Exam 5: Police Operations

The crime suppression force devotes its time almost exclusively to crime prevention, deterrence, and apprehension activities.

Which of the following refers to any time that an officer is committed to some call or police activity?

___________ partnerships involve several agencies to develop comprehensive approaches to problems.

Routine preventive patrol is where a patrol force is split into two separate patrol groups: the patrol call-answering group and the criminal interception group. The program is based on a belief that a patrol division is responsible for two essential functions: responding to calls for service and crime suppression and prevention.

___________ units partner with other police departments or probation or parole officers to arrest suspects that are committing large numbers of crime.

Which of the following is an advantage of bicycle patrol over foot patrol?

In which case did the United States Supreme Court state that pretextual traffic stops were reasonable as long as the officer had probable cause to believe the violation had occurred?

There is a standard priority system that is dependent on the computerized dispatch system used by the department.

A differential police response entails responding to citizen calls by means other than dispatching an officer.

The __________ function is performed by patrol officers who are allocated across beats to respond to calls and to observe for crime and suspicious activities.

Which type of traffic stop involves an officer using the pretext of a traffic violation to stop a vehicle to investigate for other crimes?

How is most police work initiated?

Which court case applied the "fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine" to the states?

Enforcement of traffic laws falls under which function of police?

___________ is a charge leveled against police departments for stopping, citing, searching, or arresting a disproportionate number of minorities.