Exam 2: Preparing for the Street: Recruitment, Training, and Socialization

About 60 percent of female officers who leave their agency typically do so during the ________ on the job.

"Enforcers" believe their primary job is to keep their beats clean,making good arrests,and helping people.

Which of the following statements regarding the crime fighter image of the police is false?

Job security is a primary motivation for police applicants.

Police applicants are typically:

The sixth sense that recruits are taught to nurture is:

The ____________ of policing views the police officer as a teacher who frequently uses informal sanctions rather than making arrests.

Police applicants must successfully complete the ________ process before being hired.

Explain the FTO and PTO concepts and how they contribute to the development of a police officer.

An influential coalition of blacks is the:

The most important and expensive element of the police selection process is probably the:

The ___________ image is a major obstacle to understanding the American police.

Some research has found the personality of the typical police applicant to be very similar to:

The existence of multiple police roles can lead to the problem of _______________.

_____________ programs evaluate new officers on their understanding and application of community-oriented policing and problem solving,as well as help them make the transition from the academy to the streets.

While participating in an FTO program,recruits are on probation and can be terminated for unsatisfactory performance.

General knowledge and reading skills tests are the best way a police agency can predict who will do well in the police academy.

Jerome Skolnick's studies determined that the police role contained:

The working personality of the police begins to develop during the recruit's time at the academy.