CJUS Ch 5
b
A suspect has barricaded himself in a home that police have surrounded. What technology would be of great use to the police in determining if there are other suspects and/or hostages in the house? a. unmanned drones b. thermal imaging c. closed circuit television (CCTV) d. biometric scanners
d
Data mining is __________. a. used by police to match suspects in a surveillance video to known criminals in a database b. a technique used by police to access a suspect's computer, bypass security protocols, and download the contents of its hard drive c. when police conduct a full-scope background check of a suspect that includes questioning family and neighbors d. when police use advanced software to identify crime patterns and link them to suspects based on behavior patterns
a
As private security companies expand and more come onto the market, why will there be increased legal scrutiny of them? a. There are questions as to whether or not private police have to abide by constitutional provisions that limit regular police officers. b. There are fears that the expanding use of private police is due to the government seeking to cut costs at the expense of public safety. c. Since private police are highly regulated and limited to what they can do, if they are to be effective they will need to be granted legal protections. d. Since private police are well trained, it is feared that they will replace public police in society.
b
At what level of law enforcement does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) operate? a. county b. federal c. state d. local
d
How does technology benefit police in a time of uncertain budgets? a. Technology allows police forces to replace many of their officers. b. Technology allows police forces to downsize without any negative repercussions. c. Technology allows police forces to stay one step ahead of criminals at all times. d. Technology allows police forces to increase productivity at minimal cost.
b
How does the work of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) continue to benefit police despite its demise in the 1980s? a. Many small police departments continue to benefit from LEAA training. b. Many police officers benefit from the criminal justice college programs that the LEAA helped create. c. Most current anti-terror devices in the United States was purchased with LEAA grants. d. Most large police departments are supervised by officers who were taught by the LEAA.
c
In what way did the Rodney King case force a reevaluation of police in America? a. It encouraged police forces to place crime fighting secondary to community outreach. b. It required police forces to be more liable for their actions and encouraged good behavior. c. It prompted reforms to be made on improving community relations and checking police behavior. d. It prompted police forces to invest in anti-riot gear
d
In which scenario can crime mapping benefit police? a. Police have video surveillance of a robbery, which shows a clear face of the suspect. b. Police are uncertain if hostages are being held in a barricaded building. c. Police have found evidence at a crime scene that has fingerprints on it. d. Police are uncertain where they should deploy more officers to counter crime.
b
Over which of the following would the Secret Service typically have jurisdiction? a. an organized crime case involving mafia families engaged in illegal gambling over state lines b. a case concerning counterfeiting of money and money laundering c. a firearms case concerning the illegal transfer of weapons by a gun store in a state d. a case involving protection of federal judicial officials
a
Like the watchmen that preceded them, why were many of the early bobbies of the London Metropolitan Police ineffective? a. Many were corrupt. b. Many answered to the monarchy. c. Many were not paid. d. Many were ignorant of the law.
d
Private police who conduct surveillance and search for information on behalf of a client are typically engaged in __________. a. protective policing b. community policing c. publicly contracted policing d. intelligence policing
c
The National Security Agency (NSA) has detected chatter between several foreign nationals in the United States and known terrorists in the Middle East concerning the acquisition of assault weapons purchased with the use of counterfeit currency. Which federal law enforcement agency has control over the subsequent investigation of these foreign nationals? a. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) b. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) c. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) d. Secret Service
a
The central idea of community policing is to __________. a. expand ties and trust between police departments and local communities b. shift policing functions from police departments to members of local communities c. have civilians join and work alongside police officers during routine patrols d. provide communities with oversight over local police departments
c
The majority of the authorized law enforcement personnel in this country are: a. the FBI b. county police c. local police d. state police
a
Town vigilance committees were a hallmark of nineteenth-century law enforcement in what region of the United States? a. the west b. the northeast c. the south d. the Atlantic states
b
What could have alleviated the problems faced by early municipal police forces in the United States? a. providing more discretion to police forces b. instituting better training and administration of police forces c. providing police officers with less supervision d. having police forces created through local government decrees
a
What gave rise to the development of municipal police forces in the nineteenth century in the United States? a. widespread urban unrest and mob violence b. the transition from a rural to an urban-based economy c. political corruption in state and local governments d. violence caused by the breakdown of slavery in the South
d
What is helping to fuel the rise of private policing in some areas once handled by the federal government? a. Increasingly, private police forces have advanced technology which the government lacks. b. The government has recognized that private police forces attract better officers with higher pay. c. The increasing costs of lawsuits against the federal government is necessitating their use. d. As federal budgets tighten, some federal police services have been privatized to cut expenses.
c
What primarily fueled tensions between the police and the public in the 1960s? a. numerous major police departments going on strike due to low pay b. highly publicized acts of police brutality committed against major felons c. widespread unrest due to the civil rights and antiwar movements d. widespread police corruption in major municipal departments
b
What was one purpose of the Wickersham Commission? a. to study the feasibility of establishing a national police force b. to evaluate police forces in an attempt to professionalize them c. to root out and eliminate corruption in municipal police forces d. to replace community watch groups with public police forces
b
Which agency falls under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security? a. the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) b. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) c. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) d. Marshalls Service (USMS
a
Which of the following is forcing many police departments to "do more with less"? a. uncertainty of police force budgets b. improvements in technology c. the demise of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) d. quickly rising violent crime rates
d
Which of the following would typically involve Customs and Border Protection (CBP)? a. conducting a drug bust at a home frequented by foreign nationals b. shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation's borders c. tracking and extraditing a fugitive wanted in the United States but who is currently hiding in a foreign country. d. detaining an individual using false papers to gain entry into the United States after his plane landed
c
Which scenario would be more typically seen in a small, rural police department rather than the police department of a large metropolis? a. The police force has a dedicated homicide investigation squad. b. The police tend to limit unnecessary contact with civilians while on patrol. c. The police prefer to give warnings rather than arrest individuals for low-level crimes. d. The police utilize several public relations officers to liaise with the community.
a
Why were formal police departments established in England in the nineteenth century? a. Private police and informal police forces were not up to the task of policing cities. b. They were meant to protect the thief takers. c. Private police were too expensive at a time when crime rates were falling. d. The English people voted in referendum for the establishment of formal police.
