Policing and Juveniles MCQs
Policing and Juveniles MCQs
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1: Which of the following roles is must less defined, although its presence has been increasing?
A. Law enforcement
B. Order maintenance
C. Service
D. Juvenile officer
2: ______ are the most visible officers in a police department and their job can be argued as the most wide-ranging.
A. Lieutenants
B. Police chiefs
C. Patrol officers
D. Detectives
3: A majority of schools report having a police-school resource officer on their campuses.
A. True
B. False
4: Attitudes or stereotypes that affect thoughts and behavior in an unconscious manner is referred to as explicit bias.
A. True
B. False
5: The ______ factors of use of force were found to be initially important were gender, seriousness of offense, and whether the juvenile tested positive for drug use.
A. Environmental level
B. Situational level
C. Organization level
D. Suspect level
6: Police in general have a significant amount of discretion in their job descriptions.
A. True
B. False
7: There is no clear delineate of data related to police-juvenile contact for those under the age of 18.
A. True
B. False
8: When an individual is not allowed to leave the presence of a law enforcement officer it is referred to as incarceration.
A. True
B. False
9: Retribution involves the alleged juvenile offender making restitution to the victim in the form of “fixing” the offense.
A. True
B. False
10: A majority of research does not highlight the connection between race, class, and likelihood of arrest.
A. True
B. False
11: _____ is known as when an individual is not allowed to leave the presence of a law enforcement officer.
A. All of these
B. Mass murderers
C. Custody
D. Gangs
12: Is de-escalation bringing the level of a conflict or heated interaction down to avoid the use of force?
A. False
B. True
13: _____ is officers’ and other adults’ understanding of youth’s biological and psychological development.
A. Developmental competence
B. Returned to prison within 3 years
C. None of these
D. Youthful offenders
14: _____ is defined as officers’ choice to address youth misbehavior through unofficial or official procedures.
A. All of these
B. Discretion
C. Self-report survey
D. Involvement
15: _____ is known as attitudes or stereotypes that affect thoughts and behavior in an unconscious manner.
A. Comorbidity
B. Comingling
C. None of these
D. Implicit bias
16: Is juvenile officers officers who work in the juvenile justice system?
A. False
B. True
17: _____ is police role that involves detecting, investigating, and arresting alleged delinquents/offenders.
A. None of these
B. Formal social controls
C. Law enforcement
D. Self-regulation skills
18: _____ is defined as trainings for police on a variety of topics aimed to improve police-community relations.
A. All of these
B. War on Crime
C. Law enforcement trainings
D. War on Terror
19: _____ is known as when officers are seen as legitimate and deserving of respect and obedience by the general public.
A. All of these
B. Rehabilitation program
C. Legitimacy of law enforcement
D. Media campaign programs
20: Is miranda rights rights that individuals in custody have, including being informed about their right to an attorney and their right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves?
A. False
B. True
21: _____ is police role in which they use discretion to maintain order in public (and some private) places.
A. Order maintenance
B. Checks and balances
C. Stagnation
D. None of these
22: _____ is defined as officers who patrol the streets and are the first in the juvenile justice system to have contact with young people in most situations.
A. Learning disability
B. Patrol officers
C. None of these
D. Cognitive disability
23: _____ is known as interactions between police and youth that include police-initiated contacts, traffic accidents, and public-related contacts.
A. All of these
B. Police–juvenile contacts
C. Disintegrative shaming
D. Reintegrative shaming
24: Is police–LGBT liaisons officers who strive to improve communication with and service to LGBT youth and adults?
A. True
B. False
25: _____ is officers responsible for patrolling assigned schools and acting as liaisons to teachers, staff, students, and the community.
A. School resource officers (SROs)
B. Justice Initiated Response Teams
C. None of these
D. Individual classism
26: _____ is defined as police role to serve and protect the community by helping them in times of need.
A. Service
B. Mass murderers
C. Superpredators
D. All of these
27: _____ is known as a method of social control involving police observations of neighborhoods and people deemed risky and/or suspicious.
A. Deterrence
B. Rehabilitation
C. Surveillance
D. All of these
28: Is trauma-informed policing policing that provides developmentally appropriate responses to children exposed to violence and other forms of trauma?
A. True
B. False
29: _____ is when officer action results in the death of a juvenile or adult.
A. Use of deadly force
B. Sex
C. None of these
D. Socioeconomic status
30: _____ is defined as when officers act to both threaten and inflict harm on juveniles or adults.
A. Use of force
B. All of these
C. List of duties
D. Code of compliance
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