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Law Enforcement - Policing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old does a person have to be to become a police officer?

a)

18

b)

19

c)

20

d)

21

2.

What is the metaphorical term used to describe police subculture and to refer to the value placed on secrecy and the general mistrust of the outside world shared by many police officers?

a)

The Red Curtain

b)

The Blue Curtain

c)

The Blue Shield

d)

The Iron Curtain

3.

According to data from the "Phoenix Study," what factor was most predictive of an officer's use of force?

a)

The suspect's use of force

b)

The crime the suspect was accused of

c)

The time the alleged crime occurred

4.

Abuse of authority by a law enforcement officer for personal gain is also known as:

a)

Police Discretion

b)

Police Ethics

c)

Police Corruption

d)

Police Authority

5.

Ballistics is the study of:

a)

fingerprints, blood, or hair found in small amounts at a crime scene

b)

firearms, firing of weapon, and the flight of the bullet

6.

Law enforcement officer that is duly authorized to make arrests and use force, including deadly force, against civilians.

a)

Authorized officer

b)

Sworn officer

c)

Legal officer

d)

Trained officer

7.

Patrol is an example of _________________ policing.

a)

Reactive

b)

Proactive

8.

Responsible for the protection of the crime scene.

a)

Investigator

b)

First responder

c)

EMS

d)

Detective

9.

Minimum point match for evidentiary value in fingerprinting.

a)

Six

b)

Eight

c)

Thirteen

d)

Five

10.

Strategy to focus on specific type of criminal activity.

a)

Incident driven

b)

Directed patrol

c)

General patrol

d)

Crime mapping

11.

Crack down on quality of life crimes in order to reduce criminal activity.

a)

Broken Windows Theory

b)

Community Policing Theory

c)

Problem Solving Theory

d)

Socialization Theory

12.

Process by which a new officer learns the values and expectations of becoming an officer.

a)

Police subculture

b)

Police ritual

c)

Socialization

d)

Blue curtain

13.

Study to measure percentage of "use of force."

a)

Cincinnati study

b)

Phoenix study

c)

New York study

d)

L.A. study

14.

Use of force should be judged by the moment.

a)

U.S. v. Garner

b)

Tennessee v. Garner

c)

Graham v. Connor

d)

U. S. v. Weeks

15.

Rules or standards of behavior that govern a profession.

a)

Discretion

b)

Duty

c)

Ethics

d)

Guidelines