Exam 7: Issues in Policing

The term racial profiling has been coined to describe the racial influence over police discretion and has been found in a number of state and local studies of law enforcement.

What are some ways police department administrators can structure the organization to reduce fatigue among patrol officers

What do recruits often discover about police work

The term blue curtain describes:

In some police departments, a senior officer may be demoted if someone under their charge is convicted of corruption. This is an example of an _____________________ system.

With whom do African American women police officers report having difficult relationships

While not everyone agrees that ________________ is an actual medical condition, it has been listed as the cause of death in some situations, particularly when the suspect was determined to be under the influence of stimulants.

Individual state jurisdictions still control police shooting policy.

How can police misconduct be controlled

_____________ is one of the most popular less-lethal weapons used by law enforcement because it shuts the eyes of a suspect and automatically induces shortness of breath.

Organizational stressors for police officers include rotating shifts, work overload, and danger.

CASE 7.1 Anthony is a new police recruit who just graduated from the police academy and has been hired by a large metropolitan police department in Florida. He reports to work for his first shift and is assigned a field training officer, Jeffrey. Anthony is excited to begin his work as a police officer, as this is something he has wanted since he was a child. During Anthony's first shift he meets many of his fellow police officers. He is given a lot of different advice by these different officers. He quickly learns that there are different policing styles. -Harold, Anthony's field training officer, hears all the advice that Anthony is getting. He explains to Anthony that once he is off of probation, the majority of what he does every day will not be subject to administrative review and thus there is a lot of autonomy in his position. He tells Anthony that he must decide what style of policing he will follow. This concept of having a high degree of personal discretion is referred to as:

Which of the following is true regarding police use of force

CASE 7.2 Detective Smith is a fourteen-year police veteran who has been working in internal affairs for the past four years. He was assigned to internal affairs to investigate allegations of police misconduct and corruption. While working as a police officer, he put himself through law school in the evenings and received his law license six years ago. Although he enjoyed being a road patrol officer, he feels it is more important to protect the citizens of the community against the few corrupt police officers who may exist on his police force. -Detective Smith is surprised to learn that his former field training officer often took bribes to look the other way when he encountered bookmakers arranging bets on local sporting events. This type of conduct is considered that of a: