Exam 4: Law Enforcement Today

Most arrests are made for:

Which is NOT a part of a background test for new police recruits?

Explain why experts believe that the September 11 attacks have effectively ended the community era of policing.

Many experts believe that the events from September 11, 2001, effectively ended the:

Only within the past 20 years have many police departments actively tried to recruit________ .

According to James Q. Wilson, the police's_______role often takes on a pattern of simply "handling the situation."

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.

Which of the following is NOT under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security?

Police officers see themselves primarily as crime fighters.

In which city was the first organized police department formed?

Women represent more than half of all police officers.

List and describe some of the most important law enforcement agencies under the control of the Department of Homeland Security.

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?

Which of the following is a technology that is NOT part of police cars?

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?

________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.

Police officers spend the majority of their time on law enforcement activities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation operates the largest crime laboratory in the world.

Compare and contrast municipal law enforcement agencies with sheriff's and county law enforcement.

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?