Bergen Community College Criminal Justice Practice Quiz

1- The police in a democracy are organized mainly to be

a. reactive

b. proactive

c. outside of constitutional constraints

d. obedient to individual voters

2- “Incident driven policing” stems from

a. the high crime rates in all cities

b citizens’ expectations that police will respond quickly to every call

c. proactive policing strategies

d. all of the above

3-  In modern departments, productivity is

a. traffic tickets issued

b. suspects stopped for questioning

c. value of stolen goods recovered

d. all of the above

4- The famous Kansas City police study indicated that

a. an increase of officers on preventive patrol

does not reduce crime

b. an increase of officers on preventive patrol

reduces crime

c. a decrease in officers on preventive patrol

increases crime

d. racial discrimination still exists among

police officers

5- Officers are assigned to directed patrol

 a. to emphasize reactive policing

 b. to emphasize proactive policing at high crime

areas

 c. to emphasize differentiated response strategies

 d. to test new productivity measures

6- Police response time rates are highly dependent on

a. proactive policing strategies

b. the allocation of personnel to vice investigations

c. prompt reports by victims and witnesses

d. the effectiveness of the detective unit

7- Police union officials strongly advocate

a. two-person patrol cars

b. the allocation of personnel to vice investigations

c. measuring productivity by college credits earned

d. all of the above

8- Problem—oriented policing focuses on

a. the underlying circumstances of incidents in which citizens call the police

b foot patrol

c. differential response strategies

d. expedited response time

9-  Preliminary investigation is conducted by

a.  detectives

b. FBI lab technicians

c. patrol officers

d. assistant prosecutors

10- The parts of the Criminal Justice system are

a. law enforcement, judges, sheriffs, bailiffs

b. police, prosecutors, judges

c. arrest, search, seizure

d. corrections, police, courts

TRUE OR FALSE

11-  Patrol and investigative units have completely separate functions and

responsibilities.

12-  In police organization, line functions are those that directly involve

operational activities.

13-   Patrol officers constitute two—thirds of all sworn officers.

14-  Because of their importance to the department’s essential functions,

patrol officers have high status within the police profession.

15-  Research indicates that preventive patrol strategies as developed

by Sir Sretiuk indicates that Law Enforcement Officers like foot patrol.

16- Contrary to public perceptions, research indicates that crime is

distributed randomly throughout society.

17- Detectives are more important than patrol officers in establishing

relationships with members of the community.

18- Significant improvement in the promptness of citizen calls to police

reporting crimes would lead to dramatic increases in the number of arrests.

19- A study of large cities showed that most patrol cars are staffed by two

officers.

20-.Community policing reduces costs for the police department.

21- Criminal suspects have the right to counsel during

interrogations

22- Random Preventive Patrol is effective and efficient.

23- Detectives are primarily concerned with creating a preliminary

investigative report.

24-Police officers must coordinate their efforts with social service  agencies in order to deal effectively with special populations.

25- Drug enforcement and crimes without victims are two

areas in which police tend to be proactive

Extra 

If you were the chief of police what patrol strategies would you deploy.