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WorksheetsChapter 7 and 8 Policing Issues and the Rule of Law Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term describes the experience of black officers who must deal with the expectation that they will show lenience to members of their own race, while at the same time experiencing overt racism from their police colleagues?
a)
The black curtain
b)
Double marginality
c)
Ethnic role strain
d)
Toxic race relations
2.
Approximately _____ percent of police departments now have some type of college requirement?
a)
5 percent
b)
16 percent
c)
35 percent
d)
50 percent
3.
Which of the following statements about female officers is false?
a)
Female officers are less likely than male officers to be charged with improper conduct.
b)
Female officer recruits are more likely to fail the entrance physical exam than male officer recruits.
c)
Female officers tend to receive harsher punishments than male officers if cited for disciplinary action.
d)
Female officers are less likely than male officers to receive support from the community.
4.
An officer that approaches a group of teenagers standing in a parking lot, checks them for gang symbols, and calls into the station to ascertain if any of them have active warrants, arresting those with a warrant, exemplifies which style of policing?
a)
Crime fighter
b)
Social agent
c)
Law enforcer
d)
Watchman
5.
Which is not one of the six core beliefs at the heart of the police culture?
a)
Loyalty to colleagues counts above all else.
b)
The war against crime cannot be won without bending the rules.
c)
No one else understands the nature of police work.
d)
Patrol work gives officers the chance to be heroes in the eyes of the public.
6.
Which police style emphasizes problem-solving and is therefore well suited for community policing?
a)
Crime fighter
b)
Social agent
c)
Law enforcer
d)
Watchman
7.
What pattern does research reveal regarding officers' involvement in use-of-force incidents?
a)
Use-of-force incidents are almost always racially motivated.
b)
A small portion of officers’ account for a sizable portion of the abuses.
c)
Problem officers tend to be senior officers who are confident their abuses will go unpunished.
d)
The most significant factor in controlling police brutality is the threat of criminal action.
8.
Which style of policing involves the least amount of discretion?
a)
Crime fighter
b)
Social agent
c)
Law enforcer
d)
Watchman
9.
Which of the following is true regarding police use of force?
a)
Minority groups’ members are more likely to disapprove of the police view of force than majority group members.
b)
African Americans and Hispanics were more likely than whites to experience police threat or use of force as a consequence of police contact.
c)
The suspect’s behavior is a much more powerful determinant of police response, than age or race.
d)
All of the statements are true regarding police use of force.
10.
Which belief do white and black police officers not share?
a)
They both believe that the ghetto is violent, bad, and dirty
b)
They both believe that the police department will sacrifice an officer for political reasons
c)
They both think that white police officers are more professional
d)
They both think that lower-class whites are fat, wife-beating in-bred, no teeth, cop-fighting
11.
Which of the following is not a factor identified in the text as related to police shootings?
a)
Local and national levels of violence
b)
Police workload
c)
The threat hypothesis
d)
All of these are factors related to police shootings
12.
Anthony is a new police recruit who just graduated from the police academy and has been hired by a large metropolitan police department in Florida. He reports to work for his first shift and is assigned a field training officer, Jeffrey. Anthony is excited to begin his work as a police officer as this is something he has wanted since he was a child. During Anthony’s first shift he meets many of his fellow police officers. He is given a lot of different advice by these different officers. He quickly learns that there are different policing styles.
Anthony meets Harold who explains to him that their focus as police officers should be the victim, and that effective police work is the only way that the “dangerous classes” can be kept in check. What style of policing does Harold follow?
Anthony meets Harold who explains to him that their focus as police officers should be the victim, and that effective police work is the only way that the “dangerous classes” can be kept in check. What style of policing does Harold follow?
a)
The crime fighter
b)
The law enforcer
c)
The social agent
d)
The watchman
13.
Harold’s partner, Cecilia, takes a different approach to policing. She believes that Harold is too focused on the criminal and explains that she went into policing to work with the special needs population. She likes working with the homeless and those who require emergency services. Cecilia follows ______ style of policing.
a)
the crime fighter
b)
the law enforcer
c)
the social agent
d)
the watchman
14.
Detective Smith is a 14 year police veteran who has been working in internal affairs for the past 4 years. He was assigned to internal affairs to investigate allegations of police misconduct and corruption. While working as a police officer, he put himself through law school in the evenings and received his law license 6 years ago. While he enjoyed being a road patrol officer he feels it is more important to protect the citizens of the community against the few corrupt police officers that may exist on his police force.
One of Detective Smith’s first investigations as an internal affairs detective is on a 17 year police veteran who is being accused of demanding bribes from local drug dealers and helping them transport their narcotics in his police trunk. If the allegations are true, this officer can be classified as a:
One of Detective Smith’s first investigations as an internal affairs detective is on a 17 year police veteran who is being accused of demanding bribes from local drug dealers and helping them transport their narcotics in his police trunk. If the allegations are true, this officer can be classified as a:
a)
grass eater
b)
candy eater
c)
meat eater
d)
beer drinker
15.
Detective Smith is surprised to learn that his former field training officer often took bribes to look the other way when he encountered bookmakers arranging bets on local sporting events. This type of conduct is considered that of a:
a)
grass eater
b)
candy eater
c)
meat eater
d)
beer drinker
16.
A _____________ occurs when a police officer takes a person into custody or deprives a person of freedom for having allegedly committed a criminal offense.
a)
Arrest
b)
Search
c)
warrantless search
d)
seizure
17.
A government actor’s infringement on a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy is referred to as a:
a)
Warrant
b)
Curtilage
c)
search
d)
seizure
18.
A police officer cannot arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless the officer sees the crime occur is known as the ____________.
a)
the hearsay rule
b)
in-presence requirement
c)
the fruit of the poisonous tree requirement
d)
probable cause
19.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for serving a warrant?
a)
officers must knock and announce
b)
no reporters are allowed
c)
time constraints must be stated and maintained
d)
female officers must be present at all searches in case female suspects are present
20.
The two components of the stop-and-frisk are respectively justified by:
a)
The need for crime prevention and detection, and the need to protect the officer.
b)
The need to document reasonable suspicion and the need to establish probable cause for arrest.
c)
The need to establish police presence as a crime deterrent, and the need to preserve potential evidence from destruction.
d)
The need to document reasonable suspicion and the need to preserve potential evidence from destruction
21.
The basic principle of the law of electronic surveillance is that wire-tapping and other devices that violate privacy are contrary to the _____ Amendment.
a)
First
b)
Fourth
c)
Eighth
d)
Fourteenth
22.
Which type of warrantless automobile search has been deemed unconstitutional?
a)
systematic drunk-driving roadblocks
b)
passenger searches
c)
pretext traffic stops
d)
random stop for drug smuggler
23.
Which of the following is NOT mandated by Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
a)
the right to remain silent
b)
the right to an attorney
c)
the right to face one’s accuser
d)
if a statement is made it can be used against you in court
24.
The principle that a suspect can be questioned in the field without a Miranda warning if the information the police seek is needed to protect public safety.
a)
Miranda exclusion law
b)
public safety doctrine
c)
principle of least eligibility
d)
consent search doctrine
25.
The principle that evidence may be used in criminal trial even though the search warrant used to obtain it was technically faulty, as long as the police acted without malice when they sought the warrant
a)
good faith exception
b)
fruit of the poisonous tree exception
c)
inevitable discovery
d)
compassion rule
26.
In the rural Appalachian Mountains two locals are known as possible marijuana growers. The police have been conducting surveillance on the two men for over 6 months and have found no visual evidence of the production or possession of an illegal substance. Having exhausted all other avenues answer the following questions to determine the legality of the police activities.
The use of surveillance aircraft in a fly over is used and detects over 500 marijuana plants growing in a field next to the dwelling. This action is
The use of surveillance aircraft in a fly over is used and detects over 500 marijuana plants growing in a field next to the dwelling. This action is
a)
upheld by Oliver v. United States which states Fourth Amendment protection does not apply to open fields
b)
illegal based on the court ruling of Pleasanton v. United States which protects any adjacent fields or dwellings within 50 yards of a residence
c)
is legal due to probable cause obtained by the fly over
d)
is illegal based on the Terry v. Ohio court decision protecting curtilage
27.
After detecting the marijuana fields the police plan to execute a search warrant of the property at 11 pm on Friday the 12th to disguise them under the cover of darkness. The police enter through the front after knocking and announcing their presence, while another team photographs the fields and immediately burns them so no marijuana can be removed. The action is
a)
legal based on the execution of the search warrant
b)
illegal because of the time and manner in which it was conducted
c)
legal because the police knocked and announced
d)
illegal because police cannot enter a dwelling on a Friday
28.
A pat down search of the outer garments of clothing of both gentlemenJackson Joseph, age 18, and his cousin Noah, age 20, are standing near a convenient store in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Officer Brooklyn, a 22 year veteran notices the pair loitering around the store and avoiding eye contact with anybody entering and exiting the store. After witnessing these actions for nearly 45 minutes, Officer Brooklyn moves in to questions the suspects. Answer the following questions based on the scenario above.
A pat down search of the outer garments of clothing of both gentlemen
A pat down search of the outer garments of clothing of both gentlemen
a)
violates the Fourth Amendment since there is no probable cause
b)
is allowed due to the ruling determined in the Terry v. Ohio case
c)
is illegal because the suspects are under the age of 21
d)
is allowed because both men lose their right to privacy since they are in a public place
29.
If in the arrest of Noah, Jackson takes off running and Officer Brooklyn’s backup witnessing Jackson running into a building the officers must
a)
wait to obtain a search warrant
b)
must obtain approval from a superior pending a search warrant
c)
can enter due to the potential loss of evidence
d)
can enter because buildings are not protected under the Fourth Amendment
30.
If the convenient store employees are later called to the station to identify the suspects based upon speculation of their involvement in the robbery of the store months ago, the suspects have the right to
a)
decline being part of the lineup
b)
have counsel present
c)
have a parent or guardian present
d)
nothing: their rights are surrendered
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