Deck 5: From Economic to Noble-Cause Corruption

Question 1

In most discussions of corruption, the level of corruption is defined by the value of the

Answer 1

material object exchanged.

Question 2

refers to the capacity for both the giver and receiver to achieve a particular level of
corruption as defined by its potential harm to society.

Answer 2

Corruptibility

Question 3

Veteran police officers may use the to assess a rookie's loyalty to the group and his willingness to override departmental policy.

Answer 3

Mama Rosa's test

Question 4

An officer who passes the Mama Rosa's test and then progresses to the use of physical violence against citizens is following the slippery-slope model of .

Question 5

The IACP, founded in 1893, is the

A)Institute Against Corruption of Police.
B)Incorporated Agencies for Crime and Punishment.
C)Internal Accountability of Commanders of Police.
D)International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Question 6

Expector: looks forward to the gift and regards it as likely to happen (and will be

Question 7

The progressive movement of the late 1800s sought to make police departments more independent of

A)the IACP.
B)grass-eaters.
C)machine politics.
D)accountability.

Question 8

The Vollmerian vision of a professional police officer was someone who was morally committed to the occupation of policing and who

A)rejected even minor forms of graft.
B)passively accepted graft but didn't actively hustle it.
C)could pass the Mama Rosa's test.
D)had close ties to local politicians.

Question 9

Sherman describes the decision to proceed down the slippery slope of corruption as a contingency, accompanied by varying degrees of peer pressure.

Question 10

Complier: acts in accordance with wishes, demands, or requirements (voluntariness

Question 11

The is a form of noble-cause corruption, in which police officers write up an incident in a way that criminalizes a subject.

Question 12

Considered together, the stages of progressive corruption constitute a .

Question 13

Application of the model at the street level relies primarily on awareness training.

Question 14

is characterized by the receipt of tangible objects, such as cash or services, through the misuse of authority.

Question 15

Groups or cohorts of corrupt officers who socialize new officers into corrupt activities are called .

Question 16

Demander: asks for the gift with authority and claims more than is generally felt by

Question 17

The belief that officers should view police work as a moral commitment while remaining value neutral about social issues describes Vollmer's .

Question 18

is sometimes called the patriarch of police professionalism.

Question 19

Contributor: furnishes something toward a result (expects something in return, but with

Question 20

Police corruption from the late 1800s to the early twentieth century was characterized by

A)grafting and extortion.
B)the magic pencil.
C)flaking drugs.
D)the noble cause.

Question 21

What is meant by the slippery slope metaphor is that

A)acts of corruption can slip under the radar of the administration because only line officers are involved.
B)anyone can slip if the opportunity presents itself.
C)the first illegal acts committed by an officer should be forgiven, especially if the officer is new on the force.
D)after committing minor acts of corruption, it becomes easier to commit more serious wrongful acts.

Question 22

The Rampart Independent Review Panel issued a report in November 2000, which stated that the LAPD was viewed by the community as

A)excessively hostile and confrontational.
B)justified in using harsh means for good ends.
C)mostly supportive of the community, but with a few rogue cops.
D)a perfect storm.

Question 23

A grafting subculture is

A)a house of prostitution.
B)an undercover operation.
C)a group of officers who expose the corruption of others in the department.
D)a cohort of "bent" officers who socialize new officers into corrupt activities.

Question 24

An example of noble-cause corruption is

A)accepting minor "perks."
B)bar closing.
C)using the magic pencil.
D)using narcotics.

Question 25

A consent decree is an agreement by a defendant to

A)tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
B)give the names of accomplices in exchange for immunity.
C)cease activities asserted as illegal by the government.
D)allow a search of the defendant's home, car, or person.

Question 26

Exploitation is the act or practice of

A)taking by force.
B)unjustly or improperly using another person for one's own benefit.
C)giving or taking something of value wherein the receiver expects something in return.
D)obtaining something of value from a person through illegal use of power or intimidation.

Question 27

The form of noble cause corruption by which an officer writes up an incident in a way that criminalizes a suspect is known as

A)the magic pencil.
B)Creative Writing 101.
C)grafting.
D)regulative crime.

Question 28

According to Rafael Perez, _____ of the officers in the CRASH unit falsified information.

A)all
B)90%
C)only a few
D)none

Question 29

Economic corruption arises from a lack of commitment to police work.An excess of commitment to police work leads to

A)material reward corruption.
B)noble-cause corruption.
C)political corruption.
D)value-neutral corruption.

Question 30

Which of the following patterns of corruption were prevalent in the Rampart scandal

A)Interactions with the INS in violation of departmental policy.
B)Bogus drug arrests.
C)Giving false evidence at preliminary hearings.
D)all of the above

Question 31

The takeover of a municipal police organization by the federal courts is authorized by

A)an independent review panel.
B)a consent decree.
C)the IACP.
D)the Knapp Commission.

Question 32

The series of stages an officer goes through in the slippery-slope model of economic corruption comprise a

A)grafting subculture.
B)moral career.
C)means-ends conflict.
D)central ethical dilemma.

Question 33

An agreement by a defendant to cease illegal activities in order to avoid government action against the defendant is called

A)a consent decree.
B)a contingency.
C)representativeness.
D)grass eating.

Question 34

The IACP was founded with the goal of

A)giving police agencies a stronger voice in politics.
B)ensuring that recruits represented the local population.
C)representing the voice of conservatism.
D)promoting the progressive agenda of police professionalism.

Question 35

The LAPD created the CRASH unit to deal with

A)suspected corruption within the department.
B)cooperating with INS investigations.
C)a gang problem.
D)organized crime.

Question 36

The act of voluntarily offering something of value without any expectation of prior or future reciprocity to another person is

A)extortion.
B)bribery.
C)giving.
D)plundering.