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1
People's negative opinions about police work and behavior come mainly from a lack of understanding of the nature of the police work.
A)True
B)False
2
FBI data suggest that the largest proportion of police arrest activity relates to such crimes as burglary, larceny, and other thefts.
A)True
B)False
3
For more than a century, the "cop on the beat" was the very symbol of policing in America. Beginning with the 1930's however, police foot patrols began to disappear. Today, these patrols have been fully replaced by highly mobile forces of one- and two-person cars.
A)True
B)False
4
Detectives more typically focus their energies on assault and rape cases, as opposed to burglary and theft cases, because victims can more often provide clues that make the cases easier to solve.
A)True
B)False
5
Police discretion exists only in large urban departments with complex bureaucratic structures.
A)True
B)False
6
The phrase "rule of thumb" refers to the police practice of examining a wife's bruises from her husband's beating; if her bruises were larger than the width of a thumb, her husband was taken into custody and charged with spousal abuse.
A)True
B)False
7
Police officers often use discretion when a law is vague and/or ambiguous.
A)True
B)False
8
The peacekeeping role of the police involves the legitimate right to use force in situations in which urgency requires it.
A)True
B)False
9
Patrol is the primary activity of detectives.
A)True
B)False
10
Detectives "clear" far fewer cases than the larger number of officers assigned to patrol duties.
A)True
B)False





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