Chapter 11: Police and Their Clients
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to the author, the police should be seen by the community as:
a. an army of occupation c. part of the community
b. mercenaries d. impartial enforcers of the law
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 319
OBJ: To illustrate the meaning of police–community relations and their importance to the safety and quality of life in a community
2. Everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships is the definition of:
a. community relations c. human relations
b. public relations d. incarceration
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 320
OBJ: To illustrate the meaning of police–community relations and their importance to the safety and quality of life in a community
3. The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reported in 1967 that police relations with minority groups had:
a. sunk to explosively low levels
b. improved somewhat over the years
c. improved significantly over the years
d. remained the same
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 320
OBJ: To describe various minority populations and some of their issues regarding police interactions
4. The police–community relations movement (PCR) developed out of the:
a. efforts at team policing in the 1950s
b. efforts of police reform after the Wickersham Report
c. riots and civil disorders of the 1960s
d. the Rodney King incident of 199l
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 320
OBJ: To describe various minority populations and some of their issues regarding police interactions
5. The human relations training program that is designed to provide participants an opportunity to learn more about themselves and their impact on others is called:
a. objectivity training c. behavior enlightenment
b. sensitivity training d. participation training
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 321
OBJ: To illustrate the meaning of police–community relations and their importance to the safety and quality of life in a community
6. In a nationwide poll asking people how much confidence they have in the police, 56 percent answered:
a. a great deal c. very little
b. some d. none
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 321
OBJ: To explore public attitudes regarding the police and efforts undertaken around the nation to improve public perceptions
7. James Q. Wilson said that the single most striking fact about the attitudes of citizens, both black and white, toward the police is that these attitudes generally are:
a. apathetic c. positive
b. negative d. ambivalent
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 321
OBJ: To explore public attitudes regarding the police and efforts undertaken around the nation to improve public perceptions
8. In 2005, Hispanics surpassed African Americans as the largest minority group when they reached 14.5 percent of the population. In 2010, Hispanics represented _____ percent of the population.
a. 12 c. 20
b. 14 d. 16
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 324
OBJ: To describe various minority populations and some of their issues regarding police interactions
9. Most police officers feel that the public:
a. does not support the police
b. appreciates the police
c. respects but does not like the police
d. has no opinion regarding the police
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 321
OBJ: To explore public attitudes regarding the police and efforts undertaken around the nation to improve public perceptions
10. Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has focused on police relationships with:
a. Hispanics c. African Americans
b. Asians d. women
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 322
OBJ: To describe various minority populations and some of their issues regarding police interactions
11. According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the police and minority groups is to:
a. enforce the law differentially against minority group members
b. appoint a minority member as police chief
c. ensure that minority groups are adequately represented in a jurisdiction’s police department
d. hold minority group members to a less strict standard of legal behavior
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 322
OBJ: To explore public attitudes regarding the police and efforts undertaken around the nation to improve public perceptions
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