The following practice exam will help you review the key terms, concepts and ideas discussed in this chapter.
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Many restaurants will offer free meals to police officers for the sake of |
| | A) | earning "points" with the department. |
| | B) | building up a list of favors due them. |
| | C) | "police presence". |
| | D) | avoiding citations for health law violations |
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____________ can occur when police officers direct individuals in stressful situations to persons who, for a profit, can assist them. |
| | A) | Kickbacks |
| | B) | Patronage |
| | C) | "Police presence" |
| | D) | Shakedowns |
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Opportunistic theft by police typically involves |
| | A) | the pilfering of guns and ammunition from departmental equipment rooms. |
| | B) | the organized taking of drugs and other items from police property rooms. |
| | C) | the stealing of goods from suspects and crime scenes. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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As a form of police corruption, ____________ refers to the direct involvement of police in predatory activities. |
| | A) | opportunistic theft |
| | B) | planned theft and robbery |
| | C) | the shakedown |
| | D) | protection |
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____________ is rarely tolerated by police departments. |
| | A) | The shakedown |
| | B) | Patronage |
| | C) | Planned theft |
| | D) | Opportunistic theft |
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Police corruption in the form of "protection" involves |
| | A) | providing bodyguard services to citizens. |
| | B) | accepting bribes from establishments that provide illegal goods and services. |
| | C) | officers perjuring themselves on the witness stand. |
| | D) | the use of police power and authority to influence decision making. |
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The most common form of case fixing by police officers involves |
| | A) | offering perjured testimony. |
| | B) | accepting a bribe in lieu of arresting someone. |
| | C) | traffic ticket fixing. |
| | D) | agreeing to drop an investigation prematurely. |
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____________ involves the use of one's official position to influence decision-making. |
| | A) | Patronage |
| | B) | Case fixing |
| | C) | Bribery |
| | D) | "Bagging" |
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The causes of the urban riots of 1967 were investigated by the |
| | A) | Lexow Committee. |
| | B) | Ranken Committee. |
| | C) | Kerner Commission. |
| | D) | Knapp Commission. |
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William A. Westley's study of police in Gary, Indiana, found "____________" to be the most common response to the question: "When do you think a policeman is justified in roughing a man up?" |
| | A) | "when it is impossible to avoid" |
| | B) | "disrespect for police" |
| | C) | "to make an arrest" |
| | D) | "for drunks and hippies" |
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The most common form of police violence is |
| | A) | brutality. |
| | B) | organized death squads. |
| | C) | the use of deadly force. |
| | D) | a, b, and c above appear with equal regularity. |
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According to political scientist James Q. Wilson, which style of policing is most closely associated with police brutality? |
| | A) | legalistic |
| | B) | professional |
| | C) | watchman |
| | D) | service |
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Most police observers agree that police brutality results from |
| | A) | the right to use force in situations where an officer's evaluation of the circumstances demands it. |
| | B) | elements of the policeman's "working personality". |
| | C) | the police norms of solidarity and secrecy. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Sociologist Richard J. Lundman's examinations of policing suggest that brutality is related to, among other things, |
| | A) | the rigid nature of police decision-making. |
| | B) | the cavalier attitude some officers have toward life and death. |
| | C) | police inability to make quick judgments in stressful situations. |
| | D) | police judgments of the "social value" of certain citizens. |
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The common law rule during the Middle Ages authorized the use of deadly force to apprehend a fleeing felon because |
| | A) | felons had no civil rights. |
| | B) | protection of society was of major concern. |
| | C) | all felonies were punishable by death anyway. |
| | D) | the authority of police was unquestionable. |
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Civilian review boards |
| | A) | have reduced police misconduct in every city where they were organized. |
| | B) | were generally supported by most police organizations. |
| | C) | created closer ties between the police and the community. |
| | D) | may be a good thing when public confidence in police integrity has sunk so low that no internal investigative process can ever be viewed as credible. |
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Which of the following areas of investigation does not fall within the functions of internal police units? |
| | A) | situations involving the discharging of weapons by officers |
| | B) | allegations of police corruption |
| | C) | allegations of police brutality |
| | D) | allegations by police officers of political harassment by civic authorities |
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The Mollen Commission, convened to investigate corruption in the New York City police department, found that |
| | A) | reports of police corruption were generally unfounded. |
| | B) | corruption was limited to occasional instances of opportunistic theft engaged in by a few officers working alone. |
| | C) | there was a "willful blindness" toward corruption that allowed networks of organized officers to engage in corrupt practices. |
| | D) | there was a sincere effort on the part of supervisors to eliminate corruption from the department's ranks. |
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While corruption is present in many occupations, it is more of a problem in policing because |
| | A) | policing is rich in opportunities for illegal and corrupt behavior. |
| | B) | only corrupt individuals become police officers. |
| | C) | there are relatively few checks placed on police behavior. |
| | D) | police officers are generally low-paid and require other sources of income. |
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Internal policing refers to |
| | A) | control of police misconduct from within the police organization. |
| | B) | the power of police officers to enter private dwelling for the purpose of search and seizure. |
| | C) | James Q. Wilson's "watchman style" of policing that characterizes big city police departments. |
| | D) | allowing citizens on boards or panels to review police misconduct. |
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