POLICE 2nd Edition By John S. Dempsey – Test Bank

Overview

Chapter 11:
Police and the Community

True / False Questions

1. One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 155

2. Police departments across the United States have created bias units to investigate crimes that are the result of racial, religious, ethnic, or sexual-orientation hatred.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 155

3. National research strongly supports the short-term efforts of DARE, but the long-term success relative to drug avoidance is mixed.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 159

4. TRIAD programs are focused on senior citizens.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 159

5. The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 160

6. The police do not deal with the homeless as they are only referred to social service organizations.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 162

7. Businesses in the United States rarely cooperate with the police in crime prevention programs.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 163

8. Young people are not a target for police community relations because of the level of immaturity of today’s youth.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 163

9. During the 1980s and early 1990s, crime involving juveniles soared.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 159

10. The program GREAT is aimed at helping the elderly avoid telephone scams.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: pp. 159–160

11. It is estimated that there are approximately 70 million physically disabled people in the United States.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 158