Exam #3 Study Questions: JS 103 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
THE EXAM IS OCTOBER 26, 2011
Note: You will not know in advance which questions will be selected for the exam so it is advisable to prepare for each question. Remember the exam will be closed-notes and closed-book. Your answers should reflect the breadth of information presented in the class and must incorporate specific material from the course readings whenever appropriate.
Please bring a pen and new blue book to the exam.
ESSAY ANSWER SECTION: One of the questions below will appear on your exam. The answer will be worth half of your exam grade. (Answers should range from four to six blue book pages.)
1. Provide a detailed discussion of what it means to call a job a profession. Why have there been calls to professionalize policing throughout history? Is policing a profession? Explain your answer.
2. Discuss the issues concerning police use of force. Describe the use of force continuum. What are the pros and cons of less-lethal weapons?
3 ) Use the video “LAPD Blues,” readings and lectures to discuss:
a) Potential causes of police deviance
b) The connections between police subculture and deviance
c) Any other factors that may help explain the problems in the CRASH unit.
4. Discuss why there has been a shift to Problem-Oriented-Policing and then to Community Policing. What are the main points that explain how “broken windows” lead to crime, and how is that related to Community Policing? What are the pros and cons of Community Policing?
THE EXAM WILL ALSO HAVE A MULTIPLE-CHOICE, TRUE/FALSE, FILL-IN-THE-BLANK SECTION WORTH HALF OF YOUR EXAM GRADE. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WILL COME FROM THE KEY CONCEPTS IN THE SCHMALLEGER TEXT BOOK, CONCEPTS FROM LECTURES, AND POINTS FROM VIDEOS.