Chapter 5 Quiz Fall 2025

Camden, New Jersey, had a serious problem with crimes, especially violent and drug crimes. Part of the problem was the lack of police officers due to budget cuts, which eventually resulted in nonresponse to 911 calls and a lag in crime investigations. In May 2013, Camden officials responded by disbanding the city’s entire police department. This unprecedented step allowed Camden County to hire a completely new force without the restrictions of the previous department’s police union labor contract. As a result, per officer costs were cut in half, and the city was eventually able to nearly double its number of police officers. Law enforcement officials also increased the use of crime-fighting technology and trained the new officers to be more involved in the community. By the summer of 2014, even though the city’s murder rate was still considerably higher than the national average, shootings were down 43 percent and overall violent crime was down 22 percent from two years earlier.

One of the challenges in Camden continues to be the creation of a diverse police force. Which of the following is one of the advantages of a diverse police force?

• A. Members of groups of color represent a broad source of talent in this country that can enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement.

• b. Decrease the amount of crime in a community.

• c. Ensure that there is an equal amount of different officers on the force.

• d. An integrated police force could develop a better relationship with female residents.

• e. Diversifying the police would mean to recruit the most competent and skilled people available.

Which of the following is an advantage of affirmative action?

• Some individuals do not want to be hired because of affirmative action.

• There are no “special skills” unique to women or minority law enforcement agents.

• In one agency, increase in female police officers declined when the program ended.

• The existence of a diverse police force improves community–police relations and makes it easier for all officers to do their jobs.

• It increases the arrests made in communities.

What is the most controversial responsibility of the police?

• arresting criminals

• preventing crime

• providing services

• enforcing laws

• preserving the peace

What term refers to the suspicions that police officers of color face from their White colleagues and from members of the community of color to which they belong?

• sexual harassment

• affirmative action

• double marginality

• reverse discrimination

• the second wound

Philadelphia was the first city to form an organized police department.

• True

• False

During the probationary period, what step in the recruitment process does an officer go through?

• field training

• field work

• background check

• psychological screening test

• polygraph

Which of the following is one of Bittner’s four basic responsibilities of the police?

• to prosecute offenders

• to sentence offenders

• to create laws

• to enforce laws

• to prevent rehabilitation

Which of the following is one of the investigative priorities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

• terrorism

• illegal immigration

• counterfeiting

• protection of courts and judges

• tax evasion

Female police officers often face the problem of tokenism, or the belief that they have not earned their positions.

• True

• False

The FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, ATF, and DEA are organized under what federal department?

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• IRS

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

• U.S. Marshals Service

• U.S. Department of Justice