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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 social contract describes the relationship between? | government and citizens |
| what types of law enforcement officers were among the 1st in American colonies? | constables |
| which screening process is recommended for achieving the best pool of applicants? | screening in |
| which of the following is best defined as "how a department is structured?" | organization |
| which of the following must be balanced under a democratic system of government? | rights of the individuals and the collective needs of members of society |
| which of the following best describes Patrick Colquhoun's approach to solivng the crime problem in London? | he wanted to eliminate social problems. |
| title VII of the Civil Right Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on all the following EXCEPT" | age |
| which of the following is best defined as "the combination of organization and management" | administration |
| which of the following protects suspects from illegal searches and seizures? | 4th amendment |
| Sir Robert Peel developed which of the following principles? | Police must be organized along military lines, police must be controlled by the government, police headquarters would be centrally located. |
| This type of sexual harrasment exists when there is a tangible economic detriment as a result of refusal to succumb to sexual advances | quid pro quo |
| the first line supervisors in a police agency | sergeants |
| the watchman style of policingn emphasizes | order, maintenance and crime control |
| many southern police department began as | slave patrols |
| which of the following is a type of "institutional barrier" that dissuades minorities from seeking employment? | complicated applications, multistage selection process, the department's image regarding minorities. |
| which departments have more specialization? | large departments |
| Which of the following is not one of the major objectives of the Bureau of Alcohol and firearms? | to establish the amount of taxes to be paid on alcohol, tobacco, and firearms |
| where was the 1st day watch? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| this refers to minorities' lack of interest in law enforcement as a career choice | personal preferences |
| this type of policing necessitates more of a bottom-up decision-making and .... | community policing |
| the ________ style of policing implements the criminal justice process as the frequent offenses regardless of their circumstances or the severity of their offense, seldom... | legalistic |
| which of the following was enacated by the Volstead act? | prohibition |
| the expansion of the number of levels of rank within a police organization? | vertical expansion |
| refers to developing formalized organization arrangements whereby officers at lower levels of the organization can have input into departmental matters | participative management. |
| prior to becoming the Austin Police Department of Police, Chief Acevedo researched the problems facing the Austin Police Department. Which is not one of the problems he found? | low arrest rates |
| According to Chief Acevedo, the #1 priority as the chief of the police is to keep the community and the people that work for you safe | true |
| According to chief Acevedo's lecture, the cornerstone of the police profession is integrity | true |
| When dealing with the media, transparency is not crucial to building community and the people that work for you safe | true |
| leadership is doing the right thing for personal reasons | false |
| under the social contract theory, members of society are assumed to have entered an agreement to create government to acquire security and order for the entire society | true |
| the Paris metropolitan police force essentially came into existence as the result of an evolutionary process consisting of efforts by a number of leaders and government officials | false- London metropolitan |
| title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was the first federal legislative action taken into this country to prohibit discrimination in employment | true |
| hierarchy exists in all organizations, and generally, hierarchy decreases as the number of employee increases. | false (hierarchy increases) |
| Wilson characterized the 3 basic styles of policing as watchman, legalistic, and service | true |
| community policing is rooted in 2 schools of thought: problem-oriented policing and community-oriented policing | true |
| under the ______, members of society are assumed to have entered an agreement to create the state & a government to acquire security and order for the entire society | social conduct |
| the concept of __________ includes belief in such fundamental principles as respect for law, individualism, civil rights, human dignity, consitutionalism, social justice and majority rule. | democracy |
| ______________ are the collective practices by which a group attempts to ensure that individuals conform to the norms and values of the group | social controls |
| _____________ is a binding rule that regulates conduct and provides sanctions for violations of its provisions | law |
| ____________policing refers to policing that emphasizes order maintenance and crime control and generally can be found in larger industrialized cities | watchman style |
| in American colonies, _________ were among the first law enforcement officers. | constables |
| the _________ are said to be the very first states police organization | texas rangers |
| ___________ is "widely recognized as the patriarch of police professionalism" | august Vollmer |
| Community policing is rooted in two schools of thought:1. _________policing developed by Goldstein and 2. community-oriented policing | problem oriented |
| ____________refer to minorities' lack interest in law enforcement as a career choice. | personal preferences |
| ____________is a system of beliefs that attempts to justify differential treatment of women | gender ideology |
| the development of a pool of sufficiently qualified applicants from which to select officers, is the definition of_____________ | police recruitment |
| ____________tests and standards are used to determine if an applicant can perform the tasks associated with police work | physical agility |
| __________ refers to how a department is structured and shaped | organization |
| __________is the examination and mapping of crime and calls for service in order to discover patterns | crime analysis |
| A traffic unit is charged with reducing accidents and facilitating the flow of traffic. How do such units accomplish these two goals? | enforcement, education, engineering |
| allocation decisions of police personnel are generally made after a: | workloads analysis |
| most police work is the result of: | citizens calling the police |
| the type of patrol in which officers are assigned to beats in marked vehicles and randomly to reduce opportunities for criminal acts when not involved in police activities known as: | routine preventive patrol |
| what do most police organization use to categorize calls for service? | prioritization |
| what type of patrol attempts to deter crime or problems in a specific area by deploying large numbers of officers? | saturation patrol |
| which of the following was characteristic of the "detective as secretive rogue"? | They focused on criminals rather than on crimes |
| which of the following statements is true regarding discretion in the criminal justice system? | judges, prosecutors, and police officers are allowed to use discretion in the decision-making. |
| which of the following is best defined as "effective limits on a public official's power leave him or her free to make a choice among a number of possible courses of action? | discretion |
| which of the following elements influence police officer's decision-making process? | offender variables, situational variables, system variables |
| Which of the following is not a decision element when an officer contemplates arrest? | officer variables |
| which of the following best describes the historical police view of domestic violence? | private matter |
| which of the following is a vice crime? | prostitution, pornography, gambling |
| crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on certain group characteristics are know as: | hate crimes |
| which types of force is where officers legally apply force in too many incidents? | excessive use of force |
| which of the following best describes the courts ruling in Tenessee v garner | police cant use deadly force to prevent the escape of a felon unless the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury to the officer or others |
| which of the following best describes deadly force? | when an officer discharges his/her weapon |
| which of the following best describes the four performance criteria in an early warning system used to identify problem officers? | complaints, use of force, reprimands, discharge of firearms |
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