Deck 6: Stress, Organizational Accountability, and the Noble Cause

Question 1

To say that a chief has legitimacy within a department is to say the chief has

A)been legally appointed.
B)gained the loyalty of the officers in the department.
C)earned a college degree.
D)resisted noble-cause corruption.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Matters in which the mayor should not be making decisions for the chief are considered .

Answer 2

non-negotiable issues

Question 3

Stress is broadly defined as any condition that has adverse consequences for an individual's well-being.

Answer 3

Stress

Question 4

Police can be held liable for inappropriate or wrongful behavior

A)only when harm was intentionally inflicted.
B)regardless of intent.
C)only when use of force is involved.
D)any time force is employed.

Question 5

is the state of having influential constituents in agreement with the way the police do their work.

Question 6

A failure to protect the public from harm is

A)a negotiable issue.
B)a non-negotiable issue.
C)an intentional tort.
D)a negligent tort.

Question 7

The term municipal system refers to the mutual interdependencies and obligations shared by members of the city and county business and public governance.

Question 8

The courts will accept both intentional and torts.

Question 9

Kappeler (2001) estimated that officers face about _______ civil liability suits per year.

A)3,000
B)30,000
C)300,000
D)3,000,000

Question 10

Legitimacy has three operative principles.Which of the following does not apply

A)The department is part of a municipal system.
B)The municipal system will protect itself.
C)The toilet backs up.
D)The municipal system is based on the noble cause.

Question 11

Individuals who represent the interests of the organization to other organizations and agencies in its environment are called .

Question 12

Police officers identify their primary cause of stress as

A)the dangers of police work.
B)their families' fears for their safety.
C)the department.
D)working nights.

Question 13

The fundamental difference between the task environment of managers and that of line officers is

A)their commitment to the noble cause.
B)the constituency to whom they respond.
C)the primary source of stress.
D)their occupational socialization.

Question 14

The loss of legitimacy means

A)the municipal system is malfunctioning.
B)the mayor has been publicly humiliated and is facing a recall vote.
C)the municipal audience no longer accepts the way in which the police organization does its business.
D)high-ranking personnel suspect wrongdoing within the organization.

Question 15

Qualified immunity applies when an officer is acting in an area in which the law is not

Question 16

Public sector organizations operate by a , which makes it difficult for their members to understand how their agency can be responsible when problems occur.

Question 17

Former chief Patrick Murphy suggests that a responsive chief will take the mayor's counsel on

A)negotiable issues.
B)non-negotiable issues.
C)intentional torts.
D)boundary spanners.

Question 18

refers to characteristics of a person's organizational role that produce adverse consequences for the individual.

Question 19

Former chief Patrick Murphy advises that the mayor's counsel should be taken on issues, such as zoning matters and media relations.

Question 20

Civil lawsuits against police officers are known as 1983 suits because

A)they are based on Title 42 of U.S.Code, Section 1983.
B)the first such lawsuit occurred in Pittsburgh in 1983.
C)there are 1,983 possible charges an officer can face in civil court.
D)an officer was convicted of violating the civil rights of striking workers in 1983.

Question 21

According to the medical model of stress, eliminating the source of stress is

A)primary intervention.
B)secondary intervention.
C)tertiary intervention.
D)none of the above

Question 22

Qualified immunity applies as a defense against a civil suit when an officer

A)was off duty at the time the alleged violation took place.
B)was being expected to perform a duty beyond the officer's qualifications.
C)was acting without proper supervision.
D)was acting in an area in which the law is unclear.

Question 23

Title 42, Section 1983 of the U.S.Code was written to protect the American public from

A)police brutality.
B)frivolous lawsuits.
C)organized crime.
D)the Ku Klux Klan.

Question 24

According to the Gannett News Service's 1992 investigation, of 185 officers involved in civil lawsuits, 160

A)were suspended without pay.
B)were promoted.
C)had no action taken against them.
D)chose to leave the force because of the stress.

Question 25

A "section 1983" can be filed against a police officer who, while acting in an official capacity, violates

A)the municipal system.
B)the logic of good faith.
C)an intentional tort.
D)a federally protected constitutional right.

Question 26

"De-policing" refers to

A)an officer taking early retirement.
B)an officer being fired because of allegations of civil rights violations.
C)an officer avoiding the public in order to avoid the likelihood of facing liability issues.
D)cutting back the number of officers patrolling in an area where crime control has been effective.

Question 27

Police identify _______ as frequently interfering with good ends.

A)the courts
B)the public and politicians
C)the police organization itself
D)all of the above

Question 28

The belief that a police organization will do the right thing, which makes it difficult to recognize problems and blame the organization, is called

A)a non-negotiable issue.
B)the logic of good faith.
C)role stress.
D)a negligent tort.

Question 29

Officers involved in a civil complaint are likely to be interrogated departments.The effect of this departmental response may be

A)alienation of the officers involved.
B)increased stress for the officers involved.
C)increased cynicism among officers.
D)all of the above.

Question 30

Primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention refer to

A)acceptable levels of force.
B)police involvement in domestic disturbances.
C)the medical model of stress.
D)external investigation of police corruption.

Question 31

What might be the negative consequences of changing these policies