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Police driving around certain neighborhoods in the night to keep a watch is an example of ________.


A) private fragmentation
B) street justice
C) offender profiling
D) preventive patrols

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_____ are police department employees entrusted with arrest powers.


A) Civilians
B) Subpoenas
C) Sworn personnel
D) Nonpeace officers

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Which of the following is a key to a successful investigation of police misconduct?


A) All of these.
B) The intake process is color blind.
C) There are many channels through which a complaint can be filed.
D) People can register complaints with ease.

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John,William,and Abraham were residents who organized themselves to punish people who were deemed to be outlaws during the 1800s.Based on the scenario,John,William,and Abraham are called ________.


A) privateers
B) vigilantes
C) slave patrol officers
D) fragmenters

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Police discretion is necessary because:


A) laws and policies are too strict and police need to be able to get around them.
B) there are so few laws and police have the authority to enforce these laws the way they see fit.
C) every incident must be dealt with in the same exact manner.
D) law and policies are vague and can be interpreted in many ways.

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Which Metropolitan Police Department created a Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit in June 2000?


A) The Abilene area District
B) The District of Columbia
C) The District of Oregon
D) The Central Eastside District

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Sergeant Thomas is responsible for recruiting new police officers for his police department.His first step is:


A) testing recruits.
B) conducting background checks on applicants.
C) attracting a sufficient number of applicants.
D) selecting the most qualified individuals.

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Which of the following is NOT a result of fragmentation?


A) Two agencies working on an investigation find the same clues,which result in a duplication of the effort.
B) Two agencies involved in investigating a crime do not communicate.
C) One agency is well coordinated.Everyone in this agency knows their responsibilities and performs them as expected without any overlap of service.
D) A large police department that has multiple departments under it hinders sharing of information between the departments.

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The nation's oldest federal law enforcement agency is the:


A) Drug Enforcement Administration.
B) U.S.Secret Service.
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D) U.S.Marshals Service.

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Bobby Smith was hired as the police chief of Florida during the early 1900s because he personally knew the governor of Florida.After he started working on his job,Bobby only enforced the laws that benefited the governor of Florida.Based on the information in the scenario,Bobby belongs to the ________.


A) vigilantism era of policing
B) English model of policing
C) slave patrol era of policing
D) political era of policing

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Sworn personnel are usually referred to as ________.


A) peace officers
B) fragmenters
C) blue coders
D) civilians

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The ________ system was the peacekeeping system in early England in which a group of 10 local families agreed to maintain the peace and make sure lawbreakers were taken into custody and brought to court.


A) frankpledge system
B) slave patrol system
C) watch system
D) vigilantism system

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The greatest influence on the decision to arrest is:


A) the readiness of the prosecutor to prosecute.
B) the workload of the police department.
C) the victim's preference for arrest.
D) the severity of the crime.

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There is nothing more harmful to a law enforcement agency than:


A) profiling.
B) siege mentality.
C) officer misconduct.
D) discretion.

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What is police organizational subculture?


A) It is the ability of a police department to control the crime in a neighborhood.
B) It is a set of norms and beliefs embraced by most officers in a given country.
C) It is the norms and beliefs particular to an individual police department.
D) It is the number of police departments that report to a sheriff's office.

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Which jurisdiction was the first to pass an ordinance giving women the title and pay of "patrolman"?


A) Chicago
B) Miami
C) Los Angeles
D) New York

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Which of the following statements is true about the growth of private security in the United States?


A) There are now more sworn police officers than private security officers.
B) Sworn police officers equal the number of private security officers today.
C) There are an estimated three times more private security officers than public law enforcement officers.
D) Private security officers now handle all police investigations.

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Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about the arrest of suspects?


A) Male suspects are more likely to be arrested than are females.
B) Black suspects are more likely to be arrested than are White suspects.
C) Juvenile suspects are more likely to be arrested than are adults.
D) Sober suspects are more likely to be arrested than are intoxicated suspects.

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The ________ places loyalty to fellow officers above all other values.


A) code red
B) blue code of silence
C) code of ethics
D) leap of faith

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The U.S.Marshals Service is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:


A) protecting federal judges.
B) regulating firearms and explosives.
C) operating the Witness Security Program.
D) apprehending federal fugitives.

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