Chapters 1-2
Most criminal justice employees and activities are at the state/local level.
True
False
True
The Eighth Amendment protects against:
A) Cruel and unusual punishments
B) Unreasonable search and seizures
C) Non-public trials
D) Self-incrimination
Cruel and unusual punishments
Which of the following best applies to the “Service” policing style?
A) Professionalism and strict enforcement of all laws.
B) Focusing almost exclusively on serious crimes, ignoring lesser crimes.
C) Providing assistance to citizens and using informal solutions to crime.
D) Explaining the reasoning for police actions to improve police-community relations.
Providing assistance to citizens and using informal solutions to crime.
Which of the following best describes the concept of clearance rates?
A) How many rooms are cleared and safe during a high-intensity event.
B) How much light is able to pass through a windshield in order for it to be considered legal.
C) How many cars go through an area without being ticketed for an offense.
D) Percentage of crimes that the police believe have been “solved”.
Percentage of crimes that the police believe have been “solved”.
Which of the following best describes Miranda v. Arizona?
A) Allows officers to pat down people they suspect may be committing a crime.
B) Evidence obtained illegally will be removed from the trial.
C) Allows officers to walk a drug sniffing dog around the outside of vehicles.
D) Officers must inform a suspect of their rights if they are being interrogated or under arrest.
Officers must inform a suspect of their rights if they are being interrogated or under arrest.
Which of the following best describes the Uniform Crime Report?
A) Phone survey asking if people had recently been victims of crimes
B) Yearly report of all crime reported to law enforcement.
C) Survey directly asking offenders about their criminal activity
D) Survey asking about presence of capable guardians in various neighborhoods.
Yearly report of all crime reported to law enforcement.
Which of the following is not a principle of criminal law?
A) Legality
B) Rehabilitation
C) Concurrence
D) Harm
Rehabilitation
Which of the following is not inherent because of police bureaucracy?
A) Discretion
B) Rules to guide activities
C) Division of labor
D) Military-like chain of command
Discretion
Which of the following is not an official route for police accountability.
A) Qualified Immunity
B) Civilian Review Boards
C) Civil Liability Lawsuits
D) Internal Affairs Units
Qualified Immunity
Which of the following best describes the plain view doctrine?
A) Officers can make warrantless arrests if they view of a crime occurring.
B) Officers running traffic operations must be within obvious view of drivers.
C) Officers can gather evidence that they can obviously see.
D) Officers must clearly be dressed in a uniform in order for arrests to be legal.
Officers can gather evidence that they can obviously see.
Which of the following best describes the dark figure of crime?
A) Crimes is that are not known by any records and are not possible to study.
B) Crimes that do not have a known offender and therefore are not solved.
C) Crimes that occur in low-light situations and are more likely to become violent.
D) Crimes that are victimless and therefore only have a metaphorical offender.
Crimes is that are not known by any records and are not possible to study.
Which of the following would be said by someone that is using the “duress” defense?
A) “They threatened to kill me if I didn’t commit the crime!”
B) “I wasn’t going to commit that crime until the officer convinced me to do it!”
C) “I had to commit that crime in order to stop someone getting hurt!”
D) “I didn’t know what I was doing was a crime!”
D) “I didn’t know what I was doing was a crime!”
Which of the following is the best example of order maintenance?
A) Deciding which bar patron started a fight and arresting them.
B) Checking up on neighbors who have not been seen in some time.
C) Arresting an accused burglar on the orders of the local court.
D) Collecting information on local burglars.
Deciding which bar patron started a fight and arresting them.
Which of the following best describes Internal Affairs Units?
A) Comprised of civilian and police representatives.
B) Comprised of citizens randomly selected from voter registrations.
C) Comprised of specially trained members of the police department.
D) Comprised of citizens voted on by other community members.
Comprised of specially trained members of the police department.
Which of the following best describes Terry v. Ohio?
A) Extended an accused’s right to counsel to States.
B) Allows officers to walk a drug sniffing dog around the outside of vehicles.
C) Evidence obtained illegally will be removed from the trial.
D) Allows officers to pat down people they suspect may be committing a crime.
Allows officers to pat down people they suspect may be committing a crime.
Using one’s judgement (guided by policy, law, etc.) to make decisions is:
A) Adjudication
B) Plea bargain
C) Crime control
D) Discretion
Discretion
Which of the following best describes incorporation?
A) Allowing local companies to open businesses in an area.
B) The idea that bail and punishments should not be excessive in relation to the crime.
C)Being convinced by a police officer to commit a crime that you wouldn’t have originally committed.
D) Bringing the authority and protections of the constitution to an area.
Bringing the authority and protections of the constitution to an area.
Which of the following best applies to the “Legalistic” policing style?
D) Professionalism and strict enforcement of all laws.
B) Providing assistance to citizens and using informal solutions to crime.
B) Focusing almost exclusively on serious crimes, ignoring lesser crimes.
C) Explaining the reasoning for police actions to improve police-community relations.
D) Professionalism and strict enforcement of all laws.
Professionalism and strict enforcement of all laws.
Which of the following is not associated with aggressive patrols?
A) Increasing police effectiveness through more searches and arrests.
B) Increasing police-community relations
C) Increasing sting operations and raids on drug houses.
D) Increasing the number of officers in an area to better observe crime.
Increasing police-community relations
Which of the following best describes probable cause?
A) Officers can make an arrest if they have good information that someone has committed a crime.
B) Officers can use force if they have a good reason to.
C) Officers can seize evidence if they can plainly see it.
D) Officers can being collecting evidence on a suspect.
Officers can make an arrest if they have good information that someone has committed a crime.
Which of the following best describes control theories?
A) Criminal activity is taught through peers and family members.
B) People are labeled as criminals, and eventually accept that label and become criminal.
C) Everyone has crime potential, and are kept in line by pro-social ties.
D) People turn to crime in order to meet their goals.
Everyone has crime potential, and are kept in line by pro-social ties.
The 14th Amendment:
A) Allows police to search people they believe are criminal
B) Extends federal constitutional protections to State/local governments.
C) Protects against excessive fines and punishments
D) Allows for the insanity rule in any criminal trial
B) Extends federal constitutional protections to State/local governments.
Which of the following best applies to the “Political Era” of policing?
A) Detachment from the community and politics. Increased technologies.
B) Close ties to local community leaders, increasing potential for corruption.
C) Increased militarization of the police, focusing on potential terrorist attacks and unrest.
D) Focus on solving the underlying problems causing crime, rather than reacting to crime.
Close ties to local community leaders, increasing potential for corruption.
Which of the following best describes socialization?
A) Officers using social media to connect with their community members.B) Increasing the number of supportive benefits for newly-hired officers.
C) Increasing benefits to the community to prevent crime.
D) Rules and norms taught to newer officers by more experienced officers during their training.
Rules and norms taught to newer officers by more experienced officers during their training.
When must officers inform someone of their legal rights during questioning?
A) If the suspect is under arrest and is being questioned.
B) If the officer wants to have a casual conversation with someone.
C) If the officer needs information from the suspect that could prevent immediate harm.
D) If the officer is off-duty and is speaking to someone at a party.
If the officer wants to have a casual conversation with someone.