Exam 6: Issues in Law Enforcement and Police Behavior

The term __________ refers to a tendency to favor blind obedience to authority.

Vigilance is needed against police corruption,because without __________ programs,reforms can be undone.

The use of lethal force by police against a suspect is called __________.

A form of police corruption involving failure to perform a legal duty is called __________.

A form of police corruption involving failure to perform a legal duty is called 'nonfeasance'.

The 'deviant police subculture hypothesis' is the view that some police departments have groups of officers who place loyalty to each other above obedience to the law.

A form of police corruption involving commission of an illegal act is called 'misfeasance'.

The 'socialization model' is the view that the attitudes and values of police officers are developed prior to entry into the law enforcement profession.

Police (and other criminal justice personnel)have the ability to use ___________ in choosing between arrest and nonarrest.In other words,a decision to arrest,or not arrest,lies solely on the basis of the officer's judgment.

An unwritten policy in which police are not required to fully enforce all laws as written is called __________.

The term 'police stress' refers to the emotional pressure that is produced by the nature of police work such as public apathy,exposure to criminals,and injury to fellow officers.

An interest in __________ has now reached the local level,as we have realized that local police can play a crucial role in gathering information at the neighborhood level about suspicious or unusual activity that is suggestive of criminal or terrorist motives.

The term 'anomie' refers to a belief that human conduct is motivated entirely by self-interest.A person with this type of belief attributes all actions to selfish motives and has a pessimistic outlook on human behavior.

What does the term 'anomie' mean and how does it relate to police work?

A belief that human conduct is motivated entirely by self-interest is called __________.This type of person attributes all actions to selfish motives and has a pessimistic outlook on human behavior.

The __________ is the view that holds that police officers learn their attitudes and values from socializing experiences such as education and experience on the job.

You can see that corruption is always __________,whereas nonfeasance and misfeasance do not always involve corruption.

A form of police corruption involving failure to perform a legal duty in a proper manner is called __________.

An attitude characterized by tenacious adherence to one's opinions even though they may be unwarranted and based on insufficiently examined premises is called __________.