Police & Society
Third Edition
Roberg, Novak and Cordner

 

Chapter 7
Field Operations
Study Questions

Ch. 7 Summary Ch. 7 Links

 

1.                  Police field operations consist of two primary functions:

a.      Traffic and undercover

b.      Patrol and service

c.      Law enforcement and traffic

d.      Patrol and investigation

 

2.                  The “backbone of policing” is:

a.      Investigations

b.      Service

c.      Patrol

d.      Management

 

3.                  This had traditionally been regarded as the most important patrol function.

a.      Crime repression

b.      Service

c.      Response time

d.      Contact

 

4.                  The goals of patrol include:

a.      Traffic control

b.      Creating a sense of security

c.      Apprehension of offenders

d.      All of the above

 

5.                  The most frequently used method for resource determination is:

a.      Intuitive approach

b.      Comparative approach

c.      Proactive approach

d.      Reactive approach

 

6.                  As a general rule, the greater the number of problems and calls for service:

a.      The larger the beat and the less concentrated the resources

b.      The larger the beat and the more concentrated the resources

c.      The smaller the beat and the more concentrated the resources

d.      The smaller the beat and the less concentrated the resources

 

7.                  ICAM stands for:

a.      Intensive Care And Management

b.      Information Can Aid Management

c.      Investigation, Caution, Alertness, Mobility

d.      Information Collection for Automated Mapping

 

8.                  Possibly the most influential early study on police operations was conducted in:

a.      Kansas City

b.      Los Angeles

c.      St. Louis

d.      Miami

 

9.                  The first police investigators were known as:

a.      The Pinkerton Company

b.      Bobbies

c.      Fieldings

d.      Bow Street Runners

 

10.              The due-process revolution occurred in the:

a.      1930s

b.      1960s

c.      1940s

d.      1990s

 

11.              Two critical developments of the 1930s changed the nature of police work. 
One was the increased use of the patrol car. The other development was:

a.      Greater use of nonlethal weapons

b.      The police becoming more proactive

c.      The Uniform Crime Report

d.      All of the above

 

12.              In the battle against terrorist acts, patrol should incorporate:

a.      Target-oriented activities

b.      Event analysis

c.      SARA

d.      All of the above

 

13.              Police officers perform essentially three functions in the attempt to accomplish 
goals on patrol. One of those functions includes answering calls concerning 
loud parties, underage drinking, or minor neighborhood disputes. These are 
examples of:

a.      Law enforcement

b.      Order maintenance

c.      Social service

d.      All of the above

 

14.              Studies concerning foot patrol generally find:

a.      It reduces citizens’ fear of crime

b.      It increases tensions between citizens and the officers on foot patrol

c.      It increases the disparity between Black and Caucasian perceptions of crime and policing

d.      All of the above

 

15.              The results of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment were:

a.      Crime in the reactive zones increased

b.      Crime in the proactive zones increased

c.      Feelings of security decreased in the reactive zones

d.      No appreciable change occurred in any of the zones


Answers to Study Questions

 

1. D (page 223)
2. C (page 224)
3. A (page 226)
4. D (page 224)
5. B (page 232)
6. C (page 233)
7. D (page 235) 
8. A (page 236)
9. D (page 252)
10. B (page 252)
11. C (page 226)
12. D (page 227)
13. B (page 224)
14. A (page 230)
15. D (page 237)
 

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