Question 1

Research has shown that police are more likely to make arrests in

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A)  affluent neighborhoods.
B)  middle class neighborhoods.
C)  low-income neighborhoods.
D)  gay and lesbian communities.
E)  rural areas.

Question 2

Official department policies are usually created via systematic rulemaking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is an advantage that written rules offers to the citizenry?

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A)  They eliminate any confusion over law-abiding behavior.
B)  They ensure equal protection of the law.
C)  They ensure a person's satisfaction with police efforts.
D)  They mandate that police attend to the victim's preferences.

Question 4

There is evidence to support the idea that female officers

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A)  have more vehicle accidents that male officers.
B)  use force more than male officers.
C)  make more arrests that male officers.
D)  receive fewer citizen complaints.
E)  make more money than male officers.

Question 5

Joseph Goldstein conducted one of the first studies of police discretion, in which he concluded that

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A)  discretion typically does not pose a problem.
B)  discretion is effective and necessary.
C)  it is illegal and should be abolished.
D)  it efficiently allocates limited police resources.

Question 6

The immediate work setting influences officer compliance with written policy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

CALEA is the branch of the FBI that ensures that local police departments are following federal rules of discretion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the principal strategy for ensuring compliance with departmental policy?

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A)  issuing heavy sanctions on non compliant officers
B)  requiring officers to file written reports that will be reviewed by supervisors
C)  rewarding officers for consistently compliant behavior
D)  mandating random internal affairs evaluations

Question 9

What are the six points mentioned in the text about crime-related discretionary decisions made by patrol officers?

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Question 10

What is the name of the process by which citizen oversight agencies contribute to rulemaking?

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A)  administrative review
B)  police council
C)  policy committee
D)  policy review

Question 11

According to your text, legal factors limit the discretion of a police officer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One factor that most contributes to the exercise of discretion is the police

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A)  visibility.
B)  work environment.
C)  public expectation.
D)  budget pressures.

Question 13

The exercise of police discretion through written policy is called

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A)  department philosophy.
B)  bureaucratic controls.
C)  administrative rulemaking.
D)  profession downward judgment.

Question 14

Fyfe conducted a study of the restrictive policy on deadly force adopted by the NYPD.What was his finding?

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A)  The weekly average number of firearm discharges increased.
B)  The weekly average number of firearm discharges decreased.
C)  There was little impact on the weekly average number of firearm discharges.
D)  The department saw a large decline in the number of civil suits brought against them as a result of deadly force policies.

Question 15

Davis and Goldstein argue that the first step toward controlling police discretion is

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A)  establishing a civilian review board to create policies.
B)  requiring the chief of police to review all policies.
C)  bring in an outside consultant to review all policies.
D)  having the city attorney review all policy decisions.
E)  admitting that it exists.

Question 16

Full enforcement of the law is not possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the three examples of administrative rulemaking used in your text? Explain each in detail.

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The three examples of administrative rul...

Question 18

The police consistently fulfill their legal responsibility to enforce all of the criminal laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the text, definitions of crimes are extremely precise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Police officer actions need to be understood in relation to the

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A)  priority of the crime.
B)  citizen behavior.
C)  rate of neighborhood decay.
D)  crime index.

Exam 11: Police Discretion

What are the three examples of administrative rulemaking used in your text? Explain each in detail.

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Full enforcement of the law is not possible.

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Official department policies are usually created via systematic rulemaking.

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There is evidence to support the idea that female officers

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What is an advantage that written rules offers to the citizenry?

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What is the principal strategy for ensuring compliance with departmental policy?

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According to your text, legal factors limit the discretion of a police officer.

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What are the six points mentioned in the text about crime-related discretionary decisions made by patrol officers?

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CALEA is the branch of the FBI that ensures that local police departments are following federal rules of discretion.

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Research has shown that police are more likely to make arrests in

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Davis and Goldstein argue that the first step toward controlling police discretion is

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The immediate work setting influences officer compliance with written policy.

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Fyfe conducted a study of the restrictive policy on deadly force adopted by the NYPD.What was his finding?

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