Exam 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations

Agencies increasingly require recruits to undergo ____________, because each officer will ultimately make important discretionary decisions, including those that may determine life and death in stressful situations.

When police prioritize calls, this is called ____________________.

Which of the following is not a key issue in understanding the police subculture?

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

Forensic analysis of hair, semen, and blood can only be used to determine guilt; these findings cannot be used to establish the innocence of incarcerated people.

Research conducted on large police departments found that a key factor in solving crimes was

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 has considered buying a drone for surveillance to prevent future crimes from occurring.  This would be considered a type of __________ law enforcement.

New York City created the Commission to Combat Police Corruption that is an entity separate from the department that investigates corruption.

Which is not an instance of proactive police?

Most police work is reactive, which means police

When calls for service are the main instigators of police action, this is called ________ policing.

_______ is an influential theory about increases in fear and crime within neighborhoods when there is insufficient police attention to seemingly minor public order offenses such as vandalism, loitering, aggressive panhandling, and prostitution.

Police rarely perceive the public as hostile.

Departments may determine ________ by determining how many citations an officer writes or the particular clearance rate.

___________ are police employees who have taken an oath and been given powers by the state to make arrests and use necessary force, in accordance with their duties.

Enforcement of vice laws depends on ____________________ police work.

Police functions that directly involve field operations such as patrol and investigation are called _____ functions.

__________ is where the officer learns the subculture of the department .

Which of the following is not a requirement of a must recruits must s  pass to become a police officer?

David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years.  He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims.  He remembers a the time when he use d to be excited to hear the next call for service.  Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance.  David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job.  He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well. David has noticed that he has lost ties to all of his friends who are not in law enforcement.  He primarily associates with those who carry a gun and a badge because fellow officers are the only ones who understand what a police officer has to endure.  This results in