Police in Society Exam Study Guide Questions With Explanations Of Answers.
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POLICE OFFICER.
What branch of government is responsible for law enforcement in the United States? - correct answer executive branch
What levels of government are primarily responsible for law enforcement in the U.S.? - correct answer ...
What branch of government is responsible for law enforcement in the United States? - correct answer
executive branch
What levels of government are primarily responsible for law enforcement in the U.S.? - correct answer
State and local government
Why did ancient democracies such as Athens and Rome move from private to public police? - correct
answer The need arose for a public body that could intervene among private
parties. Norms had arose including the reduction of violence, resulting in that need. The large public
force patrol would also be able to control citizens.
How was policing handled before public police existed? - correct answer Kin
policing was used. Kin policing involved families, clans, and tribes enforcing their own informal rules and
customs.
What are three characteristics/values associated with policing in a democratic government/society? -
correct answer balancing individual freedoms and collective needs
(order/safety)
protecting individual freedoms rights
and ensuring social order
What are three characteristics/values associated with policing in an authoritarian/totalitarian
government/society? - correct answer promoting disorder,
the marginalization of certain classes of people,
and criminalization of certain behaviors disapproved by the powerful.
Why is it important to study/define the role of police? - correct answer It is
important for five reasons;
We cannot select and recruit competent police without a clear vision,
, there must be evaluation for retention and promotion, budget decisions should be based on roles,
efficiency and effectiveness of police organizations depends on task descriptions,
and public cooperation is based on reasonable expectations of the police.
1) How could the "CSI Effect," which is focused on the use of forensic evidence in court, apply to our
course about police in society? (hint: how do police really spend a majority of their time on duty?) -
correct answer because like television shows provide unrealistic expectations
for forensic evidence methods, they could also lead to unrealistic expectations of police among the
public and future police officers.
What are the implications of the social contract perspective for police in a democracy? - correct answer
it can be implied that to refuse to give police their right to enforce the law, it would undermine our laws
and freedom. From there, we would be forced to devote much time to self- protection.
What is the "Law Enforcement and Society Program" involving the Holocaust Museum, the Anti-
Defamation League, and the Metropolitan Police Department? - correct answer
It gives officers a chance to spend a day at the Holocaust museum, thus, having time to reflect on the
roles of police in a democratic society.
What has been the impact of this program (law enforcement and society program) on participating
officers? - correct answer Participating officers are reminded that local police
must never become so politicized, and that their power and authority comes from the people, not
politicians. The program also allows officers to learn the lesson of how to deal with their personal
prejudices while they carry out their roles as officers.
Who were the primary shapers of the American police institution? - correct answer
the formal law enforcement agencies that had arisen in England.
What is an aspect of English culture that was brought over by early colonists and is still reflected in
American police today? - correct answer brought their criminal justice system
as part of their culture to America. It is still reflected in American police today because the colonists
brought limited police authority, local control of police, and decentralized and fragmented police
system.
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