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The Police in America, 4/e
Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska
Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University-West
Police Work
The Police and Crime

True or False

Answer the following questions.



1

Most of the crimes that come to the attention of the police are the result of a citizen report.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Assignment as a detective is generally considered a low status assignment by most police officers.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Police response to crime is affected by a number of discretionary decisions.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Informants are not very important in providing information about criminal activity.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

By the end of the 1980s, drugs represented the most serious problem facing the police, the criminal justice system, and American society as a whole.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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