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Policing Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are:
a. local
b. federal
c. state
d. private - answer✔Local
The latest statistics regarding the number of law enforcement officers in the United States may
be obtained from the
a. treasury department
b. census bureau
c. national institute of justice
d. IRS - answer✔National Institute of Justice
Among local departments, women account for approximately ______% of sworn personnel
a. 19.1
b. 9.7
c. 29.2
d. 11.9 - answer✔11.9%
Among local departments, African Americans account for approximately ____% of sworn
personnel
a. 10.2
b. 11.9
c. 12.5
d. 19.4 - answer✔11.9%
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Law enforcement is primarily the responsibility of
a. state police agencies
b. local police agencies
c. national police agency
d. private security - answer✔local police agencies
Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a __________ department under the
leadership of an elected official
a. sheriffs
b. police
c. constable's
d. state police - answer✔sheriffs
Which of the following states does not have a state law enforcement agency
a. hawaii
b. alaska
c. montana
d. arkansas - answer✔Hawaii
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
a. decentralized
b. combined
c. centralized
d. total - answer✔centralized
A state law enforcement system that provides for separate agencies for traffic enforcement and
other state-level law enforcement functions is generally called the ____________ model
a. decentralized
b. separate
c. centralized
d. total - answer✔decentralized
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Which of the following is part of the Department of Justice
a. secret service
b. U.S. postal service
c. Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives
d. national park service - answer✔Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives
the FBI falls under the purview of the
a. treasury department
b. department of defense
c. general service agency
d. department of justice - answer✔department of justice
which of the following is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of
federal courthouses
a. federal protection bureau
b. federal bureau of investigation
c. U.S. marshals service
d. federal protective service - answer✔U.S. marshals service
WHich of the following is responsible for the protection of the president, vice president, and
their families?
a. U.S marshals service
b. federal bureau of investigation
c. federal protective service
d. secret service - answer✔secret service
according to your text, which is not an "interesting fact" about local police departments
a. 32% use regular bicycle patrol
b. 53% use full-time community policing officers
c. 55% of departments use foot patrol routinely
d. 23% of officers have bachelors degree or higher - answer✔23% have bachelors degrees or
higher
Policing Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are:
a. local
b. federal
c. state
d. private - answer✔Local
The latest statistics regarding the number of law enforcement officers in the United States may
be obtained from the
a. treasury department
b. census bureau
c. national institute of justice
d. IRS - answer✔National Institute of Justice
Among local departments, women account for approximately ______% of sworn personnel
a. 19.1
b. 9.7
c. 29.2
d. 11.9 - answer✔11.9%
Among local departments, African Americans account for approximately ____% of sworn
personnel
a. 10.2
b. 11.9
c. 12.5
d. 19.4 - answer✔11.9%
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Law enforcement is primarily the responsibility of
a. state police agencies
b. local police agencies
c. national police agency
d. private security - answer✔local police agencies
Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a __________ department under the
leadership of an elected official
a. sheriffs
b. police
c. constable's
d. state police - answer✔sheriffs
Which of the following states does not have a state law enforcement agency
a. hawaii
b. alaska
c. montana
d. arkansas - answer✔Hawaii
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
a. decentralized
b. combined
c. centralized
d. total - answer✔centralized
A state law enforcement system that provides for separate agencies for traffic enforcement and
other state-level law enforcement functions is generally called the ____________ model
a. decentralized
b. separate
c. centralized
d. total - answer✔decentralized
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Which of the following is part of the Department of Justice
a. secret service
b. U.S. postal service
c. Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives
d. national park service - answer✔Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives
the FBI falls under the purview of the
a. treasury department
b. department of defense
c. general service agency
d. department of justice - answer✔department of justice
which of the following is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of
federal courthouses
a. federal protection bureau
b. federal bureau of investigation
c. U.S. marshals service
d. federal protective service - answer✔U.S. marshals service
WHich of the following is responsible for the protection of the president, vice president, and
their families?
a. U.S marshals service
b. federal bureau of investigation
c. federal protective service
d. secret service - answer✔secret service
according to your text, which is not an "interesting fact" about local police departments
a. 32% use regular bicycle patrol
b. 53% use full-time community policing officers
c. 55% of departments use foot patrol routinely
d. 23% of officers have bachelors degree or higher - answer✔23% have bachelors degrees or
higher
