
Module 7 Study Guide Review
Quiz by Tiffany Cottrell
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Following are the three I's of police selection. Which one of these does NOT belong?
According to your text, three highly important qualities for police are:
Police work is intrinsically satisfying because it is:
Failure to fairly represent all genders and races within police departments has led to several negative consequences. Which of the following is NOT one of the negative consequences listed in your textbook?
Three successful police recruiting practices are listed below. Which of the following does NOT belong?
Your textbook names three successful police recruitment programs, which are listed below. Which of the programs listed below is NOT one of these programs?
A merit system of police employment is established when an independent civil service commission, in cooperation with the city personnel section and the police department, sets standards for three of the following issues. Which of the following is NOT set by a merit system?
Your textbook names three of the characteristics of a typical sheriff. They are listed below. Which of the following is NOT listed in your textbook?
The movement to limit the discretion of police officers is the result of:
Police officers cannot make an arrest for every violation of law—that is, they cannot provide:
The practice of relying on the judgment of the police leadership and rank-and-file officers to decide which laws to enforce is referred to as:
For most violations of the law, a police officer can usually exercise a number of options. Five are listed in your textbook, and three of these are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of the options listed in your textbook?
In cases involving lesser felonies, misdemeanors, and petty offenses, police officers are more likely to:
For a long time, police looked at domestic violence calls as ____ when, in fact, they should have been treated as ____.
Which of the following has/have always made the police the major respondents to domestic violence calls?
Your textbook lists several methods that have been prescribed to stop racial profiling. Three are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of the methods listed in your textbook?
Which of the following is defined as the harmful physical and emotional outcomes that occur when the requirements of a job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the employee?
Most people's definitions of brutality include three of the following, according to your textbook. Which of the following is NOT included in your book's definition of brutality?
Which of the following is a measure of coercion beyond what is necessary to control participants in a conflict?
What is the average level of education in policing as of 2007?
Which of the following is an advantage of hiring college-educated police officers?
Approximately what percent of recruits in police academy classes fail to complete the program?
Which of the following is a way to control the amount of discretion exercised by police officers?
Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions severely restricted the police use of deadly force?
Which of the following is NOT a type of police misconduct identified by Ellywn Stoddard?
Research shows that nonwhites rate the honesty and ethical standards of police lower than whites do.
Research data clearly show that the general public has more respect for the police and their ethical standards than it does for a variety of other occupations.
Affirmative action has been relatively successful in increasing the percentage of women in policing.
A crucial issue in the police executive selection process is deciding whether to allow people from outside the agency to apply.
Police officers are bound to pass some kind of judgment on the legitimacy of the victim of a crime.
Research has shown that arrested domestic violence perpetrators are twice as likely to repeat their violence against the original victim.
One method of controlling the amount of discretion exercised by police officers is close supervision by a police agency's management.
Organizational change can reduce the potential for stress in the police work environment.
Copicide is a form of suicide in which police officers place themselves in potentially lethal situations in order to get shot.
According to your text, a precise definition of brutality is not possible.