Exam 5: Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing

List and discuss the three primary purposes/goals of police patrol.

DNA fingerprinting emerged in the:

The most common way for someone to become a detective is to:

While placing the suspect under arrest, there was no resistance. What level of force would Officer Richards appropriately be able to use?

Police response time is a benchmark used for police efficiency.

___________is force applied by a police officer that is likely or intended to cause death.

Case 5-1 Officer Richards was driving his beat when he saw a man running down the street at the same time that he received a radio dispatch that a convenience store was robbed and the cashier shot. Officer Richard jumps out of his car and chases the man down. He arrested the man because he believed this was the man that just committed an armed robbery at the local convenience store. In the robbery, the cashier was shot three times. There were also bullet holes in the wall. When arresting the suspect, Officer Richards did not find a gun on the suspect's person. -When crime scene investigators respond to the convenience store, what trace evidence will they immediately protect from contamination?

What is the smallest stretch of area that a police officer or group of police officers regularly patrol?

The____________ is a division within a police department that receives and investigates complaints of wrongdoing by police officers.

Which is NOT an example of trace evidence?

Duty is the obligation to act in a certain manner.

Areas that contain a greater number of criminals and higher-than-average levels of victimization are often labeled_______________.

A hierarchically structured administrative organization that carries out specific functions is a:

Police officers use physical force in about 25% of police-public encounters.

Reactive arrests are associated with general patrol activities.

The misuse of authority by a law enforcement officer is________ .

The "broken windows theory" proposes that cracking down on violent crime will allow police to reclaim neighborhoods.

Officer-initiated activities account for the least amount of time.

In most police departments the police responsibilities are divided according to zones as well as by time.

Which one is NOT an internal pressure of police officers that causes stress?