LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATED EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The decentralized police force model that developed in America
was closely linked to the high regard in which police were held.
was modeled on the forces in a number of other nations.
may be a necessity, but is at odds with the American ideal.
represents American rejection of the idea of a national police force. - ✔✔represents
American rejection of the idea of a national police force.
✔✔The idea of making policing a civil service profession was tied to the idea of
police providing essential services for those in need.
requiring officers to attend college.
creating a national police force.
divorcing law enforcement from politics. - ✔✔divorcing law enforcement from politics.
✔✔What is kin policing?
a European system that grew out of the night watch approach to policing
an American colonial adaptation of the Norman shire system
a very early system in which each group member has enforcement authority
a system from the Old Testament that has the idea of being one's brother's keeper -
✔✔a very early system in which each group member has enforcement authority
✔✔The use of federal-local law enforcement partnerships in recent years has led critics
to contend that
we need to take the partnerships further than has yet been dared.
we need to redefine the role of local law enforcement.
,we are repeating history in an undesirable way.
we are moving towards a national police force. - ✔✔we are moving towards a national
police force.
✔✔What was the prafectus urbi?
the first military police official
the first paid law enforcement official
the first appointed law enforcement magistrate
the first police patrol - ✔✔the first paid law enforcement official
✔✔What was the significant step toward full public policing that occurred in 1735?
Two London parishes set up criminal investigative units.
Two London parishes allowed their sheriffs to appropriate tax moneys.
Two London parishes paid their watchmen out of tax collections.
Two London parishes set curfews to keep all private citizens inside at night. - ✔✔Two
London parishes paid their watchmen out of tax collections.
✔✔Which of these institutions was the first to be founded?
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the U.S. Marshals
the Texas Department of Public Safety
the Secret Service - ✔✔the U.S. Marshals
✔✔The tithing system was based on multiples of ten.
True
False - ✔✔True
,✔✔Sir Robert Peel's concept of uniformed police was primarily supposed
give police a sense of unity and pride.
distinguish police officers from military officers.
make police easily identifiable to citizens who required help.
make police stand out in a crowd to discourage crime. - ✔✔make police stand out in a
crowd to discourage crime.
✔✔Shire-reeves derived their authority from Norman kings.
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔All of the following may be tasks of the police commission except which one?
shadowing officers to evaluate their performance
reviewing department rules and regulations
reviewing the chief's proposed budget
investigating charges of department wrongdoing - ✔✔shadowing officers to evaluate
their performance
✔✔All of these are ways that other government officials and agencies can affect law
enforcement agencies except which one?
making decisions that affect the activities of officers on patrol
hiring and firing the police chief
making funding decisions
disciplining a police officer - ✔✔disciplining a police officer
✔✔How does federalism help facilitate democracy?
It promotes participation at all levels of government.
, The federal government funds state activities.
Federal and state governments share powers in certain areas.
It divides the work of government among many agencies at many levels. - ✔✔It
promotes participation at all levels of government.
✔✔How long is the typical tenure of a law enforcement administrator?
short
very long
long
medium - ✔✔short
✔✔In jurisdictions in which a grand jury is used, police officers may be called upon to do
which of the following?
search the suspect
testify before the grand jury
present charges before the grand jury
guard the suspect - ✔✔testify before the grand jury
✔✔Most local governments, no matter what their form, include which element?
a council
a strong mayor
a weak mayor
a city manager - ✔✔a council
✔✔The fact that Americans disagree over whether eavesdropping on domestic phone
conversations by federal antiterrorism investigators is necessary for security or a threat
to democratic values demonstrates which "pillar" of democracy?
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The decentralized police force model that developed in America
was closely linked to the high regard in which police were held.
was modeled on the forces in a number of other nations.
may be a necessity, but is at odds with the American ideal.
represents American rejection of the idea of a national police force. - ✔✔represents
American rejection of the idea of a national police force.
✔✔The idea of making policing a civil service profession was tied to the idea of
police providing essential services for those in need.
requiring officers to attend college.
creating a national police force.
divorcing law enforcement from politics. - ✔✔divorcing law enforcement from politics.
✔✔What is kin policing?
a European system that grew out of the night watch approach to policing
an American colonial adaptation of the Norman shire system
a very early system in which each group member has enforcement authority
a system from the Old Testament that has the idea of being one's brother's keeper -
✔✔a very early system in which each group member has enforcement authority
✔✔The use of federal-local law enforcement partnerships in recent years has led critics
to contend that
we need to take the partnerships further than has yet been dared.
we need to redefine the role of local law enforcement.
,we are repeating history in an undesirable way.
we are moving towards a national police force. - ✔✔we are moving towards a national
police force.
✔✔What was the prafectus urbi?
the first military police official
the first paid law enforcement official
the first appointed law enforcement magistrate
the first police patrol - ✔✔the first paid law enforcement official
✔✔What was the significant step toward full public policing that occurred in 1735?
Two London parishes set up criminal investigative units.
Two London parishes allowed their sheriffs to appropriate tax moneys.
Two London parishes paid their watchmen out of tax collections.
Two London parishes set curfews to keep all private citizens inside at night. - ✔✔Two
London parishes paid their watchmen out of tax collections.
✔✔Which of these institutions was the first to be founded?
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the U.S. Marshals
the Texas Department of Public Safety
the Secret Service - ✔✔the U.S. Marshals
✔✔The tithing system was based on multiples of ten.
True
False - ✔✔True
,✔✔Sir Robert Peel's concept of uniformed police was primarily supposed
give police a sense of unity and pride.
distinguish police officers from military officers.
make police easily identifiable to citizens who required help.
make police stand out in a crowd to discourage crime. - ✔✔make police stand out in a
crowd to discourage crime.
✔✔Shire-reeves derived their authority from Norman kings.
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔All of the following may be tasks of the police commission except which one?
shadowing officers to evaluate their performance
reviewing department rules and regulations
reviewing the chief's proposed budget
investigating charges of department wrongdoing - ✔✔shadowing officers to evaluate
their performance
✔✔All of these are ways that other government officials and agencies can affect law
enforcement agencies except which one?
making decisions that affect the activities of officers on patrol
hiring and firing the police chief
making funding decisions
disciplining a police officer - ✔✔disciplining a police officer
✔✔How does federalism help facilitate democracy?
It promotes participation at all levels of government.
, The federal government funds state activities.
Federal and state governments share powers in certain areas.
It divides the work of government among many agencies at many levels. - ✔✔It
promotes participation at all levels of government.
✔✔How long is the typical tenure of a law enforcement administrator?
short
very long
long
medium - ✔✔short
✔✔In jurisdictions in which a grand jury is used, police officers may be called upon to do
which of the following?
search the suspect
testify before the grand jury
present charges before the grand jury
guard the suspect - ✔✔testify before the grand jury
✔✔Most local governments, no matter what their form, include which element?
a council
a strong mayor
a weak mayor
a city manager - ✔✔a council
✔✔The fact that Americans disagree over whether eavesdropping on domestic phone
conversations by federal antiterrorism investigators is necessary for security or a threat
to democratic values demonstrates which "pillar" of democracy?
