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1. The FBI is the national police force of the United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Law enforcement in the United States has developed over the years based on a philosophy of uniform national
control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. In the United States, most local police departments are small, with over half employing fewer than ten sworn officers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. The largest local police department is the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), with over 36,000 sworn officers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. Most academic and professional studies of policing have focused on municipal departments because this is where the
“action” is in the world of law enforcement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. To save money, police departments are relying on volunteers to do tasks such as fingerprinting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. In the United States, the creation of laws and the power to enforce them have traditionally been matters for the
federal government, not the states.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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8. The NCIS is the investigative arm of the U.S. Army.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11, the USA Patriot Act authorized the combining
of many federal agencies as one department to combat terrorist threats.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. The exclusive governmental power to make or enforce laws in American Indian country is completely in the hands of
tribal governments; federal and state governments have no power in Indian country.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. In the United States, law enforcement has developed over the years based on a philosophy of local control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. After the recession of 2008, volunteers became an important part of most local U.S. police departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. The Alaskan Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program provides all Alaskan villages with a fully armed police
presence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. The Phoenix Police Department bars its officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining immigration
status.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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15. Hawaii is the only state in the United States without a primary state police agency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. When last reported, women accounted for 34 percent of federal law enforcement employees.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, is the worldwide investigative and enforcement agency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are ___________.
a. local
b. federal
c. state
d. private
ANSWER: a
19. Which organization maintains the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) as a national clearinghouse
of criminal justice information?
a. Treasury Department
b. Census Bureau
c. National Institute of Justice
d. IRS
ANSWER: c
20. Among local departments, women account for approximately __________ percent of sworn personnel.
a. 12
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
ANSWER: a
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21. Racial and ethnic minorities constitute approximately ________ percent of full-time sworn personnel in local police
departments.
a. 10
b. 27
c. 36
d. 48
ANSWER: b
22. With over 36,000 sworn employees, this city has the largest local police department in the United States.
a. Los Angeles
b. New York City
c. Houston
d. Chicago
ANSWER: b
23. The largest county police department—not a sheriff’s office—in the United States is the Miami–Dade County
(Florida) department. It has approximately how many sworn officers?
a. 1,500
b. 2,500
c. 2,000
d. 3,000
ANSWER: d
24. Which of the following states does NOT have a state law enforcement agency?
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
c. Montana
d. Arizona
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following is a state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal investigations
with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency?
a. Decentralized model
b. Combined model
c. Centralized model
d. Total model
ANSWER: c
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26. What is the primary legal and prosecutorial arm of the U.S. government?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. National Institute of Justice
c. Department of Homeland Security
d. Department of Justice
ANSWER: d
27. Which of the following institutions is part of the Department of Justice?
a. Secret Service
b. U.S. Postal Service
c. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
d. National Park Service
ANSWER: c
28. The FBI consists of approximately how many special agents nationally?
a. 1,100
b. 6,000
c. 12,500
d. 34,000
ANSWER: c
29. The FBI falls under the purview of which federal institution?
a. Department of Defense
b. Department of Justice
c. Internal Revenue Service
d. Department of the Army
ANSWER: b
30. What institution is responsible for the investigation of counterfeit U.S. currency?
a. FBI
b. Secret Service
c. Internal Revenue Service
d. Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit
ANSWER: b
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31. Which of the following institutions is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of federal
courthouses?
a. Federal Protection Bureau
b. U.S. Marshals Service
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Federal Protective Service
ANSWER: b
32. Which of the following federal agencies is the oldest?
a. U.S. Postal Service
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. Central Intelligence Agency
d. U.S. Marshals Service
ANSWER: a
33. The program that provides an annual compilation of all crimes reported to local police is called the ________.
a. National Crime Registry
b. Annual Crime Digest
c. Uniform Crime Reports
d. FBI Crime Clock
ANSWER: c
34. The federal Witness Security Program, popularly known as witness protection, is administered by the ________.
a. U.S. Marshals Service
b. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
c. Immigration and Naturalization Service
d. Customs Service
ANSWER: a
35. As of 2012, which of the following tribe and state pairings included the largest Native American law enforcement
agency, with 393 full-time officers?
a. Seminole tribe, Florida
b. Cherokee tribe, Oklahoma
c. Navajo tribe, Arizona
d. Stillaguamish tribe, Washington
ANSWER: c
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36. Which of the following was the first state to combat illegal immigration by creating a law that demanded immigrants
carry identity documents legitimizing their presence within U.S. borders?
a. New Mexico
b. Texas
c. California
d. Arizona
ANSWER: d
37. What law conferred criminal jurisdiction in Indian country to six state governments as well as the federal government?
a. Senate Bill 2845
b. House Bill 2845
c. Tribal Law 121-440
d. Public Law 83-280
ANSWER: d
38. According to the latest statistics, what percentage of public and private four-year colleges and universities use an
emergency email mass alert system on campus?
a. 15 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 80 percent
d. 100 percent
ANSWER: d
39. Many metropolitan police departments are supplemented by special jurisdiction police agencies. The largest special
jurisdiction agency in the United States is the ________.
a. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
b. Philadelphia Public School Police
c. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
d. California Parks and Wildlife
ANSWER: c
40. In the United States, ________ percent of local police departments have 25 or fewer officers.
a. 23
b. 37
c. 53
d. 87
ANSWER: d
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41. The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (NCRLE) is a part of what university?
a. University of Arizona
b. University of Wyoming
c. University of Arkansas
d. University of Nebraska
ANSWER: c
42. What is the primary mission of the U.S. Secret Service?
a. Traffic enforcement
b. Protect the president
c. Respond to terrorism
d. Infrastructure protection
ANSWER: b
43. In what year was Interpol founded?
a. 1923
b. 1938
c. 1941
d. 1945
ANSWER: c
44. Which of the following is NOT a common duty of a state police officer?
a. Highway patrol
b. Traffic enforcement
c. Patrol of small towns
d. Serve civil process
ANSWER: d
45. The U.S. Department of Justice is under control of the ________.
a. Secretary of State
b. Secretary of Homeland Security
c. FBI director
d. U.S. Attorney General
ANSWER: d
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An Introduction to Policing 10th Edition Dempsey
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The file includes the complete test bank, organized chapter by chapter.
A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
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editions.
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter_02_Organizing_Public_Security_in_the_United_States
1. The FBI is the national police force of the United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Law enforcement in the United States has developed over the years based on a philosophy of uniform national
control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. In the United States, most local police departments are small, with over half employing fewer than ten sworn officers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. The largest local police department is the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), with over 36,000 sworn officers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. Most academic and professional studies of policing have focused on municipal departments because this is where the
“action” is in the world of law enforcement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. To save money, police departments are relying on volunteers to do tasks such as fingerprinting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. In the United States, the creation of laws and the power to enforce them have traditionally been matters for the
federal government, not the states.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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8. The NCIS is the investigative arm of the U.S. Army.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11, the USA Patriot Act authorized the combining
of many federal agencies as one department to combat terrorist threats.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. The exclusive governmental power to make or enforce laws in American Indian country is completely in the hands of
tribal governments; federal and state governments have no power in Indian country.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. In the United States, law enforcement has developed over the years based on a philosophy of local control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. After the recession of 2008, volunteers became an important part of most local U.S. police departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. The Alaskan Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program provides all Alaskan villages with a fully armed police
presence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. The Phoenix Police Department bars its officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining immigration
status.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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15. Hawaii is the only state in the United States without a primary state police agency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. When last reported, women accounted for 34 percent of federal law enforcement employees.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, is the worldwide investigative and enforcement agency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are ___________.
a. local
b. federal
c. state
d. private
ANSWER: a
19. Which organization maintains the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) as a national clearinghouse
of criminal justice information?
a. Treasury Department
b. Census Bureau
c. National Institute of Justice
d. IRS
ANSWER: c
20. Among local departments, women account for approximately __________ percent of sworn personnel.
a. 12
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
ANSWER: a
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21. Racial and ethnic minorities constitute approximately ________ percent of full-time sworn personnel in local police
departments.
a. 10
b. 27
c. 36
d. 48
ANSWER: b
22. With over 36,000 sworn employees, this city has the largest local police department in the United States.
a. Los Angeles
b. New York City
c. Houston
d. Chicago
ANSWER: b
23. The largest county police department—not a sheriff’s office—in the United States is the Miami–Dade County
(Florida) department. It has approximately how many sworn officers?
a. 1,500
b. 2,500
c. 2,000
d. 3,000
ANSWER: d
24. Which of the following states does NOT have a state law enforcement agency?
a. Hawaii
b. Alaska
c. Montana
d. Arizona
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following is a state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal investigations
with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency?
a. Decentralized model
b. Combined model
c. Centralized model
d. Total model
ANSWER: c
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26. What is the primary legal and prosecutorial arm of the U.S. government?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation
b. National Institute of Justice
c. Department of Homeland Security
d. Department of Justice
ANSWER: d
27. Which of the following institutions is part of the Department of Justice?
a. Secret Service
b. U.S. Postal Service
c. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
d. National Park Service
ANSWER: c
28. The FBI consists of approximately how many special agents nationally?
a. 1,100
b. 6,000
c. 12,500
d. 34,000
ANSWER: c
29. The FBI falls under the purview of which federal institution?
a. Department of Defense
b. Department of Justice
c. Internal Revenue Service
d. Department of the Army
ANSWER: b
30. What institution is responsible for the investigation of counterfeit U.S. currency?
a. FBI
b. Secret Service
c. Internal Revenue Service
d. Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit
ANSWER: b
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31. Which of the following institutions is responsible for the transporting of federal prisoners and the security of federal
courthouses?
a. Federal Protection Bureau
b. U.S. Marshals Service
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Federal Protective Service
ANSWER: b
32. Which of the following federal agencies is the oldest?
a. U.S. Postal Service
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. Central Intelligence Agency
d. U.S. Marshals Service
ANSWER: a
33. The program that provides an annual compilation of all crimes reported to local police is called the ________.
a. National Crime Registry
b. Annual Crime Digest
c. Uniform Crime Reports
d. FBI Crime Clock
ANSWER: c
34. The federal Witness Security Program, popularly known as witness protection, is administered by the ________.
a. U.S. Marshals Service
b. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
c. Immigration and Naturalization Service
d. Customs Service
ANSWER: a
35. As of 2012, which of the following tribe and state pairings included the largest Native American law enforcement
agency, with 393 full-time officers?
a. Seminole tribe, Florida
b. Cherokee tribe, Oklahoma
c. Navajo tribe, Arizona
d. Stillaguamish tribe, Washington
ANSWER: c
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36. Which of the following was the first state to combat illegal immigration by creating a law that demanded immigrants
carry identity documents legitimizing their presence within U.S. borders?
a. New Mexico
b. Texas
c. California
d. Arizona
ANSWER: d
37. What law conferred criminal jurisdiction in Indian country to six state governments as well as the federal government?
a. Senate Bill 2845
b. House Bill 2845
c. Tribal Law 121-440
d. Public Law 83-280
ANSWER: d
38. According to the latest statistics, what percentage of public and private four-year colleges and universities use an
emergency email mass alert system on campus?
a. 15 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 80 percent
d. 100 percent
ANSWER: d
39. Many metropolitan police departments are supplemented by special jurisdiction police agencies. The largest special
jurisdiction agency in the United States is the ________.
a. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
b. Philadelphia Public School Police
c. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
d. California Parks and Wildlife
ANSWER: c
40. In the United States, ________ percent of local police departments have 25 or fewer officers.
a. 23
b. 37
c. 53
d. 87
ANSWER: d
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41. The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (NCRLE) is a part of what university?
a. University of Arizona
b. University of Wyoming
c. University of Arkansas
d. University of Nebraska
ANSWER: c
42. What is the primary mission of the U.S. Secret Service?
a. Traffic enforcement
b. Protect the president
c. Respond to terrorism
d. Infrastructure protection
ANSWER: b
43. In what year was Interpol founded?
a. 1923
b. 1938
c. 1941
d. 1945
ANSWER: c
44. Which of the following is NOT a common duty of a state police officer?
a. Highway patrol
b. Traffic enforcement
c. Patrol of small towns
d. Serve civil process
ANSWER: d
45. The U.S. Department of Justice is under control of the ________.
a. Secretary of State
b. Secretary of Homeland Security
c. FBI director
d. U.S. Attorney General
ANSWER: d
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