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Chapter 03
The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry
Multiple Choice Questions
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2. There is no formal, centralized system for coordinating or
regulating all of the different law enforcement agencies.
This decentralization is known as
A.fragmentation.
B. agglomerization.
C. industrial perspective.
D. dispersed employment.
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17. Why are civilians often utilized in police work?
A.Civilians are less expensive than sworn officers.
B. Civilians implement community policing programs.
C. Police often feel that certain jobs should not be done
by them.
D. It leads to improved community relations.
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20. County police departments involve
A.police that only have detainment authority and no law
responsibility.
B. departments that engage in continuous evaluations of
municipal police.
C. municipal police that operate on a countywide basis.
D. All of the answers are correct.
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35. What does the emphasis on decentralized policing
under the community policing policy suggest about small
local law enforcement agencies?
A.They might be preferable to large consolidated
agencies.
B. They should be consolidated.
C. They are less desirable than large consolidated
agencies.
D. They are less productive than consolidated agencies.
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38. Which of the following is the most important law
Congress has passed that applies directly to state and
local enforcement agencies?
A.the Social Security Act
B. the Gun Control Act
C. the Violent Crime Control Act
D. the 1964 Civil Rights Act
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41. Which of the following is the major weakness with
accreditation?
A.Accreditation is mandatory and the process is long.
B. The standards are too high.
C. The standards are not universally applicable.
D. There is no penalty for not being accredited.
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