Criminal Justice Revel Pearson Chapter
8
Which of the following statements regarding the police subculture and working
personality is true? - correct answer Police departments in different parts of the U.S.
have subcultures with similar elements.
Researchers have reported similar elements in police subculture throughout the United
States. They have concluded that, like all cultures, police subculture is a relatively
stable collection of beliefs and values that is unlikely to change from within.
Which of the following characteristics of the police working personality is considered to
be essential for survival and effectiveness? - correct answer Authoritarian
Because officers are often exposed to emotion and possibly threatening confrontations
with members of the public, they must develop efficient, authoritarian strategies for
gaining control over others.
Officer Jacobs knows that her partner regularly accepts gratuities and small bribes.
While Officer Jacobs does not engage in these behaviors herself, she does not report
her partner's misconduct and lies about it when questioned by a supervisor. Officer
Jacobs is engaging in which type of police corruption? - correct answer Role
malfeasance
Role malfeasance includes destruction of evidence, biased testimony, and protection of
"crooked cops." Officer Jacobs is protecting her partner, who is a "crooked cop."
To demonstrate the department's effectiveness in reducing drug dealing in the local
community the chief of police encourages patrol officers to increase the number of
arrests of drug dealers. To comply with this, Officer Cormac plants drugs in the homes
of several suspected drug dealers. Officer Cormac's behavior is an example of which
type of police corruption? - correct answer Denial of civil rights.
The denial of civil rights by the police includes routinized schemes to circumvent
constitutional guarantees of due process, such as planting evidence. By planting drugs
, in the homes of suspects who are believed to be drug dealers, Officer Cormac is guilty
of denying civil rights.
Effective policing appears to depend mainly on - correct answer the officer's innate
personal qualities.
Effective policing may depend more on innate personal qualities than on factors such as
educational attainment or credit history.
________ is a credentialing process which provides recognized professional status for
law enforcement agencies who are able to meet specific standards in a variety of areas
such as day-to-day operations, administration, review of incidents involving the use of a
weapon by officers, and evaluation and promotion of personnel. - correct answer
Accreditation
Accreditation is an avenue toward police professionalism. The Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) was formed in 1979 to offer
accreditation to police departments.
Which of the following statements regarding stress and fatigue among police officers is
true? - correct answer Stress related to policing may affect officers' family members.
Police officers' family members often report feelings of stress that are directly related to
the officers' work. As a result, some departments have developed innovative programs
to allay family stress.
Officers are most likely to die in the line of duty as the result of - correct answer
gunfire.
Of the 146 officers killed in the line of duty in 2016, 62 died as the result of gunfire.
Which of the following is true regarding police use of force? - correct answer Law
enforcement officers are authorized to use only the amount of force that is reasonable
and necessary given the circumstances facing them.
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