Exam 8: Policing: Issues and Challenges

Describe the police subculture and the police working personality and the relationship between them.How can the subculture be changed? What are the main sources of the police personality?

________ gives officers the opportunity to exercise choice in their police activities.

Match the term to the definition. A)The level of force used by the police relative to the suspect's level of resistance B)The application of force greater than that required to compel compliance from a suspect C)The unacceptable use of force,often on a department-wide basis D)Situations in which the use of force by police violates a law or statute E)The use of physical restraint by a police officer when dealing with a member of the public -Excessive force

The special responsibility to adhere to moral duty and obligation that is inherent in police work is called

Police officers may refuse to render assistance to a person with AIDS due to concerns of AIDS transmission via casual contact.

Agencies such as CALEA provide ________ to police departments that meet specified minimum professional standards.

The police ________ involves a set of values,beliefs,and acceptable forms of behavior that is characteristic of the police.

Which of the following characteristics appears to be most important when identifying a candidate who will be an effective and successful police officer?

Most police officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty.

________ is the branch of a large police organization usually tasked with investigating charges of wrongdoing involving members of the department.

Define police corruption and distinguish between occupational deviance and abuse of authority.Explain the two types of corrupt officers identified by the Knapp Commission.Identify three types of police corruption and give an example of each.

The police subculture is mainly communicated through formal academy training.

Excessive use of police force is the use of necessary physical restraint by a police officer when dealing with a member of the public.

In which 1989 case did the U.S.Supreme Court establish the standard of "objective reasonableness" in determining the appropriate use of deadly force by a police officer?

The Supreme Court gives qualified immunity to officers to protect them from lawsuits if the officers believed their actions were lawful based on the information they possessed at the time.

In which situation are police most likely to use force?

A federal civil suit alleging police misconduct that is filed against a local police officer is commonly known as a

Accepting a minor bribe is an example of meat eating.

The intentional use of a firearm or other instrument resulting in a high probability of death is known as

The increasing formalization of police work and the accompanying rise in public acceptance of the police is known as