Exam 5: The Police Role in Society: Crime Fighter or Public Servant

Community policing reached its height of its prevalence in the 1990s.

In relation to community policing and ethics, all of the following is true except:

What is discretion?

Which of the following is not cited by Scheingold as a part of the police subculture?

______________ were divisions within some police departments that spied on organizations thought to be promoting socialism.

Cohen and Feldberg believe that the justification for police power comes from natural law.

Describe and discuss Klockars' four elements of police control.

According to Scheingold, the values of police subculture are like dominant American values, only they are more extreme.

The view of police as ________ is consistent with the due process model.

What is persuasion?

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and the Oath of Honor were developed by:

Discuss the "YouTube Effect" and the "Ferguson Effect," and what evidence has been presented to support the theories.

Which of the following is cited by the authors as evidence of the militarization of the police?

The _______, or YouTube Effect, is an unproven theory that concerns police morality and perceived de-policing in the media age.

______________ is different from the other three means of control in that it is physical.

Roland is a police officer in pursuit of a fleeing rape suspect. The chase is on foot, and Roland is a much faster runner than his partner. He catches the suspect out of sight of his partner. When his partner, Ted, arrives on the scene, he observes Roland striking the suspect, despite the fact that the suspect is already in handcuffs. The suspect does file a complaint with Internal Affairs, and Ted is questioned about the incident. Ted tells the investigator that he observed nothing out of the ordinary: When he arrived at the scene, the suspect was in custody and Roland was reading him his rights. This is an example of:

A program where officers and members of the public form partnerships to address problems and prevent crime is called a(n)________________________ program.

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics is focused more directly on the public servant role, as opposed to the crime fighter role.

The responsibilities that are attached to a specific role are called ______________ .

What recent research has led to the indication that the "blue curtain of secrecy" is breaking down?