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Question 1

List 6 early warning signs of potentially problematic officer behavior.

Question 2

How might a “rotten apple” situation be neutralized?

A) professional police management

C) performance evaluations

D) all of the above

Question 3

    Who was the founder of America’s Most Wanted?
        A.
    John Walsh
        B.
    George Bush
        C.
    John Langley
        D.
    Amber Hagerman

Question 4

What are the five types of traumatic stress disorders?

Question 5

    Which of the following is a factor that can affect police discretion?
        A.
    procedural guidelines
        B.
    situational factors
        C.
    police subculture
        D.
    all of the above

Question 6

Explain the nine major reasons given by the textbook why some people would never apply for a police job.

Question 7

    College degrees which may be necessary for some federal law enforcement jobs include:
        A.
    law degree
        B.
    accounting degree
        C.
    doctoral degree in behavior science
        D.
    all of the above

Question 8

    What did the framers of the Constitution have in mind regarding government power?
        A.
    each agency should have unlimited power
        B.
    every branch is autonomous
        C.
    power is pooled through checks and balances
        D.
    none of the above

Question 9

    When can an arrest be made?
        A.
    when officers have a tip as to who committed the crime
        B.
    when probable cause is present
        C.
    when a suspect confesses
        D.
    both b and c

Question 10

Compare and contrast deviance control and civil order control.

Question 11

What are some ways to mitigate the dangers of police chases?

Question 12

Name 3 software programs that can be used for IA investigations.

Question 13

    Why do police officers have a high burnout rate?
        A.
    dislike of the work
        B.
    low salary
        C.
    habit of ignoring stress
        D.
    none of the above

Question 14

    Which of the following is a problem that might result from conflict or misunderstanding of a police policy?
        A.
    street justice
        B.
    corruption
        C.
    poor service
        D.
    all of the above

Question 15

    Once a criminal offense has been committed, which of the following is a possible outcome?
        A.
    crime goes undetected
        B.
    victim does not report the crime
        C.
    crime comes to attention of police
        D.
    all of the above

Question 16

    The police subculture is formed in part due to what commonality among officers?
        A.
    education level
        B.
    values and ideas about the job
        C.
    ages and race
        D.
    marital status

Question 17

What steps are recommended to ensure that the hiring process is as effective as possible?

Question 18

    Which theory of police corruption suggests that the individual officer carries the sole responsibility for his/her actions without the knowledge of supervisors?
        A.
    rotten apple
        B.
    bad seed
        C.
    lone wolf
        D.
    solitary actor

Question 19

    A tendency on the part of officers to focus on the status of individuals as opposed to their behavior and to view people through “profiles” of other officers is known as:
        A.
    criminal blindness
        B.
    CYA
        C.
    cohesion
        D.
    conservatism

Question 20

    What study in 1973 demonstrated that patrol techniques have little effect on crime patterns?
        A.
    Michigan directed patrol experience
        B.
    Foot patrols in Newark
        C.
    Kansas City preventive patrol experiment
        D.
    Repairing neighborhoods with partnerships

Question 21

    The normal wear and tear that our bodies and minds experience as we react to physical, psychological, and environmental changes in our daily lives is known as..
        A.
    stress
        B.
    power
        C.
    emotions
        D.
    thoughts

Question 22

    Which is a principle task of the patrol officers who are first responders to a crime scene?
        A.
    collect evidence
        B.
    conduct a thorough search of the scene
        C.
    secure the crime scene
        D.
    interrogate the suspect

Question 23

    Who are the primary investigators for the federal government?
        A.
    FBI
        B.
    CIA
        C.
    Secret Service
        D.
    DEA

Question 24

    What is the minimum age to work in most police departments?
        A.
    18
        B.
    21
        C.
    25
        D.
    30

Question 25

    The traditional demographic for police officers has been?
        A.
    white
        B.
    male
        C.
    working class
        D.
    all of the above