Exam 6: The Development of Character

Academic intelligence and emotional intelligence

People who say they believe in one thing and yet do another are

Academic intelligence is measured with

Construct an essay differentiating between the common idea of intelligence quotient (IQ) and the contemporary emphasis upon what analysts are calling both emotional intelligence (EQ) and social intelligence (SQ). What are the differences? Can you think of specific examples of how people can have one and not the other? Furthermore, include in your analysis a police example or two of how the oft-cited idea that police work is about "common sense" relates to these two rather new ideas in the world of interpersonal relations. Given the emphasis on constitutional law and sociological/criminological theory today, we know that academic intelligence is absolutely critical for the professional police officer. And yet, it is still true that without common sense (in today's parlance, emotional intelligence/social intelligence) it is impossible to develop competence in police work.

Character is actually the source of all ethical, as well as non-ethical, conduct.

A lack of remorse may

Character

Being a good police officer is all of the following except

Self-reflection

__________ believe they have no control over who they are and their own characters.

Remorse is recognition of the ______ we have done.

People's lives are never-ending projects.

Character includes all of these traits except:

People who say they believe in one thing and yet do another are hypocrites.

In character there are vices as well as

Character traits explain not merely why someone acts a certain way now but why someone can always be counted on to act in a certain way.

Good character is something that one need not work at.

Many people consider "honesty" to be the definition of integrity.

Discuss how to handle a detail involving a large group of partying teenagers. First, discuss locker-room truisms, rules of thumb, that you have heard about how to do such a job. Second, critique these rules of thumb and consider alternative ways to do the job. Note that the reason for having this discussion is to emphasize the idea there is more than one way to handle any type of detail-there are, in common vernacular, "many ways to skin a cat."

Emotions are