Ch. 4 Online Quiz Flashcards
The political era of American policing is characterized by…
Police serving the interests of politicians
What is typically not a function of the sheriffs department?
To appoint a local coroner
Why doesn’t police response time result in a significant number of arrests?
Citizens do not report the event to the police until a considerable amount of time passes
Which federal agency is responsible for managing a database of DNA profiles of offenders?
The FBI
Which state was the first to centralize its state police force?
Pennsylvania
What strategy is designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers the application of scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques?
Directed patrol
What year did the FBI begin as the Bureau of investigation?
1908
A centralized law-enforcement agency…
Combines criminal investigations with patrol of state highways
Which police strategy emphasizes and increased capacity to deal with crimes that are not well controlled by traditional methods?
Strategic policing
Where is the nations largest law-enforcement agency, with about 34,500 full-time sworn officers?
New York
The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment established that…
Provided a patrol does not affect citizens fear of crime
Semi permanent assignment of officers to particular neighborhood is called…
Team policing
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the reform era of American policing?
Please stressed their role of service to the community
Which agency would not be encompassed by the term local police?
State police
Which local law-enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers, maintaining security within court rooms, and running the county jail?
Sheriff
