
Chapter 5: Law Enforcement Today
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- Q1Which of the following is NOT one of the basic responsibilities of the police?to prosecute offendersto prevent crimeto enforce lawsto provide services45s
- Q2What is the most controversial responsibility of police?enforcing lawsproviding servicespreserving the peacepreventing crime45s
- Q3According to the public, what is the primary role of the police?enforce lawspreserve the peaceprovide servicesprevent crime45s
- Q4What year did the Community Era of policing begin?192919681840198345s
- Q5What were policing efforts in the first American cities directed at?controlling certain groups of peoplefighting crimepreventing fires and other disastersproviding military support against the British45s
- Q6Where did the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 create the first modern police force?ParisLondonBostonNew York45s
- Q7The police professionalism model emphasizes all the following exceptimplementing technologylimiting police officer discretion through policy guidelinesmerit-based compensation, or pay for performancecentralized police organization45s
- Q8What era of policing is the Wickersham Commission associated with?SpoilsCommunity PolicingReformTurbulent 60s45s
- Q9Which of the following is NOT one of the three eras of policing?the political erathe metropolitan erathe reform erathe community era45s
- Q10What policing approach evaluates past crime patterns in order to predict future crime patterns?proactive policingproblem-oriented policingintelligence-led policingcommunity policing45s
- Q11Which of the following is NOT one of the basic requirements for a career as a police officer?meet height requirementsU.S. citizenmeet eyesight requirementsat least twenty-one years of age45s
- Q12The suspicion that police officers of a racial or ethnic minority face from their white colleagues and from members of the minority community to which they belong is calleddouble marginalitysexual harassmentthe second woundreverse discrimination45s
- Q13What state does not have Sheriffs?AlaskaHawaiiNew MexicoRhode Island45s
- Q14What is the Internal Revenue Service a member of?Department of the InteriorDepartment of JusticeDepartment of the TreasuryDepartment of Homeland Security45s
- Q15Who enforces the Gun Control Act of 1968?US Department of the TreasuryUS Secret ServiceBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ExplosivesFederal Bureau of Investigation45s