Police Process – Exam 1, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of distrust in police?
a. reduced compliance with officer directives in police-citizen interactions
b. unwillingness to provide information about crimes
c. increased police legitimacy in the community
d. reduced police authority in a community - correct answer ✔✔ d. Reduced police authority in
a community
_______ is a necessary and controversial elements of a police officer's duties
a. Counseling
b. Arbitration
c. Adjudication
d. Discretion - correct answer ✔✔ d. Discretion
The text notes that some jurisdictions have greatly decreased the number of calls that require
an officer to physically respond. Which of these calls would still require face-to-face contact
with an officer?
a. aggravated assault
b. vandalism
c. petty theft
d.criminal damage to property - correct answer ✔✔ a. Aggravated assault
Which of the following municipal police departments remain the largest in the country?
a. Los Angeles Police Department
b. Chicago Police Department
,c. New York Police Department
d. Houston Police Department - correct answer ✔✔ c. New York Police Department
In most counties, who is responsible for the supervisions of inmates in jail?
a. municipal or city police
b. county sheriff
c. state police
d. state bureau of investigation - correct answer ✔✔ b. County Sheriff
If you were staying in a hotel in El Paso, Texas, and observed a drone coming south of the border
headed north carrying some sort of unknown cargo, which agency should you contact?
a. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
b. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
c. Customs and Border Protection
d. Drug Enforcement Administration - correct answer ✔✔ c. Customs and Border Protection
If a police chase occurs in Denver, Colorado, and ends up on Interstate 70, who takes over the
responsibility of stopping the suspect and getting him or her into custody?
a. Denver City Police
b. Denver County Sheriff's Office
c. Colorado State Police
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation - correct answer ✔✔ c. Colorado State Police
Who would be responsible for the investigation of a bank robbery?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. Internal Revenue Service
c. United States Marshals
, d. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - correct answer ✔✔ a. Federal Bureau of
Investigation
What happened to Freddie Gray that caused such backlash?
a. He was kidnapped, mutilated, tortured, and secretly held captive by police.
b.He was not strapped in when he was placed in the back of a police van and taken down to
booking. As a result of the lack of restraint and deliberate erratic driving by the officer, Gray
suffered head injuries that eventually led to his death.
c. He was shot walking on his way to school because he crossed a gang territorial line and was
mistakenly associated as being part of a rival gang.
d. He was an officer who was assassinated at point blank range by an ex-felon who posted
online that he wanted to kill all cops. - correct answer ✔✔ b. He was not strapped in when he
was placed in the back of a police van and taken down to booking. As a result of the lack of
restraint and deliberate erratic driving by the officer, Gray suffered head injuries that eventually
led to his death.
What was the original purpose of the Secret Service?
a. To protect the president of the United States
b. To deliver mail
c. To investigate potential cases of terrorism
d. To combat counterfeit currency - correct answer ✔✔ d. To combat counterfeit money
Who is considered the father of modern police management systems, at least as early as 1909?
a. August Vollmer
b. Patrick Colquhoun
c. Herbert Hoover
d. Sir Robert Peel - correct answer ✔✔ a. August Vollmer
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of distrust in police?
a. reduced compliance with officer directives in police-citizen interactions
b. unwillingness to provide information about crimes
c. increased police legitimacy in the community
d. reduced police authority in a community - correct answer ✔✔ d. Reduced police authority in
a community
_______ is a necessary and controversial elements of a police officer's duties
a. Counseling
b. Arbitration
c. Adjudication
d. Discretion - correct answer ✔✔ d. Discretion
The text notes that some jurisdictions have greatly decreased the number of calls that require
an officer to physically respond. Which of these calls would still require face-to-face contact
with an officer?
a. aggravated assault
b. vandalism
c. petty theft
d.criminal damage to property - correct answer ✔✔ a. Aggravated assault
Which of the following municipal police departments remain the largest in the country?
a. Los Angeles Police Department
b. Chicago Police Department
,c. New York Police Department
d. Houston Police Department - correct answer ✔✔ c. New York Police Department
In most counties, who is responsible for the supervisions of inmates in jail?
a. municipal or city police
b. county sheriff
c. state police
d. state bureau of investigation - correct answer ✔✔ b. County Sheriff
If you were staying in a hotel in El Paso, Texas, and observed a drone coming south of the border
headed north carrying some sort of unknown cargo, which agency should you contact?
a. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
b. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
c. Customs and Border Protection
d. Drug Enforcement Administration - correct answer ✔✔ c. Customs and Border Protection
If a police chase occurs in Denver, Colorado, and ends up on Interstate 70, who takes over the
responsibility of stopping the suspect and getting him or her into custody?
a. Denver City Police
b. Denver County Sheriff's Office
c. Colorado State Police
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation - correct answer ✔✔ c. Colorado State Police
Who would be responsible for the investigation of a bank robbery?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. Internal Revenue Service
c. United States Marshals
, d. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - correct answer ✔✔ a. Federal Bureau of
Investigation
What happened to Freddie Gray that caused such backlash?
a. He was kidnapped, mutilated, tortured, and secretly held captive by police.
b.He was not strapped in when he was placed in the back of a police van and taken down to
booking. As a result of the lack of restraint and deliberate erratic driving by the officer, Gray
suffered head injuries that eventually led to his death.
c. He was shot walking on his way to school because he crossed a gang territorial line and was
mistakenly associated as being part of a rival gang.
d. He was an officer who was assassinated at point blank range by an ex-felon who posted
online that he wanted to kill all cops. - correct answer ✔✔ b. He was not strapped in when he
was placed in the back of a police van and taken down to booking. As a result of the lack of
restraint and deliberate erratic driving by the officer, Gray suffered head injuries that eventually
led to his death.
What was the original purpose of the Secret Service?
a. To protect the president of the United States
b. To deliver mail
c. To investigate potential cases of terrorism
d. To combat counterfeit currency - correct answer ✔✔ d. To combat counterfeit money
Who is considered the father of modern police management systems, at least as early as 1909?
a. August Vollmer
b. Patrick Colquhoun
c. Herbert Hoover
d. Sir Robert Peel - correct answer ✔✔ a. August Vollmer
