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Chapter 4 Practice Quiz
Police Organization and Structure
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________ is considered to be the father of the modern police service.
Sir John A MacDonald
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Sir Winston Churchill
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Sir Robert Peel
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Sir Anthony Hopkins
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Harry Callahan
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The professional model of policing was characterized by ________.
random police patrols
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rapid response to calls for service
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top-down style of policing
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bothB and C
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all of the above
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An obstacle to implementing community policing approaches is that ________.
many communities hold a mistrust of the police
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police are reluctant to surrender control to the public
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front-line police officers favour traditional crime-fighting strategies
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both A and B
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all of the above
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Canada has a national policing strategy for Indigenous people known as the ________.
Indian Act
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Neighbourhood Watch
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First Nations Policing Program
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Multicultural Policing Initiative
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Equalization Policing
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Managing the scene of a disaster until further help arrives is an example of ________.
maintaining the public peace
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community policing
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law enforcement
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crime prevention
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emergency response
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The ________ was established in the political era of policing to reinforce Canadian sovereignty.
Ontario Provincial Police
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York Regional Police
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North-West Mounted Police
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Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
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Peel Region Police
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Research shows that police strength increases with the size of a city's ________.
minority population
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poverty rate
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income
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both A and B
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all of the above
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Neighbourhood watch programs ________.
push offenders into less organized communities
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reduce overall levels of crimes in neighbourhoods
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struggle to build police–community partnerships
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are expensive programs to implement
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enjoy high rates of citizen participation
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This subjective aspect of law enforcement is a cornerstone of modern policing is ________.
discretion
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forensic science
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hiring practices
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the Reid Model of Interrogation
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budget allocation
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In the political era of policing, minority and marginalized groups in society were often treated with suspicion, watched extensively, or ________.
under-regulated
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over-policed
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mission creeped
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carded
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polarized
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Civilian involvement in police activities is a key part of community-oriented policing.
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False
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Indigenous police services are often chronically underfunded.
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The military was responsible for maintaining order in the first Canadian settlements.
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Sir Robert Peel's London Metropolitan police were met with significant public support at their introduction.
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The RCMP is the largest police force in Canada.
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Police contributed significant resources to the investigation of Tina Fontaine's murder but were not able to gather the evidence required to get a guilty verdict.
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Most police duties are related to fighting crime.
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The professional era of policing in Canada was characterized by the introduction of provincial policing standards.
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The idea of community-oriented policing is popular with front-line police officers.
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Railway police officers have the same powers of arrest as municipal police officers
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False
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