Chapter 1 Test Bank 1. It is apparent in the United States there is a desire to protect the individual’s rights but not a need to ensure an orderly society. @Page 3 a. True *b. False 2. Many, if not most , Americans would prefer that police not interfer e in the regulation of their daily activities. @Page 3 *a. True b. False 3. Citizens demand that police deal with their concerns related to terrorism, criminality, and violence. @Page 3 *a. True b. False 4. Officers rarely need to be concerned about d ecisions to intervene since such decisions rarely lead to criticism. @Page 3 a. True *b. False 5. A citizen who is involved in a domestic violence situation would more likely see his or her case investigated by a state law enforcement agency as opposed to a municipal or county agency. @Page 3 a. True *b. False 6. Society doesn't really want the police to solve their neighborhood problems and try to improve their quality of life. They just want to be left al one to their own pursuits. @Page 3-4 a. True *b. False 7. The term Law Enforcement Officer fits well because that is primarily what police officers do. @Page 3-5 a. True *b. False (Introduction to Policing 2e William McCamey, Gene Scaramella)
(Test Bank all Chapters) Cox, Introduction to Policing 2nd Edition Instructor Resource 8. In the U nited States, many citizens have been and remain oppos ed to the idea of a centralized police force because they fear that such a force might become an instrumen t of government repression . @Page 3 *a. True b. False 9. The private security industry is considered one of the slowest growing industries in the nation. @Page 7-8 a. True *b. False 10. P olice personnel currently find themselves operating in a s low-changing environment. @Page 8 a. True *b. False 11. U se of unmanned aerial vehicles for crime -scene mapping, traffic control, and border monitoring is slowly decreasing in pol ice agencies , as is the use of global positioning systems and sophist icated video surveillance. @Page 8 a. True *b. False 12. Typically, highway patrol officer s are empowered to provide law enforcement service anywhere in the state, while state police h ave limited authority based on type of offense, jurisdiction, or assi gnment to specific duties. @Page 11 a. True *b. False 13. All states have some ty pe of state police agency. @Page 11 *a. True b. False 14. According to the Bureau of Justice Statist ics, few campus police agencies had gun -carrying officers during the school year 2004 –2005. @Page 11 a. True *b. False Cox, Introduction to Policing 2nd Edition Instructor Resource 15. Sheriffs are one of the only elected police officials still in existence today. @Page 11 *a. True b. False 16. Police office rs in the United States are influenced by : @Page 3 a. Their own perceptions b. Courts c. Residents of the community *d. All of the above 17. Which term is derived from a Greek word and refers to being a citizen who participates in the a ffairs of a city or state? @Page 3 a. Sheriff *b. Police c. Constable d. Gratis 18. W hich of the following is true? @Page 3 a. Marx (2001) believed that societies experience a tension between the needs of order and liberty. b. Bittner (1974) feels that police alone i n civilian society can impose solutions upon citizens when problematic situations arise and this guarantees that not all parties will be happy when the police officially intervene. c. It is apparent in the United States that there is a desire to protect in dividual rights . *d. All of the above are true . 19. Which of the following statements are true about police ? @Page 4 a. Police officers often "educate" citizens when handling neighbor disputes. b. Police often settle neighbor disputes through "ordering ." c. Police officers never use "counseling" in handling disputes. *d. A and B are true, but not C 20. Which of the following outcomes define the mission of police ? @Page 4 a. Reducing the fear of crime b. Developing greater community cohesion c. Solving neighborhood problems *d. All of the above Cox, Introduction to Policing 2nd Edition Instructor Resource 21. Which of the following best describes what police do to maintain order and enforce the law? @Page 4 a. Enforce morals as they are reflected in our laws b. Mediate domestic disputes c. Write tickets to al l offenders on traffic stops *d. A and B are both true, but not C 22. Which the following statements is not true? @Page 4 *a. Few police officers exercise discretion in the attempt to treat all citizens exactly the same. b. Sometimes an agency's policy will limit the amount of discretion normally awarded to an officer. c. Many early settlers in America came because they did not want government intervention in their daily activities. d. All of the above are true statements. 23. Which of the following des cribes what pol ice officers primarily do? @Page 4 a. Law enforcers *b. Provide service c. Arrest offenders d. Write citations 24. Which of the following is a true statement about policing in America? @Page 4-5 a. Police devote a large proportion of th eir time to law enforcement. b. Police activities in the area of law enforcement do not draw much media attention due to its boring nature. *c. Police are expected to share in a number of social service functions, such as with emotionally disturbed individ uals. d. Police are becoming less and less involved with counterterrorism. 25. Which of the following is not supported by most U.S. citizens because they f ear government repression? @Page 5 a. A decentralized police force b. Community policing c. SWAT t eams *d. A national police force
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