CRJ 100
Week 5 Midterm Exam
• Question 1
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a focus of community policing?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Crime fighting
Correct Answer:
Crime fighting
• Question 2
4 out of 4 points
UCR data suggests that the averag...
CRJ 100
Week 5 Midterm Exam
Question 1
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a focus of community policing?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Crime
fighting
Correct
Answer:
Crime
fighting
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
UCR data suggests that the average police officer makes less than
one felony arrest every ____ months.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
4
Correct
Answer:
4
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
The statement “Aggressive policing increases community perception
that police arrest many criminals and therefore most violators get
caught” is an example of what?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
a deterrent
effect
Correct
Answer:
a deterrent
effect
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Regardless of the size of the policing organization this person has
general administrative control and sets policy for all of the
department’s operating branches
Answer
Selected
Answer:
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Chief of
Police
Correct
Answer:
Chief of
Police
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
In Martin Innes’ study of investigation techniques he found that police
rely heavily on _________ that includes canvas of neighborhoods,
interviews with friends/family and constructing victim/suspect
timelines to solve a crime.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
General
coverage
Correct
Answer:
General
coverage
Question 6
0 out of 4 points
What pattern does research reveal regarding officers' involvement in
use-of-force incidents?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
A small portion of officers account for a sizable portion
of the abuses.
Correct
Answer:
All of the above are correct.
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Which policing style utilizes the least amount of discretion?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Law
enforcer
Correct
Answer:
Law
enforcer
Question 8
4 out of 4 points
An officer approaches a group of teenagers drinking beer, she checks
everyone's ID and arrests all who are underage. This example best
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typifies which officer style?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Law
enforcer
Correct
Answer:
Law
enforcer
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
The blue curtain is a term used to describe:
Answer
Selected
Answer:
the secrecy and insulation from others in society that is a
consequence of the police subculture.
Correct
Answer:
the secrecy and insulation from others in society that is a
consequence of the police subculture.
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth the "reasonable officer"
standard for police use of deadly force?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Graham v.
Connor
Correct
Answer:
Graham v.
Connor
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
The National Crime Victimization Survey asks participants to report on
the frequency and characteristics of all but which one of the following
crimes?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Murd
er
Correct
Answer:
Murd
er
Question 12
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4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a problem associated with the National
Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Incomplete acts are lumped together with
completed ones.
Correct
Answer:
Incomplete acts are lumped together with
completed ones.
Question 13
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following groups experience violent crimes at a higher
rate than other groups?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
African
Americans
Correct
Answer:
African
Americans
Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which view of criminality argues that people commit crimes if they
believe it will provide immediate benefits without the threat of long-
term risks?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Choice
theory
Correct
Answer:
Choice
theory
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is one of the problems associated with the
validity of the Uniform Crime Report?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
If an offender commits multiple crimes, only the most
serious is recorded.
Correct
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