Introduction to Policing Final Exam Graded A+
__________________ tend to be costly in human and dollar resources, and although
many departments use them for promotional exams, most do not use them for hiring
selection. - ANSWER-Assessment Centers
___________________ is defined as an organizational model marked by hierarchy and
promotion on professional merit and skill. - ANSWER-Bureaucracy
A form of community self-protection developed by King Alfred the Great in the latter part
of the ninth-century was/were the: - ANSWER-mutual pledge
A patrol officer should report to his or her immediate ____________, unless an
emergency exists or speed is necessary. - ANSWER-sergeant
A state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal
investigations with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency is
generally called the ______________ model. - ANSWER-Centralized
According to John Firman, the research director for the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP), the most common restriction on hiring applications for police
service with a history of drug use within the recent past is _______________ years free
from using hard drugs and five free from marijuana. - ANSWER-10
According to the text, if a competent job analysis is done, tests in the police screening
process are considered to be: - ANSWER-job related
According to the text, the legality and morality of the "fleeing felon" rule have been
challenged because of the U.S. legal concept of: - ANSWER-presumption of innocence
According to the text, through routine patrol, the police attempt to prevent crime by
trying to create a sense of: - ANSWER-omnipresence
Adverse impact or different rate of selection occurs when the selection rate for any
gender, race, or ethnic group is less than _______________ percent of that for the
group with the highest selection rate. - ANSWER-80 %
After the conditional offer of employment has been made to a potential police applicant,
the final stage of the selection process is: - ANSWER-psychological and medical
evaluation.
Among local departments, women account for approximately _____ percent of sworn
personnel. - ANSWER-12%
An example of an auxiliary unit in a police department would be: - ANSWER-
communications
, An example of an operations unit in a police department would be: - ANSWER-patrol
An issue raised by the author during the oral interview step suggests younger applicants
are showing an increased independence on texting and social media to communicate
and seem to have less experience in: - ANSWER-face to face communication
Based on 2010 UCR statistics, approx. _______________ people were killed each year
justifiably by police officers from 2006 to 2010 time period. - ANSWER-390
By the 1880's, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen
cities? - ANSWER-Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Choke holds, carotid holds, and neck restraints become a source of controversy after: -
ANSWER-some deaths
How many phases are there in the DUI detection model presented? - ANSWER-3
In 1929, President Herbert Hoover created the National Commission on Law
Observance and Enforcement. This commission was known as the: - ANSWER-
Wickersham Commission
In 1985, the fleeing felon rule was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
in the landmark case of: - ANSWER-Tennessee v. Garner
In late April 2010, the governor of the state of _________________ signed a bill to
combat illegal immigration, making this the first state to demand that immigrants carry
identity documents legitimizing their presence on American soil. - ANSWER-Arizona
In the 1970's, the American Law Institute proposed a _________________, which
included new policies on the use of deadly force. - ANSWER-Model Penal Code
In the United States, ______________ percent of police departments have 25 or fewer
officers. - ANSWER-87%
Informal job actions by officers in which they refuse to perform certain job functions in
an attempt to win labor concessions from their employers are called: - ANSWER-blue
flu
Law enforcement officers in what state might routinely face the problem of not having
immediate backup in most situations? - ANSWER-Wyoming
Most federal law enforcement agencies have the following education requirement: -
ANSWER-Bachelor's Degree
__________________ tend to be costly in human and dollar resources, and although
many departments use them for promotional exams, most do not use them for hiring
selection. - ANSWER-Assessment Centers
___________________ is defined as an organizational model marked by hierarchy and
promotion on professional merit and skill. - ANSWER-Bureaucracy
A form of community self-protection developed by King Alfred the Great in the latter part
of the ninth-century was/were the: - ANSWER-mutual pledge
A patrol officer should report to his or her immediate ____________, unless an
emergency exists or speed is necessary. - ANSWER-sergeant
A state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal
investigations with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency is
generally called the ______________ model. - ANSWER-Centralized
According to John Firman, the research director for the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP), the most common restriction on hiring applications for police
service with a history of drug use within the recent past is _______________ years free
from using hard drugs and five free from marijuana. - ANSWER-10
According to the text, if a competent job analysis is done, tests in the police screening
process are considered to be: - ANSWER-job related
According to the text, the legality and morality of the "fleeing felon" rule have been
challenged because of the U.S. legal concept of: - ANSWER-presumption of innocence
According to the text, through routine patrol, the police attempt to prevent crime by
trying to create a sense of: - ANSWER-omnipresence
Adverse impact or different rate of selection occurs when the selection rate for any
gender, race, or ethnic group is less than _______________ percent of that for the
group with the highest selection rate. - ANSWER-80 %
After the conditional offer of employment has been made to a potential police applicant,
the final stage of the selection process is: - ANSWER-psychological and medical
evaluation.
Among local departments, women account for approximately _____ percent of sworn
personnel. - ANSWER-12%
An example of an auxiliary unit in a police department would be: - ANSWER-
communications
, An example of an operations unit in a police department would be: - ANSWER-patrol
An issue raised by the author during the oral interview step suggests younger applicants
are showing an increased independence on texting and social media to communicate
and seem to have less experience in: - ANSWER-face to face communication
Based on 2010 UCR statistics, approx. _______________ people were killed each year
justifiably by police officers from 2006 to 2010 time period. - ANSWER-390
By the 1880's, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen
cities? - ANSWER-Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Choke holds, carotid holds, and neck restraints become a source of controversy after: -
ANSWER-some deaths
How many phases are there in the DUI detection model presented? - ANSWER-3
In 1929, President Herbert Hoover created the National Commission on Law
Observance and Enforcement. This commission was known as the: - ANSWER-
Wickersham Commission
In 1985, the fleeing felon rule was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
in the landmark case of: - ANSWER-Tennessee v. Garner
In late April 2010, the governor of the state of _________________ signed a bill to
combat illegal immigration, making this the first state to demand that immigrants carry
identity documents legitimizing their presence on American soil. - ANSWER-Arizona
In the 1970's, the American Law Institute proposed a _________________, which
included new policies on the use of deadly force. - ANSWER-Model Penal Code
In the United States, ______________ percent of police departments have 25 or fewer
officers. - ANSWER-87%
Informal job actions by officers in which they refuse to perform certain job functions in
an attempt to win labor concessions from their employers are called: - ANSWER-blue
flu
Law enforcement officers in what state might routinely face the problem of not having
immediate backup in most situations? - ANSWER-Wyoming
Most federal law enforcement agencies have the following education requirement: -
ANSWER-Bachelor's Degree
