Question 1

Which of these is an example of quid pro quo harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A captain on the police force tells an officer that advancement requires sexual favors. 
B)  A detective on the police force and the dispatcher have an affair. 
C)  A police chief and a detective who work at the same station start dating. 
D)  The chief never sends the only female officer on patrols. 
A)  A captain on the police force tells an officer that advancement requires sexual favors. 
B)  A detective on the police force and the dispatcher have an affair. 
C)  A police chief and a detective who work at the same station start dating. 
D)  The chief never sends the only female officer on patrols. A

Question 2

What is demonstrated by the fact that nearly half of the affirmative action programs in place for police hiring in Americaʹs 50 largest cities are court mandated?

Accepted Answer

A)  The courts are interfering in police hiring. 
B)  Police departments are not voluntarily ending discrimination. 
C)  City police forces have more trouble than rural forces in ending discrimination. 
D)  Affirmative action is most likely illegal if not imposed by the court. 
A)  The courts are interfering in police hiring. 
B)  Police departments are not voluntarily ending discrimination. 
C)  City police forces have more trouble than rural forces in ending discrimination. 
D)  Affirmative action is most likely illegal if not imposed by the court. B

Question 3

Summarize the type and the characteristics of stress.

Accepted Answer

Stress can be positive, as well as negative. Eustress is pleasurable, challenging, or exciting and not threatening. Distress is threatening and can impair function or overload the individual. Effective stress management depends on recognition of symptoms. Some job assignments are perceived as threatening by most individuals, while others depend on personal compatibility between the individual and his or her environment.

Question 4

What might white officers accuse their superiors of if they were systematically bypassed for promotion in order to promote minority officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  profiling 
B)  reverse discrimination 
C)  exigent circumstances 
D)  racial profiling 
A)  profiling 
B)  reverse discrimination 
C)  exigent circumstances 
D)  racial profiling

Question 5

Mechanical repetition skills and rote memory capabilities are characteristic of which type of training?

Accepted Answer

A)  police training officer (PTO) approach 
B)  field training officer (FTO) approach 
C)  tactical training of new recruits 
D)  hybrid academy training 
A)  police training officer (PTO) approach 
B)  field training officer (FTO) approach 
C)  tactical training of new recruits 
D)  hybrid academy training

Question 6

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides intervention, after is claimed to have occurred.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides intervention,...

Question 7

Eustress is the opposite of distress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is required to be able to identify a person who doesnʹt ʺbelongʺ in a certain area?

Accepted Answer

A)  thorough observation of the area and its ordinary conditions 
B)  advanced training in demographic and social profiling 
C)  cultivating understanding of all dimensions of human relations 
D)  preparation for an apparently innocuous encounter to turn violent 
A)  thorough observation of the area and its ordinary conditions 
B)  advanced training in demographic and social profiling 
C)  cultivating understanding of all dimensions of human relations 
D)  preparation for an apparently innocuous encounter to turn violent

Question 9

What are the potential benefits from shifting to the Police Training Officer (PTO) approach from the Field
Training Officer (FTO) approach?

Accepted Answer

Police who have engaged in ongoing probl

Question 10

Which is the most expensive and time -consuming phase of the hiring process?

Accepted Answer

A)  polygraph exam 
B)  interview 
C)  background investigations 
D)  medical and drug screening 
A)  polygraph exam 
B)  interview 
C)  background investigations 
D)  medical and drug screening

Question 11

Officer Green was struggling to deal with the results of a brutal gunfight that killed a fellow officer. He had trouble sleeping and concentrating, experienced flashbacks, and had a loss of interest and feelings. What was Officer Green experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fourth stage of burnout 
B)  the second phase of coping with a critical incident 
C)  the reaction referred to as hypervigilance 
D)  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS
D)  
A)  the fourth stage of burnout 
B)  the second phase of coping with a critical incident 
C)  the reaction referred to as hypervigilance 
D)  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS
D)

Question 12

All of Americaʹs 50 largest cities have voluntary affirmative action programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

It was not until the twentieth century that a woman was first hired by a U.S. police force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

ʺWhite backlashʺ is the name for a type of reverse discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The final stage in coping with a critical incident is .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The final stage in coping with a...

Question 16

Match each challenge of police work listed in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2
-Column 1: burnout
Column 2: a progressive loss of idealism and purpose, resulting from work conditions

Accepted Answer

a progressive loss o

Question 17

What is a key characteristic of the patronage system that sets it apart from the civil service system in police department hiring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiring decisions were notably influenced by a candidateʹs politics. 
B)  Hiring decisions were primarily made by politicians, rather than police officers. 
C)  Hiring decisions were made solely on the basis of a candidateʹs merit. 
D)  Hiring decisions were influenced by mentors charged with guiding candidates. 
A)  Hiring decisions were notably influenced by a candidateʹs politics. 
B)  Hiring decisions were primarily made by politicians, rather than police officers. 
C)  Hiring decisions were made solely on the basis of a candidateʹs merit. 
D)  Hiring decisions were influenced by mentors charged with guiding candidates.

Question 18

Most police officers are white males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How has the war in the Middle East, the overall strength of the economy, and the increasing requirements for applicants to have college credits affected police hiring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young men have flocked to the police force to avoid going to war. 
B)  More applicants with some college credits are seeing the police as a career opportunity. 
C)  Individuals are turning from private sector to public sector jobs, including policing. 
D)  More police departments are seeing a lack of qualified applicants. 
A)  Young men have flocked to the police force to avoid going to war. 
B)  More applicants with some college credits are seeing the police as a career opportunity. 
C)  Individuals are turning from private sector to public sector jobs, including policing. 
D)  More police departments are seeing a lack of qualified applicants.

Question 20

Police departments are immune to recruitment problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of these is an example of quid pro quo harassment?

What is demonstrated by the fact that nearly half of the affirmative action programs in place for police hiring in Americaʹs 50 largest cities are court mandated?

Summarize the type and the characteristics of stress.

What might white officers accuse their superiors of if they were systematically bypassed for promotion in order to promote minority officers?

Mechanical repetition skills and rote memory capabilities are characteristic of which type of training?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides intervention, after is claimed to have occurred.

Eustress is the opposite of distress.

Which is required to be able to identify a person who doesnʹt ʺbelongʺ in a certain area?

What are the potential benefits from shifting to the Police Training Officer (PTO) approach from the Field Training Officer (FTO) approach?

Which is the most expensive and time -consuming phase of the hiring process?

Officer Green was struggling to deal with the results of a brutal gunfight that killed a fellow officer. He had trouble sleeping and concentrating, experienced flashbacks, and had a loss of interest and feelings. What was Officer Green experiencing?

All of Americaʹs 50 largest cities have voluntary affirmative action programs.

It was not until the twentieth century that a woman was first hired by a U.S. police force.

ʺWhite backlashʺ is the name for a type of reverse discrimination.

The final stage in coping with a critical incident is .

Match each challenge of police work listed in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2 -Column 1: burnout Column 2: a progressive loss of idealism and purpose, resulting from work conditions

What is a key characteristic of the patronage system that sets it apart from the civil service system in police department hiring?

Most police officers are white males.

How has the war in the Middle East, the overall strength of the economy, and the increasing requirements for applicants to have college credits affected police hiring?

Police departments are immune to recruitment problems.

Origins and Evolution of American Policing

Policing in American Context

Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Organization

Police Sub-Culture

Police Discretion and Behavior

Core Police Functions

Community Policing and Community Involvement

Policing in the Modern ERA

Policing and the Law

Civil Liability and Accountability

Deviance, Ethics, and Professionalism

The Use of Force

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Exam 4: Becoming a COP

Which of these is an example of quid pro quo harassment?

What is demonstrated by the fact that nearly half of the affirmative action programs in place for police hiring in Americaʹs 50 largest cities are court mandated?

Summarize the type and the characteristics of stress.

What might white officers accuse their superiors of if they were systematically bypassed for promotion in order to promote minority officers?

Mechanical repetition skills and rote memory capabilities are characteristic of which type of training?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides intervention, after is claimed to have occurred.

Eustress is the opposite of distress.

Which is required to be able to identify a person who doesnʹt ʺbelongʺ in a certain area?

What are the potential benefits from shifting to the Police Training Officer (PTO) approach from the Field Training Officer (FTO) approach?

Which is the most expensive and time -consuming phase of the hiring process?

Officer Green was struggling to deal with the results of a brutal gunfight that killed a fellow officer. He had trouble sleeping and concentrating, experienced flashbacks, and had a loss of interest and feelings. What was Officer Green experiencing?

All of Americaʹs 50 largest cities have voluntary affirmative action programs.

It was not until the twentieth century that a woman was first hired by a U.S. police force.

ʺWhite backlashʺ is the name for a type of reverse discrimination.

The final stage in coping with a critical incident is .

Match each challenge of police work listed in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2 -Column 1: burnout Column 2: a progressive loss of idealism and purpose, resulting from work conditions

What is a key characteristic of the patronage system that sets it apart from the civil service system in police department hiring?

Most police officers are white males.

How has the war in the Middle East, the overall strength of the economy, and the increasing requirements for applicants to have college credits affected police hiring?

Police departments are immune to recruitment problems.

Origins and Evolution of American Policing

Policing in American Context

Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Organization

Police Sub-Culture

Police Discretion and Behavior

Core Police Functions

Community Policing and Community Involvement

Policing in the Modern ERA

Policing and the Law

Civil Liability and Accountability

Deviance, Ethics, and Professionalism

The Use of Force

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