Chapter 5 notes pt. 1

Question 1

administrative leave is a _____________ response to an officer-involved shooting.

Answer 1

bureaucratic

Question 2

a typical police department is based on a _______ of ________ that leads from the ______ _______ down through the various levels of the department

Answer 2

chain
command
police chief

Question 3

true or false:in the chain of command all persons are aware of their duties and responsibilities

Answer 3

true

Question 4

____________ of ___________ is a critical component of the chain of command.

Answer 4

delegation of authority

Question 5

police responsibilities are divided according to _______

Answer 5

zones

Question 6

zones are also known as _____ and _______

Answer 6

beats

precincts

Question 7

What is the difference between beats and precincts?

Answer 7

Beats, are the smallest stretch that a police officer or a group of police officers regularly patrol.
Precincts, a collection of beats.

Question 8

Precincts are also known as _______ and _______.

Answer 8

district

station

Question 9

most departments separate each 24 hour days into 3, 8 hour _______

Answer 9

shifts

Question 10

Shifts are also known as _____ or _________

Answer 10

tours

platoons

Question 11

the main goal of any police departments is the most efficient organization of its _______ _______.

Answer 11

field services

Question 12

field services are also known as ________ or _____ _______

Answer 12

operations

line services

Question 13

most police departments are _________

Answer 13

generalists

Question 14

larger police departments may be more __________. While smaller police departments rely almost exclusively on ______ _______.

Answer 14

specialized

general patrol

Question 15

What are the three purposes of patrols?

Answer 15

1. the deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence
2. the maintenance of public order and a sense of security in the community
3. the 24hr. provision of services that are not crime related

Question 16

True or False: the vast majority of patrol shifts are completed with at least two arrests.

Answer 16

False, most are completed without any arrests

Question 17

What are the four general categories of patrol activities?

Answer 17

1. preventive patrol
2. calls for service
3. administrative duties
4. officer-initiated activities

Question 18

preventive patrol is also known as ____________.

Answer 18

omnipresence

Question 19

_______ ________ was a cornerstone of early policing philosphy and still takes up roughly 40% of patrol time.

Answer 19

preventive patrol

Question 20

calls for service mean?

Answer 20

responding to calls

Question 21

what is involved in administrative duties?

Answer 21

paperwork

Question 22

what are officer-initiated activities?

Answer 22

when patrol officers initiate contact with citizens

Question 23

____________ is the second main function of police.

Answer 23

investigation

Question 24

What is the most common way for someone to become a detective?

Answer 24

To be promoted from patrol officer

Question 25

true of false: detectives must prepare for case trials

Answer 25

true

Question 26

what are the two aggressive investigation strategies?

Answer 26

1. undercover, when law enforcement assumes a false identity in order to obtain information concerning illegal activities
2. confidential informant (CI), a human source for police who provides information concerning illegal activity in which he or she is involved.

Question 27

undercover cops are most commonly used to?

Answer 27

infiltrate large scale narcotics operations or those run by organized crime

Question 28

_______ _______ varies from department to department.

Answer 28

cold cases

Question 29

Forensic experts use their knowledge to determine crucial facts like?

Answer 29

• the cause of death or injury
• the time of death or injury
• the type of weapon or weapons used
• the identity of the crime victims, if that information is unavailable
• the identity of the offender (best case scenario)

Question 30

The first person on a crime scene has to protect the ________.

Answer 30

evidence

Question 31

What are three characteristics of trace evidence?

Answer 31

1. generally very small
2. often invisible to the naked human eye
3. often requires technological aid for detection

Question 32

True or False: human fingerprints are 100% accurate

Answer 32

False.

Question 33

What is the largest and most important database?

Answer 33

The National Combined DNA Index- System (CODIS)