Ch. 7 Policing:Category 1
Which era used law rather than politics as the foundation for modern policing?
a. community problem-solving era
b. reform era
c. political era
d. information era
Ans: B. reform era
Local law enforcement accounts for the majority of all law enforcement agencies.
A. true
B. False
Ans: A. True
In terms of geographic jurisdiction, there are three levels of policing: federal, state, and ______.
a. local
b. county
c. tribal
d. international
Ans: A. local
A highly organized criminal group commits a series of armed robberies targeting banks and jewelry stores. These robberies occur across three states: Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. The group uses sophisticated methods, including interstate travel, advanced communication technology, and the transportation of stolen goods across state lines.
•Which law enforcement agency(s) would have legal jurisdiction to investigate the robberies committed in each state (A, B, and C)?
a. Local police departments only.
b. State police/sheriff's departments only.
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) only.
d. Local police, state police/sheriff's departments, and the FBI.
Ans: D. Local police, state police/sheriff's departments, and the FBI.
The ______ is considered to be the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice.
a. Central Intelligence Agency
b. Drug Enforcement Administration
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Ans: C. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The ______ found that increasing (or decreasing) the level of police presence in a region did not have a significant effect on crimes such as burglary, theft, robbery, or vandalism. Such changes in patrol patterns also did not impact citizen satisfaction levels with their police or their fear about crime.
a. Kentucky Preventative Patrol Experiment
b. Las Vegas Preventative Patrol Experiment
c. New York City Preventative Patrol Experiment
d. Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
Ans: D. Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
Research indicates that male officers are ______ likely than female officers to be accused of excessive force.
A. Less
B. Equally
C. Modestly
D. More
Ans: D. More
______ targets a specific area of a city.
a. Foot patrol
b. Random patrol
c. Directed patrol
d. Preventive patrol
Ans: C. Directed patrol
______ requires that police departments be proactive and develop partnerships with other community actors, such as schools, churches, business owners, and other community groups.
a. Order maintenance policing
b. Predictive policing
c. Community policing
d. Problem-oriented policing
Ans: C. Community policing
______ policing is influenced by the broken windows theory, which suggests that when lesser acts of disorder are left unattended in a neighborhood, there is an increased risk for serious crime to breed.
a. Predictive policing
b. Order maintenance policing
c. Community policing
d. Problem-oriented policing
Ans: B. Order maintenance policing