Exam 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations

A system that assigns priorities to calls for service is called

Drug enforcement falls under the goal of _______ patrol.

An occupational environment affects the way a person interprets reality.

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 is suffering from stress due to his interactions with those involved in the criminal justice system, whom he is forced to arrest and help prosecute on a day-to-day basis.  Which type of stress is David suffering from?

Discuss why people become police officers and how they learn to do their jobs .

The extent to which departments create specialized units depends on which of the following?

____________________ assigns resources so as to obtain the largest number of arrests.

Modern-day police practices use patrol units with two officers.

The presence of a patrol officer in a community can be a major factor in reducing crime.

Which of the following is true regarding the changing profile of a police officer?

The code of silence in many police departments against turning in bad cops is a feature of

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

___________ is an approach to policing in which officers routinely seek to identify, analyze, and respond to the circumstances underlying the incidents that prompt citizens to call the police.

Which of the following is a consequence of the policy of differential response?

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.

When a force employs police officers from all demographic groups, the police gain legitimacy because they are seen as reflecting the interests of all people, and there may be reductions in race-based disparities affecting who is stopped, searched, or arrested.

When a group shares symbols, beliefs, and attitudes, this is referred to as

A police officer's ____________________ is a complex set of emotional and behavioral characteristics.

What conclusions would you make from the chart below?

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's department gets many social service calls, and officers spend a great deal of time on service-related calls.  Andrica would like to develop this type of community-based crime prevention.  This is known as __________ policing.