Introduction To Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 11th Edition By Kären M. Hess – Test Bank

1. The result of the decision is that police are free to engage in dragnetlike searches of buses and trains, in settings where it is extremely difficult for any citizen to refuse to cooperate.
a. County of Sacramento v. Lewis

b. Irwin v. Town of Ware

c. Franks v. Delaware

d. Florida v. Bostick

e. Wisconsin Coachway v. Jones

ANSWER: d

2. On the use-of-force continuum, officers confronting persons who are acting at resistance level Iare justified in using
a. ordinary force such as joint restraints.

b. ordinary force such as electrical devices.

c. extraordinary force such as weaponless techniques with debilitating potential.
d. extraordinary force such as service or supplemental firearms.

e. all of these choices.

ANSWER: a

3. Which of the following is considered a low-discretion situation?
a. pulling over a driver who fails to signal a lane change

b. executing an arrest warrant

c. stopping a motorist who’s speeding to get to the hospital

d. pulling over a driver who fails to signal a lane change, executing an arrest warrant, and stopping a motorist who’s speeding to get to the hospital
e. none of these choices

ANSWER: b

4. Which of the following reflects police perspective on pursuits?
a. Pursuits are dangerous.

b. Pursuits must be controlled.

c. Involvement in a pursuit increases the participants’ adrenaline and excitement.

d. All of these choices: pursuits are dangerous and must be controlled, and involvement in a pursuit increases the participants’ adrenaline and excitement.
e. None of these choices.

ANSWER: d

5. Racial profiling has its roots in the Civil War era because
a. police were expected to enforce slavery laws.

b. it was common practice to arrest Blacks.

c. police were expected to enforce slavery laws and it was common practice to arrest Blacks.
d. none of these choices.

ANSWER: a

6. Which case set the standard for liability in police pursuits?
a. Robinette v. Barnes

b. County of Sacramento v. Lewis

c. Mendoza v. Block

d. Scott v. Harris

e. Brady v. Maryland

ANSWER: b

7. In which case did the Court hold that police may use potentially deadly force to end a high-speed chase involving a subject whose actions put the public at risk?
a. Robinette v. Barnes

b. County of Sacramento v. Lewis

c. Mendoza v. Block

d. Scott v. Harris

e. Brady v. Maryland

ANSWER: d

8. In which case was the affirmative constitutional duty placed on prosecutors to disclose exculpatory evidence to a defendant?
a. Robinette v. Barnes

b. County of Sacramento v. Lewis

c. Mendoza v. Block

d. Scott v. Harris

e. Brady v. Maryland

ANSWER: a

9. Falsifying patrol logs to make the numbers come out right in response to alleged racial profiling practices is called
a. disparity.

b. ghosting.

c. balancing.

d. corruption.

e. rigging.

ANSWER: a

10. The case that effectively removed the absolute sovereign immunity from civil liability previously enjoyed by governmental entities and their employees was
a. Tennessee v. Garner.

b. Graham v. Connor.

c. Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services.

d. Florida v. Bostick.

e. Franks v. Delaware.

ANSWER: c