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What percent of blacks believe that police brutality against blacks happens occasionally or more often in their communities?
-15% -33% -60% -80% |
80%
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Following are the three I's of police selection. Which one of these do not belong?
-intuition -interaction skills -integrity -intelligence |
Intuition
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According to your text three highly important qualities for police are:
-the three I's of police selection common sense and compassion -strength, endurance, and compassion -strength, common sense, and the three I's of police selection -the three I's of police selection |
The three Is of police selection common sense and compassion
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Police wrok is intrinsically satisfying it is :
-generally outdoors -nonroutine -people oriented -all of the above |
Allov the above
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Failure to failry represent all genders and races within police departments has led to several negative consequences. Which of the following is not one of the negatvie consequences?
-expensive lawsuits -court ordered quotas to achieve the desired diversity -consent decrees -sensational publicity |
Sensational publicity
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Three successful police recruiting practices are listed below. Which of the folllowing does not belong?
-using television radio and newspaper advertisements -going to colleges and to schools in minority communities -waiting for ideal job applicants to gravitate toward ones department -working with local employment offices |
Waiting for ideal job applicants to gravitate toward ones department
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Your textbook names three successful police recruitment programs, which are listed below. which of the following programs listed below is not one of these programs
-public safety officer programs -high school tech prep programs -police cadet programs -police athletic leagues |
Police athletic leagues
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A merit system of police employment is established when an independant civil service commission in cooperation with the city personnel section and the police department sets standards for three following issues. Which of the following is not set by a merit system?
-employment qualifications -recruitment criteria -discipline procedures -performance standards |
Recruitment criteria
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Your textbook names some of the characteristics of a police cheifs job. Three are listed below. Which of the following is not listed in your text book?
-a typical police cheif rarely served longer than 10 years -police cheifs must be long term preferably lifetime local residents in order to fully understand the needs of the community -police chiefs must be politically savvy in order to survive -much of the political controvery and many of the social problems in major cities and countries end up involving the police department and its chief |
Police chiefs must be long term local residents in order to fully understand the needs of the community
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Your textbook names three of these characteristics of a typical sheriff. They are listed below. Which of the following is not listed in your textbook?
-sheriffs sometimes have statewide jurisdiction especially in sates with smaller populations -sheriffs often have a strong idea of the priorities of a community. -sherrifs wield more influcence with prosecutors and in legislature than do cheifs of police -sheriffs must be good politicians |
Sheriffs sometimes have statewide jurisdictions
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The movement to limit the discretion of police officers is the result of:
-increased police community relations -lowered crime rates -abuses of that discretion -positive publicity about lowered discretion |
Abuses of that discretion
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Police officers cannot make any arrest for every violation of the loaw -- that is they cannot provide:
-full enforcement -high discretion -selective enforcement -limited discretion |
-full enforcement
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The practice of relying on the judgemenbt of the police leadership and rank and file officers to decide which laws to enforce is referred to as
-limited discretion -selective enforcement -high discretion -full enforcement |
Selective enforcement
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For most violations of the law a police officer can usually exercise a number of options. Fice are listed in your textbook and three are listed below. Which one does not belong/not an option in your text book?
-making a physical arrest -issuing a written warning -giving a verbal warning -using lethal force |
Using lethal force
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In cases involving lesser felonies, misdemeanors, and petty offenses police officers are more likely to:
-formally report the crime -informally handle the crime -do nothing -maje a physical arrest |
Informally handle the crime
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