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policing final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right: | d. to free speech. |
| 2. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state public records laws: | c. govern what police can and cannot disclose to the media. |
| 3. According to the text, the Society of Professional Journalists contends that: | c. the practice of telling victims they don’t have to talk to journalists will interfere with news gathering. |
| 4. When dealing with the media, it is important to remember that: | d. all of the above you can say “no” to the media., you must protect children from interviews., you select the place and time for the interview. |
| 5. Police are guided by the _______________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the individual the right to a fair trial. | d. Sixth |
| 6. According to the text, and depending upon the journalist, “off the record”: | both b and c b. guarantees nothing. c. may make it more likely that the remarks will be published. |
| 7. According to the text, when evaluating the success of crime prevention programs, they should be carefully examined for all of the following reasons except: | b. crime is usually overreported. |
| 8. One hazard of citizen patrols is the possibility of: | c. vigilantism. |
| 9. DARE programs are aimed at: | b. elementary age school children. |
| 10. Explorer programs are: | a. affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. |
| 11. According to the text, which is not considered a commonly used crime prevention program by law enforcement? | c. road blocks |
| 12. According to the text, the goals of most police–school liaison programs include all except: | c. enforcing school regulations. |
| 13. The Community Policing Consortium is: | c. a partnership of five police organizations that provides training in community policing to agencies throughout the United States. |
| 14. To implement the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, then Attorney General Janet Reno created the: | a. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). |
| 15. According to the text, the Weed and Seed program sought to: | c. weed out low income troublemakers. |
| 16. Which of the following is not one of the main devices used for target hardening? | d. paint scheme |
| 17. Traffic concerns include: | d. all of the above speeding in residential areas. red light running., nonuse of seatbelts. |
| 18. The most commonly used illicit drug is: | d. marijuana. |
| 19. The drug-war strategy that our nation has followed for the past 30 years: | a. includes more police, more interdiction, and more incarceration. |
| 20. Drug abatement statutes, as stated in the text, make it easier to do all the following except: | c. pay for drug dealers’ attorneys. |
| 21. The use of drug sting operations is one of the strategies police have used in order to reduce the demand for drugs. These operations have sometimes been criticized because: | c. they may be considered entrapment. |
| 22. Marijuana use is significantly more prevalent among teen drivers than: | b. alcohol. |
| 23. A condition characteristic that increases the likelihood that a child will avoid delinquency is called: | b. a protective factor. |
| 24. According to the text, bullying is more accurately termed: | a. peer child abuse. |
| 25. According to the text, zero tolerance strategies in schools: | c. no matter what the underlying circumstances, a student will be suspended or expelled. |
| 26. According to a Rand research report, all of the following are risk factors of adolescent -violence except: | d. All are characteristics of adolescent violence. exhibiting early deviant behavior., poor grades., frequent moves during elementary school. |
| 27. The Kops ‘n’ Kids program, endorsed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), brings together children and officers to: | d. have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches |
| 28. Indicators of gang activity include: | d. all of the above graffiti., open sale of drugs., intimidation assaults. |
| 29. According to the text, gangs are identified by all of the below except: | d. age |
| 30. According to the text, gang membership increased most significantly in the Northeast and: | a. Southeast. |
| 31. As stated in the text, a full-service gang unit uses which of the following components? | c. prevention |
| 32. Gangs use children because: | c. both a and b their youthful appearance often does not arouse suspicion., if caught, the system is more lenient than with adults. |
| 33. Female gang members: | b. are often drug dependent and physically abused. |
| The Police Foundation conducted the classic Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment showed that increasingdecreasing the level of routine preventive patrolthebackbone of police work had on crime, fear of crime, or citizen satisfaction withpoliceservices | b. no appreciable effect |
| 35. Most research on community policing strategies shows ______________ effects on crime rates, drug abuse and trafficking, and fear of crime. | c. only modest and statistically insignificant |
| 36. To evaluate the effectiveness of specific community policing strategies, police departments should consider data from all of the following except: | d. homeless shelters. |
| 37. What organization is a think tank focusing on issues of crime and justice? | a. Justice Research Association |
| 38. Only about ________________ percent of sexual assaults are reported to authorities. | b. 10–20 |
| 39. Violence Against Women Act is legislation to prevent: | c. stalking and domestic violence. |
| 40. Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the -following except: | b. mediation strategies. |
| 41. The acronym used by the Department of Justice’s S*T*O*P Violence against Women Grant Program stands for: | d. services, training, officers, and prosecution. |
| 42. What crime has been documented to be linked to domestic violence? | b. animal abuse |
| 43. Which of the following is not a risk faced by children in violent homes? | b. lead poisoning |
| 44. According to the text, contrary to conventional wisdom law enforcement is: | d. open to research. |
| 45. Futurists operate under three fundamental premises. Which of the following is not one of those principles? | d. The future is static. |
| 46. According to the text, all of the following are ways a law enforcement agency can use data from research except: | c. for disciplinary decisions. |
| 47. Which weapons of mass destruction do most experts predict terrorists will use? | c. explosives |
| 48. According to the text, all of the following are considered terrorist acts except: | d. speeding. |
| 49. Bioterrorism involves such biological weapons of mass destruction as all of the following except: | b. flu. |
| 50. What bombings highlight the threat of domestic terrorists? | b. Alfred P. Murrah Building and Centennial Olympic Park |
| War on drus | 1980's to present |
| out law motorcycle gangs | motorcycle clubs whose members engage in criminal activity and operate outside the law, some of the crimes, murder, extortion, drug trafficking, organized theft |
| straw purchaser | is a person who buys a gun, firearm parts, or other regulated items on behalf of someone who is legally unable or unwilling to buy them themselves. |
| what is PIO in law enforcement | stands for Public Information Officer. responsible: Communicating with the media, Providing press releases, Holding press conferences, Sharing public safety information, |
| boston gun project | innovative, evidence-based violence-reduction initiative in the mid-1990s designed to stop youth gun violence, Targeted gangs and high-risk offenders, |
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