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Exam- Police Test 14-15; Questions with VerifiedSolutions
In the context of policing, the term _____ refers to police and other government agencies
having to answer to the public.
A. oversight
B. accountability
C. responsibility
D. authority ANSWER-B. accountability
The program COMPSTAT was originally developed in
A. Philadelphia.
B. Milwaukee.
C. New York City.
D. Dallas. ANSWER-C. New York City.
One of the central tasks of police management primarily falling upon the Sergeant is
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A. routine supervision.
B. delegation.
C. span of control.
D. mentoring. ANSWER-A. routine supervision.
The ratio of sergeants to officers is referred to as the
A. routine supervision.
B. delegation.
C. span of control.
D. mentoring. ANSWER-C. span of control.
Programs through which officers can receive professional counseling related to the specific
problems they encounter are called
A. stress relief units.
B. counsel relief programs.
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C. pre-termination wellness units.
D. employee assistance programs. ANSWER-D. employee assistance programs.
Which of the following statements is true about the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program?
A. It has extensive data on white-collar crimes.
B. It has extensive data on organized crimes and drug offenses.
C. It records only blue-collar crimes.
D. It records only reported crime. ANSWER-D. It records only reported crime.
The office within a police organization responsible for investigating alleged misconduct by
police officers is known as
A. citizen review office.
B. fair discipline unit.
C. internal affairs unit.
D. personal integrity section. ANSWER-C. internal affairs unit.
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The problem of perceived unfairness of a disciplinary action can be addressed if a police
department
A. emphasizes retributive justice rather than social justice.
B. excludes civilian review boards in the department.
C. adopts procedural justice in its internal procedures.
D. reduces the frequency of disciplinary procedures in a department. ANSWER-C.
adopts procedural justice in its internal procedures.
The unwillingness of police officers to report misconduct by other officers is called the
A. performance closure.
B. code of silence.
C. unity of silence.
D. brotherhood of blue. ANSWER-B. code of silence.
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