Policing in Free Society CJUS 203 Exam 1 T/F

Unlike the Americans who lived in the colonial era, today's American citizens are not concerned with protecting their individual rights; they prioritize public safety above all else.

False

A major criticism of police unions is that they have a tendency to solely focus on seniority as opposed to performance and are reluctant to implement change within organizations.

True

Currently, most police academies offer training in community policing.

True

Early police preparation programs included coursework on topics such as the natural sciences, psychology, and chemistry.

True

From the late 1800s into the early 1900s, virtually no training was provided to new police officers.

True

Hiring more female officers reduces a department's risk for excessive use of force by officers.

True

If an officer were to move from a very rural area where very little money is invested in policing to an area that is more populated and has more money invested in police, the officer will likely find himself or herself having to learn how to use newer equipment and technology.

True

If major errors are made in a police report such that charges must be dropped against an offender, it may be attributed to the fact that recruits receive the least amount of training on writing reports.

True

In general, task forces are temporary and not intended to be a long-term organizational structure.

True

In recent years, public-sector workers typically have higher union membership rates than private-sector workers.

True

In some areas, it is possible that a police department consists of only one person.

True

In some police departments, there is no maximum age limit to apply to become a police officer.

True

It is more difficult to retain well-qualified female employees in the workforce than it is to hire them.

True

It is possible for the actions of a single police officer to negatively reflect on all police officers.

True

It is the responsibility of the responding officer to quickly and accurately determine when a citizen is suffering from some sort of mental or behavioral disorder.

True

Lack of trust in police may lead to decreased police legitimacy and greater challenges for police to retain order in the community.

True

Mainstream media and pop culture tend to focus on the law enforcement aspects of policing, whereas the majority of officers' time is actually spent on order maintenance and service to the public.

True

Many police departments have eliminated the use of physical agility tests in the hiring process.

True

Officers of color often have concerns about their job being accepted both in the police force and in their families and community.

True

Patrol is typically the largest component of any police department.

True

Police departments participate in accreditation evaluation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on a voluntary basis.

True

Police officers with a college education are more ethical than officers without the same education.

True

Rank structure is another term for the phrase "chain of command."

True

Recruitment, hiring, and training a new police officer costs an agency as much as $100,000.

True

Sir Robert Peel established in his principles of policing that the public's cooperation diminishes greatly with the increase in need to use physical force.

True

The process of using tests that deliberately disadvantage one group of applicants is a sign that a greater issue known as institutional discrimination is present within an agency.

True

When supervisors do not attend the same training as lower-ranking officers, conflict can occur.

True

A police agency may spend as much as $500,000 on the process of recruiting, hiring, and training a single officer.

False

Basic-recruit training typically lasts about 2 years.

False

Changes in political climate or public opinion do not affect how police departments function.

False

Height requirements were one of the few requirements that typically operated as an advantage to minority and female applicants in policing.

False

If a new officer is performing poorly during training but before the probationary period has ended, it is difficult to terminate the employee.

False

In 2020, the majority of police officers will be from Generation X.

False

In general, a benefit to bringing more women into policing is that they are more socially skilled, emotionally sensitive, and people focused than male officers traditionally have been.

False

In the majority of fatal police-involved shootings of citizens, the deceased citizen was unarmed.

False

It can be expected that state police will be equally as involved in the day-to-day lives of citizens as municipal police officers or county sheriff's deputies are.

False

It is against federal antidiscrimination guidelines to use findings from the medical examination of a police officer applicant as a means of disqualifying their application from proceeding further through the hiring process.

False

It is illegal to offer incentive pay for the successful recruitment and hiring of minorities into police departments.

False

It is in the best interest of police departments to offer training courses to senior-level personnel as a reward for longevity.

False

It is unnecessary for police in small cities to establish a plan to respond to potential terrorist attacks.

False

Law enforcement officer is an accurate and comprehensive term that describes the day-to-day duties of police officers.

False

Multiple-hurdle tests are the most challenging component of the physical strength and endurance test of a police officer candidate.

False

One major piece of legislation intended to remove government interference and regulation from the process of policing was the Pendleton Act.

False

Police chiefs are hired based on performance alone.

False

Police officers without a college education are more likely to make an arrest in citizen interactions than their college-educated counterparts.

False

Presently, the Uniform Crime Reports has a subsection dedicated to collecting data on fatal police shootings.

False

Sheriffs, like members of municipal and state-level law enforcement agencies, are persons who have voluntarily placed themselves in a position of service to their community in the capacity of sheriff.

False

The Reconstruction era after the Civil War was a pivotal event that marked the beginning of modern police militarization.

False

The higher one rises on the policing pyramid structure, the more he or she is exposed to actual police work.

False

The majority of federal law enforcement agencies require only a high school diploma to be considered for employment.

False

The notion that a national police force would allow too much power to be held by the government dates back to the ancient Greeks.

False

The origin of police militarization dates back to medieval times.

False

The original purpose of the U.S. Secret Service was to protect the president.

False

The skills required of a police chief are identical to those required of new recruits and lower-ranking supervisors.

False

There is a strong correlation between a college education and formal policies for consideration of promotion in police agencies.

False

To date, the chief of police is typically the chief law enforcement officer and an elected official in the county in which he or she serves.

False