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The Police in America, 4/e

Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska
Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University-West

Police Work

Patrol: Tha Backbone of Policing

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer:


1	How are assignments based in virtually all American police departments?
		A)	Level of education.
		B)	Politics.
		C)	Seniority.
		D)	Age.
		E)	Experience.


2	Who are the most important decision-makers in policing?
		A)	Chiefs of Police.
		B)	Captains.
		C)	Mayors.
		D)	City councils.
		E)	Patrol officers.


3	What is noted about discretion in regard to policing by James Q. Wilson?
		A)	It is not present.
		B)	It decreases as one moves down the organizational hierarchy.
		C)	It is not needed.
		D)	It is not recognizable.
		E)	It increases as one moves down the organizational structure.


4	Patrol
		A)	is no longer carried out by police departments.
		B)	is unimportant.
		C)	has not changed in twenty years.
		D)	is carried out in different ways.
		E)	will always remain the same.


5	Most police patrol in the United States involves
		A)	foot patrol.
		B)	automobile patrol.
		C)	police officers patrolling in groups of three.
		D)	officers over 55 years of age.
		E)	bicycle patrol.


6	Identify the backbone of policing.
		A)	Patrol.
		B)	Public relations.
		C)	Arresting individuals.
		D)	Criminal investigation.
		E)	Preventing domestic assaults.


7	Identify what has generally been considered the least desirable assignment.
		A)	Public relations work.
		B)	Presenting educational seminars.
		C)	Patrol duty.
		D)	Working with juveniles.
		E)	Detective work.


8	According to the President's Crime Commission in 1967, what is the most significant weakness in American motor patrol operations today?
		A)	Lack of equipment.
		B)	Lack of personnel.
		C)	Lack of contact with citizens.
		D)	Lack of interest on the part of the officers.
		E)	Lack of training for those who participate in such actions.


9	Most patrol units
		A)	only patrol at night.
		B)	do not use automobiles.
		C)	patrol in the same way.
		D)	involve single police officers as opposed to two-officer units.
		E)	use two officer patrols.


10	Patrol
		A)	is inexpensive.
		B)	is an extremely expensive, labor intensive enterprise.
		C)	is not necessary.
		D)	cannot vary among police departments.
		E)	will not change in the future.


11	What do most people believe about patrol?
		A)	It has no effect on crime.
		B)	It deters crime.
		C)	It is not necessary
		D)	Only males should be involved in patrol work
		E)	It should only occur at night.


12	The manner in which patrol services are delivered to the public
		A)	is the same throughout the United States.
		B)	is not affected by money.
		C)	is affected by a number of different community and organizational factors.
		D)	is relatively unimportant.
		E)	is not noticeable.


13	Who are the heaviest users of police services for order maintenance and community assistance?
		A)	New immigrants.
		B)	Wealthy people.
		C)	Medium-income residents.
		D)	Low-income people.
		E)	Older people.


14	What is noted about police departments assigning officers to particular shifts and patrol areas?
		A)	There is only one method.
		B)	They all assign officers on the basis of a strict seniority system.
		C)	They never permit bidding for new assignments.
		D)	They use a variety of methods for assigning officers to particular shifts.
		E)	They are required by law to assign younger officers to evening shifts.


15	When an officer patrols a neighborhood by car he or she
		A)	is not effective.
		B)	is not noticed.
		C)	is not reliable.
		D)	increases direct contact with citizens.
		E)	loses direct contact with citizens.


16	Foot patrol
		A)	decreases citizen contact.
		B)	is relatively inexpensive.
		C)	has no real advantages.
		D)	is extremely expensive.
		E)	is not noticed by citizens.


17	The actual amount of police work done by patrol officers depends on their
		A)	superiors.
		B)	contacts with the public.
		C)	work style.
		D)	training.
		E)	age.


18	What did the National Crime Victimization Study find in 20% of all reported property crimes?
		A)	That the police spend a great deal of effort in each case.
		B)	That the police never took a report.
		C)	That the police were uncooperative.
		D)	That police officers only “looked around.”
		E)	That the value of the stolen items was greatly inflated by the victims.


19	Which style of policing emphasizes peacekeeping, without aggressive law enforcement and few controls over and-file-officers?
		A)	Watchman.
		B)	Legalistic.
		C)	Service.
		D)	Community.
		E)	Problem-solving.


20	Identify the "gatekeepers" of the criminal justice system.
		A)	Patrol officers.
		B)	Vice squad officers.
		C)	Judges.
		D)	Prosecutors.
		E)	Chiefs of police.

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