Exam 5: The Context of Policing

When did a Federal Court judge approve a settlement that will pay up to $220,000 to women who were sexually harassed while working for the RCMP over a 40-year period?

Which of the following is NOT something Indigenous peoples reported in the Manitoba Aboriginal Justice Inquiry?

The 2009 GSS regarding policing returned results showing that the police being approachable was the most important factor for the public.

Two male police officers are chatting about a female colleague; both male officers express concern about how the female officer would perform in a violent confrontation. According to Balkin (1988), which of the following statements best describes the attitudes that male police officers have about female police officers?

Currently, what percentage of police in Canada are women?

In the 2009 GSS the public were asked whether they believed the local police were doing a good job. What was the lowest-ranked factor from the respondents?

Occupational cultures consist of the accepted practices, rules, and principles of conduct that are situationally applied as well as generalized rationales and beliefs.

In the 2009 GSS the public were asked whether they believed the local police were doing a good job. What was the highest-ranked factor from the respondents?

Which perspective on police personality is supported by the research conducted by both Niederhoffer and Skolnick?

Daniel is convicted of a designated criminal offence and his DNA profile is registered with the RCMP. Subsequently, Daniel's conviction is quashed on appeal. What will happen to his DNA profile?

What should new-recruit training emphasize in order to reduce value differences between the police and the community?

Karim is involved in the prostitution business in Calgary. He has connections that will supply him with young women who have run away from their homes and are in need of employment. His supplier is currently holding and concealing these women until he and Karim can reach a deal to sell and exploit them into the sex trade. What is this situation an example of?

Trafficking involves no actual or implied coercion.

Morris and Hawkins (1967) believe the police should focus on the three aspects of the police mandate: criminal law enforcement, order maintenance, and service.

The original four organizational characteristics of the professional model of policing are no longer relevant to policing today.

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of plural policing identified by Loader (2000)?

When did the federal government begin to increase funding to Indigenous communities over five years by $291 million?

You are a police officer during the period when call boxes are first introduced. Which of the following does the call box allow you to do?

When did Sir Robert Peel succeed in having the London Metropolitan Police Act passed by Parliament?

Which of the following is a positive aspect of the police culture?