly describe what an officer can or
cannot do, such as which types of weapons the department will
allow an officer to carry while on duty. Correct Answers
general orders
________________ refers to developing formalized
organization arrangements whereby officers at the lower levels
of the organization can have input into departmental matters?
Correct Answers participative management
Beat boundaries are established by attempting to equalize
committed time across all the department's beats. Correct
Answers True
Better-trained, better-educated officers are able to accept greater
responsibilities, thereby reducing the need for specialization.
Correct Answers True
Community expectations and standards influence police officers'
interpretation and application of the law. Correct Answers True
, Community policing expands basic patrol activities well beyond
traditional limits. Correct Answers True
Contract negotiations usually begin about three months before
the expiration of the current contract. Correct Answers False
Documentation, or ensuring that all or most communications are
in writing, serves to inform others about what has previously
occurred within the department and to hold people accountable.
Correct Answers True
Enforcement discretion refers to the operational decisions of
street enforcement officers. Correct Answers True
Enforcement of traffic laws falls under which function of
police? Correct Answers Order maintenance
Historically, police have viewed domestic violence as
problematic and have been willing to become quickly involved
in these types of cases. Correct Answers False
How is most police work initiated? Correct Answers Citizen
calls
In which case did the United States Supreme Court state that pre
textual traffic stops were reasonable as long as the officer had
probable cause to believe the violation had occurred? Correct
Answers When v. United States
