Primary Quiz 1 HPD
Professionalism - answer-What means the act of professing, a spiritual commitment, a range of
academic expertise, or both and was secularized by 1675?
Its earliest meaning comes from those professing the vows of a religious order.
Profession (Oxford English Dictionary Definition) - answer-What do the following 4 definitions relate to?
1. The occupation which one professes to be skilled in and to follow.
2. A vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the
affairs of others, or in the practice of an art based upon it.
3. Applied specifically to the three learned professions of divinity, law, and medicine; also the military
profession."
4. One who is "engaged in one of the learned or skilled professions, or in a calling considered socially
superior to a trade or handicraft?
Professional (Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary Definition) - answer-What means a
vocation or occupation requiring advanced training in some liberal art or science, and usually involving
mental rather than manual work, such as teaching, engineering, writing, etc.; especially, medicine, law,
or theology? (formerly called the learned professions)."
Professionals - answer-Who professes to know better than others, the nature of their specialty, and to
know what is best for their client in this specialty?
Profession - answer-What is a vocation that meets what following 4 requirements?
1. The members possess a specialized body of knowledge, not easily acquired, accomplished through
advanced education or training.
2. The members share a commitment to serving clients and/or the public.
3. The members share a commitment to promoting the common good.
4. The members share a creed or code of ethics that effectively hold themselves and their colleagues to
a higher standard of behavior than is the norm for other vocations.
A professional - answer-Although law enforcement officers are not typically included in the secular
definition of what law enforcement officers are what by every definition of the word?
Additionally, the law enforcement profession meets every criterion of a "profession."
Think of occupations differing as to the degree that they are professional - answer-What is the best way
to understand the concept of professionalism?
,Certain key characteristics. - answer-The degree to which an occupation meets the definition of
"profession" should be assessed by what?
Their characteristics and qualities of professionalism. - answer-It also follows that individuals will vary as
to their compatibility with what?
Characteristics of professionalism - answer-What do the following 5 characteristics relate to?
1. Service to others
2. Assessment of client needs
3. Theoretical body of knowledge obtained through extended pre-service education
4. Standards for entry, practice, and ethical conduct
5. Professional association to maintain standards
Continuing education and lifelong learning
Police legitimacy - answer-What means people have trust and confidence in the police, accept police
authority and believe officers are fair?
How officers build public confidence - answer-What are the following 4 examples of?
1. Treating people with dignity and respect
2. Making decisions fairly, based on facts, not illegitimate factors such as race;
3. Giving people a "voice," a chance to tell their side of the story
4. Acting in a way that encourages community members to believe that they will be treated with
goodwill in the future
Departments that employ such principles and who are supported by a wealth of research - answer-Who
experiences higher levels of public cooperation with police efforts to address crime, increased
compliance with the law, stronger public support for police, and greater deference to police in
interactions with community members?
Fairness and Consistency of rule application. - answer-The first pillar of procedural justice is what?
The pillar states the following:
Perceptions are driven not only by outcomes but also by the processes used to reach those outcomes.
The perception is not just about outcomes. People consider both the outcome of a decision and the
process by which the decision was made when forming their opinion about whether a decision was just.
Often, the outcome of an interaction is less important than the interaction itself—whether respectful
treatment was experienced by the parties involved. In short, the process of decision-making matters, the
process of having a respectful conversation with a community member matters, and the process
through which an outcome arrives at matters.
Concerns Giving Voice to all Parties - answer-The second pillar of procedural justice is what?
,The pillar states the following:
All people want to be heard, and involving people or groups in the decisions that affect them affects
their assessment of a given situation. Everyone wants to feel as though they have a measure of control
over their fate; having a voice in situations that may be somewhat out of their control (such as whether
they get a traffic ticket) helps them to feel that their opinions matter and that someone is listening to
their side of the story, taking them seriously, and giving some consideration to their concerns.
Transparency and openness of process - answer-The third pillar of procedural justice is what?
The pillar states the following:
It means that the processes by which decisions are made do not rely upon secrecy or deception. In other
words, decisions unfold out in the open as much as possible as opposed to behind closed doors. Nobody
likes to feel that their future is being decided upon another person's whim; we like to be able to see how
things are unfolding so that we can come to understand the ultimate result of a decision. When officers
are as clear as possible, community members are more likely to accept officers' decisions—even if they
are unfavorable to them.
Impartiality and unbiased decision-making - answer-The fourth pillar of procedural justice, is what?
The pillar states the following:
It is made based on relevant evidence or data rather than on personal opinion, speculation, or
guesswork. Americans have a strong sense of fairness, and especially in our media-driven society—
which allows for instant answers to nearly every question via the Internet—we want the facts. When
people take the extra few minutes to make apparent to others the data used to make decisions,
understanding, and acceptance readily ensue.
Misuses of the term professionalism - answer-What is this an example of?
Many confuse professionalism with an image of the officer who is cool and aloof, showing no feeling,
with a crisp uniform, shined shoes, reflective sunglasses, using high technology as an expert at fighting
criminals or, it has been used in the context of sports to mean anyone who is paid for their work (i.e.,
the opposite of amateur).
Examples of Disadvantages of the value of the professional model for law enforcement - answer-What
are these 3 examples of?
1. Cost of training and development
2. Higher salaries or remuneration for job occupant
3. Limited entry into the workforce from the poor because of limited opportunity for educational
attainment
Partners with law enforcement - answer-What are local government agencies or departments,
community groups, nonprofit organizations, social service providers, private businesses, and members
, of the media that collaborate with law enforcement agencies, the individuals, and the organizations they
serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust?
Problem Solving - answer-What refers to the process of engaging in the proactive and systematic
examination of identified problems to develop and rigorously evaluate effective responses?
1. Scanning
2. Analysis
3. Response
4. Assessment - answer-What are 4 key components of problem-solving?
Scanning - answer-Which one of the 4 key components of problem-solving does the following relate to?
Identifying and prioritizing problems.
Analysis - answer-Which one of the 4 key components of problem-solving does the following relate to?
Researching what is known about the problem.
Response - answer-Which one of the 4 key components of problem-solving does the following relate to?
Developing solutions to bring about lasting reductions in the number and extent of problems.
Assessment - answer-Which one of the 4 key components of problem-solving does the following relate
to?
Evaluating the success of the responses.
Using the crime triangle to focus on immediate conditions (victim/offender/location).
Organizational Transformation - answer-What refers to the alignment of organizational management,
structure, personnel, and information systems to support community partnerships and proactive
problem-solving. Community policing, like procedural justice, should permeate the agency at all levels?
Professional and non-professional behavior - answer-It is important to be able to distinguish between
what and what?
Sometimes the line is very narrow; sometimes there is a behavioral continuum.
Code of Ethics - answer-What is this?
Professional law enforcement organizations embrace what type of strict code?
Additionally, professional law enforcement organizations adopt what type of personal code they expect
their organization and personnel to embrace?
