Exam 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations.

The educational level of new police recruits is a factor that influences who applies to be a law enforcement officer.

During day-to day-encounters with police officers,citizens respond most positively to which officer characteristic?​

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the SARA strategy for problem solving?

The second aspect of the working personality is the need to exert authority.

One important component of community policing is

Which of the following is true of women in the police force?

____________________ is a subdivision of a national culture defined by occupation,ethnicity,class,and residence.

Every department has the same number of vice and juvenile units.

A set of emotional and behavioral characteristics developed by members of an occupational group in response to a work situation and environmental influences is called the ________ personality.

Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out the basic functions of patrol,investigation,traffic,vice,juvenile,and are _________ functions.

Which two elements of police work define the working personality?​

All police departments have equipment to perform DNA analysis.

The first ____________________ police officer was hired in Portland,Oregon,in 1905.

Predict the future of law enforcement within the next 10 years.Take into account budget cuts and the vast increases in technology.

Which type of police officers account for two-thirds of all sworn officers?

Police departments use several methods to measure police productivity.In light of the shift to community policing (and away from punitive crime control),can measures such as arrests and traffic stops still be used to gauge police productivity? In your answer,suggest alternative measures if appropriate.

Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department. She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls. Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods. -Andrica would also like to change how her officers receive calls.She would like the highest-priority calls to go out first.This is an example of​

When police prioritize calls,this is called ____________________.

Steve Herbert found a high sense of morality in the law enforcement subculture.Which of the following is not a dilemma that officers must overcome?​

Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department. He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field. -Based upon Alan's education level,which of the following would not be an area where we would be more successful than a lesser educated law enforcement officer?