Test Bank for The Police in America: An Introduction, 10th Edition by Samuel Walker
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Test Bank for The Police in America: An Introduction, 10th Edition 10e by Samuel Walker and Charles Katz. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15 (Complete)
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1 Police and Society
Chapter 2 The History of the American Police
Chapter 3 The Contemporary L...
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Chap 01 10e
1) One of the most enduring myths about policing is that police officers
A) are crime fighters.
B) prevent crime.
C) address society's problems.
D) use force to achieve their goals.
2) One of the most important factors shaping the police role is
A) preventing crime.
B) community policing.
C) the authority to use force.
D) the ability to act as a form of social control.
3) In the context of policing, one of the recommendations made by the President's Task Force is
to
A) increase the number of arrests made per year by 15 percent.
B) ensure that quotas for the number of traffic tickets are met every year.
C) promote the warrior mindset rather than the guardian mindset among police officers.
D) make official policies and procedures publicly available.
4) Identify a true statement about the appointment of police officials in the United States.
A) Mayors appoint police chiefs.
B) The president of the United States appoints the head of state police agencies.
C) The Supreme Court directly appoints the directors of federal law enforcement
agencies.
D) The vice president of the United States appoints county sheriffs.
5) Which of the following is an example of procedural justice?
A) A police officer gives an offender a traffic ticket for reckless driving.
B) A police officer explains to a driver why he has to search the driver's car.
C) A police officer arrests an offender for possessing illegal drugs.
D) A police officer shows a group of children how to fasten a seat belt in a car during a
training session.
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,6) One police practice that offends the public and undermines the trust and legitimacy of police
officers is
A) the use of semi-automatic pistols in police raids.
B) the requirement of police officers to make a certain number of arrests per year.
C) the use of undercover cops in monitoring terrorist activities in the country.
D) the employment of a higher number of police officers in urban areas than in rural
areas.
7) In the context of policing, which of the following statements is true about de-escalation?
A) It involves an overly lenient style of policing.
B) It should be used when there is a clear threat of a physical attack on a police officer.
C) It may avoid unnecessary use-of-force incidents.
D) It is mostly used by police officers who want to overpower and repress violators.
8) When police officers conduct stops, searches, and arrests based on the race and ethnicity of
people, they are most likely violating the _____ of the U.S. Constitution.
A) Fifth Amendment
B) Nineteenth Amendment
C) Fifteenth Amendment
D) Fourteenth Amendment
9) A police officer regularly arrests people from ethnic minorities in his community regardless
of their role in any criminal activity. This is an example of
A) redlining.
B) nepotism.
C) racial profiling.
D) omission bias.
10) Which of the following statements is true about totalitarian societies?
A) Police primarily follow the dictates of the supreme ruler.
B) People have control over law enforcement agencies.
C) Power is distributed equally among government officials.
D) People can directly elect government officials.
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,11) Which of the following statements is true of police officers adopting the "warrior" mindset of
policing?
A) Police officers typically de-escalate encounters to offset the presence of a physical
threat in a situation.
B) Police officers are more likely to take independent decisions.
C) Police officers actively interact with community members and take a proactive
approach to policing.
D) Police officers tend to view the members of the public as the enemy.
12) Veronica says that the police officer who arrested her for drunk driving did not give her an
adequate explanation for detaining and arresting her. She says that the police officer was also
impolite in his conduct. Which of the following statements is true about this scenario?
A) Veronica was denied distributive justice.
B) Veronica was denied procedural justice.
C) The police officer who arrested her employed racial profiling.
D) The police officer who arrested her adopted the "guardian" mindset of policing.
13) De-escalation is the least useful when
A) use of force is unnecessary.
B) police officers outnumber the violators in an encounter.
C) there is a clear threat of a physical attack on a police officer.
D) police officers adopt the military style of policing.
14) Some police officers regularly stop, search, and arrest African Americans more frequently
than white Americans. This is an example of
A) systematic bias.
B) the halo effect.
C) the spotlight effect.
D) self-serving bias.
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, 15) The emphasis on crime fighting creates unrealistic public expectations about the ability of the
police to
A) catch criminals and prevent crime.
B) provide successful community policing.
C) correct family problems and prevent domestic violence.
D) reduce gang violence in major cities.
16) Movies and television shows strengthen the impression that the police are highly successful
in solving crimes, when in fact only _____ percent of all reported Index crimes are solved.
A) 15
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30
17) The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely
A) civil role in society.
B) community-oriented role in working with juveniles.
C) complex role by dealing with the social issues of crime.
D) aggressive role in dealing with gangs and drugs.
18) As a result of the crime-fighter image of the police, police officers
A) tend to engage more in de-escalation.
B) avoid the use of force in most encounters.
C) feel encouraged to adopt a "warrior" mindset.
D) tend to conceal use-of-force incident information from the public.
19) What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?
A) to reduce the overall crime rate
B) to improve neighborhood conditions
C) to restore and develop the citizen role as coproducers of police services
D) to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing the response time to calls for
service
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