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Police Community Relations test 1Which of the following is considered the father of modern policing - Answers -Robert
Peel
In 1833,_____________________ became the first city to pay both day and night
watchman - Answers -Philadelphia
The law that evidence gathered in an illegal search and seizure could not be used
against the defendant and decided the U.S. Supreme Court in which 1914 case? -
Answers -Weeks v United states
If a watchman or any other citizen saw a crime in progress, he was expected to
____________________, summoning all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and
capturing the wrongdoer - Answers -give the hue and cry
Community policing - Answers -is an organization-wide philosophy; partnerships and
proactive problem solving
The requirement that police officers advise criminal suspects of their rights before
custodial interrogation is required by the decision of which Supreme Court case? -
Answers -Miranda v Arizona
The 1972 police research experiment that tested the effect of different levels of patrols
and challenged the basic assumptions about the effect of patrol on crime was known as
the: - Answers -Kansas city preventive patrol study
During the reform era, the concept of ______________ developed, a phrase referring to
the line that separates law abiding, peaceful citizens from the murderous, plundering
villains who prey upon them. The phrase also suggests a distance between the police
and the public they serve - Answers -the thin blue line
The father of American police professionalism is known as: - Answers -August Vollmer
The court case, decided by the united states supreme court in 1963, required states to
provide free counsel to indigent defendents in felony cases. - Answers -Gideon v
wainwright
The patrol car had important unintended consequences that created new problems.
One such problem was: - Answers -It reduced informal contact with the public
Service to the community includes: - Answers -all the above;
, -assisting motorists with disabled vehicles
-suicide prevention
-delivering death notifications
A mission statement is: - Answers -both a and b;
- the standard against which administrations evaluate all decisions and actions
- a statement of how an agency views its relationship with the community
Each police agency exercises discretion when it establishes its: - Answers -all the
above;
-procedures
-mission
-policies
The police image is affected by: - Answers -all the above;
-citizens personal experience with the criminal justice system
-individual background
-the media
Negative contacts: - Answers -are unpleasant interactions between the police and the
public
Because of their shared experiences and unique exposure to their community, many
police officers develop a fierce loyalty to: - Answers -each other
The commonly used police practice of choosing among possible courses of action or
inaction when dealing with lawbreakers is known as: - Answers -discretion
The relation between the police and the community is profoundly affected by: - Answers
-both a and b
-police use of discretion
-police use of force
The lowest ranking and newest patrol officers typically have: - Answers -the greatest
amount of discretion
The transformation of good people into evil people is called: - Answers -The Lucifer
effect
What city, in 1985, hosted its first citizen police academy? - Answers -Orlando Florida
Community, as defined by the text: - Answers -applies to a specific area and the
individuals, organizations, and agencies in the area
The broken window phenomenon signifies: - Answers -that people don't care about the
neighborhood
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