According to Sir Robert Peel who founded the modern police department, which of the following is one of the basic purposes of police patrol?
A. The deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence
B. The provision of protection against self-incrimination
C. The intermittent provision of crime-related services
D. The prevention of crime by punishing suspected criminals
Answer: A
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A. more bed spaces for parolees. B. treatment and correctional supervision. C. house arrest for probation violators. D. work release programs for paroled offenders.
Which of the following is not one of the six core beliefs at the heart of the police culture?
A. Loyalty to colleagues counts above all else. B. The war against crime cannot be won without bending the rules. C. No one else understands the nature of police work. D. Patrol work is a vital and exciting part of police work.
During the half-century period in which Edgar Hoover was its director, the F.B.I.:
a. accorded the highest priority to white collar crime b. was concerned mainly with less publicly visible forms of crime c. accorded rather little attention to white collar crime d. was quite unaware of corrupt and improper dealings of various politicians and businessmen
Two bullets fired from the same gun may not have similar striations because of:
a. rust in the barrel of the gun. b. alternations in the barrel of the gun. c. a cheap gun that has fired a large number of rounds, resulting in wear that changes the striations. d. all of these can cause different striations