Police Mission
_____ is a proactive approach to the problem of crime.
Crime prevention / Criminal Investigation/ Police Management / Span of Control
Crime Prevention
What federal agency is responsible for managing the database of DNA profiles of offenders?
DEA , Secret Service, Customs, FBI
FBI
What local law enforcement official is responsible for maintaining security in courtrooms, and running the county jail?
Sheriff / Police Chief / Prosecutor / Precinct Captain
Sheriff
A patrol officer in an urban police dept. is mainly involved in ____ activities.
staff / support / line / criminal
line
the era of policing was characterized by police serving the interests of politicians
watchman / political / community / reform
Political
The 5 basic purposes of policing in Democratic societies are enforce & support the law, serve the community, ensure peace & tranquility, investigate & apprehend offenders and ______
prevent crime / issue citations / war on drugs / stop & frisk
Prevent Crime
The main priority of the FBI is ____
transnational organized crime / terrorism / white-collar crime / violent crime
Terrorism
What agency head is most likely to be an elected official
city police chief, FBI director, Sheriff, SRO
Sheriff
This describes the order of authority within a police department
organizational hierarchy / span of control / personnel priorities / chain of command
Chain of Command
the era of policing was characterized by an increasing focus on quality of life offenses
political / community / new / watchman
Community
Broken Windows model of policing focuses on which element of the police mission?
Enforce & support the law / Investigating crimes / Providing needed enforcement / Preserving the peace
Preserving the peace
South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas
Pennsylvania
This model of state policing combines criminal investigations with patrol of state highways
dual / centralized / decentralized / team
Centralized
A police sergeant who is responsible for supervising 6 officers describes the sergeants what?
operational role / chain of command / span of control / management hierarchy
span of control
This style of policing would have officers writing tickets for going 71mph in a 70mph zone.
reform / service / legalistic / watchman
Legalistic
What is the crime-analysis and police management process built on crime mapping that was developed by NYPD
UCR / CompStat / NIBRS / Penal Code
CompStat
The Kansas City experiment found that increasing the level of preventive patrol had no effect on citizens' fear of crime.
true or false
True
Which of the following is a characteristic of a fusion center?
run by FBI / conduct investigations / state and locally focused / deal exclusively with terrorism
State and locally focused
What kind of policing includes a focus on nontraditional kinds of criminals?
strategic / community / broken windows / service
Strategic
This evidence based police study suggests that preventable crimes are not affected by police patrol.
Kansas City experiment / broken windows / community policing / watchman
1974 Kansas City Experiment
This includes the decision whether or not to make an arrest or issue a citation
expost facto / discretion / crime-analysis / centralized
Discretion
A _____ police department is a city or town based law enforcement agency.
federal / sheriff / municipal / justice of the peace
Municipal
This model of of state policing draws a distinction between traffic enforcement and other state level law enforcement functions
centralized / decentralized / dual / team
Decentralized
_____ operations are field activities that relate directly to daily police work.
administrative / line / investigative / command
Line
During what era did police focus on professional crime fighting and on capturing offenders
reform / service / legalistic / watchman
Reform