2-2 Module Two Quiz

Approximately what percentage of police agencies require a minimum of a four-year degree?

1%

The service style of policing views the officer as which of the following?

A teacher

Discretion allows officers to do which of the following?

Act in according with humanitarian goals

Which individual is credited with shaping the development of police professionalism during the reform era?

August Vollmer

Jerome Skolnick determined that the police role contained two important variables: danger, and which of the following?

Authority

Despite the efforts of reformers, police corruption increased dramatically during the reform era.

False

Once academy training is completed, new police officers are allowed to patrol on their own.

False

The Internal Revenue Service is considered the most clandestine government service.

False

Which of the following terms refers to questioning meant to obtain superficial information, such as name and place of address?

Interviewing

Modus operandi refers to which of the following?

Method of operation

Which police strategy advocates that police identify the underlying causes of recurring incidents of crime and disorder?

Problem-oriented policing

Which of the following is one of the qualities identified by Dennis Nowicki as imperative for entry-level police officers?

Sense of humor

What delineates the functions of state-level agencies?

State statutes

What does the problem analysis triangle do for officers?

Suggest areas of crime needing more information

During which era was there greater emphasis placed on numbers of arrests, citations, and response times?

The reform era

The community era's policing strategy focused on which of the following?

Training police officers to consider the underlying causes of crime on their beats

College-educated police officers are shown to have significantly fewer citizen complaints.

True