Law Enforcement - Final Exam Review



History of Law Enforcement______ 1. Where was the first recorded police organization established? a. London b. Greece c. Egypt d. Rome ______ 2. The concept of enforcement districts or precincts was contributed by whom? a. Egyptians b. Greeks c. English d. Romans ______ 3. The was instituted by King William in 1066. a. Frankpledge System b. Justice of the Peace c. London Metropolitan Police Act d. Night Watch System ______ 4. Police are entrusted to serve and protect the public. a. True b. False ______ 5. In ________ B.C. the first recorded police organization occurred. a. 900 b. 1285 c. 1340 d. 1748 ______ 6. The word police is derived from the Greek word___________. a. Politicos b. Policia c. Politeria d. Politics ______ 7. Every male over twelve years of age was required to form a group of ten families called ____________. a. Shire reeve b. Bobbies c. Shires d. Tithings ______ 8. In 1326, the shire reeve was replaced with the_____________________. a. Constable b. Justice of the peace c. Shire d. Peel’s______ 9. Henry Fielding formed “The Bow Street Runners” in 1748. a. True b. False ______ 10. Sir Robert Conan Doyle advocated the 12 principles of policing. a. True b. False ______ 11. What era of law enforcement emphasizes the need for police officers to be in close contact with the public? a. Political Era b. Reform Era c. Professional Era d. Community Model Era ______ 12. What is a system called where an elected official fired those government employees not loyal to him, and appointed political supporters to those jobs? a. Home Rule b. Spoils c. Reforms d. Political favor ______ 13. The era concerned with stamping out corruption and improving law enforcement efficiency. a. Reform Era b. Professional Era c. Community Model Era d. Political Era ______ 14. The most famous police reformer in the early part of the 20thcentury was who? a. Stephen Girard b. J. Edgar Hoover c. August Vollmer d. O.W. Wilson ______ 15. The era that called for the establishment of measures to assist law enforcement agencies to improve their effectiveness and to become more professional. a. Professional Era b. Community Model Era c. Reform era d. Political Era ______16. The Political Era was when the need for law enforcement to be in close contact with the public was advocated. a. True b. False ______17. O.W. Wilson helped develop the School of Criminology at the University of California at Berkley. a. True b. False ______18. Who proposed the ideal of motorized patrols? a. O. W. Wilson b. August Vollmer c. Stephen Girard d. Marshall Tate ______19. During which era was a unified law enforcement force established? a. Community Model Era b. Reform Era c. Political Era d. Professional Era ______20. O.W. Wilson introduced the importance of rotating beat assignments in order to fight police corruption. a. True b. FalseII. Code of Ethics Matching # 1-13: a) Discretion b) Duty c) Police Subculture d) Racial Profiling e) Gratuities f) Internal Affairs g) Noble Cause Corruption h) Excessive Force i) Discrimination j) Ethics k) Graft l) Corruption m) Civilian Review/Complaint Model Discipline Approach1. _____Items of value given because of role or position, rather than a personal relationship 2. _____Stopping an individual based solely on racial characteristics 3. _____An internal discipline system where police investigate themselves 4. _____The responsibilities attached to a specific role. 5. _____The option to choose between two or more courses of behavior 6. _____An unofficial fraternity of police officers that promotes an “us versus them” mentality 7. _____Exploitation of one’s role by accepting bribes or protection money 8. _____Exploiting one’s position for personal gain at the expense of those one is authorized to serve 9. _____Occurs when a discretionary decision-maker treats a group or individual differently from others for no justifiable reason 10._____Occurs when an officer goes beyond what is necessary for arrest or has no lawful reason to use force but uses it anyway 11._____A code of values which guide our choices and determines the purpose and course of our lives 12._____Involves officers employing unethical means to catch criminals because “it’s the right thing to do” 13._____An independent civilian agency that audits complaints and investigations against police Multiple Choice # 14 - 20: 14._____What is not the mission of law enforcement in protecting a democratic society? a) To fight crime b) To serve and protect c) To protect the vested interests of the police department d) To provide “due process” and “equal protection” for all e) To promote public safety 15._____Whom specifically do the police serve? a) The chief b) The city council c) The citizens d) The courts 16._____To what point does the police officer have the duty to protect the community? a) To the point of physical exhaustion b) To the point of mental exhaustion c) To the point of psychological exhaustion d) To the point of death 17._____What do police not have power to do in our society? a) The power to arrest b) The power to mediate or to charge c) The power to use force d) The power of life and death e) All of the above 18._____This is the means to dominate others. It implies that there might be resistance to overcome. If there is resistance, it will be crushed. a) Police Authority b) Police Power 19._____This is the entitlement to unquestioned obedience that derives from fulfilling a specific role. The officer has power simply because he or she is a police officer. a) Police Authority b) Police Power 20._____According to the Social Contract Theory, in Quid Pro Quo, what does each person give up in exchange for the guaranteed protection of the society against others? a) Complete freedom b) Democracy c) The right not to pay taxes d) All of the aboveIII. History, Structure and Function of the American Legal System Exam _____1. What article of the U.S. Constitution established a federal court system? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th _____2. What did Congress pass that established 13 courts for the original 13 states? a) Judiciary Act of 1787 b) Judiciary Act of 1788 c) Judiciary Act of 1789 d) Judiciary Act of 1790 _____3. How many justices did the U.S. Supreme Court originally have? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 _____4. List the order of the federal court system from the lowest to the highest. a) Trial Courts, Magistrate Courts, Appellate Courts, Supreme Court b) Magistrate Courts, Trial Courts, Appellate Courts, Supreme Court c) Supreme Court, Trial Courts, Appellate Courts, Magistrate Courts d) Appellate Courts, Trial Courts, Magistrate Courts, Supreme Court _____5. What are also known as Circuit Courts? a) Appellate Courts b) Supreme Court c) Trial Courts d) Magistrate Courts _____6. What are also known as U.S. District Courts? a) Appellate Courts b) Supreme Court c) Trial Courts d) Magistrate Courts _____7. How many U.S. District Courts are there? a) 65 b) 75 c) 85 d) 95 _____8. Which federal court’s decisions cannot be overruled?a) Appellate Court b) Supreme Court c) Trial Court d) Magistrate Court _____9. How many federal Circuit Courts are there? a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 _____10. What is the highest court in the United States? a) Supreme Court b) Trial Court c) Magistrate Court d) Appellate Court _____11. How many justices make up this court? a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 _____12. What federal court is usually made up of a panel of three judges? a) Magistrate Court b) Trial Court c) Appellate Court d) Supreme Court _____13. What federal court decides which cases it will hear? a) Magistrate Court b) Trial Court c) Appellate Court d) Supreme Court _____14. Which federal court hears both criminal and civil cases but the majority of the cases are civil? a) Appellate Court b) Trial Court c) Magistrate Court d) Supreme Court _____15. Which federal court determines if the district judge made a judicial error that could have substantially affected the court’s decision? a) Trial Court b) Magistrate Court c) Appellate Court d) Supreme Court_____16. Which federal court is the legal mediator for lawsuits between states, and between the United States and foreign countries; is the final authority for legal opinions binding on the federal government; and is the court that other courts have to fall in line with when it makes a ruling? a) Trial Court b) Magistrate Court c) Appellate Court d) Supreme Court _____17. Which federal court generally only agrees to decide cases where there is a split of opinion among the courts of appeals or where there is an important constitutional question or issue of federal law that needs to be clarified? a) Magistrate Court b) Trial Court c) Appellate Court d) Supreme Court _____18. Which federal court tries Class A misdemeanors and petty offenses along with performing duties such as issuing warrants and arraignments? a) Magistrate Court b) Appellate Court c) Supreme Court d) Trial Court _____19. Which federal court hears appeals from defendants whose cases are based on a claim that they were denied a fair trial or the law they were convicted under was unconstitutional? a) Appellate Court b) Trial Court c) Magistrate Court d) Supreme Court _____20. When does the Supreme Court have to review a case? a) When a federal court has held an act of Congress to be constitutional b) When a U.S. Court of Appeals has found a state statute to be constitutional c) When a state’s highest court of appeals has ruled a federal law to be constitutional d) When an individual’s challenge to a state statute on federal constitutional grounds is upheld by a state’s highest court of appealsIV. The Bill of Rights and the Trial Process 1. _____The Bill of Rights is made up of which amendments? a. 11-27 b. 1-27 c. 1-10 d. 5-10 2. _____Which of these best describes the First Amendment? a. The rights given to those accused of a crime b. The right to bear arms c. The no quartering of rights d. The rights essential to free people 3. _____Which of these is not protected by the First Amendment? a. Freedom of speech b. Freedom of press c. Freedom of travel d. Freedom of religion 4. _____The Fourth Amendment protects us from what? a. Testifying against ourselves b. Getting caught committing a crime c. Unreasonable searches and seizures d. Seizing our private property 5. _____Which of the following is not one of the rights of the accused protected by the Fifth Amendment? a. Protection against self-incrimination b. Protection against double jeopardy c. You cannot have life, liberty, or property taken away without due process of law d. Right to a lawyer 6. _____The Eighth Amendment is focused on what? a. Getting caught committing a crime b. Excessive bail c. Religion d. Speedy trial 7. _____The Sixth Amendment protects us from what? a. Getting caught committing a crime b. Excessive bail c. Religion d. Speedy trial 8. _____Trial by jury in a civil case applies to which amendment? a. 2nd b. 3rd c. 5th d. 7thV. Community-Oriented Policing Exam _____1. Which of the following involves decentralized policing programs that focus on crime prevention, quality of life in the community, public order, and alternatives to arrest? a) Community-Oriented Policing b) Problem-Oriented Policing _____2. Which of the following focuses on solving the underlying problems of delinquency and crime? a) Community-Oriented Policing b) Problem-Oriented Policing _____3. What is not a characteristic of Community-Oriented Policing? a) Focus is on proactive crime prevention rather than emergency response b) Encourages officers to see citizens as partners c) Shifts decision-making and discretion downward to patrol officers d) Less visible operations _____4. Rapid response is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____5. Crime investigation is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____6. Strategies that promote crime prevention are a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____7. Apprehension of the criminal is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____8. Law enforcement is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____9. Promoting the community quality of life and public order is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing_____10. Using alternatives to arrest and force to solve the problem is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____11. Responding to the symptoms is a characteristic of which of the following? a) Traditional law enforcement b) Community-Oriented Policing _____12. According to findings done by police research, what kind of effect does the current emphasis on crime fighting and randomized patrolling have on reducing crime? a) Powerful effect b) No effect c) Limited effect d) Research is inconclusive _____13. According to findings done by police research, what has prevented strong police ties to the community, hampered crime fighting efforts, and resulted in police ignorance of unreported crimes? a) 911 calls b) Foot patrol c) Rapid response d) Police isolation_____14. According to the results of police research, a large portion of serious crimes are not deterred by which of the following? a) Police isolation b) Rapid response c) Foot patrol d) 911 calls _____15. According to the results of police research, what was reduced due to automobiles? a) Rapid response b) Foot patrol c) 911 calls d) Police isolation _____16. According to the results of police research, which of the following overwhelmed the police and left them little time for crime prevention? a) Rapid response b) Foot patrol c) 911 calls d) Police isolation _____17. According to findings done by police research, who solved only a small percentage of the crimes analyzed? a) Patrol Officers b) Detectives _____18. According to recommendations from the police research, what is needed to differentiate between emergency and non-emergency calls? a) Formal call-screening procedures b) Hot spots c) Beat profiling d) Specific criminal activities _____19. According to recommendations from the police research, rather than performing randomized patrols when not handling calls, the officers’ time is more profitably spent addressing what? a) Tailored patrol strategies b) Hot spots c) Beat profiling d) Specific criminal activities _____20. According to recommendations from the police research, what can police identify to reduce the number of repeated calls to specific locations in a community? a) Tailored patrol strategies b) Beat profiling c) Hot spots d) Specific criminal activitiesVI. Drug Dangers Match the following drug with the correct street name # 1 – 9. 1. _____ Hydrocodone a) Special K, Cat Valium 2. _____ Marijuana b) Glass 3. _____Crack Cocaine c) Hug Drug 4. _____Ecstasy d) Triple C 5. _____Rohypnol e) Hydro 6. _____Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) f) Reefer 7. _____Ketamine g) Tornado 8. _____Methamphetamine h) R-2 9. _____DXM i) Georgia Home Boy Multiple Choice: 10 - 2010._____Which drug is not one of the most common drugs in today’s society? a) Marijuana b) Heroin c) Methamphetamine d) DXM 11._____Hydrocodone is a substitute for which drug? a) Heroin b) Oxycontin c) Morphine d) Rohypnol 12._____Side effects of Hydrocodone include all but which of the following? a) Nausea b) Confusion c) Constricted pupils d) High blood pressure 13._____Which drug may produce the effects of alcohol intoxication? a) Oxycontin b) GHB c) Rohypnol d) Marijuana 14._____The active ingredient in Marijuana is ___________? a) ABC b) THC c) DXM d) GHB15._____Which of the four is not a criterion for alcoholism? a) Tolerance b) Physical dependence c) Cravings d) Absolute control 16._____Which diagnosis is Ritalin/Focalin/Concerta/Adderall most often prescribed to treat? a) Depression b) Anxiety c) ADHD/ADD d) Alcoholism 17._____Long-term use of crack cocaine reveals all of the following behaviors except ____________? a) Honesty b) Cheating c) Alienating friends and family d) Commiting violent crimes 18._____Which medication is available over-the-counter? a) GHB b) THC c) Hydrocodone d) DXM 19._____Inhalant abuse is extremely deadly. a) True b) False 20._____Which of the following methods is not a method used for ingesting Methamphetamine? a) Shooting b) Touching c) Smoking d) Snorting 21._____Which drug can commonly be found in a crystal form? a) Methamphetamine b) DXM c) Heroin d) Ritalin 22._____Which drug turns blue when dissolved in liquid?a) GHB b) Crack cocaine c) Ketamine d) Rohypnol 23._____Which of the following is not a side effect of Rohypnol? a) Confusion b) Decreased heart beat c) Extreme energy d) Amnesia 24._____Which drug is not considered a “rave drug”? a) Marijuana b) Rohypnol c) Ecstasy d) Ketamine 25._____Which of the “rave drugs” is officially known as MDMA? a) Rohypnol b) GHB c) Ketamine d) Ecstasy 26._____Which drug is most often mixed with alcohol and is colorless? a) Ecstasy b) GHB c) Ketamine d) Rohypnol 27._____High doses of GHB can cause all except which one of the following? a) Coma b) Overdose c) Seizures d) Extreme exhilaration 28._____Which drug was originally created for anesthesia on small animals? a) Ketamine b) GHB c) Rohyonol d) Ecstasy 29._____Which drug is lethal when mixed with other drugs? a) GHB b) Crack cocaine c) Ketamine d) Methamphetamine30._____Physiological effects of downers include all except which of the following? a) Slurred speech b) Death c) Extended attention span d) Lowered inhibitions 31._____Physical symptoms of downer use include increased heart rate and enlarged pupils. a) True b) False 32._____People may be prescribed downers for all except which of the following reasons? a) Anxiety b) Pain c) Stressful times d) Depression 33._____A person who continues to use a drug after it is needed or even though it is not needed is a/an ___________. a) Overdose b) Abuser c) Dependent d) Addict 34._____An overdose is when a person experiences withdrawal symptoms from lessening or stopping the use of the drug. a) True b) False 35._____Behavior of a user may include all except which of the following behaviors? a) Suicidal b) Mellow mood c) Alienated from friends/family d) Prostitution 36._____Sleeping too much or too little is which type of symptom of drug use? a) Physical b) School/Social c) Personality d) Behavioral 37._____If a user exhibits signs of aggression and depression he is exhibiting social symptoms of drug use. a) True b) False38._____Sleeping in class, skipping school, and lack of concentration are all symptoms related to school. a) True b) False 39._____When handling dangerous drugs, you should always wear protective equipment. a) True b) False 40._____It is a good idea to taste the substance in order to identify it. a) True b) False 41._____It is important to package drugs separately. a) True b) False 42._____When collecting substances, it is a good practice to hand them to someone else to package. a) True b) False 43._____Syringes and needles should be packaged in paper bags. a) True b) False 44._____Which of the following is not a step in packaging drugs?a) Weigh drugs in the container it is held in b) Weigh entire package after sealing it then record the gross weight c) Test all quantities of drugs found d) Write your initials and the date on the outside of the evidence tape 45._____Which characteristic of the drugs should not be recorded? a) Color b) Odor c) Texture d) TasteVII. Report Writing ______1. What is a skill in law enforcement that helps an officer describe things? a) Observation b) Memory c) Picture taking skills d) Binoculars ______2. What is a use of a police report? a) Allows passing of the case from one officer to another b) Helps a department stay organized c) Provides a factual record of work done on a case d) All of the above ______3. What kind of report will an investigator do when he does something on a case he received from a beat officer's report? a) Initial report b) Supplemental report c) Attachment of report d) Incident report e) Offense report ______4. What kind of report will begin the investigation of criminal matters? a) Supplemental report b) Attachment of report c) Arrest report d) Incident report e) Offense report a) Supplemental report b) Attachment of report c) Arrest report d) Incident report e) Both c and d ______6. What kind of report is an incident report? a) Initial report b) Supplement report c) Attachment of report d) Arrest report e) Offense report______7. Which of the following would be considered an attachment to a report? a) Supplemental report b) Photos c) Arrest report d) Incident report e) Offense report ______8. What style of report is the most widely used and sets forth information in a logical manner or sequence? a) Narrative b) Chronological c) Specialized d) None of the above ______9. What is needed in a report? a) Clear and complete sentences b) Proper grammar c) Good descriptions d) All of the above e) None of the above ______10. What rule says that if it is not written in the paper, it did not happen? a) Four corners rule b) Four sides rule c) Four papers rule d) Four reports rule ................
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