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Protecting witnesses who put themselves in danger by testifying against the targets of federal criminal investigations is the duty of .
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The primary law enforcement officer in a county is the .
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occurs when minority officers are viewed with suspicion by white colleagues and members of the minority community.
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have been used since the early 1970s to try to increase the diversity of employees.
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is the hiring or promotion policy favoring those groups, such as women, African Americans, or Hispanics, who have suffered from discrimination in the past or continue to suffer from discrimination.
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occurs when hiring and promotion decisions are based on individual characteristics, such as gender or race, and not on job-related factors.
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Only within the past 20 years have many police departments actively tried to recruit .
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The is a period of time at the beginning of a police officer's career during which she or he can be fired without cause.
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takes place outside the confines of the police academy where a recruit is paired with an experienced police officer.
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Few departments will accept candidates older than years of age.
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is the process by which law enforcement agencies develop a pool of qualified applicants.
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The era of policing that was centralized and had a professional and distant police-community policing relationship was the ______________________.
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is based on the notion that meaningful interaction between police officers and citizens will lead to a partnership in preventing and fighting crime.
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The emphasized centralized police organizations, increased use of technology, and a limitation of police discretion through regulations and guidelines.
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Corruption was rampant during the era of policing.
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The is when volunteers patrolled their community from dusk to dawn to keep the peace.
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According to James Q. Wilson, the police's role often takes on a pattern of simply "handling the situation."
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When police officers arrive on the scene of a loud late-night house party and disperse the party, they are performing the role of ______________________.
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Like municipal police officers, private security officers have arrest powers.
a. True
b. False
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation operates the largest crime laboratory in the world.
a. True
b. False
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now part of the Department of Homeland Security.
a. True
b. False
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The Customs and Border Protection agency focuses almost exclusively on the nation's borders.
a. True
b. False
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Law enforcement officers are generally only responsible for specific duties, such as homicide investigations.
a. True
b. False
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Minorities are better represented than women in policing.
a. True
b. False
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Women represent more than half of all police officers.
a. True
b. False
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Most of the negative attitudes toward female police officers are based on actual experience rather than prejudice.
a. True
b. False
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All police academies are run by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
a. True
b. False
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Field training includes learning only the formal rules of policing.
a. True
b. False
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Most police departments require that their officers have a degree from a 2-year college.
a. True
b. False
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Police officers spend about half of their time enforcing the law or dealing with crime.
a. True
b. False
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Police officers are required to be U.S. citizens.
a. True
b. False
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Some police departments now use Twitter to learn about job applicants.
a. True
b. False
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Intelligence-led policing causes police administrators to need more funding to be able to deploy more police officers.
a. True
b. False
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Intelligence-led policing uses past crime patterns to predict future crime patterns.
a. True
b. False
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The vast majority of law enforcement agencies monitor social media to find leads on criminal activity.
a. True
b. False
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The organization of a police department during the political era was centralized.
a. True
b. False
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The community era of policing began in the 1930s.
a. True
b. False
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The professional model of policing was introduced during the community era of policing.
a. True
b. False
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Vollmer initiated the reform era in American policing.
a. True
b. False
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The patronage system was designed to root out corruption and provide for better police officers.
a. True
b. False
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The first American police department was formed in Philadelphia.
a. True
b. False
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The quality of American police service in the nineteenth century was bad.
a. True
b. False
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The law enforcement goal of "preserving the peace" is highly related to the goal of "preventing crime."
a. True
b. False
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Sheriffs' departments are more likely to conduct search and rescue operations than police departments.
a. True
b. False
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Police presence has shown a clear deterrent effect.
a. True
b. False
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Police officers spend the majority of their time on law enforcement activities.
a. True
b. False
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Police officers see themselves primarily as crime fighters.
a. True
b. False
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Case 4-2
Jorge has been a police officer in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma for 10 years. He is thinking about transitioning over into a federal law enforcement agency because he does not believe that he will be promoted any time soon. He goes online to research the different federal law enforcement agencies.
Through his research, Jorge learns that the Department of Justice is the primary law enforcement agency in the country. Because of that, he is interested in working for one of the agencies within the Department of Justice. Which of the following is not an agency within the Department of Justice?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. U.S. Secret Service
c. Drug Enforcement Administration
d. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Case 4-2
Jorge has been a police officer in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma for 10 years. He is thinking about transitioning over into a federal law enforcement agency because he does not believe that he will be promoted any time soon. He goes online to research the different federal law enforcement agencies.
Jorge is told by his chief of police to research the Department of Homeland Security as they are actively hiring because of the recent war on terror. Which agency would not be part of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
b. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
c. Federal Bureau of Investigations
d. U.S. Secret Service
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Case 4-2
Jorge has been a police officer in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma for 10 years. He is thinking about transitioning over into a federal law enforcement agency because he does not believe that he will be promoted any time soon. He goes online to research the different federal law enforcement agencies.
If Jorge is really interested in combating currency counterfeiting, which agency should he apply to?
a. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
b. U.S. Marshals Service
c. Internal Revenue Service
d. U.S. Secret Service
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Case 4-1
Sara is 18 and she just graduated from high school. She is thinking about her future and is deciding to either apply to her local college to study sociology or to apply to the local police department to start working as a police officer.
Sara calls the police department and inquires about working for the police department.
The recruiter continues to explain the process of getting hired by the police department. He explains that if selected she will have to go to the police academy. Sara asks the recruiter what she will do in the police academy. What would Sara not be expected to do in the police academy?
a. learn about laws
b. learn how to use a weapon
c. learn how to analyze DNA and fingerprints
d. learn first aid
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Case 4-1
Sara is 18 and she just graduated from high school. She is thinking about her future and is deciding to either apply to her local college to study sociology or to apply to the local police department to start working as a police officer.
Sara calls the police department and inquires about working for the police department.
The recruiter asks Sara a few more questions about her background. Sara explains that she is an A student. She was born and raised in Mexico but came to the United States when she was 16. She learned English in less than a year. Sara hopes that becoming a police officer will help her become a U.S. citizen faster. Sara has never used drugs and has worked a fast food restaurant for over 1 year and was recently promoted to an assistant manager. What will be the main reason that Sara will not be hired by the police department?
a. Sara was not born in the United States.
b. Sara is not a U.S. citizen.
c. Sara does not have prior law enforcement experience.
d. Sara has not graduated from college.
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Case 4-1
Sara is 18 and she just graduated from high school. She is thinking about her future and is deciding to either apply to her local college to study sociology or to apply to the local police department to start working as a police officer.
Sara calls the police department and inquires about working for the police department.
Sara explains to the recruiter that she learned about the community era of policing in a criminal justice class in high school. The recruiter explains that his police department has an entire unit devoted to community relations. What would be the main strategic goal of this community policing unit?
a. control crime
b. improve the quality of life of citizens
c. satisfy the needs of citizens
d. satisfy the needs of political bosses
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Case 4-1
Sara is 18 and she just graduated from high school. She is thinking about her future and is deciding to either apply to her local college to study sociology or to apply to the local police department to start working as a police officer.
Sara calls the police department and inquires about working for the police department.
The recruiter explains to Sara that the majority of a police officer's time is spent providing services. Which is not
considered a service for law enforcement?
a. directing traffic
b. performing emergency medical procedures
c. enforcing the law
d. finding lost children
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Case 4-1
Sara is 18 and she just graduated from high school. She is thinking about her future and is deciding to either apply to her local college to study sociology or to apply to the local police department to start working as a police officer.
Sara calls the police department and inquires about working for the police department.
Sara asks the recruiter about the basic responsibilities of the police. Which would Sara say police are not responsible for?
a. creating laws
b. enforcing laws
c. providing services
d. preserving the peace
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Which of the following is a reason for continued growth in the field of private security?
a. the war on drugs and the resulting increase in gang violence
b. the creation of federal regulations governing the security field
c. an economic upswing
d. concern over a terrorist attack
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Which of the following is NOT one of the investigative priorities of the FBI?
a. cyber crime
b. human trafficking
c. civil rights violations
d. terrorism
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Which agency is charged with investigating over 200 federal crimes, including kidnapping, bank robbery, and gambling?
a. ATF
b. DEA
c. FBI
d. U.S. Secret Service
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The oldest federal law enforcement agency is the:
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
b. U.S. Border Patrol.
c. U.S. Marshals.
d. U.S. Secret Service.
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The main duties of the include providing security at federal courts, controlling property seized by federal courts, protecting government witnesses, transporting federal prisoners, and investigating violations of federal fugitive laws.
a. Department of Treasury
b. U.S. Border Patrol
c. U.S. Marshals
d. U.S. Secret Service
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The Drug Enforcement Administration is housed in the:
a. Department of Justice.
b. Department of Homeland Security.
c. Department of Transportation.
d. Treasury Department.
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Which agency regulates all gun trade between the United States and foreign nations and collects taxes from all firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers?
a. ATF
b. DEA
c. FBI
d. U.S. Secret Service
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Which of the following agencies patrols the borders of the continental United States and American territories to ensure that immigrants do not enter the country illegally?
a. U.S. Marshals Service
b. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Service (ICE)
c. U.S. Department of Transportation
d. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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Which agency is considered to be the primary federal law enforcement agency in the United States?
a. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
b. Department of Justice (DOJ)
c. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
d. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
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Which agency was originally created for combating currency counterfeiters?
a. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
b. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
c. U.S. Marshals Service
d. U.S. Secret Service
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Which of the following is NOT under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security?
a. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
b. the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
c. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
d. the U.S. Secret Service
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Which of the following is NOT a reason why state police or highway patrols were created?
a. To assist local police agencies, which often did not have adequate resources or training to handle their law enforcement tasks.
b. To investigate criminal activities that crossed jurisdictional boundaries.
c. To provide law enforcement in rural and other areas that did not have local or county police agencies.
d. To patrol the highways more often because more people had cars.
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The coroner is ultimately responsible for determining the:
a. time of death.
b. cause of death.
c. motive of the offender.
d. identity of the victim.
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As elected officials who do not necessarily need a background in law enforcement, modern sheriffs resemble their counterparts from the of policing in many ways.
a. community era
b. reform era
c. political era
d. professional era
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What is the primary responsibility of sheriff's departments?
a. investigating violent crime
b. investigating drug crimes
c. maintaining the jail
d. collecting taxes
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With few exceptions, county sheriffs are:
a. appointed by the governor.
b. appointed by the mayor and the city council.
c. elected by a popular vote.
d. promoted from within the sheriff's agency.
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Of the three levels of law enforcement, have the broadest authority to apprehend criminal suspects, maintain order, and provide services to the community.
a. municipal police agencies
b. county sheriff's department
c. state police agencies
d. federal police agencies
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The majority of all police officers work in:
a. federal agencies.
b. large departments like New York City and Chicago.
c. small and medium-sized police departments.
d. state police agencies.
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In the police academy, officers are taught:
a. the laws of search, seizure, arrest, and interrogation.
b. how and when to use weapons.
c. self-defense.
d. the informal rules of policing.
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What are the two components of police officer training?
a. field training and probationary period
b. police academy and field training
c. police academy and antiterrorism training
d. field training and antiterrorism training
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What is the period of time at the beginning of a police officer's career during which she or he may be fired without
cause?
a. probationary period
b. recruiting period
c. training period
d. trial period
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Which is NOT a part of a background test for new police recruits?
a. drug tests
b. searches to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any criminal acts
c. review of educational record
d. interview with parents
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Which of the following is NOT a common requirement to be hired as a law enforcement officer?
a. be a U.S. citizen
b. not have been convicted of a felony
c. not have been issued a traffic citation
d. be at least 21 years of age
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Which of the following is a technology that is NOT part of police cars?
a. mobile fingerprint readers
b. less lethal weapons
c. laser beams
d. drones
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Which one is NOT a specific challenge used in counterterrorism?
a. the need to focus scarce resources to prevent and fight crimes that are relatively uncommon
b. patrolling neighborhoods in cars
c. dealing with the scrutiny that comes with crimes that often have international implications
d. the difficult task of gathering information, or intelligence, about crimes before they happen