Law Enforcement Entrance Exam Quiz 01

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

According to a UK study, there are five mechanisms for acquiring and maintaining knowledge in police forces, Which of the following does not belong to those five mechanisms?

Hierarchical redundancy through the command structure that supports the cascading of knowledge.
Knowledge sharing through briefing and debriefing.
Amortization through the loss of skills due to promotion, retirement, or tenure policies, and through legislative, policy, and technological change.
The work of police officers must knowledge-intensive.

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

According to a study in Sweden, what determines a police performance?

Police performance is determined by professional knowledge and motivation.
Police performance is determined by adequate training and on-the-job experience.
Police performance is determined by their emotions and able to decide based on the situation at hand.
Police performance is determined by annual appraisal and paper-based manuals.

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

In Norway, Das and Robinson found three distinct characteristics of police, Which of the following does not belong to those characteristics?

Police officers in Norway have unique narrative features like a flat hierarchy.
Police officers in Norway have a strong Western influence.
Police officers in Norway have a strong union influence.
Police officers in Norway have a system of pervasive intelligence.

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

According to Luen and Al-Hawamdeh, the amount of information gathered by the police officers that they come into contact with within the course of their work is very important, which of the following statement does not support Luen and Al-Hawamdeh findings with regard to the importance of collecting important information by the police?

The amount of information that police officers come into contact with within the course of their work suggests the need for police officers to be proficient knowledge workers.
The amount of information that police officers gather must be accessible and easy to assimilate.
The amount of information that police officers gather must be used effectively to discharge their duties.
The amount of information that police officers gathered must be for public use.

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

According to Luen and Al-Hawamdeh, there are two categories of knowledge within the context of knowledge management. Which of the following statements does not explain or describe Explicit Knowledge?

An Explicit Knowledge is usually dynamic and fast-changing as compared with documented knowledge.
Explicit Knowledge is used as guidance for police actions and decision making.
An Explicit Knowledge is captured in the form of documents (e.g., doctrines, police general orders, standard operating procedures) that have been verified and ascertained to be of value to police officers.
An Explicit Knowledge is normally kept as routine records in official police documents.

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

According to Grover and Davenport, the most common objective of knowledge management projects involves some
sort of knowledge repository. Which of the following does not belong to the particular business function or process of what a typical repository contains?

Information for sales purposes involving products, markets, and customers.
Lessons learned in projects or product development efforts.
“Learning histories” or records of experience with a new corporate direction or approach.
Information could exist in different forms throughout the organization and could even form the basis of competitive advantage or information products.

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

Which of these does not belong to the are several tasks that fall within the scope of content management and information extraction according to Wang, Hjelmervik, & Bremdal?

Abstracting and summarizing
Indexing and classification
Capitalization
Comparison and search

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

According to Wang, Hjelmervik, & Bremdal, there are several tasks that fall within the scope of content management and information extraction, which of the following describes Extraction of information?

Extraction of information is a task in human-computer interaction systems.
Extraction of information considers (partial) texts, usually according to certain categories.
Extraction of information documents can often be visualized according to the concepts and relationships that play a role.
Extraction of information refers to the generation of additional information that is not explicit in the original text.

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

Which of these does not belong to the basic task of the production of knowledge according to Maguire?

Producing evidence that specific offenses were committed (or were planned)
Determining that one or more criminal offenses have been committed
Exploring the backgrounds, motivations, lifestyles, and activities of suspects or known offenders and their associates.
Producing a narrative of the circumstances surrounding offenses.

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Bratton used a four-step process to bring about rapid, dramatic, and lasting change with limited resources. Which of the following does not belong to that process?

Political hurdle-Identify and silence internal opponents; isolate external ones.
Cognitive hurdle -Put managers face-to-face with problems and customers. Find new ways to communicate.
Tipping-point leaders do not rely on numbers to break through the organization’s cognitive hurdles.
Motivational hurdle. Put the stage lights on and frame the challenge to match the organization’s various levels.

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