Test Bank: Policing (Justice Series), -
Chapters 1-13, Rationals Included
1. According to the authors, the public expects police officers to be experts in all of the
following EXCEPT for ______.
a. interpersonal communication
b. crisis intervention
c. diffusion of volatile domestic disputes
d. criminological theory - answers d. criminological theory
2. Formal training for police officers in the United States dates as far back as ______.
a. 1892
b. 1929
c. 1908
d. 1967 - answers c. 1908
3. ______ refers to the provision of basic skills necessary to perform essential job
functions.
a. Training
b. Education
c. Diversity
d. Theory - answers a. Training
4. ______ refers to familiarity with the theoretical concepts and principles underlying the
training.
a. Training
b. Education
c. Diversity
d. Theory - answers b. Education
5. Historically, which of the following was a desired qualification of police officers?
a. strategic tactical skills
b. advanced decision making
c. physical strength
d. thoughtful and enlightened communication - answers c. physical strength
6. The number of agencies that require a two-year degree has doubled since ______.
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1993 - answers d. 1993
,7. Some leaders believe that ______ courses provide the best background for police
officers in a multicultural society.
a. humanities
b. liberal arts
c. business
d. mathematics - answers b. liberal arts
8. Which of the following statements regarding the Office of the Police Corps and Law
Enforcement Education is true?
a. It was designed to address nonviolent crime.
b. It was designed to increase the number of officers with advanced education.
c. It offered competitive scholarships.
d. Students received a yearly stipend to cover the expenses of higher education
degrees. - answers a. It was designed to address nonviolent crime.
9. Participants of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) needed to possess
all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for ______.
a. physical capabilities
b. mental capabilities
c. emotional characteristics
d. social characteristics - answers d. social characteristics
10. College-educated police officers are expected to be more ______ and humanitarian
than less-educated officers.
a. open-minded
b. aggressive
c. patient
d. cordial - answers a. open-minded
11. The culture of a police department that requires a college degree creates a culture
of ______.
a. engagement
b. responsibility
c. obedience
d. hostility - answers b. responsibility
12. Which of the following professional organizations, formerly known as the American
Police Foundation, is dedicated to the professionalization of law enforcement?
a. Police Association for College Education
b. National Police Association
c. Advocates for Police College Education
d. National Collegiate Police Foundation - answers a. Police Association for College
Education
13. Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as a benefit of higher education
in police work?
, a. It develops a broader base of information for decision making.
b. It leads to a more complex value system.
c. It improves attitudes toward minority groups.
d. It permits an individual to learn about the history of the United States and the
democratic process. - answers b. It leads to a more complex value system.
14. Which of the following qualities is inherently expected of college-educated
individuals applying to be police officers?
a. humanitarian
b. relatable
c. even tempered
d. honest - answers a. humanitarian
15. Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases upheld the use of college
education requirements among police officers?
a. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Roper v. Simmons
c. Davis v. City of Dallas
d. Miller v. Alabama - answers c. Davis v. City of Dallas
16. According to the text, approximately ______ of local police departments in the
United State require a four-year college degree.
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 9%
d. 11% - answers a. 1%
17. The ______ is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional
and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.
a. Criminal Justice Studies Institute
b. Institute of Criminal justice
c. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
d. Criminal Justice Scholarly Academy - answers c. Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
18. The ______ is the largest professional organization dedicated to advancing
knowledge in the criminal justice profession.
a. American Society of Criminology
b. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
c. Police Executive Research Forum
d. Police Association for College Education - answers b. Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
19. What percentage of police officers surveyed indicated that there is no established
link between formal educational attainment and promotion within the ranks?
a. 16%
Chapters 1-13, Rationals Included
1. According to the authors, the public expects police officers to be experts in all of the
following EXCEPT for ______.
a. interpersonal communication
b. crisis intervention
c. diffusion of volatile domestic disputes
d. criminological theory - answers d. criminological theory
2. Formal training for police officers in the United States dates as far back as ______.
a. 1892
b. 1929
c. 1908
d. 1967 - answers c. 1908
3. ______ refers to the provision of basic skills necessary to perform essential job
functions.
a. Training
b. Education
c. Diversity
d. Theory - answers a. Training
4. ______ refers to familiarity with the theoretical concepts and principles underlying the
training.
a. Training
b. Education
c. Diversity
d. Theory - answers b. Education
5. Historically, which of the following was a desired qualification of police officers?
a. strategic tactical skills
b. advanced decision making
c. physical strength
d. thoughtful and enlightened communication - answers c. physical strength
6. The number of agencies that require a two-year degree has doubled since ______.
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1993 - answers d. 1993
,7. Some leaders believe that ______ courses provide the best background for police
officers in a multicultural society.
a. humanities
b. liberal arts
c. business
d. mathematics - answers b. liberal arts
8. Which of the following statements regarding the Office of the Police Corps and Law
Enforcement Education is true?
a. It was designed to address nonviolent crime.
b. It was designed to increase the number of officers with advanced education.
c. It offered competitive scholarships.
d. Students received a yearly stipend to cover the expenses of higher education
degrees. - answers a. It was designed to address nonviolent crime.
9. Participants of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) needed to possess
all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for ______.
a. physical capabilities
b. mental capabilities
c. emotional characteristics
d. social characteristics - answers d. social characteristics
10. College-educated police officers are expected to be more ______ and humanitarian
than less-educated officers.
a. open-minded
b. aggressive
c. patient
d. cordial - answers a. open-minded
11. The culture of a police department that requires a college degree creates a culture
of ______.
a. engagement
b. responsibility
c. obedience
d. hostility - answers b. responsibility
12. Which of the following professional organizations, formerly known as the American
Police Foundation, is dedicated to the professionalization of law enforcement?
a. Police Association for College Education
b. National Police Association
c. Advocates for Police College Education
d. National Collegiate Police Foundation - answers a. Police Association for College
Education
13. Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as a benefit of higher education
in police work?
, a. It develops a broader base of information for decision making.
b. It leads to a more complex value system.
c. It improves attitudes toward minority groups.
d. It permits an individual to learn about the history of the United States and the
democratic process. - answers b. It leads to a more complex value system.
14. Which of the following qualities is inherently expected of college-educated
individuals applying to be police officers?
a. humanitarian
b. relatable
c. even tempered
d. honest - answers a. humanitarian
15. Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases upheld the use of college
education requirements among police officers?
a. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Roper v. Simmons
c. Davis v. City of Dallas
d. Miller v. Alabama - answers c. Davis v. City of Dallas
16. According to the text, approximately ______ of local police departments in the
United State require a four-year college degree.
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 9%
d. 11% - answers a. 1%
17. The ______ is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional
and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.
a. Criminal Justice Studies Institute
b. Institute of Criminal justice
c. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
d. Criminal Justice Scholarly Academy - answers c. Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
18. The ______ is the largest professional organization dedicated to advancing
knowledge in the criminal justice profession.
a. American Society of Criminology
b. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
c. Police Executive Research Forum
d. Police Association for College Education - answers b. Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
19. What percentage of police officers surveyed indicated that there is no established
link between formal educational attainment and promotion within the ranks?
a. 16%
