Law Studies Ch 5 Test Review

The community era of policing began in

• 1968.

• 1983

• 1840

• 1929

The Wickersham Commission is associated with which era of policing?

• Community Policing

• Reform

• Turbulent 60s

• Spoils

The 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 an example of

• reverse discrimination

• double marginality.

• the second wound.

• sexual harassment.

The most controversial responsibility of the police involves

• enforcing laws.

• providing services.

• preventing crime.

• preserving the peace

Which of the following agencies is a part of the Department of Homeland Security?

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

• U.S. Secret Service

• U.S. Marshals

• Drug Enforcement Administration

The Internal Revenue Service is organized under the

• Department of Justice.

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of Treasury

• Department of the Interior

U.S. Marshals do not

• provide security at the U.S. Capitol

• transport federal prisoners

• provide security at federal courts

• control property that has been seized by federal court order.

According to the text, all of the following factors have been recognized for contributing to the rapid growth of the private security industry except

• increasing fear of crime.

• high profit margins for private security companies

• crime in the workplace

• budget cuts for state and municipal police services.

Which of the following is not one of Bittner’s four basic responsibilities of the police?

• To prevent crime

• To provide services

• To prosecute offenders

• To enforce laws

A policing approach that evaluates past crime patterns in order to predict future crime patterns is _____________________ policing

• community

• intelligence-led

• problem-oriented

• proactive