Exam 8: The Community Police Officer

Since the late 1970s, police agencies have recognized that gays and lesbians are part of the community they serve. For over 30 years, Canadian police services have actively recruiting officers from the gay community.

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Describe what is meant by the working personality of police officers, and then note the importance of this concept for our study of community policing.

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The working personality of police officers is the set of attitudinal and behavioural attributes that develop as a consequence of the unique role that police officers play and the duties they are asked to perform. The tendency of the occupational subculture of police officers (a component of the working personality) to isolate officers from the communities they serve is reduced through the implementation of the principles and programs within a community policing model.

What statement best describes "employment equity" hiring practices?

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The RCMP integrates the CAPRA model throughout their recruit training curriculum. The goal of this approach is to have police recruits deal with operational and organization challenges by utilizing:

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The blue-light syndrome refers to:

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The adoption of community policing as the model for police service delivery has not resulted in major changes in recruiting. Integrity and physical abilities remain to be paramount in finding the best applicant.

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In recent years, Canadian police services:

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Describe the importance of operational field training.

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Question 8

What is meant by the community police officer as generalist?

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Question 9

What is in-service training, what type of courses are offered, and what role does it play in the training of police officers?

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While consensus among police human resource professionals favors a competency-based developmental approach, there is still a tendency to recognize and reward officer performance based on reactive, law enforcement-oriented police work.

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Question 11

The attrition rate refers to:

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Overall, recruit strategies designed to attract more women and members of visible minorities into policing have not been very successful due to:

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Question 13

The rubber gun squad refers to:

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Question 14

What role does the concept of diversity play in the recruitment of police officers?

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Question 15

Police training that focuses on the acquisition of specific, measurable skills and knowledge that can be transferred to the operational level is called:

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Question 16

What is meant by hiring quotas, and why is this term often mentioned in discussions of police recruiting?

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From the police academy to the street, discuss the issues and challenges facing operational field training and in-service training. How are police services meeting these challenges?

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Question 18

The lowest percentage of female officers in policing are found in:

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Question 19

Describe the components of the Recruit Training Program.

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Since the late 1970s, police agencies have recognized that gays and lesbians are part of the community they serve. For over 30 years, Canadian police services have actively recruiting officers from the gay community.

Describe what is meant by the working personality of police officers, and then note the importance of this concept for our study of community policing.

What statement best describes "employment equity" hiring practices?

The RCMP integrates the CAPRA model throughout their recruit training curriculum. The goal of this approach is to have police recruits deal with operational and organization challenges by utilizing:

The blue-light syndrome refers to:

The adoption of community policing as the model for police service delivery has not resulted in major changes in recruiting. Integrity and physical abilities remain to be paramount in finding the best applicant.

In recent years, Canadian police services:

Describe the importance of operational field training.

What is meant by the community police officer as generalist?

What is in-service training, what type of courses are offered, and what role does it play in the training of police officers?

While consensus among police human resource professionals favors a competency-based developmental approach, there is still a tendency to recognize and reward officer performance based on reactive, law enforcement-oriented police work.

The attrition rate refers to:

Overall, recruit strategies designed to attract more women and members of visible minorities into policing have not been very successful due to:

The rubber gun squad refers to:

What role does the concept of diversity play in the recruitment of police officers?

Police training that focuses on the acquisition of specific, measurable skills and knowledge that can be transferred to the operational level is called:

What is meant by hiring quotas, and why is this term often mentioned in discussions of police recruiting?

From the police academy to the street, discuss the issues and challenges facing operational field training and in-service training. How are police services meeting these challenges?

The lowest percentage of female officers in policing are found in:

Describe the components of the Recruit Training Program.

Evolution of Canadian Policing

Understanding Community Policing

What Is Community Policing

Responding to and Preventing Crime Within a Community Policing Framework

Problem-Oriented Policing

The Community Policing Police Service

Implementing Community Policing

Restorative Justice Within a Community Policing Framework

The Community and Community Policing

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