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Most police work is a peacekeeping operation and includes which of the following: |
| | A) | enforcing civil ordinances |
| | B) | directing traffic |
| | C) | locating missing persons |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Police arrest activity statistics indicate that one-third of all arrests involve lesser crimes, which include ALL BUT which of the following? |
| | A) | gambling |
| | B) | prostitution |
| | C) | vehicle theft |
| | D) | driving while intoxicated |
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Strategic leniency is used by administrators to ignore minor violations of departmental regulations in exchange for: |
| | A) | higher arrest records |
| | B) | adherence to a few important rules and to maintain organizational loyalty |
| | C) | volunteering of a policeman's personal time for betterment of the public interest |
| | D) | personal favors from the offending policeman |
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Line services include such activities as: |
| | A) | patrol |
| | B) | criminal investigation |
| | C) | traffic control |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A patrol involves? |
| | A) | policing activity in a defined area |
| | B) | a certain number of arrests per day |
| | C) | making a regular circuit of the defined area |
| | D) | a and b only |
| | E) | a and c only |
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Which of the following is a specific function of police patrols? |
| | A) | protection of the public safety |
| | B) | enforcement of the law |
| | C) | interpretation of the law |
| | D) | all of the above |
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"Sting" operations involve the use of various undercover operations to? |
| | A) | identify corrupt politicians |
| | B) | control large scale theft |
| | C) | entrap dishonest police officers |
| | D) | apprehend drug traffickers |
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What is the reduction of certain crimes from felonies to misdemeanors? |
| | A) | unfounding |
| | B) | reclassification |
| | C) | multiple clearance |
| | D) | blending |
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A personality characterized by authoritarianism, cynicism, and suspicion developed by police officers in response to danger and the obligation to exercise authority defines which of the following: |
| | A) | working personality |
| | B) | police subculture |
| | C) | enforcement personality |
| | D) | selective enforcement |
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All the below statements describe changes in priorities in law enforcement in the post-September 11, 2001 era except: |
| | A) | In most jurisdictions, special attention is being given to power plants. |
| | B) | More attention has been given to security in amusement parks. |
| | C) | There will be more emphasis on tactical methods. |
| | D) | There has been more emphasis on community policing. |
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The majority of police work involves the more serious Index crimes like homicide, arson, forcible rape, and burglary. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Fifty percent of all arrests involve drug law violations. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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| 13 | |
Many people argue that the military model is inappropriate for policing based on the assumption that discretion will be broadest at the highest organizational levels, when in fact, the reverse is true. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Police patrol work includes the preservation of constitutional guarantees and the enforcement of legal statutes. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In most robberies, burglaries, and thefts, physical evidence that can be subjected to any kind of serious analysis is typically found. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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