CRJS 1500 Exam 2 || Solved Correctly.
What do the majority of recruits in police training academies look like? (age, race, gender, etc...)
correct answers Cisgender white males, usually around the ages of 20-25, and lacking college
education
A New York Times study revealed police officers spend more time on what? correct answers
Doing mundane tasks such as paperwork
What is the greatest source of stress from the criminal justice system for police officers? correct
answers Judges displaying harmful attitudes to police, prosecutors not displaying respect.
Inadequate parole and probation officers results in additional crime. Courts have the most direct
impact on p/os, the greatest source of stress.
What are examples of stress caused by the public for police officers? correct answers Officers
develop unrealistic/inaccurate ideas about citizens because of negative encounters. They must
keep the relationship with citizens in perspective. Open discussion of public attitudes and
encounters. Must emphasize the importance of good relations between police and public.
What are the three variables that affect an officer's decision regarding how he or she will respond
to a citizen? correct answers Citizens attitude, criminal record of the offender, severity of the
crime, the law, and whether or not the criminal is trying to flee.
Which rank in the police department/position has the most discretion? correct answers Patrol
Officers
The reform era of policing removed the police from the influence of the community and politics
through the creation of ____? correct answers A professionalized police force
What are the stages of investigation? What is the primary task/function in each? correct answers
Preliminary Investigation-
Continuing Investigation-
, Reconstructing the crime-
Focusing the investigation-
What do the following terms mean? Witnesses, Investigators, Informants, and Interrogators
correct answers Witnesses- People who were there at the scene of the crime when it happened
and seen it happen
Investigators- People who are assigned as detectives to further understand and collect evidence
of the crime
Informants- Common citizens contacting police to report suspicious/criminal activity.
Interrogators- Accusatory questions focusing on aspecific crime to obtain incriminating
information
What do the following terms mean? Watchman, Legalistic, Service, Reactive correct answers
Watchman style: Officer as "neighbor"; order maintenance as primary function.
Legalistic style: Officer as "soldier";
purpose of the law is to punish.
Service style: Officer as "teacher"; falls
between other two styles.
What style of police officer is most likely to break up a group of teenagers smoking on a street
corner andgive them a lecture about the dangers of smoking and drugs? correct answers Service
Style
During which stage of an investigation might an officer bring a person in to take a polygraph
test? correct answers Preliminary Investigation
What do the majority of recruits in police training academies look like? (age, race, gender, etc...)
correct answers Cisgender white males, usually around the ages of 20-25, and lacking college
education
A New York Times study revealed police officers spend more time on what? correct answers
Doing mundane tasks such as paperwork
What is the greatest source of stress from the criminal justice system for police officers? correct
answers Judges displaying harmful attitudes to police, prosecutors not displaying respect.
Inadequate parole and probation officers results in additional crime. Courts have the most direct
impact on p/os, the greatest source of stress.
What are examples of stress caused by the public for police officers? correct answers Officers
develop unrealistic/inaccurate ideas about citizens because of negative encounters. They must
keep the relationship with citizens in perspective. Open discussion of public attitudes and
encounters. Must emphasize the importance of good relations between police and public.
What are the three variables that affect an officer's decision regarding how he or she will respond
to a citizen? correct answers Citizens attitude, criminal record of the offender, severity of the
crime, the law, and whether or not the criminal is trying to flee.
Which rank in the police department/position has the most discretion? correct answers Patrol
Officers
The reform era of policing removed the police from the influence of the community and politics
through the creation of ____? correct answers A professionalized police force
What are the stages of investigation? What is the primary task/function in each? correct answers
Preliminary Investigation-
Continuing Investigation-
, Reconstructing the crime-
Focusing the investigation-
What do the following terms mean? Witnesses, Investigators, Informants, and Interrogators
correct answers Witnesses- People who were there at the scene of the crime when it happened
and seen it happen
Investigators- People who are assigned as detectives to further understand and collect evidence
of the crime
Informants- Common citizens contacting police to report suspicious/criminal activity.
Interrogators- Accusatory questions focusing on aspecific crime to obtain incriminating
information
What do the following terms mean? Watchman, Legalistic, Service, Reactive correct answers
Watchman style: Officer as "neighbor"; order maintenance as primary function.
Legalistic style: Officer as "soldier";
purpose of the law is to punish.
Service style: Officer as "teacher"; falls
between other two styles.
What style of police officer is most likely to break up a group of teenagers smoking on a street
corner andgive them a lecture about the dangers of smoking and drugs? correct answers Service
Style
During which stage of an investigation might an officer bring a person in to take a polygraph
test? correct answers Preliminary Investigation
