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Law Enforcement Final Exam - NOTCumulative questions with answers.
Police Hiring ANS - candidates must go through the ______________ decision, police academy, and
field training
- you get _______ depending on several conditions
- Evaluated based on test scores, interview performance, personal background, polygraph exam, medical
history, and past drug use
hiring crisis ANS - - decline in applicants
- danger
- increased scrutiny from media
- observing negative encounters
- competition with private sector/pay
- hours/stress
- no holidays
Specific hiring requirements ANS - - Education
- 60 credits
- some cannot afford community college
- Past drug use
- any drug they find in your system ruins your chances
- Past criminal history
- minor offenses may not disqualify your chances
- the smallest things can suspend your license
,Patronage System ANS - AKA Spoils System. Filling government bureaucracy based on connections &
political favors not merit
- ended by Pendleton Act (1883)
- a practice where the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active
supporters by appointment to government posts and other favors
- Bribes paid by citizens and business owners went to the local political party
civil service system ANS - the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive
examinations and merit
- provides fairness in the public sector, entry level hiring, promotions, demotions, and discipline
- employees receive specific promotions (security, equal pay for equal work)
- exams ensure fairness
- contrasts with the patronage system
background investigation ANS - - the most expensive and time consuming phase of the hiring process
- the investigator will draw an official record and will conduct an in-depth interview with your friends,
family members, coworkers, and former acquaintances
- examines your PAST
interviews ANS - 2-3 people or 1-1
- helps to get to know who the applicant is
polygraph exams ANS - used to encourage honesty in questioning
- not without their faults
- some jurisdictions ruled this as unfair and illegal
- evidence from a _______________ is NOT allowed in court to prove guilt
, - they believe their devices are "fool proof"
- lie before the ________ and they find out you lied during the _________ exam = automatic
disqualification
medical and drug screening ANS - One of the last steps in the hiring process
- assesses medical fitness to perform the job:
Vision
Weight
Height
Physical ability and strength
Residency
Education
Education Requirements ANS - - college degree requirement is a RARE exception
- 1% of departments nationwide require a degree
- formal education (bachelors, GED, etc.)
- Bureau of justice administration survey found that officers employed with a college degree
requirement tripled from 1990-2003
Griggs v. Duke Power Company (1971) ANS - - prohibited an agency from requiring multiple tests to
prevent groups who are less educated gain employment
- certain job requirement (education) was used to prevent hiring minorities
Castro v. Beecher (1972) ANS - - minorities in Massachusetts felt education requirements prevented
employment in the Boston P.D.
- police applicants must have a high school education
- lended support for the civil service employment system
August Vollmer ANS - Father of American Policing
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