CJA-Chapter 4
list the four basic responsibilities of the police - correct answer (a) to enforce laws, (b)
to provide services, (c) to prevent crime, and (d) to preserve the peace
tell how the patronage system affected policing - correct answer during the political
era of policing (1840-1930), bribes paid by citizens and business owners often went into
the coffers of the local political party. this became known as the patronage system
explain how intelligence-led policing works and how it benefits modern police
departments - correct answer intelligence-led policing uses past crime patterns to
predict when and where crime will occur in the future. in theory, intelligence-led policing
allows police administrators to use fewer resources because it removes costly and time-
consuming "guesswork" from the law enforcement equation
identify the differences between the police academy and field training as learning tools
for recruits - correct answer the police academy is a controlled environment where
police recruits learn the basics of policing from instructors in classrooms. in contrast,
field training takes place in the "real" world": the recruit goes on patrol with an
experienced police officer
describe the challenges facing women who choose law enforcement as a career -
correct answer many male officers believe that their female counterparts are not
physically or mentally strong enough for police work, which puts pressure on women
officers to continually prove themselves. female officers must also deal with tokenism,
or the stigma that they were hired only to fulfill diversity requirements
indicate some of the most important law enforcement agencies under the control of the
Department of Homeland Security - correct answer (a) US Customs and Border
Protection, which polices the flow of goods and people across the United States'
international borders and overseas the US Border Patrol; (b) US Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, which investigates and enforces our nation's immigration and
customs laws; and (c) the US Secret Service, which protects high-ranking federal
government officials and federal property
identify the duties of the FBI - correct answer the FBI has jurisdiction to investigate
hundreds of federal crimes, including white-collar crime, kidnapping, bank robbery, and
civil rights violations. the FBI is also heavily involved combating terrorism and drug-
trafficking operations in the United States and around the world. finally, the agency
provides support to state and local law enforcement agencies through its crime
laboratories and databases
analyze the importance of private security today - correct answer in the US,
businesses and citizens spend billions of dollars each year on private security.
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