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
B) better hiring practices
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