Exam 4: Contemporary Policing: An Overview

The most frequent contact between the police and the noncriminal public is through _______________ encounters.

The traffic function is always kept separate from the patrol function.

According to your text,the "heart and soul" of a department is the __________.

A/An ______________ refers to any group demonstrating specific patterns of behavior that distinguish it from others within a society.

According to the text,how many 911 calls are made yearly?

Satisfaction with police is generally__________.

It is common for police to deal directly with status offenses,warning the youths or returning them to their parents unless the youth has been a habitual offender.

A crime prevention partnership between the public and the police together is the __________.

Usually _______ percent of a department's police officers are assigned to patrol operations.

Clusters of styles of police working attitudes are called __________.

Regarding agency organization,many departments are moving away from tall hierarchy to a more flattened structure with fewer officers in supervisory positions and more officers in the patrol division.

Concern for crime control must be balanced by concern for _______________________.

Most police departments are organized into the two basic units of __________.

Because each community and state have numerous statutes and limited resources,full enforcement of all laws is never possible.

__________________ records contain fingerprints,photographs,and other descriptive data obtained from arrested persons.

Discretion does not allow police officers to consider the seriousness of a law violation.

In policing,current information is provided __________.

The quality of records maintained is directly related to the quality of communications and field services provided.

Police _______________ comes from the people-their laws and institutions.

List and describe the five basic,traditional goals most law enforcement agencies set.