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Q:
______________________ provide regional training and technical assistance to law enforcement around the country regarding community policing.
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The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides assistance to ______ centers.
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Which of the following is not a factor to be considered when determining curtilage?
a. the proximity of the area claimed to be curtilage to the home
b. the history of having allowed visitors to the residence to have access to the area
c. the nature of the uses to which the area is put
d. the steps taken by the resident to protect the area from observation by passers by
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Harvard's Executive Sessions on Policing identified three corporate strategies for policing that are presently guiding U.S. policing: (1) strategic policing, (2) community policing, and (3) _________________.
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______________________ provide regional training and technical assistance to law enforcement around the country regarding community policing.
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The plan initiated in 1997 allowing police officers to receive 50 percent discounts and low-cost loans to purchase homes in"distressed" areas nationwide is called the ____________________.
Q:
____________________ was established to administer the grant money provided by the 1994 Crime Bill and to promote community policing.
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Programs through which officers live in particular communities to strengthen relations between the police and the community are called ____________________.
Q:
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides assistance to ______ centers.
Q:
The plan initiated in 1997 allowing police officers to receive 50 percent discounts and low-cost loans to purchase homes in"distressed" areas nationwide is called the ____________________.
Q:
____________________ involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations.
Q:
The president responsible for the 1994 Crime Bill was ____________________.
Q:
Police on patrol receive a warning and description of a vehicle wanted in connection with a burglary. They observe the vehicle and begin pursuit. The suspects flee a distance and then stop the car suddenly, exit the vehicle, and flee on foot. The officers may _____.
a. not search the car without a warrant
b. search the car only per the Carroll doctrine
c. not search the car unless they impound it
d. consider the car abandoned and search it forthwith
Q:
____________________ was established to administer the grant money provided by the 1994 Crime Bill and to promote community policing.
Q:
Programs through which officers live in particular communities to strengthen relations between the police and the community are called ____________________.
Q:
Select the true statement regarding the criteria used by courts to make determinations about intent to abandon property.
a. The presence of one factor alone will not generally lead to a finding of abandonment.
b. An apartment and the contents of the apartment cannot be considered abandoned if there is still time remaining on the lease.
c. With respect to abandonment of objects, courts can rely on the length of time the item has been left unattended to determine whether the object has been abandoned.
d. A person's garbage is always considered abandoned.
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If an officer has entered open fields to search, he or she _____
a. must base all seizures on probable cause that the items are seizable
b. may seize only items in plain view
c. must obtain a warrant before seizing any item they find
d. must have exigency to seize any item they find
Q:
____________________ involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations.
Q:
The president responsible for the 1994 Crime Bill was ____________________.
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In a multiple occupancy dwelling, which of the following is typically NOT accessible under the open fields doctrine?
a. hallways
b. balconies
c. elevators
d. stairways
Q:
____________________ involves officers thinking, not just responding to yet another call for duty.
Q:
____________________ involves officers thinking, not just responding to yet another call for duty.
Q:
An officer wants to enter a certain area of a large apartment building to observe activities and seize any contraband he might happen across. What is the most legitimate "good rule of thumb" for the officer?
a. The officer may not enter if he has not been invited by a resident.
b. The officer may enter any area commonly used by visitors, businessmen, and delivery people to gain access and move about the building.
c. The officer may not enter without probable cause.
d. The officer may enter any area where incriminating evidence is immediately apparent.
Q:
The idea of problem-solving policing can be attributed to ____________________.
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If the backyard _____, an officer may enter and search the backyard of a multiple-occupancy dwelling without a warrant under the open fields doctrine
a. is used by several members of a family
b. does not have a sight-obstructing fence
c. is used for illegal activity
d. was open for use by any passerby
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The idea of problem-solving policing can be attributed to ____________________.
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____________________ states that unrepaired windows indicate to others that members of the community do not care about the quality of life in the neighborhood and are unlikely to get involved (and consequently, disorder and crime will thrive).
Q:
____________________ states that unrepaired windows indicate to others that members of the community do not care about the quality of life in the neighborhood and are unlikely to get involved (and consequently, disorder and crime will thrive).
Q:
Enclosing an area with a sight-obscuring fence will _____.
a. bring it within the curtilage
b. bring it within the curtilage if it is within a posted, wooded area
c. not bring it within the curtilage if it is already outside the curtilage
d. not bring it within the curtilage if it is in proximity to the house
Q:
The seminal article in the Atlantic Monthly that many believe was responsible for the modern stage of community policing was written by _________________________.
Q:
The seminal article in the Atlantic Monthly that many believe was responsible for the modern stage of community policing was written by _________________________.
Q:
Curtilage typically includes _____.
a. the fenced area immediately surrounding a house
b. the area enclosed by a fence even if it is not near the house
c. the fenced area around a house and the immediately adjacent posted fields
d. the fenced area around a house and anywhere from which the house can be seen
Q:
Many believe that the modern state of community policing began with a seminal 1982 article entitled ______________________________.
Q:
Many believe that the modern state of community policing began with a seminal 1982 article entitled ______________________________.
Q:
"Signals" that communities and neighborhoods are encouraging crime are:
a. broken windows
b. disorder
c. decay
d. all are examples
Q:
Curtilage nearly always includes _____.
a. the open fields if not posted
b. commercial premises
c. the backyard of a house
d. the sidewalk in front of a house
Q:
"Signals" that communities and neighborhoods are encouraging crime are:
a. broken windows
b. disorder
c. decay
d. all are examples
Q:
Community-oriented policing strategies have proven successful in:
a. only cities with a population over 50,000
b. only cities with a population over 100,000
c. only cities with a population over 500,000
d. cities of all sizes
Q:
Community-oriented policing strategies have proven successful in:
a. only cities with a population over 50,000
b. only cities with a population over 100,000
c. only cities with a population over 500,000
d. cities of all sizes
Q:
How do courts define "open fields"
a. any area inside the curtilage
b. any area outside the curtilage
c. the area immediately around a dwelling
d. the area outside the curtilage if not posted
Q:
Which of the following is not considered curtilage?
a. a house being sold by a realtor
b. a house in which the occupants are away on a trip around the world
c. a house under construction which has only the skeletal framing
d. a house which has been somewhat damaged by fire but is boarded up pending repair
Q:
Which U.S. President pledged to add an additional 100,000 officers if he was elected?
a. Obama
b. Bush
c. Clinton
d. Regan
Q:
Which U.S. President pledged to add an additional 100,000 officers if he was elected?
a. Obama
b. Bush
c. Clinton
d. Regan
Q:
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department used problem-oriented policing to address an increase in robbery victimization among the Hispanic population. Police found most of these crimes occurred:
a. at the theaters
b. near the central parks
c. at little league baseball games
d. in parking lots near laundry facilities
Q:
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department used problem-oriented policing to address an increase in robbery victimization among the Hispanic population. Police found most of these crimes occurred:
a. at the theaters
b. near the central parks
c. at little league baseball games
d. in parking lots near laundry facilities
Q:
What is curtilage?
a. the area around a dwelling but not the dwelling
b. the open fields
c. the open fields and the area around them
d. the dwelling and the area close around it
Q:
What is the word "house" in the Fourth Amendment interpreted to mean?
a. open fields
b. the private areas of residential and commercial premises
c. posted property surrounded by the open fields
d. space outside the curtilage
Q:
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) implemented a program to keep the thousands of farm laborers who are hired to work the fields safe while being transported to work sites, as there had been a large number of collisions with fatalities and injuries. This is an example of:
a. traditional policing
b. strategic policing
c. problem-oriented policing
d. none of the above
Q:
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) implemented a program to keep the thousands of farm laborers who are hired to work the fields safe while being transported to work sites, as there had been a large number of collisions with fatalities and injuries. This is an example of:
a. traditional policing
b. strategic policing
c. problem-oriented policing
d. none of the above
Q:
____________ experiments are examples of the community policing model suggested by Wilson and Kelling in their broken windows approach to policing.
a. Foot patrol
b. SWAT team
c. Tactical Training Team (TTT)
d. Measured response
Q:
____________ experiments are examples of the community policing model suggested by Wilson and Kelling in their broken windows approach to policing.
a. Foot patrol
b. SWAT team
c. Tactical Training Team (TTT)
d. Measured response
Q:
What most completely describes the factors that are given consideration when determining the intention of a suspect in regards to abandoned property?
a. words that are spoken
b. words that are spoken and actions that are done
c. words that are spoken, actions that are done, and other objective facts
d. words that are spoken, actions that are done, police officer hunches, and other objective facts
Q:
In "Broken Windows" and Police Discretion, Wilson and Kelling note that the community policing model _____ the use of police discretion among officers at all levels of the organization.
a. reduces and limits
b. contracts and discourages
c. expands and encourages
d. both a and b are correct
Q:
In "Broken Windows" and Police Discretion, Wilson and Kelling note that the community policing model _____ the use of police discretion among officers at all levels of the organization.
a. reduces and limits
b. contracts and discourages
c. expands and encourages
d. both a and b are correct
Q:
To establish that an article or object has been abandoned, what must the police show?
a. only that it was the intent of the suspect to abandon the property
b. that it was the intent of the suspect to abandon the property and that the abandonment was voluntary
c. only that the abandonment was voluntary
d. that it was the intent of the suspect to abandon the property, that the abandonment was voluntary, and that the abandonment benefited the suspect
Q:
Community-oriented policing is an approach toward crime that addresses:
a. the strict adherence to the rule of law
b. the underlying causes of crime
c. zero tolerance
d. only minority populations
Q:
Community-oriented policing is an approach toward crime that addresses:
a. the strict adherence to the rule of law
b. the underlying causes of crime
c. zero tolerance
d. only minority populations
Q:
What is the primary difference between the abandonment doctrine and the plain view doctrine?
a. The plain view doctrine is dictated by the nature of the item under consideration, whereas abandonment concerns the location of the item.
b. Plain view applies to police officer retrieval of an object, whereas the abandonment doctrine applies broadly to all citizens who retrieve an object.
c. Plain view applies only to vehicular searches, whereas the abandonment doctrine applies to homes and public places.
d. Under plain view, the location of the item is protected; whereas under the abandonment doctrine, the location is not protected.
Q:
What is the philosophy of empowering citizens and developing a partnership between the police and the community to work together to solve problems?
a. community policing
b. zero tolerance policing
c. political-based policing
d. neighborhood policing
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What is the philosophy of empowering citizens and developing a partnership between the police and the community to work together to solve problems?
a. community policing
b. zero tolerance policing
c. political-based policing
d. neighborhood policing
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Under the open fields doctrine, without a warrant, an officer may _____.
a. trespass onto open land to search for and seize evidence
b. not trespass onto open land to search for and seize evidence if the land is posted
c. trespass onto the land to search for and seize evidence only if the land is not posted
d. not trespass onto the land of a person without probable cause
Q:
Community policing has its roots in:
a. England
b. Chicago
c. New York
d. California
Q:
Community policing has its roots in:
a. England
b. Chicago
c. New York
d. California
Q:
An informant tells an officer that patrons of a certain public bar sometimes do lines of cocaine on the tables set in alcoves. If the officer wants to gather some minute grains of cocaine from one of the tables as corroboration of the information, the officer will _____.
a. need a search warrant since open fields does not apply
b. need an administrative warrant
c. not need a warrant
d. not need a warrant since the tables are in the curtilage
Q:
The biggest threat to community policing efforts according to the author is:
a. the community not willing to accept officers
b. the budget of the police department
c. the officers not willing to interact with the community
d. constant calls for service preventing officers from providing community policing services
Q:
The biggest threat to community policing efforts according to the author is:
a. the community not willing to accept officers
b. the budget of the police department
c. the officers not willing to interact with the community
d. constant calls for service preventing officers from providing community policing services
Q:
The Fourth Amendment protections requiring police to have a warrant to enter to search extend to _____ but not to _____ under the open fields doctrine.
a. homes; businesses
b. private areas of a business; public areas of a business
c. businesses; hospital rooms
d. houses; temporary living quarters
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The basic open fields doctrine as stated by the Court in the Hester case is that Fourth Amendment protections _____.
a. do not extend to the open fields
b. encompass the open fields unless they are posted against trespass
c. prevent officers from trespassing outside the curtilage
d. prevent officers from trespassing into open fields
Q:
The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program.
a. TOPS
b. COPS
c. TASP
d. COGS
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The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program.
a. TOPS
b. COPS
c. TASP
d. COGS
Q:
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is part of the _____.
a. NIJ
b. FBI
c. president's cabinet
d. Chicago Police Department
Q:
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is part of the _____.
a. NIJ
b. FBI
c. president's cabinet
d. Chicago Police Department
Q:
Under what circumstance does the open fields doctrine allows police officers to search
for and seize evidence in the open fields?
a. if they have probable cause that the items are concealed within the curtilage
b. if they have a warrant, probable cause or some other justification
c. with a warrant or probable cause, having reasonable suspicion
d. without a warrant, probable cause, or any other justification
Q:
Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those underlying problems are referred to as:
a. zero tolerance policing
b. problem-solving policing
c. political-based policing
d. targeted policing
Q:
Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those underlying problems are referred to as:
a. zero tolerance policing
b. problem-solving policing
c. political-based policing
d. targeted policing
Q:
Select the true statement regarding determination of curtilage surrounding a house.
a. An area enclosed by a chain-link fence is always considered curtilage.
b. Shared areas of multi-unit dwellings are not protected by the Fourth Amendment.
c. The back yard of a residence is always considered curtilage.
d. An area within 50 yards of a residence is considered curtilage.
Q:
What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations?
a. strategic policing
b. community policing
c. citizen-based policing
d. political-based policing
Q:
What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations?
a. strategic policing
b. community policing
c. citizen-based policing
d. political-based policing
Q:
Whether a piece of land or a building falls within the curtilage is determined by considering four factors. Which of the following is not among these factors?
a. the steps taken by the resident to protect the area from observation by passersby
b. the inclusion of the area within an enclosure surrounding the home
c. the official property lines of the curtilage
d. the proximity to the home of the area claimed to be curtilage
Q:
Who founded the National Center for Community Policing in East Lansing, Michigan?
a. Robert C. Trojanowicz
b. Logan Stout
c. Richard Hill
d. Rick D. Patterson