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The role expectation for police officers is |
| | A) | consistent across America, people expect police officers to be peace keepers |
| | B) | that police officers will be forgiving of indiscretions by juveniles |
| | C) | that police officers will be self-reliant and enjoy the outdoors |
| | D) | different in different communities, depending on the culture of the community |
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The most common calls that police officers are asked to respond to are |
| | A) | disturbance calls, including family quarrels |
| | B) | burglaries or robberies in progress |
| | C) | suspicious persons |
| | D) | assaults |
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According to James Q. Wilson, the operational style of police officers most commonly found in large metropolitan areas is |
| | A) | legalistic style |
| | B) | professional style |
| | C) | watchman style |
| | D) | service style |
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According to John Broderick, police officers who emphasize due process, with little priority given to social order are characterized as |
| | A) | enforcers |
| | B) | idealists |
| | C) | optimists |
| | D) | realists |
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According to William Muir's styles of policing, an enforcer is an officer who |
| | A) | has the necessary passion and perspective to be a valuable police officer |
| | B) | has passion in responding to human problems but does not recognize limits on his power to resolve those problems |
| | C) | is too objective, having virtually no passion, resulting in a detachment from the suffering he encounters and a failure to take action |
| | D) | has neither passion nor perspective, resulting in no recognition of people's problems and no action to resolve them |
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The backbone of a police department is generally considered to be |
| | A) | patrol |
| | B) | detectives |
| | C) | internal affairs |
| | D) | command |
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Historically, police officers patrolled with little direction, being "systematically unsystematic." This is a strategy known as |
| | A) | preventive patrol |
| | B) | directed patrol |
| | C) | aggressive patrol |
| | D) | field patrol |
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Which of the following has not been found to be a benefit of having officers on foot patrol? |
| | A) | residents are more satisfied with police service when it was delivered by officers on foot |
| | B) | measurable reduction in crime |
| | C) | residents were less afraid |
| | D) | decrease in the number of calls for service |
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Many police officers want to become detectives because |
| | A) | detectives wear different uniforms |
| | B) | detectives work steady hours, often with weekends off |
| | C) | detectives do not have to sit at a desk in an office |
| | D) | detectives are visible to the community |
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Detectives assigned to property crimes such as burglary and auto theft |
| | A) | solve about 70 percent of crimes reported |
| | B) | solve about 50 percent of crimes reported |
| | C) | solve about 25 percent of crimes reported |
| | D) | solve less then 20 percent of crimes reported |
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A development in criminal investigation that has the possibility of clearing convicted rapists years after conviction, or of helping police solve old cases is |
| | A) | fingerprinting |
| | B) | Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
| | C) | DNA profiling |
| | D) | GIS crime mapping |
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An important function of traffic units in police agencies is |
| | A) | to educate motorists about traffic safety and proper driving procedures |
| | B) | to enforce traffic laws |
| | C) | to recommend traffic engineering changes that will enhance the flow of traffic and promote safety |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A finding that helped promote greater use of community policing was that |
| | A) | response time was unrelated to the probability of making an arrest |
| | B) | the traditional use of preventive patrol failed to prevent crime |
| | C) | the probability of arrest is determined largely by information that patrol officers obtain at the crime scene in their preliminary investigation |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is not an activity that patrol officer engage in under community policing? |
| | A) | maintaining centralized authority structure |
| | B) | talking to local business owners to identify their concerns |
| | C) | visiting residents in their homes to offer advice on security |
| | D) | helping to organize and support neighborhood watch groups and regular community meetings |
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An aspect of community policing is |
| | A) | patrol officers have the lowest status in the department |
| | B) | neighborhood substations |
| | C) | preventive patrol |
| | D) | all of the above |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education