WorksheetsLaw Enforcement II - Midterm
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Community-oriented policing is _____ in action.
Authority
Democracy
Collusion
Perversion
Which of the following is a term used to describe the ability of police to be trusted by citizens to be lawful and unbiased?
Community confidence
Citizen Consignment
Police legitimacy
Law Enforcement reliability
What is the main goal of the first component of community-oriented policing, community partnership?
Political agreement among community members and police officers.
Mutual trust among community members and police officers.
Increase in communication between community members and police officers.
Decrease in resentment between community members and police officers.
Which of the following accurately defines problem solving in community-oriented policing?
The application of appropriate resources to correct or improve conditions which contribute to disorder and crime
The enforcement of laws intended to improve the welfare of the general public.
The use of authoritative influence to make changes benefiting the general public.
The implementation of procedures to prosecute and track down criminal perpetrators.
Community-oriented police management should ____ the actions of individual officers.
Strictly schedule
Track and critique
Guide rather than control
Commemorate
Which type of patrols are most common?
Automobile
Foot
Horse
Bike
Which of the following tends to provide the bulk of daily policing needs in the community?
Public information officers
Crime prevention officers
Neighborhood service officers
Patrol Officers
Which type of officers are responsible for acting as spokes people for the police department by responding to requests for interviews?
Public information officers
Crime prevention officers
Neighborhood service officers
Patrol officers
When evaluating community-oriented programs, it is important to be ____.
Optimistic
Systematic
Expeditious
Modest
Which of the following is NOT one of the traits particularly important for community-oriented police to possess?
Assertive
Compassionate
Detail-oriented
Resourceful
The victim may not FEEL safe under all but which of the following circumstances?
The victim can see and hear the assailant being interviewed.
The victim is being interviewed in the same area where the attack took place.
The victim is cold and uncomfortable.
The victim is given necessary medical care and removed to a quiet location.
Which is not a helpful hint for allowing a victim to regain control?
Stand up to talk
Ask the victim where they feel safest
Ask if there is anyone they would like to have with them.
Give permission to express any reactions
When responding to the need for nurturing a victim, which would be an appropriate response?
Take care of the practical things
Suggest specific things you can do for the victim.
Allow them to make choices for themselves.
All of the above.
Victims need to tell their story over and over to gain a feeling of control over the events they suffered. What is this process called?
Ventilation
Validation
Listening
Prediction
The process through which the crisis intervener makes it clear that most reactions to horrific events are "normal" is called what?
Ventilation
Validation
Prediction
Listening
A part of ventilation is the process of finding words or other ways that will give expression to experiances and reactions.
True
False
One of the least important things you can do in a crisis situation is to listen.
True
False
Bits of memory may come back in all but which of the following forms?
Validation
Dreams
Intrusive thoughts
Story telling
You should always leave written materials for victims to refer to when needed.
True
False
You should promise the victim that suspects are arrested 100% of the time.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
Family abuse may not always be physical
Family abuse happens in families of various class, income, and socioeconomic status
Men are not considered victims of family violence.
Isolation is form of emotional abuse.
Approximately how often is a woman assaulted or beaten in the US?
Every nine seconds
Every 12 seconds
Every 15 seconds
Every 32 seconds
Which of the following is NOT an example of financial abuse?
Taking property without permission
Forcing an individual to sell an item.
Pressuring an individual to sign a legal document.
Sharing income with a spouse.
Temporary Ex Parte Protective Orders typically last how long?
20 days
30 days
40 days
50 days
Which of the following is the test step a law enforcement officer should take when responding to a family violence call involving protective orders?
Confiscate an weapons
Secure the crime scene
Ensure the safety of all victims
Arrest the offender
Approximately how many child abuse cases are reported each year?
1.2 million
2.8 million
3.3 million
5.1 million
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
Child abuse only occurs in bad families
Work pressures can lead to child abuse
Failure to report child abuse may lead to jail time
Loss of parental rights may be a consequence of child abuse.
Which of the following is an example of educational neglect?
Enrolling a school-age child in school
Denying a child the privilege of participating in after school sports
Providing necessary special education
Allowing excessive absences from school
Which of the following is a true statement?
Sexual abusers can only be strangers
All abuse is considered a form of physical abuse
One out of every 14 children have been physically abused
Emotional abuse only occurs between the ages of four and seven.
Which of the following is NOT a type of child neglect?
Emotional
Technological
Educational
Physical
Which of the following is not a myth about anger?
Getting angry is the only way to get thigs done
There are many ways to deal with anger
Strongly confronting angry people will back them down.
Ignore it and it will go away.
"Controlling yourself" includes which of the following techniques?
Holding your breathe
Negative self-talk
Counting to three
Relaxing
Which of the following is one of the most effective anger management techniques?
Think before you speak
Get some exercise
Respond rather than react
Use humor
Which of the following is a sign of when to seek help?
Knowing what anger is
Determining what triggers your anger
Responding in a passive-aggressive manner
Exploring underlying feelings
Learning better ways to communicate is a useful technique for anger management.
True
False
While outwardly submissive, indecisive, and helpless, inside there may be inner conflict, tension, stress, and an inability to meet one's own needs needs fueling feelings of frustration and anger. This defines which type of behavior?
Aggressive
Passive-aggressive
Passive
Assertive
This type of behavior involves expressing, beliefs, feelings, and preferences in a way which is direct, honest, and appropriate and shows a high degree of respect.
Passive
Assertive
Aggressive
Passive-aggressive
Behavior that demands self-expression, attacks, or humiliates other people, generally in a way which shows lack of respect for others in which of the following?
Aggressive
Assertive
Passive
Passive-Aggressive
Which of the following is not one of the six types of difficult people?
Uncooperative
Consistent
Lackadisical
Whining
Which of the following is a strategy for dealing with difficult people?
Stop wishing they were different
Argue and don't acknowledge them
Judge others prior to communication
Listen to what is being said without keeping an open mind.
What is an aggressive act, committed by any person, which does not amount to assault, and which is necessary to accomplish an objective?
Force
Deadly Force
Reasonable or Necessary Force
None of the above
What is known by the actor to cause, or intended to cause, death or serious bodily injury?
Force
Deadly Force
Reasonable or Necessary Force
None of the above
What is the minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective?
Force
Deadly Force
Reasonable or Necessary Force
None of the above
What is the degree of influence a person must exert over the violator to take him or her into custody?
Control
Resistant
Self-control
All of the above
Self-defense is justified when a person reasonably believes it is immediately necessary to protect him or herself against another's use of unlawful force.
True
False
Johnny and jimmy ger into a verbal argument. Jimmy says something that johnny doesn't like about Johnny's mother. Johnny takes a swing at Jimmy and hits him in the side of the head, knocking him unconscious. Could Johnny face charges for assault?
Yes
No
Jimmy and Johnny are in a local supermarket; Jimmy decides to steal a CD. Jimmy puts it under his shir but Johnny doesn't know about it. They walk out of the store. Officer Joe is watching the security cameras and sees Jimmy take the CD, but mistakes him for Johnny. When they are outside, Joie goes out after them. Jimmy sees Joe and runs. Confused, Johnny stands still. Officer Joe places Johnny in handcuffs. Johnny is confused and begins to fight. Is Johnny justified in fighting Officer Joe?
Yes
No
Jimmy and Johnny both play varsity Football. Jimmy plays offense and Johnny plays defense. One day during practice Johnny tackles Jimmy and breaks his arm. Johnny can be charged with assault?
True
False
What are some of the conditions in which deadly force would be justified for self-defense purposes?
When force is justified
When a reasonable person would have retreated.
To protect oneself against another's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force
All of the above
Deadly force is not justified to prevent the imminent commission of
Aggravated kidnapping
Murder
Forgery
Robbery
A person cannot use deadly force to protect another person from unlawful use of deadly force.
True
False
What is the name of the case that dealt with the fleeing felon rule?
Texas v. Gagne
Tennessee v. Gagne
Tennessee v. Garner
Tennessee v. Gaunt
Which of the following is "an individual speaker's accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality, which is usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability"?
Pronunciation
Enunciation
Diction
Phonetics
Most people speak at a rate of over_____ words per minute.
100
30
50
Which of the following is not part of the communication cycle?
Messag
Medium
Translator
Receiver
Concise word choice, clear enunciation, appropriate rate of speech, and appropriate message length all describe which of the following key terms?
Dictation
Pronunciation
Phonetics
Enunciation
What is the length of air time for messages usually?
10 seconds
5 seconds
30 seconds
20 seconds
Which of the following means "forming clear and distinct sounds into words"?
Pronunciation
Enunciation
Phonetics
Diction
Effective communication is which of the following?
Professional
Clear and concise
Timely
All of the above
Clear radio communication occurs through the use of what type of communication?
Concise communication
Phonetic alphabet
Plain language
Ten codes
Which of the following requires standardized words or phrases with specific meaning?
Plain language
Phonetic alphabet
Clear speech policy
Ten codes
Most departments use which type of radio communications?
Ten codes
Phonetic alphabet
Clear speech policy
Plain language
