Police Process Exam 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - Answer-a. August Vollmer
The terrorist attacks on September 1, 2001, marked the beginning of a new era of
policing called "the era of homeland security"
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
Correct Answers
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - Answer-a. August Vollmer
The terrorist attacks on September 1, 2001, marked the beginning of a new era of
policing called "the era of homeland security"
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
