Worksheetsunit 2 professional policing
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
True or False:
The philosophical differences between community based policing and traditional approaches is that traditional model is incident driven while community based policing is problem solving.
True
False
American policing developed in what 3 cities?
New York, Boston, and California
New York, Philadelphia, and Austin
New York, Boston, and Philadelphia
New York, Philadelphia, and Lousiana
True or False:
Community policing does not provide a new way for the police to provide decentralized and personalized police service that offers every law-abiding citizen an opportunity to become active in the police process.
False
True
Community policing or Police-Community Relations:
All officers are sworn personnel.
Community policing
Police-Community Relations
Community policing or Police-Community Relations:
Influence is “from the top down”- those who “know best” have input and make decisions.
Community policing
Police-Community Relations
Community policing or Police-Community Relations:
Citizens nominate problems and cooperate in setting up the police agenda.
Community policing
Police-Community Relations
Community policing or Police-Community Relations:
Staff function: Irregular contact between officers and citizens.
Community policing
Police-Community Relations
True or False:
During the 1900s-1940s, law enforcement personnel (especially the “beat officers”) were known by the citizens in the areas in which they worked.
True
False
During the 1950s- 1970s, what research became a tool for success measurement?
criminal justice
policing
community
evaluation
If an individual is not licensed within _ years from the date of a successful completion of a licensed exam, the BPOC course must be repeated.
2 years
4 years
1 year
6 years
True or False:
Ironically, professionalization of policing has resulted, very often, in emphasis on walking beats and citizens interaction.
True
False
In what year was the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice established?
1931
1967
1982
1991
In which era did the development of community or problem-oriented policing open new potential for progressive policing in agencies using both the traditional model and the problem oriented model?
1980s-today
1950s-1970s
1900s-1940s
Occupational Code Rule 211.27 states that a current license holder, if arrested for any offense above Class C misdemeanor, shall report the facts of the arrest to TCOLE in writing within how many days?
30 days
15 days
30 years
20 days
Policing in America has its roots in what methods?
Southern
European
Eastern
Northern
True or False:
Proficiency Certificate Requirements (221.1) If an application is not found to be false, any license or certificate issued to the appointee by the commission will be subject to cancellation and recall.
False
True
Commission Rule 223.15:
A suspension based on a Class B Misdemeanor shall be at least how many days?
30 days
60 days
15 days
10 days
Commission Rule 223.15:
The license of a person charged with a felony and placed on community supervision shall be suspended for how long?
5 years
10 years
30 days
30 years
Commission Rule 223.3:
In order to preserve the right to a hearing as described under this subchapter, an answer must be filed not later than how many days after the date the respondent receives notice of the executive director's petition or notice of violation?
20 days
30 days
25 days
5 days
Texas Constables and Sheriffs are elected to a term of how many years?
4 days
2 years
1 year
4 years
The “ward” was what patrol?
common
nightime
daytime
policing
The Commison on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice in 1967, recommended what ultimate aim of all police departments?
1 year of college
to have a baccalaureate degree
2 years of college
4 years of college
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals (NAC), reported in 1973 that the police still had low educational requirements. The NAC cited the recommendations of the 1967 commission and established minimum entry-level requirements. The immediate educational standard was what?
two years of college
one year of college
four years of college
five years of college
What Code is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that law enforcement agencies and officers must follow?
Legislative
Policing
Occupations
Administrative
True of False:
The watch/ward system of police did evolve in Texas because of its large territory and absence of large cities/urban areas.
False
True
To implement true community policing, police departments must also create and develop a new breed of line officer. Who acts as the direct link between the police and people in the community?
Specialists
Chief of Police
Governor
Community Policing Officer
What are the 3 time spans for historical policing?
1900s-1940s
1960s-1970s
1980s-Today
1900s-1930s
1960s-1970s
1980s-Today
1900s-1940s
1950s-1970s
1980s-Today
What is not a gain/benefit of procedural justice and legitimacy?
greater officer safety
more use of “threats of force” for control
acceptance of police decision
a lower level of resistance
What period is characterized by reform?
1900s-1940s
1950s-1970s
1980s-Today
What period was the use of the automobile provided for the use of more rapid response to police calls for service?
1900s-1940s
1950s-1970s
1980s-Today
Which of the following is not a Traditional Police Service Model?
Reactive response
Community policing
The use of specialized units
Citizen and employee expectations
Use of aggregate statistics
Which of the following is not a Traditional Police Service Model?
Use of criminal justice system
Lack of community and employee involvement in the decision making process
Organizational Strategy
The use of specialized units
What period showed the development of the federal law enforcement system?
1900s-1940s
1950s-1970s
1980s-Today
Which section of the Texas Constitution details elections for Constables?
Article 5 Section 23
Article 5 Section 15
Article 18 Section 5
Article 5 Section 18
What perspective argues the legitimacy of the police is linked to public judgements about the fairness of the processes through which the police make decisions and exercise authority?
Justice Procedural
Community Involvement
Procedural Justice
Traditional
True or False:
The Community policing philosophy is not expressed in a new organizational strategy that allows police departments to put theory into practice.
True
False
The National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (Wickersham Commission) reported in 1931 “the greatest promise for the future of policing is what?
college or university
knowledge
community
enforcement
The “watch and ward” system of policing began in the?
western states
north states
northeastern states
southern states
What individual was institutional in forming the militia group later called the Texas Rangers to protect the settlers from Indian and bandit raids?
Henry Fielding
Robert Peel
Stephen F. Austin
William the Conqueror
What piece of equipment assisted the police officers in responding to service calls?
Cell phones
Weapons
Automobile
Radio
What is a new philosophy of policing, based on the concept that police officers and private citizens working together in creative ways can help solve contemporary community problems related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay?
Networking
Traditional Policing
Community policing
Social services
