Reference no: EM133684801
Community Policing in Diverse Cultures-
Questions
1. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right
a. against search and seizure.
b. against self incrimination.
c. against cruel and unusual punishment.
d. to free speech.
2. What type of relationship do the police and the media have?
aa. Impartial
b. Opponents
c. Symbiotic
d. Reliant
3. Conflict
a. Is symbiotic
b. Can stimulate people to grow and change
c. Never diffuses defensiveness, only makes it worse
d. None of the above
4. When deciding whether to allow the media to take photographs or shoot video at crime scenes, police must consider important _______________ Amendment constraints.
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
5. According to the text, news sources base their coverage of crime on the concept of
a. a competitive edge.
b. top billing.
c. crime sells.
d. the police visibility beat.
6. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state public records laws
a. grant the media access to crime scenes.
b. allow the public to choose which media sources they get their information from.
c. govern what police can and cannot disclose to the media.
d. mandate that information be withheld from the public.
7. According to the text, the Society of Professional Journalists contends that
a. law enforcement should share all information.
b. law enforcement should allow the media inside during interrogations.
c. the practice of telling victims they don't have to talk to journalists will interfere with news gathering.
d. communities should receive real-time crime information.
8. The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press is often incompatible with the _______________ Amendment guarantee of the right to a fair trial and protection of the defendant's rights.
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Sixth
9. According to the text, and depending upon the journalist, "off the record"
a. guarantees that anything said following that term will not be reported by the media.
b. guarantees nothing.
c. may make it more likely that the remarks will be published
d. Both b and c
10. A soundbite
a. must contain good solid information.
b. should speculate.
c. should last at least 15 minutes.
d. should save the most important information for last.