Chapter 7 Quiz

. Crime prevention and deterrence, apprehension of offenders, creation of a sense of community security and satisfaction, provision of non-crime related services, and traffic control are the __________.

methods of administration

goals of administration

goals of patrol

methods of enforcement

. _____ involve taking reports and providing information and assistance to the public.

Order maintenance

Law enforcement

Social services

All of the above

. Which of the following is true of the foot-patrol beat?

It should be limited to the business areas of the city.

It should be small enough that it can be covered at least once or twice per shift.

It should be designed to provide traffic control and crowd control.

All of the above.

. What should the police incorporate in their battle against terrorist acts?

Target-oriented activities

Event analysis

Intensify traffic enforcement

All of the above

. Which of the following is true of directed patrol?

It is more proactive

It is based on crime and problem analysis

It uses uncommitted time for a specified activity

All of the above

. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about foot patrol?

It has an initial deterrence benefit, but effects decay rapidly

It had an impact on lower-level disorder or property crimes

It had no impact on violent crimes

It has had some crime prevention benefit when implementing the strategy within smaller geographic areas

. Intensive, short-term increases in officer presence and arrests for specific types of offenses or for all offenses in specific areas defines what term?

Directed patrol

Risk management

Hot spots

None of the above

. In addition to the development of the UCR, ___ changed the nature of the patrol officer.

the computer

use of the patrol car

the firearm

statistical analysis

. In addition to the development of the UCR, ___ changed the nature of the patrol officer.

the computer

use of the patrol car

the firearm

statistical analysis

. Which of the following is a way to deal with the different status of detectives and patrol officers?

Treat detectives with more respect that patrol officers

Have detectives specialize in certain types of cases, e.g., robbery

Use a community-policing model

Pay detectives twice what patrol officers make

. An officer who performs a variety of different activities is __________.

a specialist

a strategist

a generalist

a publicist

. Which of the following has traditionally been regarded as the most important patrol function?

Community involvement

Crime suppression

Terrorism prevention

Event analysis

. According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics national survey, which of the following statements is true regarding police pursuits?

All local police departments have a written police on pursuit-driving.

More departments have a restrictive policy compared to any other type of policy.

Over 15% of the departments discouraged all vehicle pursuits.

All of the above statements are true.

. Which database holds hundreds of thousands of scanned fingerprints?

AFIS

CODIS

LEIN

All of the above

. What is the most frequently used method for resource determination?

Intuitive approach

Comparative approach

Proactive approach

Reactive approach

. Order maintenance may or may not involve a violation of the law.

True

False

. Target oriented policing is the concept used by officers to assess likely targets in their districts.

True

False

. All patrol officers are generalists and specialists.

True

False

. The intuitive approach for resource allocation involves comparing one or more cities, using a ratio of police officers per 10,000 population unit.

True

False

. As a general rule, the greater the number of problems or calls for service, the smaller the size of the beat and thus the more concentrated the resources.

True

False

. Traffic control accounts for the most contacts with the public.

True

False

. Police officers are specialists who respond to crimes serious enough to warrant an investigation.

True

False

. A case is considered solved once the detective provides evidence to support a conviction in court.

True

False

. One-person assignment generally appears to be the most appropriate for the vast majority of investigative work.

True

False

. Traffic control may be fall under law enforcement, order maintenance, or social services.

True

False

. Crime suppression had traditionally been regarded as the most important patrol function.

True

False

. Even while massive increases in arrests may reduce violence in the short run, they may also increase crime in the long run.

True

False

. Crime Gun Intelligence Centers are free-standing and do not collaborate with any other agencies.

True

False

. Findings from several studies indicate that specific deterrence strategies appear to be more effective than general deterrence strategies.

True

False

. Event analysis suggests that the police should be aware of important celebrations, ideologies, and anniversaries of known activists, terrorists, or groups and attempt to determine whether these events may be connected to a possible terrorist act.

True

False

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