Question 1

Which of the following are considered impact munitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  rubber and wooden bullets and bean bags 
B)  batons and Tasers or stun guns 
C)  pepper spray and extendable asp 
D)  conduct energy devices 
A)  rubber and wooden bullets and bean bags 
B)  batons and Tasers or stun guns 
C)  pepper spray and extendable asp 
D)  conduct energy devices

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding race and rates of police homicides?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans are two times as likely as whites to be killed by police. 
B)  African Americans are four times as likely as whites to be killed by police. 
C)  Whites are two times as likely as African Americans to be killed by police. 
D)  Whites are four times as likely as African Americans to be killed by police. 
A)  African Americans are two times as likely as whites to be killed by police. 
B)  African Americans are four times as likely as whites to be killed by police. 
C)  Whites are two times as likely as African Americans to be killed by police. 
D)  Whites are four times as likely as African Americans to be killed by police.

Question 3

__________ is force used by well-intentioned officers who are unable to handle a situation and resort to force too quickly or needlessly.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence 
A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence

Question 4

An early warning systems (EWS) is designed to identify officers who, as a result of their performance, may exhibit behavioral problems in using force and dealing with citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

__________ is the use of any more force than a highly skilled police officer should find necessary to use in that particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence 
A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence

Question 6

__________ occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence 
A)  Excessive force 
B)  Extralegal violence or brutality 
C)  Unnecessary force 
D)  Lethal violence

Question 7

Unnecessary force occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ are handheld weapons, shaped like handguns, that deliver instantly-incapacitating 50,000V shocks to its targets and are designed to interfere with the body's neuromuscular system, dropping targets to the ground.

Accepted Answer

A)  Impact munitions 
B)  Conducted energy devices 
C)  Police batons 
D)  Firearms 
A)  Impact munitions 
B)  Conducted energy devices 
C)  Police batons 
D)  Firearms

Question 9

Overall, the number of law enforcement personnel feloniously killed annually on the job declined by more than _____% in 36 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  60 
D)  75 
A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  60 
D)  75

Question 10

Suicide by cop is a police-precipitated homicide in which the police take action that causes the victim to use deadly force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the four performance criteria in an early warning system used to identify problem officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of force, reprimands, breach of duty, alcoholism 
B)  Complaints, use of force, reprimands, discharge of firearms 
C)  Discharge of firearms, alcoholism, domestic violence, corruption 
D)  Corruption, breach of duty, complaints, reprimands 
A)  Use of force, reprimands, breach of duty, alcoholism 
B)  Complaints, use of force, reprimands, discharge of firearms 
C)  Discharge of firearms, alcoholism, domestic violence, corruption 
D)  Corruption, breach of duty, complaints, reprimands

Question 12

___________ is any use of force that is not intended or likely to lead to death or serious physical injury which may involve weapons such as a baton, pepper spray, and conducted energy devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  Soft hands 
B)  Hard hands 
C)  Less-than-lethal force 
D)  Deadly force 
A)  Soft hands 
B)  Hard hands 
C)  Less-than-lethal force 
D)  Deadly force

Question 13

What is the first type of force an officer uses in the force continuum?

Accepted Answer

A)  soft handed 
B)  hard handed 
C)  mace or pepper spray 
D)  physical presence 
A)  soft handed 
B)  hard handed 
C)  mace or pepper spray 
D)  physical presence

Question 14

Which of the following is defined as "fighting with a suspect?"

Accepted Answer

A)  soft hands 
B)  hard hands 
C)  threatening force 
D)  excessive force 
A)  soft hands 
B)  hard hands 
C)  threatening force 
D)  excessive force

Question 15

The use-of-force continuum outlines the level of force that officers can use when subduing a suspect and is based on the principle that officers should use only the reasonable or necessary force necessary to effect the arrest or subdue a suspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following are considered impact munitions?

Which of the following is true regarding race and rates of police homicides?

__________ is force used by well-intentioned officers who are unable to handle a situation and resort to force too quickly or needlessly.

An early warning systems (EWS) is designed to identify officers who, as a result of their performance, may exhibit behavioral problems in using force and dealing with citizens.

__________ is the use of any more force than a highly skilled police officer should find necessary to use in that particular situation.

__________ occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

Unnecessary force occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

__________ are handheld weapons, shaped like handguns, that deliver instantly-incapacitating 50,000V shocks to its targets and are designed to interfere with the body's neuromuscular system, dropping targets to the ground.

Overall, the number of law enforcement personnel feloniously killed annually on the job declined by more than _____% in 36 years.

Suicide by cop is a police-precipitated homicide in which the police take action that causes the victim to use deadly force.

Which of the following best describes the four performance criteria in an early warning system used to identify problem officers?

___________ is any use of force that is not intended or likely to lead to death or serious physical injury which may involve weapons such as a baton, pepper spray, and conducted energy devices.

What is the first type of force an officer uses in the force continuum?

Which of the following is defined as "fighting with a suspect?"

The use-of-force continuum outlines the level of force that officers can use when subduing a suspect and is based on the principle that officers should use only the reasonable or necessary force necessary to effect the arrest or subdue a suspect.

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Exam 7: Police Use of Force

Which of the following are considered impact munitions?

Which of the following is true regarding race and rates of police homicides?

__________ is force used by well-intentioned officers who are unable to handle a situation and resort to force too quickly or needlessly.

An early warning systems (EWS) is designed to identify officers who, as a result of their performance, may exhibit behavioral problems in using force and dealing with citizens.

__________ is the use of any more force than a highly skilled police officer should find necessary to use in that particular situation.

__________ occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

Unnecessary force occurs when officers willfully and wrongfully use force that exceeds the boundaries of their authority.

__________ are handheld weapons, shaped like handguns, that deliver instantly-incapacitating 50,000V shocks to its targets and are designed to interfere with the body's neuromuscular system, dropping targets to the ground.

Overall, the number of law enforcement personnel feloniously killed annually on the job declined by more than _____% in 36 years.

Suicide by cop is a police-precipitated homicide in which the police take action that causes the victim to use deadly force.

Which of the following best describes the four performance criteria in an early warning system used to identify problem officers?

___________ is any use of force that is not intended or likely to lead to death or serious physical injury which may involve weapons such as a baton, pepper spray, and conducted energy devices.

What is the first type of force an officer uses in the force continuum?

Which of the following is defined as "fighting with a suspect?"

The use-of-force continuum outlines the level of force that officers can use when subduing a suspect and is based on the principle that officers should use only the reasonable or necessary force necessary to effect the arrest or subdue a suspect.

The Police in American Society

Historical Perspectives

Police Human Resources

Organization and Management

Police Operations

Police Discretion

Police Culture and Behavior

Ethics and Deviance

Civil Liability

Police in the Community

Policing the Drug Problem

Homeland Security and Terrorism

Filters