Exam 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations

In contrast to the police, those individuals who work within the lower level private security industry are paid more and receive more training.

Describe the main functions of police patrol, investigation, and special operations units.

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

The word _________ is derived from a French word, patrouiller , meaning "to tramp about in the mud."

Police departments have not responded adequately in addressing the issue of stress.

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

______ increases marital problems, alcohol abuse, and higher rates of suicide .

The real threats on the job are called ____________________ stresses.

Police officers today have more formal education than their predecessors.

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. The department to which Alan is applying is in the process of calling his character references.  This process is a part of a

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

New communications technology within police departments has tended to fragment decision making.

How does the use of technology within the community benefit both the community and police departments in combating crime?

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 he would be more successful than a lesser less-educated law enforcement officer?

Which program attempts to control crime through the collection of crime statistics and meetings to enforce accountability?

How does isolation help to define the police officer's working personality?

In the Patriot Act, there is no legislation that allows law enforcement access to sneak and peek warrants, warrantless search of third-party records, and access to emails.

Through the use of examples, discuss how do budget cuts on law enforcement agencies have an impact on the role of police in the community.

Which two elements of police work define the working personality?

____________________ and ____________________ are the two largest and most important units in a police department.