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Test Bank For Police Field Operations 8thEdition All Chapters
Which of these is the largest and most visible component of a police department? -
ANSWER Patrol Division
T/F Despite public perception of police as "crime fighters," only 17-19% of calls
received and police officers' time is related to actively fighting crime - ANSWER
True
Probable cause is defined as facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge
deemed reasonably trustworthy are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable
caution in the belief that an offense has been committed or is being committed. In
this context, the phrase "person of reasonable caution" - ANSWER refers to the
average person who, under the circumstances, would believe that the person being
arrested had committed the offense or that items to be seized would be found in a
particular place
T/F Statistics show that citizen satisfaction and support for police in a community
lead to more voluntary compliance during citizen-police interactions - ANSWER
True
An automatic positive or negative preference for a group based on subconscious
feelings, perceptions, attitudes, and stereotypes that develop over the course of our
lives as a result of prior influence and impressions - ANSWER Implicit Bias
This is the FBI's annual summary of the rate and incidence of crimes across the US -
ANSWER Uniform Crime Report
Police activity broadly fits into 3 categories. This type of policing involves police
responding to calls after a crime is committed - ANSWER Reactive Policing
The historical development of police patrol in the United States is generally divided
into 3 Eras. This era came second (1930's-1970's) and brought organizational
concepts to policing which resulted in most agencies becoming highly centralized
and bureaucratic with well-defined division of labor and unity of control. - ANSWER
Reform Era
Case law quiz! Select the correct outcome for US v. Katz (1967)... Feds suspected
illegal activity by Katz, installed an electronic listening device outside of a public
telephone frequently used by Katz, and arrested based on information obtained from
the recordings - ANSWER USSC ruled that there was no expectation of privacy for
public phone booth, search/seizure allowed. This case established the "privacy"
approach to search and seizure.
,The FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System collects data about
crime/vic/location/etc. for each specific crime report produced by all agencies. This
group of crimes includes 22 major crimes (assaults, fraud, arson, theft, sex,
weapons, etc.). - ANSWER Group A
T/F The use of the word "patrol" as it relates to policing originates from the English
term for walking in muddy water - ANSWER True
In 1929, President Hoover created the ______________________________. This
was the first national study on criminal justice system, which ultimately identified
problems of the political era and led to more organized and professional police
procedures. - ANSWER The National Commission on Law Observance
(Wickersham Commission
This person is said to be the lead architect of the professional police movement that
occurred between the 1920's and 1960's. He was a police chief in Fullerton, CA;
Wichita, KA; and Chicago, IL. He was a pioneer in the shift from foot patrol to
automobile patrol, and conducted the first study on the effectiveness of one-officer
squad cars. - ANSWER Orlando Winfield (O.W.) Wilson
The tendency of individuals to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes, a
predisposition that can lead to the validation of false definitions - ANSWER Self-
Fulfilling Prophecy
To satisfy legal requirements when testifying to evidence in court, investigators must
be able to do which of the following? - ANSWER All of these
Title 42 USC 1983 states that every person acting under the color of the law who
subjects any citizen to the deprivation of any rights/privileges/immunities provided by
the Constitution shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law. Which of the
following bases (is that the plural of basis??) would not be grounds for a 1983 civil
suit? - ANSWER Trick question! all of these are subject to a 1983 civil suit
The basic purpose of police patrol is - ANSWER the elimination of the actual
opportunity (or the belief that the opportunity exists) for successful misconduct
History Lesson Time! Tensions & mistrust of minorities toward police can be
explained (in part) by historical events... In this episode, cop investigating possible
DUI gets taunted by black crowd, calls for backup, second officer struck people w/
baton, riot devolves into looting and burning stores, 35,000 people riot over 5 days,
16,000 national guardsmen called in, $200 million in property damage, 34 dead,
1,000 wounded. Rioters targeted white-owned businesses and white cops, left black-
owned properties alone - ANSWER Watts Riot (LA) - 1965
The greatest crime deterrent is - ANSWER omni-police presence via conspicuous
patrols
The Exclusionary Rule states that evidence admitted into a criminal trial indicating
guilt or innocence that was obtained in violation of DEF's constitutional rights must
be excluded. Which of the following is false regarding the exclusionary rule? -
, ANSWER Evidence that can be "purged of the taint" of an illegal search is still fruit
of the poisonous tree and is not admissible
This term is the line of authority and responsibility through which orders are passed -
ANSWER Chain of Command
T/F The magistrate, not the police, makes the determination as to whether probable
cause exists in warrant applications - ANSWER True
Crime prevention is loosely defined as actions taken by the police and community to
reduce crime risk and increase safety. Which of the following are examples of police-
community crime prevention strategies or activities? - ANSWER All of them
Failure to provide Miranda Warnings results in - ANSWER a post-arrest confession
being rendered inadmissible
The book breaks police organization management into three levels. This level is
primarily focused on administration and organizational goals - ANSWER Upper-
Level Management
T/F Black people are more likely than white people to leave an encounter with police
angry or upset - ANSWER True
This term is said to be a critical element of community policing used to produce long-
term solutions to crimes and quality of life issues - ANSWER Problem Solving
This is the oldest patrol method - ANSWER foot
This term is used to define the system in which calls are prioritized by severity of
offense/incident - ANSWER Differential Response
The efficacy of preventative patrol is based on these two assumptions: - ANSWER
patrolling improves response time ; short response time = more crimes solved
T/F Multiple studies have shown that black/Hispanic pedestrians and motorists are
not stopped/searched/cited more than white ones - ANSWER False -
black/Hispanic pedestrians and motorists are stopped/searched/cited more than
white ones
T/F Vehicle pursuits are one of the most dangerous activities for police - ANSWER
True
T/F A Kansas City PD study attempted to analyze the impact of patrol by dividing
sectors into normal patrol, increased patrol, and response-only areas. The study
found that there was no statistical difference amongst the sectors for crime
reduction, number of calls received, crime-solving effectiveness, and citizens'
opinions of police. - ANSWER True
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