Chapter 1 Test Bank - orderly society. @Page 3 a. True *b. False 2. M...

Chapter 1 Test Bank

• It is apparent in the United States there is a desire to protect the individual’s rights but not a need to ensure an

orderly society.@Page 3

• True

*b. False

• Many, if not most, Americans would prefer that police not interfere in the regulation of their daily activities.

@Page 3

*a. True

• False

• Citizens demand that police deal with their concerns related to terrorism, criminality, and violence.

@Page 3

*a. True

• False

• Officers rarely need to be concerned about decisions to intervene since such decisions rarely lead to criticism.

@Page 3

• True

*b. False

• A citizen who is involved in a domestic violence situation would more likely see his or her case investigated

by a state law enforcement agency as opposed to a municipal or county agency.@Page 3

• True

*b. False

• Society doesn't really want the police to solve their neighborhood problems and try to improve their quality

of life. They just want to be left alone to their own pursuits.@Page 3-4

• True

*b. False

• The term Law Enforcement Officer fits well because that is primarily what police officers do.

@Page 3-5

• True

*b. False

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• In the United States, many citizens have been and remain opposed to the idea of a centralized police force

because they fear that such a force might become an instrument of government repression.@Page 3

*a. True

• False

• The private security industry is considered one of the slowest growing industries in the nation.

@Page 7-8

• True

*b. False

• Police personnel currently find themselves operating in a slow-changing environment.

@Page 8

• True

*b. False

• Use of unmanned aerial vehicles for crime-scene mapping, traffic control, and border monitoring is slowly

decreasing in police agencies, as is the use of global positioning systems and sophisticated video surveillance.@Page 8

• True

*b. False

• Typically, highway patrol officers are empowered to provide law enforcement service anywhere in the state,

while state police have limited authority based on type of offense, jurisdiction, or assignment to specific duties.@Page 11

• True

*b. False

• All states have some type of state police agency.

@Page 11

*a. True

• False

• According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, few campus police agencies had gun-carrying officers during

the school year 2004–2005.@Page 11

• True

*b. False

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• Sheriffs are one of the only elected police officials still in existence today.

@Page 11

*a. True

• False

16. Police officers in the United States are influenced by:

@Page 3

• Their own perceptions
• Courts
• Residents of the community

*d. All of the above

• Which term is derived from a Greek word and refers to being a citizen who participates in the affairs of a

city or state?@Page 3

• Sheriff

*b. Police

• Constable
• Gratis

• Which of the following is true?

@Page 3

• Marx (2001) believed that societies experience a tension between the needs of order and liberty.
• Bittner (1974) feels that police alone in civilian society can impose solutions upon citizens when problematic

situations arise and this guarantees that not all parties will be happy when the police officially intervene.

• It is apparent in the United States that there is a desire to protect individual rights.

*d. All of the above are true.

• Which of the following statements are true about police?

@Page 4

• Police officers often "educate" citizens when handling neighbor disputes.
• Police often settle neighbor disputes through "ordering."
• Police officers never use "counseling" in handling disputes.

*d. A and B are true, but not C

• Which of the following outcomes define the mission of police?

@Page 4

• Reducing the fear of crime
• Developing greater community cohesion
• Solving neighborhood problems

*d. All of the above

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• Which of the following best describes what police do to maintain order and enforce the law?

@Page 4

• Enforce morals as they are reflected in our laws
• Mediate domestic disputes
• Write tickets to all offenders on traffic stops

*d. A and B are both true, but not C

• Which the following statements is not true?

@Page 4

*a. Few police officers exercise discretion in the attempt to treat all citizens exactly the same.

• Sometimes an agency's policy will limit the amount of discretion normally awarded to an officer.
• Many early settlers in America came because they did not want government intervention in their daily

activities.

• All of the above are true statements.

• Which of the following describes what police officers primarily do?

@Page 4

• Law enforcers

*b. Provide service

• Arrest offenders
• Write citations

• Which of the following is a true statement about policing in America?

@Page 4-5

• Police devote a large proportion of their time to law enforcement.
• Police activities in the area of law enforcement do not draw much media attention due to its boring nature.

*c. Police are expected to share in a number of social service functions, such as with emotionally disturbed individuals.

• Police are becoming less and less involved with counterterrorism.

• Which of the following is not supported by most U.S. citizens because they fear government repression?

@Page 5

• A decentralized police force
• Community policing
• SWAT teams

*d. A national police force

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