LEJA practice test 2
Line activities of police include all of the following EXCEPT:
communications
Police use geographic information systems (GIS) to produce descriptions of crime occurrences and to analyze the relationships between variables such as:
location and time
Which of the following acts gave the government wide authority to engage in various kinds of electronic surveillance?
the USA Patriot act
Who is considered a state's head law enforcement officer?
the attorney general
Officer Blanc has seen her partner mistreat suspects and falsify police reports. Officer Blanc is unlikely to report the misbehavior of her partner because of:
the blue code of silence
As their first job, newly appointed deputy sheriffs commonly serve a stint in ________.
the county's jail facility
Which of the following factors helps in determining whether the use of force by the police is reasonable in a situation?
The severity of the crime, The immediacy of the threat to the safety of officers or others, and The suspect's resistance to arrest or his or her attempt to evade arrest by flight
Why are police most often dispatched after a call?
To maintain order in a community
The ability of police and other public safety agencies from different jurisdictions to talk and share data in real time is called:
communications interoperability.
Training curricula of a police academy include:
community building, ethics and integrity, and human diversity
________ is a policing strategy that focuses on reducing crime and disorder, such as loitering and graffiti, by involving residents in the job of policing.
community-oriented policing
It is argued that the judiciary lacks:
gender, ethnic, and social class diversity
The Supreme Court has ruled that judges must recuse themselves from deciding cases involving parties who:
have given them significant campaign contributions.
Officer Johnson is experiencing high levels of stress as a police officer. The single most important factor to help him deal with his stress is:
having a dependable support group
Which of the following is defined as a meeting that occurs between attorneys and a judge in the judge's office rather than in the courtroom?
in chambers
As part of the ________ step in the SARA model of problem-oriented policing, a department will most likely learn how other jurisdictions have dealt with the same problem.
response
In ________, the Court recognized that on occasion police officers apply force that may eventually be determined unconstitutional yet remains protected by qualified immunity.
saucier v katz
Detective Smith illegally tapped Johnny's phone and heard Johnny talk about a famous painting that he stole from the Museum of Modern Art. The detective used the information to obtain a warrant to search Johnny's home. In this scenario, the ________ would be the fruit of the poisonous tree.
search warrant
The first publicly funded city police departments in the United States were ________.
slave patrol
All of the following are types of judges EXCEPT:
solicitors
Which of the following is an exception to the search warrant requirement?
terri stops, search incident to an arrest, and automobile searches
Almost half of all policing agencies in the United States have fewer than ________ sworn officers.
10
________ of police departments nationwide serve communities of 25,000 people or fewer.
2/3
Systematic basic training in police academies was one of the reforms instituted in the ________.
20th century
What percentage of female victims of intimate partner violence call the police?
50%
Which age group has the greatest confidence in police?
65 and up
Which of the following is NOT a result of fragmentation?
One agency is well coordinated. Everyone in this agency knows their responsibilities and performs them as expected without any overlap of service.
Special Agent Collins is a new agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency. While investigating a multitiered heroin trafficking ring, the agent arrests Todd, a low-level street dealer, based on satisfactory evidence. However, he forgets to read Todd his Miranda rights. While transporting Todd to the detention center, the agent questions him about the drug operation. Which of the following statements is true?
Any information that Special Agent Collins obtains during the transport to the detention center cannot be used against Todd in court.
Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about police officers and stress?
Patrol officers report that they receive a lot of support from their superiors.
Who decides whether a suspect is charged with a crime?
the prosecutor
What is privatization?
It is the transfer of government programs and functions to the private sector.
Which of the following is a key to a successful investigation of police misconduct?
People can register complaints with ease, The intake process is color blind, and There are many channels through which a complaint can be filed.
Which of the following is true of police discretion?
Police discretion allows officers to decide where to focus their energies.
Which of the following is an example of racial profiling?
Police officers only stop people of color because of the perception that they are more likely to commit a crime.
During the political era of policing, street justice was practiced by officers. Which of the following would have been an example of street justice?
Slapping a suspect at the scene of the crime and letting the suspect go after a stern warning
Which of the following correctly arranges the federal agencies in the decreasing order of their number of employees?
The U.S Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The police are looking for Trevor Brown, a suspect in a murder. Detective Lewis obtains Trevor's cell phone number from an informant and calls him. When Trevor receives the call, the detective immediately begins asking questions about the evening of the murder. Detective Lewis does not have to read Trevor his Miranda rights because:
Trevor Brown is not in Detective Lewis's custody.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the comparison between rural and urban communities and policing?
Urban officers are more supportive of community policing strategies than rural officers.
David works as one of the support personnel in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Which of the following is a position within the FBI that David is NOT likely to hold?
a special agent
Police disregard for policies, rules, or laws in the performance of their duty is called ________.
abuse of authority
John Jones loses his criminal case. He files an appellate brief with his state's intermediary appeals court. John Jones is now the:
appellant
________ provide direct oversight of trial judges.
appellate
In the language of policing, nonsworn personnel are ________.
civilians
The ________ maintains court records and schedules and also swears in jurors and witnesses in a trial.
court clerk
If a judge on the appellate court disagrees with the majority decision, he or she can write a ________ opinion.
dissenting
A public defender is:
employed and paid by the government
Detective Villanueva reads the Miranda rights to the suspect in a rape case, who waives his rights. During the interrogation of the suspect, Detective Villanueva becomes enraged over the horrific details that the suspect provides. The detective hits the suspect to coerce more details of the crime out of him. In this scenario, which amendment has Detective Villanueva violated?
fifth amendment
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways a federal judge loses his or her job?
firing
Support activities of police include all of the following EXCEPT:
follow up investigations
Dr. Collins uses insect evidence to determine the time and place of death. Dr. Collins is a:
forensic entomoligist
Dr. Lopez works for the criminal court in Miami, Florida. She interviews and examines defendants who are being tried for serious crimes. After she meets with the defendants, she determines if they are competent to stand trial. Dr. Lopez is a:
forensic physchologist
When a police officer fails to provide equal protection, the police officer is violating the ________ Amendment.
fourteenth
Michelle Jones, a suspect in a murder case, hires an attorney and turns herself over to the police, who formally arrest her. While waiting for her attorney at the police station, the detectives handling the case try to talk to Michelle about the murder and she confesses the location of the victim's dead body. At the same time that this conversation is taking place, other officers are digging in an open field in search of the victim's body. If the body is found, it will be allowed as evidence in this case because of the ________ exception.
inevitable discovery
In the context of policing, ________ refers to moral principles and professional standards that help officers resist the temptation to abuse their rights and privileges.
integrity
The opposite of misconduct is:
integrity
Mandatory arrest policies were created to help reduce police discretion in incidents of:
intimate partner violence
Sometimes juries choose not to apply criminal laws when they feel doing so would be unjust. This is an example of:
jury nullification
Maintaining order is also known as:
keeping the peace
During a criminal trial of a murder suspect, the judge must decide all matters of:
law
Which of the following is NOT one of the listed benefits of court centralization?
less sensitivity to local needs
A group of university students was granted permission to hold a rally. On the day of the rally, 6,500 people gathered in a common area. The city's police department was called to help manage the crowds. At the rally, the role of the police was:
maintaining order
The U.S. Marshals Service is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
managing firearms and explosives
Which of the following cases does NOT define the lawful use of force?
mapp v ohio
Which of the following cases resulted in the extension of the exclusionary rule to the actions of state and local law enforcement officials?
mapp v ohio
Which U.S. Supreme Court case helped to shape the role of the courts in the U.S. justice system by giving the Supreme Court the right of judicial review and the authority to interpret law?
marbury v madison
A ________ is a small group of citizens who determine whether a criminal defendant is guilty of the crimes with which he or she is charged.
petit jury
Which of the following is a form of elder abuse?
physical abuse, emotional abuse, and abandonment
During the ________, local government leaders selected members of their party to be police officers as a reward for party loyalty. In this patronage system, it was whom the police knew, rather than what they knew, that was important.
political era
Judge Mills enters her courtroom and sees that her friend is on trial for battery. Judge Mills must exercise ________ by turning the case over to another judge who can be impartial.
recusal
Community efficacy is less common in ________ communities.
poor
In a capital case, only the ________ can decide whether to seek the death penalty.
prosecutor
Training requirements for local law enforcement agencies are usually determined by:
the state
In a retention election, who decides whether a state judge has performed well enough to stay on the bench?
the voters
Most public defenders are:
underpaid, inexperienced, and overwhelmed
The greatest influence on the decision to arrest is the:
victims preference for arrest
John, William, and Abraham were residents who organized themselves to punish people who were deemed to be outlaws during the 1800s. Based on the scenario, John, William, and Abraham are called ________.
vigilantees
________ is the use of volunteer, self-appointed committees organized to suppress crime and punish criminals.
vigilantism
The peacekeeping system in which particular men were assigned the job of custodian and became responsible for patrolling the streets, lighting lanterns, serving as a lookout for fires, and generally keeping order was known as the ________.
watch system
