Policing (Introduction) MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Which of the following groups was heavily impacted by the “tough-on-crime” era in the criminal justice system?

Minority communities

The poor

The legally underrepresented

All of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: All of these

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_____ is known as interpreted to mean the job applicant must be able to perform the essential elements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualified individual with a disability

Moral character

Physical strength

None of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Qualified individual with a disability

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Which far-reaching conspiracy statute makes it unlawful to belong to an organization that is involved in a pattern of crimes?

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act

USA PATRIOT Act

USA Freedom Act

FISA

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act

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______ by police officers is one of the most common complaints expressed by citizens.

Harassment

False arrest

Physical abuse

Verbal abuse

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Verbal abuse

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_____ is a system in which dispatch is accomplished through the use of computers

Computer-aided dispatch (CAD)

Hyperstress

Machismo

None of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Computer-aided dispatch (CAD)

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_____ is known as investigative committee formed in 1894 by the city of New York in response to allegations of large-scale corruption among NYPD officers; this form of investigation set the stage for many cities and states in the years that followed

Physical strength

All of these

Lexow Commission

High IQ

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Lexow Commission

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_____ is a means for automatically determining the geographic location of a vehicle and transmitting the information to a requester, most often through the use of GPS

Hierarchal respect

None of these

Automatic vehicle location (AVL)

Community service officers (CSOs)

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Automatic vehicle location (AVL)

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_____ is increases in the number of police targeted toward a specific type of law violation

Crackdowns

Job action

Lethal force

All of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Crackdowns

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Is probable cause exists when facts and circumstances within a police officer’s knowledge, which are based on reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that an offense has been or is being committed by the person being arrested?

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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_____ is an innovation that focuses attention on a small number of chronic offenders responsible for a large share of the crime problems

Pulling levers policing

None of these

Vandalism

Armed robbery

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Pulling levers policing

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MCQ on Basic Policing (Introduction)	MCQ on Contemporary Strategies in Policing
MCQ on Ethics and Decision-Making	MCQ on History of Police in the United States
MCQ on Law, Court Decisions, and the Police	MCQ on Organized Crime, Homeland Security, and Global Issues
MCQ on Police Misconduct and Accountability	MCQ on Police Organization and Administration
MCQ on Police Training and Education	MCQ on Police Work (Operations and Functions)
MCQ on Policing in a Diverse Society	MCQ on Policing in the United States
MCQ on Private Security	MCQ on Recruitment and Selection of Police Officers
MCQ on Technology and the Police	MCQ on The Future of Policing in the United States
MCQ on The Police Culture and Work Stress	General Policing (Introduction) MCQs