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Q:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by Executive Order on -October8, 2001, and integrated ________________ different federal departments and -agencies.
a. 31
b. 22
c. 12
d. 18
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________________ warfare refers to combat in which a weaker group attacks a superior group by not attacking the stronger adversary head-on but rather attacking areas where the adversary least expects to be hit, causing great psychological shock.
a. International
b. Asymmetric
c. Symmetric
d. Group
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Jihad refers to what?
a. hate the Americans
b. fight until death
c. kill the Americans
d. holy war
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The training of police and private security officers to identify terrorists to help them identify potential terrorist targets is conducted and funded under:
a. the Critical Incident Project.
b. the Terrorism Identification Project.
c. the Save Our Streets Project.
d. the Safe Cities Project.
Q:
What bombings highlight the threat of domestic terrorists?
a. World Trade Center and Centennial Olympic Park
b. Alfred P. Murrah Building and Centennial Olympic Park
c. Alfred P. Murrah Building and the Twin Towers
d. World Trade Center and the Twin Towers
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As stated by the authors, terrorism is by nature ________________ because it involves acquiring and using power to force others to submit to terrorist demands.
a. economic
b. philosophical
c. social
d. political
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According to the text, ________________ terrorism is foreign based or directed by countries or groups outside the United States against the United States.
a. domestic
b. violent
c. religious
d. international
Q:
The contagion effect is that:
a. terrorism will spread unchecked.
b. terrorism is contained in the same way contagion is contained.
c. media coverage of terrorism inspires more terrorism.
d. biological terrorism will spread geographically.
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According to the text, the coverage of terrorism inspiring more terrorism is called the:
a. realistic coverage effect.
b. contagion effect.
c. jihadi effect.
d. visibility effect.
Q:
An example of politically motivated terrorists is:
a. antiabortionists.
b. Red Army faction.
c. Islamic extremists.
d. environmentalists.
Q:
An example of religiously motivated terrorists is:
a. antiabortionists.
b. Red Army faction.
c. Islamic extremists.
d. environmentalists.
Q:
When discussing domestic terrorism, a number of reasons have been given for the acts -committed on U.S. soil. Which among the reasons listed below was not mentioned in thetext?
a. opposition to the government
b. opposition to taxation
c. opposition to abortion
d. All of the above were mentioned in the text.
Q:
Bioterrorism involves such biological weapons of mass destruction as all of the following except:
a. botulism.
b. flu.
c. plague.
d. smallpox.
Q:
When a weaker group attacks a stronger group, this is referred to as:
a. bisymmetric warfare.
b. lateral warfare.
c. symmetric warfare.
d. asymmetric warfare.
Q:
The ________________ program supports federal, state and local law enforcement efforts to combat criminal activity, including terrorism.
a. NIMS
b. RISS
c. NCISP
d. SIMS
Q:
According to the text, all of the following are considered terrorist acts except:
a. arson.
b. bombings.
c. kidnapping.
d. speeding.
Q:
According to the text, which of the following is not an act of terrorism?
a. Million Man March on Washington, DC
b. assassination of a political leader
c. bombing of an abortion clinic
d. criminal lynching of blacks in the South
Q:
Which weapons of mass destruction do most experts predict terrorists will use?
a. nuclear
b. biological
c. explosives
d. computers
Q:
Describe the problem-solving partnership of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on domestic violence. Would you consider this approach effective and why or why not?
Q:
Explain the cultural diversity issue that must be addressed when forming partnerships to prevent domestic violence.
Q:
Discuss and explain the issue of hate crimes. According to the text, how have law -enforcement and the community responded?
Q:
Explain how gun violence may be considered a three-phase continuum, and how effective gun control strategies can focus on each point of intervention.
Q:
List and discuss the strategies for general violence prevention, including the key partnerships involved and how to overcome potential obstacles to the strategies.
Q:
According to the text, ________________ handgun laws are a controversial issue.
Q:
A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or -society that is motivated by racial bias and involve violence.
Q:
________________ is a law enforcement"led strategy whereby local police direct intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of violence.
Q:
The ________________ emphasizes cross-training of criminal justice and mental health professionals to develop collaborative problem-solving techniques that go beyond the reach of either "system" acting alone.
Q:
Hate can be classified into two categories: ________________ and ________________.
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A hate crime is also called a ________________ crime.
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A law enforcement response to domestic violence that is controversial is a ________________ policy.
Q:
________________ uses flowcharts to visually depict how information, materials, and -activities flow in an organization and how work is handed off from one department to another.
Q:
"Safe storage" laws are also called CAP laws; CAP stands for ________________.
Q:
First Strike: The Violence Connection campaign was created in 1997 to raise public and -professional awareness about the connection between animal cruelty and human violence.
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Animal abuse is a predictor of other violence and abusive behavior.
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Women are more vulnerable to being assaulted or killed during separation than at other times and are particularly vulnerable when they are pregnant.
Q:
Child Access Prevention laws help reduce juvenile suicide.
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A bias crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias.
Q:
Research has found that most executives and managers in the corporate sector have given considerable thought to the impact of partner abuse on the health and safety of their -employees.
Q:
The National Crime Prevention Council suggests that regulations and ordinances on gun licensing may interrupt sources of illegal guns.
Q:
Sexual assault on campuses in not a common violent crime.
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Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation, and addressing violence as a public health problem.
Q:
In 2005, the law Violence Against Women Act law was renewed for another 5 years.
Q:
Thirty percent of women in the United States say they"ve been victims of domestic violence or stalking by a husband, partner, or date at some point in their lives.
Q:
Local gun courts that deal exclusively with gun law violations reinforce community -standards against violence and ensure swift punishment of violators.
Q:
The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries.
Q:
According to the text, the most effective response to sexual assaults employs a collaborative team approach that includes a police officer, victim advocate, and a medical practitioner/nurse, who conducts the sexual assault exam and collects evidence from the victim's body.
Q:
Most general policies on "workplace violence" also specifically address domestic violence and its impact in the workplace.
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The majority of hate crimes are against property, such as vandalism, arson, and burglary.
Q:
In 1990, the Federal Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed, mandating that the Justice -Department secure data on crimes related to religion, race, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Although the laws vary considerably, the most common elements include all of the following except:
a. enhanced penalties for common law crimes against persons based on race, ethnicity, -religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
b. criminal penalties for vandalism of religious institutions.
c. expanded criminal investigation strategies.
d. collection of data on bias crimes.
Q:
The majority of sexual assaults are committed by:
a. registered sex offenders.
b. individuals known to the victim.
c. strangers.
d. males between the ages of 25 and 30.
Q:
According to the text this type of violence prevention benefits from partnerships and -problem solving efforts.
a. workplace violence
b. gang suppression
c. youth violence
d. street gangs
Q:
Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community -mediation, corporate support for antiviolence projects, and addressing violence as a public health -problem. What key partnership involves schools?
a. corporate support and public dialogue
b. corporate support and public health
c. community mediation and public health
d. public dialogue and community mediation
Q:
The causes of violence as described in the book include all of the following except:
a. desensitization.
b. guns.
c. family cohesiveness.
d. drugs and alcohol.
Q:
Targeting gun traffickers, teaching conflict resolution skills, and implementing gun buyback programs are all examples of:
a. limited-effectiveness response to gun violence.
b. specific responses to gun violence.
c. useful strategies for law enforcement.
d. proven successes in reducing gun violence.
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According to the authors, children in violent homes face all the following risks except:
a. observing traumatic events.
b. being neglected.
c. being abused themselves.
d. being safe from abuse.
Q:
Graves recommends a ________________ posture against officer-involved domestic abuse, emphasizing the agency's commitment to maintaining community trust, discipline, and the like.
a. don"t ask
b. zero-tolerance
c. restitution
d. all of the above
Q:
Targeting the activity, not the individual, is an example of:
a. specific patrol.
b. routine patrol.
c. effective responses to gun violence.
d. gun interdiction.
Q:
________________ is a law enforcement"led strategy whereby local police direct intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of violence.
a. Gun interdiction
b. Concentrated patrol
c. Target patrol
d. Specific target patrol
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Hate crimes are:
a. offenses committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated by an offender's bias against an individual's or group's race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
b. not actually crimes because people can"t help their prejudices.
c. justifiable under the First Amendment (freedom of expression).
d. both b and c
Q:
According to the text, hate crimes against the person include:
a. vandalism.
b. murder.
c. assault.
d. all of the above
Q:
According to the text, the most common motivator of hate crime is ________________ bias.
a. racial
b. religious
c. sexual orientation
d. ethnicity/national origin
Q:
The Spouse Assault Replication Program, a study cosponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed more than 4,000 incidents, from six jurisdictions, in which males had assaulted their female intimate partners. What were the results?
a. Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level.
b. Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level.
c. Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level.
d. Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level.
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The Child Development"Community Policing initiative advocates the development of -collaborative relationships between law enforcement and ________________ to ensure that youths exposed to violence have access to a wide array of services offered in their communities.
a. the YMCA
b. mental health communities
c. local schools
d. major corporations
Q:
Straw purchasers are purchasers fronting for people linked to:
a. illegal gun trafficking.
b. drug kingpins.
c. car theft rings.
d. counterfeiting operations.
Q:
A primary goal of Child Access Prevention laws is:
a. to keep felons from purchasing firearms.
b. to keep guns out of the reach of children.
c. to make it illegal to store firearms in a residence.
d. to encourage parents to take their children to the firing range for target practice.
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As the text indicates, gun violence is considered a:
a. terrible act in which offenders should receive maximum sentences.
b. four-phase continuum.
c. three-phase continuum.
d. two-phase continuum.
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All of the following are suggested response strategies to drive-by shootings identified by the text except:
a. targeting the activity, not the individual.
b. reducing weapons availability.
c. identifying situations in which violence may occur.
d. targeting the individuals.
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The domestic violence intervention project in Charlotte-Mecklenburg dealt with a/an:
a. reduction in domestic violence.
b. increase in domestic assaults.
c. mandatory arrests in domestic assaults.
d. none of the above
Q:
The country's first adult gun court was established in:
a. Miami, Florida.
b. St. Louis, Missouri.
c. Providence, Rhode Island.
d. Reno, Nevada.
Q:
The Boston City Department of Health and Hospitals initiated Boston's Prevention Project in 1982 to prevent ________________ violence.
a. workplace
b. nursing home
c. gun
d. youth
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Which of the following is not a risk faced by children in violent homes?
a. being neglected
b. lead poisoning
c. observing traumatic events
d. being abused themselves
Q:
What crime has been documented to be linked to domestic violence?
a. murder
b. animal abuse
c. child abuse
d. rape
Q:
The acronym used by the Department of Justice's S*T*O*P Violence against Women Grant Program stands for:
a. strategies, techniques, organizations, and programs.
b. students, teachers, officers, and parents.
c. safety, tolerance, objectivity, and patience.
d. services, training, officers, and prosecution.
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________________ is the nation's largest firearm safety program.
a. Project ChildSafe
b. Project Gun-Lock
c. Project Safe Firearm
d. Project Gun Safe
Q:
Initiated in 1994, the Boston Gun Project includes gun trafficking interdiction as one -component in their broad strategy to stop gun violence. Partners in the project include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); the Boston Police Department (BPD); theSuffolk County District Attorney's Office; and:
a. the Kennedy school.
b. the FBI.
c. the U.S. Attorney's Office.
d. the Massachusetts Attorney General.
Q:
Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the -following except:
a. profiles of the perpetrators.
b. mediation strategies.
c. warnings.
d. means and pathways to violence.
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Violence Against Women Act is legislation to prevent:
a. workplace violence.
b. child access to firearms.
c. stalking and domestic violence.
d. the purchase of firearms by felons and other prohibited persons.
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Only about ________________ percent of sexual assaults are reported to authorities.
a. 15"20
b. 10"20
c. 7"10
d. 2"5
Q:
According to the text, discuss the gang's place within the community, including the nature of bonds between gang members and community members and why these bonds pose a -challenge to law enforcement.
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As the text discusses, explain how police departments gather intelligence on gangs, what technologies are available, and why this task is important.