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2021 PLPSCS Fall Semester Exam

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a way to prepare for a career as a police officer?

a)

Avoiding bad decisions

b)

Getting a bachelor's degree in telecommunications

c)

Training to meet physical requirements

d)

Participating in the local Explorer's program

2.

Where was the first recorded instance of an organized police force located?

a)

England

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

3.

Which country began the process of separating minor crimes from felonies?

a)

Italy

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Greece

4.

Who developed the first professional police force supported by the government in England?

a)

Sir Robert Peel

b)

Allan Pinkerton

c)

Gabriel Reynie

d)

Henry Fielding

5.

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of workplace injury or illness for corrections professionals?

a)

Contagious disease

b)

Sedentary work

c)

High stress levels

d)

Physical altercations with inmates

6.

Which of the following is NOT a pathway in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Career Cluster?

a)

Military and Government Services

b)

Legal Services

c)

Emergency and Fire Management Services

d)

Security and Protective Services

7.

Animal control officer, canine enforcement officer and forensic science technician are all professions within which pathway?

a)

Legal Services

b)

Emergency and Fire Managment

c)

Law Enforcement Services

d)

Security and Protective Services

8.

Professionals in which of the following pathways would most likely respond to an oil leak?

a)

Legal Services

b)

Emergency and Fire Management Services

c)

Law Enforcement Services

d)

Security and Protective Services

9.

A Firefighter is a career included in the Emergency and Fire Management Services. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A counselor is a career included in the Private Security Pathway. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Correction professionals are known to have minimal stress levels while working in the correctional setting. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Correction professionals should be bold individuals. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.
Search and seizures are regulated by which amendment?
a)
Fourth
b)
Sixth
c)
Fifth
d)
Eighth
14.

An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice?

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Parking Lot

c)

Gym

15.
Police officer who do not wear uniforms on duty, normally to observe the behavior of civilians who are unware of police presence.
a)
Probation or Parole Officer
b)
Plainclothes Officer
c)
Volunteers
16.
Developing ways to identify locations at high-risk for crime.
a)
Community Policing
b)
Predictive policing
c)
Intelligence-Led Policing
17.
Taking personal objects to use as evidence or arresting a suspect.
a)
Hoarding
b)
Quarantine
c)
Seizure
18.

State Law Enforcement agencies include all of the following except:

a)

Conservation Department

b)

NSA

c)

Department of Public Safety

d)

Airport Police

19.

____________________________ Provides county-wide

patrol and conducts criminal investigations.

a)

State Police

b)

Sheriff's Office

c)

Constable's Office

d)

State Bureau of Investigation

e)

State Department of Homeland Security

20.

Background checks will identify if a law enforcement candidate followed directions from their parents at home. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

21.
Due Process (in Criminal Proceedings); Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
a)
5th
b)
14th
c)
3rd
22.

Which constitutional amendment protects inmates from cruel and unusual punishment?

a)

Fifth amendment

b)

Sixth amendment

c)

Eighth amendment

d)

Fourteenth amendment

23.

Who paid gaolers' salaries?

a)

Tax payers

b)

King Henry II

c)

Inmates

d)

Judges

24.

What are the roles and responsibilities of a correctional officer?

a)

To gather information

b)

To supervise, protect and rehabilitate inmates

c)

To provide emergency medical services

d)

To fight fires and rescue occupants

25.

Up to _______ percent of new inmates in jail are released within four or five days

a)

75

b)

95

c)

55

d)

85

26.

Prisons typically house inmates who are serving longer sentences and convicted of crimes. True or False?. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A detention center is a residential program providing inmates a place to stay after they serve their sentence.. True or False?. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A workplace benefit for correctional officers would be being injured by inmates and stress incurred working the job. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

________________ was a punishment requiring criminals to be indentured servants in colonies such as America or Australia and was used between 1607 & 1953.

a)

Gaols

b)

Transportation

c)

Bridewells

d)

Galley Slavery

30.

________________ workhouses for poor people and lesser criminals like prostitutes and beggars.

a)

Gaols

b)

Transportation

c)

Bridewells

d)

Galley Slavery

31.

A major difference between prisons and jails is that jails only hold people that have been convicted of crimes. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Halfway houses and work release programs are both ways to assist inmates with reintegration back into society when they are release from prison. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The name "Bridewells" came from prisoners’ whose brides welled up with tears outside the walls of the jail. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

34.

________________________ is responsible for the supervision and protection of prisoners.

a)

Juvenile Probation Officer

b)

Municipal or County Jailer

c)

Correctional Officer

d)

Probation and Parole

35.

________________________ is responsible for the supervision of offenders who are on probation or parole.

a)

Juvenile Probation Officer

b)

Municipal or County Jailer

c)

Correctional Officer

d)

Probation or Parole Officer

36.

________________ was a punishment requiring criminals to work rowing ships rather than spend time in jail and was in practice between 1602 and the mid-1700s.

a)

Gaols

b)

Transportation

c)

Bridewells

d)

Galley Slavery

37.
Search and seizures are regulated by which amendment?
a)
Fourth
b)
Sixth
c)
Fifth
d)
Eighth
38.

Who is responsible for assessing emergencies involving hazardous materials?

a)

Volunteers

b)

News Media

c)

First Responders (EMS, Police, Firefighters)

d)

Fire Marshal

39.

In 1968 this system was the designated number to dial in case of an emergency in Washington, DC

a)

901

b)

662

c)

913

d)

911

40.

In 1862 America's first ________ was instituted by the US army

a)

EMT

b)

EMR

c)

Ambulance Service

d)

Dispatcher

41.

The Great Chicago Fire occurred in October ________ when a fire started in a barn and destroyed 3.3 square miles of the city.

a)

1630

b)

1735

c)

1679

d)

1871

42.

__________________________ was the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1862 who made many changes to the American hospital system.

a)

Edward Dalton

b)

William Hammond

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thadius Moncrief

43.

__________________________ was a Union Army Surgeon in the Civil War who saw on the battlefield that quick response to injuries was key to recovery and created horse teams to be available to provide "fast response" to injured civilians.

a)

Edward Dalton

b)

William Hammond

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thadius Moncrief

44.

When should a firefighter check his equipment?

a)

Weekly at end of tour of duty

b)

Daily, when they start their shift & after each use.

c)

Monthly

d)

When the equipment is scheduled to be decommissioned.

45.

Who is the Hallsville Fire Chief?

a)

Chief Fletcher

b)

Chief Barton

c)

Chief Miller

d)

Chief Steelman

46.

Historical emergency medical response includes the use of a "wagon with _______________________" in them as ambulances as early as 900 A.D.

a)

Hammocks

b)

Chairs

c)

Recliners

d)

Beds

47.

"Critical Thinking" is a key skill in "Emergency Response" professions. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

48.
Due Process (in Criminal Proceedings); Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
a)
5th
b)
14th
c)
3rd
49.
Assigning police to neighborhoods where they walk the beat and work with churches and other community groups to reduce crime and improve relations with minorities.
a)
Intelligence-Led Policing
b)
Community Policing
c)
Guarding
50.

Which U.S. state does not have State Police?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Hawaii

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Oregon

51.

Community Policing was created in the ___________________.

a)

1960s

b)

1950s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

52.
Identify the fingerprint pattern as shown.
a)
whorl
b)
loop
c)
arch
53.
Identify the fingerprint
a)
Arch
b)
Loop 
c)
Whorl
d)
Swirl
54.
A loop that opens towards the thumb is called 
a)
radial loop
b)
ulnar loop
55.
What is the least common general type of fingerprint?
a)
Arch
b)
Loop
c)
Whorl
56.
What is the most common general type of fingerprint?
a)
Arch
b)
Loop
c)
Whorl
57.
Two things forensic examiners look for on a fingerprint are the presences of a core and a ____.
a)
Delta
b)
Ridges
c)
Pores
d)
All of these
58.
What type of fingerprint is shown?
a)
Double loop whorl
b)
Left loop
c)
Right loop
d)
Accidental
59.

You and your parents have the same Fingerprints

a)

True

b)

False

60.

A finger print that has no delta

a)

Loop

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Accidental

61.

Identify this fingerprint.

a)

central pocket whorl

b)

plain arch

c)

tented arch

d)

plain whorl

62.

Based on the Unit material, there needs to be at least _______ identical points for a "match."

a)

10

b)

8

c)

12

d)

6

63.

There are 8 basic fingerprint patterns recognized by the FBI. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Identify this fingerprint.

a)

central pocket Loop whorl

b)

plain pocket arch

c)

accidental whorl

d)

plain whorl

65.

Which print matches this one?

a)
b)
c)
d)