ADJ 133 Study Guide 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Prior to the 2004 Republican convention in New York, undercover officers infiltrated activist
groups that they believed might cause problems during the convention. Officers attended
meetings, made friends, signed petitions, and then reported on the groups' activities to
supervisors. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the general community must be consulted and
indicate its approval
A new police chief is sworn in. The city has been plagued with street crime and a poor
relationship with the community. He has pledged to reduce crime and improve public
satisfaction.
2. Assume the new chief sets up a D.A.R.E. program with the local schools, orders 25 percent
of his patrol officers to switch to foot patrol, and sets up a citizens' advisory board. These
actions would be consistent with: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔community policing
Some new officers experience cynicism when they encounter citizen disrespect, bureaucratic
barriers, and the realities of the justice system. This can lead them to distrust the department's
administration and the citizens of the community, leaving them more prone to corruption.
This process is known as the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔continuum of compromise
The "rotten bushel" explanation is which type of explanation for police deviance? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔individual
Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔One of the biggest
problems with informants is that their reliability is often highly questionable.
Which of the following statements about police subculture is false? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Decreasing crime rates have reduced the need for a "code of silence"
A bomb exploded at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, killing one and wounding
more than 100. The FBI conducted an investigation and within days, Richard Jewell was
identified as a suspect. After several months, the Justice Department announced that Jewell
, was no longer a suspect. Jewell was publicly scorned, and followed incessantly by the media
and law enforcement for the three months that he was believed to be the bomber. Evidence in
the case was interpreted in such a way as to support the idea that Jewell was guilty. For
example, Jewell was known to have seen the bag containing the bomb before it detonated,
and moved people from the area. This life- saving act was seen as evidence that he was the
bomber, because the investigators believed that he had planted the bomb in order to be able to
be seen as a hero for saving people. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔reactive investigation
Use of force can be predicted by: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of these are correct.
The use of physical force to obtain a conviction became illegal with which Supreme Court
case? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Brown v. Mississippi
The "blue curtain of secrecy" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the practice of police
officers to remain silent when fellow officers commit unethical actions.
15. In Barker and Carter's study, they found that up to what percentage of police may have
used drugs on duty? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔20
A grass eater would not - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔shake down a shop owner
The chief explains that the department has its own section dedicated to monitoring the
department's officers and investigating complaints. This is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the internal affairs model
Recent studies of Oakland police body cameras found: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Police
officers were more likely to be polite to white motorists.
What is discretion? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The authority to make a decision between
two or more choices.
A new police chief is sworn in. The city has been plagued with street crime and a poor
relationship with the community. He has pledged to reduce crime and improve public
satisfaction. If the chief invests in new technologies such as GIS mapping software and data
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Prior to the 2004 Republican convention in New York, undercover officers infiltrated activist
groups that they believed might cause problems during the convention. Officers attended
meetings, made friends, signed petitions, and then reported on the groups' activities to
supervisors. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the general community must be consulted and
indicate its approval
A new police chief is sworn in. The city has been plagued with street crime and a poor
relationship with the community. He has pledged to reduce crime and improve public
satisfaction.
2. Assume the new chief sets up a D.A.R.E. program with the local schools, orders 25 percent
of his patrol officers to switch to foot patrol, and sets up a citizens' advisory board. These
actions would be consistent with: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔community policing
Some new officers experience cynicism when they encounter citizen disrespect, bureaucratic
barriers, and the realities of the justice system. This can lead them to distrust the department's
administration and the citizens of the community, leaving them more prone to corruption.
This process is known as the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔continuum of compromise
The "rotten bushel" explanation is which type of explanation for police deviance? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔individual
Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔One of the biggest
problems with informants is that their reliability is often highly questionable.
Which of the following statements about police subculture is false? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Decreasing crime rates have reduced the need for a "code of silence"
A bomb exploded at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, killing one and wounding
more than 100. The FBI conducted an investigation and within days, Richard Jewell was
identified as a suspect. After several months, the Justice Department announced that Jewell
, was no longer a suspect. Jewell was publicly scorned, and followed incessantly by the media
and law enforcement for the three months that he was believed to be the bomber. Evidence in
the case was interpreted in such a way as to support the idea that Jewell was guilty. For
example, Jewell was known to have seen the bag containing the bomb before it detonated,
and moved people from the area. This life- saving act was seen as evidence that he was the
bomber, because the investigators believed that he had planted the bomb in order to be able to
be seen as a hero for saving people. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔reactive investigation
Use of force can be predicted by: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of these are correct.
The use of physical force to obtain a conviction became illegal with which Supreme Court
case? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Brown v. Mississippi
The "blue curtain of secrecy" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the practice of police
officers to remain silent when fellow officers commit unethical actions.
15. In Barker and Carter's study, they found that up to what percentage of police may have
used drugs on duty? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔20
A grass eater would not - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔shake down a shop owner
The chief explains that the department has its own section dedicated to monitoring the
department's officers and investigating complaints. This is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the internal affairs model
Recent studies of Oakland police body cameras found: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Police
officers were more likely to be polite to white motorists.
What is discretion? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The authority to make a decision between
two or more choices.
A new police chief is sworn in. The city has been plagued with street crime and a poor
relationship with the community. He has pledged to reduce crime and improve public
satisfaction. If the chief invests in new technologies such as GIS mapping software and data
