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Moraine Valley Community College The Police in America Ch 7 8 and 9 Questions

 

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Chapter 7 End of the Chapter Questions:

  1. What are the basic functions of patrol?
  2. How are patrol officers are allocated?
  3. What are the different types of patrol?
  4. What are the different styles of patrol?
  5. What are the communication center and the 911 systems?
  6. Explain the four major studies of police patrol
  7. What is response time & why is it important?
  8. What are the reasons for the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of patrol?
  9. Defend the concept of differential response to calls

Chapter 8 End of the Chapter Questions:

  1. Explain the police role in order maintenance
  2. What is the relationship between drunk-driving crackdowns and the incidence of drunk driving?
  3. What is prevalence of domestic violence?
  4. What is the police response to a domestic violence?
  5. What is the impact of arrests on domestic violence?
  6. How do police enforce the prostitution laws?
  7. How do the police deal with the homeless and people with mental illness?
  8. What are the problems of policing people with AIDS?

Chapter 9 End of the Chapter Questions:

  1. Explain the concept of patrol preventing crime
  2. How are crimes are reported to the police?
  3. What is the difference between the preliminary investigation and the follow-up investigation?
  4. What are the issues involving the clearance rate?
  5. What are the different factors in solving crimes?
  6. How are eyewitnesses, criminalistics, and DNA used in solving crimes?
  7. How do police use special investigative techniques such as undercover police work and the use of informants?