Question 1

When a citizen reports a crime to a police officer but the police officer does not complete a crime report, this is called

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A)  clearing a crime.
B)  unfounding a crime.
C)  being lazy.
D)  a statistical disagreement.

Question 2

How many agencies is the Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating?

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A)  22
B)  53
C)  104
D)  35

Question 3

What is a nominal caseload?

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A)  cases actually worked by detectives
B)  cases worth attempting to solve
C)  all cases assigned to an officer
D)  cases carrying a high degree of seriousness

Question 4

Most evaluations of D.A.R.E.have found no significant reduction in actual drug use as a result of the program.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text, of the 230 people who have been exonerated because of DNA testing, over 75% involved

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A)  mistaken identity.
B)  proved paternity claims.
C)  the discovery of inherited traits.
D)  the identification of a gene for criminality.

Question 6

In the war on terrorism, local police departments have been very pleased with the cooperation received from federal law enforcement agencies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Informants are an important source of information about criminal activity.They are especially useful in __________ investigations.

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A)  murder
B)  armed robbery
C)  victimless crimes
D)  tax fraud
E)  jay walking

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of foreign terrorism?

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A)  Nidal Hassan's attack on an American army base.
B)  Al-Qaeda's attack on the World Trade Center on Septermber 11, 2001.
C)  The attack by Ramzi Ahmed and Eyad Mahmoud Ismail Najim on the World Trade Center in 1993.
D)  The attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight.

Question 9

The traditional measure of success in criminal investigation is called the

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A)  reliably known.
B)  clearance rate.
C)  ucr rate.
D)  case screened positive.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a way by which police learn about crimes?

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A)  citizen reports
B)  police on-view observation
C)  police initiated investigations
D)   the forensic index of the NDIS

Question 11

Hate crimes are not separate and distinct crimes but are offenses that are motivated by

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A)  social breakdown.
B)  offender bias.
C)  racial opportunity.
D)  anti religious views.

Question 12

Nationally, only about ________ of all reported Index crimes are cleared.

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A)  21 percent
B)  33 percent
C)  40 percent
D)  59 percent
E)  62 percent

Question 13

What are the three major changes in investigations that have been inspired by community policing?

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Community policing is a philosophy that ...

Question 14

The assignment considered by most officers as "high status" is

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A)  Sergeant.
B)  Detective
C)  Beat Officer.
D)  Gang Task Force Officer.

Question 15

The worst corruption in police departments has been found in drug prevention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In practice, patrol officers make about __________ of all arrests.

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A)  10 percent
B)  30 percent
C)  40 percent
D)  60 percent
E)  80 percent

Question 17

Preliminary investigations consist of five basic steps.Which of the following is not one of these basic steps?

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A)  preparing preliminary reports
B)  securing the crime scene
C)  providing referral information to witnesses
D)  collecting all relevant evidence

Question 18

The basic process in investigating a crime occurs in two stages: the ____________ and the follow up investigation.

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A)  preliminary investigation
B)  discretionary investigation
C)  concluding investigation
D)  grand jury investigation

Question 19

What is an example of the demand reduction strategy?

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A)  trading up
B)  drug crackdowns
C)  undercover work
D)  D.A.R.E.

Question 20

A Rand Corporation report indicated that detective is

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A)  superficial, routine, and nonproductive.
B)  exciting and interesting.
C)  exciting but very demanding.
D)  the best place for officers to start their career.
E)  easy yet very dangerous.

Exam 9: The Police and Crime

The traditional measure of success in criminal investigation is called the

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Most evaluations of D.A.R.E.have found no significant reduction in actual drug use as a result of the program.

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Hate crimes are not separate and distinct crimes but are offenses that are motivated by

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The worst corruption in police departments has been found in drug prevention.

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The basic process in investigating a crime occurs in two stages: the ____________ and the follow up investigation.

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When a citizen reports a crime to a police officer but the police officer does not complete a crime report, this is called

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In the war on terrorism, local police departments have been very pleased with the cooperation received from federal law enforcement agencies.

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Nationally, only about ________ of all reported Index crimes are cleared.

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Preliminary investigations consist of five basic steps.Which of the following is not one of these basic steps?

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How many agencies is the Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating?

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The assignment considered by most officers as "high status" is

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According to the text, of the 230 people who have been exonerated because of DNA testing, over 75% involved

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Which of the following is not a way by which police learn about crimes?

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Informants are an important source of information about criminal activity.They are especially useful in __________ investigations.

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A Rand Corporation report indicated that detective is

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