Chapter 6: Challenges to Effective Policing – Worksheet 1
TRUE/FALSE
1. Patrol officers, often the lowest-paid members of an agency with the least amount of
authority, have the greatest amount of discretionary power.
T
F
REF: 171
OBJ: 1
2. Mandatory arrest laws limit a police officer’s discretion by requiring him or her to
arrest a person who has committed larceny.
T
F
REF: 174
OBJ: 1
3. Delegation of authority means that everybody reports directly to the chief.
T
F
REF: 175
OBJ: 2
4. The purpose of patrol is the deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police
presence.
T
F
REF: 176
OBJ: 2
5. A crime that has been cleared is one that has resulted in an arrest and referral for
prosecution.
T
F
REF: 181
OBJ: 3
6. A confidential informant is a police officer who has assumed a false identity in order
to obtain information concerning illegal activities.
T
F
REF: 181
OBJ: 3
7. DNA is useful in criminal investigations because no two people, save identical twins,
have identical DNA.
T
F
REF: 183
OBJ: 4
8. DNA evidence from crime scenes is entered into a database called AFIS.
T
F
REF: 184
OBJ: 4
140
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The police officer who have the greatest amount of discretion are
a. Detectives
b. Police chiefs
c. Patrol officers
d. Sergeants
REF:
171
OBJ:
1
2. The primary factor that an officer should consider when determining how to use
discretion is ____________________.
a. the nature of the criminal act.
b. the attitude of the wrongdoer.
c. the relationship between the victim and the offender.
d. departmental policy.
REF:
172
OBJ:
1
3. According to the text, delegation of authority is a critical component of
a. accountability.
b. efficient management.
c. the chain of command.
d. span of control.
REF:
175
OBJ:
1
4. Which of the following is not a purpose of police patrol listed in the text?
a. Deterrence of crime
b. Maintenance of public order
c. Improvement of public attitudes toward the police
d. Provision of services that are not crime related
REF:
176-177
OBJ: 2
5. Paperwork takes up nearly _____ percent of a patrol officer’s time.
a. ten
b. fifteen
c. twenty
d. forty
REF:
177
OBJ:
2
141
6.
The majority of time a patrol officer spends at work is spent
a. on preventive patrol.
b. answering calls for service.
c. filling out paperwork.
d. issuing traffic citations.
REF:
177
OBJ:
2
7. All of the following are crimes typically investigated by officers who work in vice,
except
a. prostitution.
b. gambling.
c. narcotics.
d. sexual assault.
REF:
180
OBJ:
2
8. In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that the state is not automatically
required to disclose the identity of a confidential informant?
a. Gaines v. Miller (1963)
b. Tennessee v. Garner (1985)
c. Graham v. Connor (1989)
d. Rovario v. United States (1957)
REF:
181
OBJ:
3
9. The application of science to establish facts and evidence during crime investigations
is known as
a. forensics.
b. genetics.
c. ballistics.
d. CODIS.
REF:
182
OBJ:
3
10. All of the following are examples of trace evidence except
a. hairs.
b. fibers.
c. fingerprints.
d. ballistics.
REF:
183
OBJ:
3
11. DNA “fingerprinting” emerged on the scene in the
a. 1940s.
b. 1990s.
c. 1970s.
d. 1960s.
REF:
183
OBJ:
4
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12. DNA can be found in all of the following locations except:
a. Blood
b. Semen
c. Skin
d. Fingerprints
REF:
184
OBJ:
4
13. A database containing DNA profiles is ________.
a. CODIS
b. AFIS
c. IBIS
d. NCIC
REF:
184
OBJ:
4
COMPLETION
1. ___________________are the law enforcement officials with the greatest amount of
discretion.
REF: 171
OBJ: 1
2. In many states, the discretion of patrol officers has been severely limited in the area of
____________________.
REF: 174
OBJ: 1
3. The most common law enforcement agent in police agencies is the
officer.
REF: 175
OBJ: 2
4. The purpose of patrol is to _____________crime.
REF: 177
OBJ: 2
5. A person who provides data about his or her involvement in criminal activity and
others who engage in it is called a
REF: 181
.
OBJ: 3
6. A police officer who assumes a false identity as part of a criminal investigation is
performing
type work.
REF: 181
OBJ: 3
143
7. The study of firearms and its application to solving crimes is _________________.
REF: 183
OBJ: 4
8. The establishment of a connection between a suspect and a crime scene through
CODIS, in the absence of an ongoing investigation is a
REF: 184
OBJ: 4
144
.