Chapter 5 End of Chapter Quiz

. Which is a way that the police are constrained in their efforts to keep order, provide services to citizens, and control crime?

They must carry guns

They must live within the jurisdictions they police

Legislative mandates limit the power of the police

All of the above

. Which term best describes how the job of supervising the police is different than supervising the military?

Discretion

Visibility

Authority

All of the above

. Which is not a primary goal of police patrol?

Crime deterrence

Enhancing feelings of public safety

Making officers available for service

Making as many arrests as possible

. Which is an extraordinary police duty?

Making arrests

Patrol

Investigation

None of the above

. Which is a positive aspect of police discretion?

Police may practice selective enforcement in which the officers' individual values may play a role.

Police are able to devote attention and resources to truly significant offenses.

Police are able to enforce all laws all the time.

all of the above

. From which amendment to the Constitution is the procedural law that controls the activities of law enforcement derived?

First Amendment

Second Amendment

Eighth Amendment

Fourth Amendment

. Why is the military model attractive to law enforcement administrators?

The use of force is controlled through privilege.

It brings discretion to the police.

It's an effective model of organization.

None of the above

. Which best describes a fundamental difference between the police and the military?

The use of weapons

The wearing of uniforms

The location of discretion

The need for training

. Which is a concern of the court related to police searches?

Trespass doctrine

Fair use doctrine

Monroe doctrine

Religious doctrine

. What did the U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Illinois v. Gates (1983)?

Police may search suspects to ensure their own safety if they think that the suspects are armed.

Probable cause for a search does not demand proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

The test of what constitutes seizure is whether the suspect is free to decline an officer's request for a search and terminate the encounter.

An arrest warrant allows only the search of a suspect's person and the immediate vicinity; further searches require a warrant.

. The police are only controlled by elements outside their agencies.

True

False

. Unfair treatment by police can cause a community to lose faith in the fairness of the criminal justice system.

True

False

. The analogy of the police as soldiers is inexact and faulty because there is a fundamental difference between how military organizations and police agencies make decisions.

True

False

. The most visible function of the police is investigation.

True

False

. Patrol officers must deal with situations that many would not consider to be serious police work, such as calls about overflowing sewers, loose dogs, and strange smells.

True

False

. The police make an arrest every time they are legally authorized to do so.

True

False

. Far more searches are conducted without warrants than with legally secured warrants.

True

False

. Police officers may conduct a search without a warrant if they obtain the suspect's consent.

True

False

. The police have the right to stop individuals and ask questions, and those individuals have the right to decline to answer the questions and walk away.

True

False

. Arrest requires police only to have reasonable suspicion that the suspect broke the law.

True

False

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