CJ 100 - Ch. 5

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of affirmative action? a. There are no "special skills" unique to women or minority law enforcement agents. b. The existence of a diverse police force improves community-police relations and makes it easier for all officers to do their jobs. c. For most of the nation's history, women and minorities suffered from widespread discrimination in policing. Affirmative action remedies these past wrongs. d. Affirmative action works.

a. there are no "special skills" unique to women or minority law enforcement agents

Almost every one of the 3,000 counties in the United States have a sheriff except those in: a. Rhode Island. b. Alaska. c. Hawaii. d. New Mexico

b. Alaska

The community era of policing began in ____________. a. 1968 b. 1929 c. 1983 d. 1840

a. 1968

The Internal Revenue Service is organized under the: a. Department of Treasury. b. Department of Justice. c. Department of Homeland Security. d. Department of the Interior.

a. Department of Treasury

Police brutality, corruption, and political spoils were the primary focus of the: a. Wickersham Commission. b. Knapp Commission. c. Gaines Commission. d. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.

a. Wickersham Commission

Historically, state police agencies were created to do all of the listed except: a. investigate tax and welfare fraud. b. provide law enforcement in rural and other areas that did not have local or county police service. c. investigate crimes that cross jurisdictional boundaries within the state. d. to assist local police agencies that lacked adequate resources to handle law enforcement tasks.

a. investigate tax and welfare fraud

Which of the following responsibilities of police officers is generally the greatest concern of the citizens, including citizens of Camden? a. Preserving the peace b. Enforcing laws c. Preventing crime d. Providing services

b. Enforcing laws

The Wickersham Commission identified what problems of policing? a. Over work and corruption b. Police brutality and corruption c. Corruption and poor training d. Police brutality and over work

b. police brutality and corruption

The most controversial responsibility of the police involves: a. providing services. b. preventing crime. c. enforcing laws. d. preserving the peace.

b. preventing crime

Enforcement of the federal gun control act of 1968 is the responsibility of the: a. Federal Bureau of Investigation. b. U.S. Secret Service. c. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. d. U.S. Department of the Treasury.

c. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

One of the problems in Camden continues to be creating a diverse police force. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of a diverse police force? a. An integrated police force could develop a better relationship with a racially diverse citizenry. b. Members of minority groups represent a broad source of talent in this country that can enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement. c. Diversifying the police would mean to recruit the most competent and skilled people available. d. Do a more effective job of maintaining law and order than a force composed of white officers.

c. Diversifying the police would mean to recruit the most competent and skilled people available

The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 created the first modern professional police force in which city? a. New York b. Boston c. London d. Paris

c. London

The support the FBI provides to other law enforcement agencies comes in what form? a. Database access b. Crime lab services c. All of these choices d. Assistance in investigations

c. all of these choices

Policing efforts in the first American cities were directed toward: a. preventing fires and other disasters. b. providing military support against the British. c. controlling certain groups of people. d. fighting crime.

c. controlling certain groups of people

The coroner is an elected official on the ___________ level. a. federal b. state c. county d. municipal

c. county

According to the text, all of the following factors have been recognized for contributing to the rapid growth of the private security industry except: a. budget cuts for state and municipal police services. b. increasing fear of crime. c. high profit margins for private security companies. d. crime in the workplace.

c. high profit margins for private security companies

The Wickersham Commission is associated with which era of policing? a. Spoils b. Community policing c. Reform d. Turbulent 60s

c. reform

Which of the following is NOT a critique of affirmative action? a. A stigma is attached to persons perceived to have benefited from affirmative action. b. Public safety requires that all police officers be the most competent and skilled people available, regardless of their gender, race, or ethnicity. c. The existence of a diverse police force decreases community-police relations. d. There are no "special skills" unique to women or minority law enforcement agents.

c. the existence of a diverse police force decreases community-police relations

Which of the following is NOT part of the Law Enforcement 2.0—intelligence-led policing? a. Online investigations and intelligence b. PredPol approach c. Reliance on data​ d. Community policing

d. community policing

The suspicion that police officers of a racial or ethnic minority face from their white colleagues and from members of the minority community to which they belong is ______________. a. the second wound b. reverse discrimination c. sexual harassment d. double marginality

d. double marginality

In the public mind, the primary role of the police is to: a. provide services. b. prevent crime. c. preserve the peace. d. enforce laws.

d. enforce laws

A policing approach that evaluates past crime patterns in order to predict future crime patterns is _____________________. a. community policing b. proactive policing c. problem-oriented policing d. intelligence-led policing

d. intelligence-led policing

The police professionalism model emphasizes all of the following except: a. limiting police officer discretion through policy guidelines. b. implementing technology. c. centralized police organizations. d. merit-based compensation, or pay for performance.

d. merit-based compensation, or pay for performance

U.S. Marshals do not: a. provide security at federal courts. b. control property that has been seized by federal court order. c. transport federal prisoners. d. provide security at the U.S. Capitol.

d. provide security at the U.S. Capitol

Female police officers often face the problem of _________ on the job. a. double marginality b. high expectations c. racial profiling d. sexual harassment

d. sexual harassment