Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

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. Lydia is a police officer who prioritizes public satisfaction and responsivity to community needs. She would be described as having a ________ style of policing.

patrol correct incorrect

community justice correct incorrect

legalistic correct incorrect

service correct incorrect

watchman correct incorrect

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. Braga et al. (2018) found that officers wearing body-worn cameras ________ than officers without body-worn cameras.

generated fewer complaints correct incorrect

generated fewer use of force reports correct incorrect

made more arrests correct incorrect

issued more citations correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. In terms of the dangers of police work, ________.

homicide rates are lower for police officers than for members of the general public correct incorrect

homicide rates are higher for police officers than for members of the general public correct incorrect

police officers are at a low risk of being assaulted correct incorrect

work-related fatality rates for police are higher than fatality rates for other occupations correct incorrect

police officers are at a lower risk for psychological injuries correct incorrect

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. A group of officers who receive specialized training and have access to military-style weapons are known as ________.

Hydra correct incorrect

SHIELD correct incorrect

Stormtroopers correct incorrect

Argus teams correct incorrect

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams correct incorrect

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. Police personnel responsible for the preservation of evidence obtained from investigations are serving in ________.

crime prevention correct incorrect

administration correct incorrect

auxiliary services correct incorrect

traffic enforcement correct incorrect

operations correct incorrect

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. An individualdeliberately points an unloaded or replica gun at a police officer to provoke a confrontation in order to be killed. This is known as ________.

suicide by cop correct incorrect

organized crime correct incorrect

uttering threats correct incorrect

battery correct incorrect

lethal attitude correct incorrect

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. Police subculture is ________.

a product of an organizations values, mission, and leadership correct incorrect

a powerful force in resisting change correct incorrect

likely to embrace reform correct incorrect

both A and B correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Chrismas (2013) observes that officers are under "quadruple jeopardy," meaning ________.

front-line officers are fourth in chain of command correct incorrect

officers answer to the public, their direct chain of police command, the courts, and oversight bodies correct incorrect

officers attend high-risk calls in two teams of two correct incorrect

officers have four different use of force tools on their service belts correct incorrect

officers must pass four exams in order to carry a firearm correct incorrect

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. Stephen is a police officer who has a high number of contacts with the public and strictly enforces the law. He would be described as having a ________ style of policing.

legalistic correct incorrect

community justice correct incorrect

patrol correct incorrect

watchman correct incorrect

service correct incorrect

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. An officer who spends most of his or her day responding to calls for service from the public would be in a ________ role.

patrol correct incorrect

drug suppression correct incorrect

criminal investigation correct incorrect

investigating organized crime and gangs correct incorrect

traffic control correct incorrect

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. The processing time for an impaired driving offence has increased over 300 per cent in the last three decades.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Police officers have a one-in-seven chance of being assaulted in a given year.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Nearly two-third of police officers are engaged in patrol activities.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Police shootings are more frequent in Canada than in the United States.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The number of private security officers and private investigators carrying out duties formerly done by the police is decreasing in Canada.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In police services that emphasize the legalistic style, productivity is demonstrated by high arrest rates.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. When the police are seen as more legitimate by the public, people are more willing to abide by the law.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Women police officers in command positions are more likely to make family sacrifices for their careers as compared to their male counterparts.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Approximately one-third of Canadian adults come into contact with the police each year.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. If you live in a wealthy community you are more likely to be protected from crime by additional private security services.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect