Question 1

Since the late 1970s, police agencies have recognized that gays and lesbians are part of the community they serve. For over 30 years, Canadian police services have actively recruiting officers from the gay community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Describe what is meant by the working personality of police officers, and then note the importance of this concept for our study of community policing.

Accepted Answer

The working personality of police officers is the set of attitudinal and behavioural attributes that develop as a consequence of the unique role that police officers play and the duties they are asked to perform. The tendency of the occupational subculture of police officers (a component of the working personality) to isolate officers from the communities they serve is reduced through the implementation of the principles and programs within a community policing model.

Question 3

What statement best describes "employment equity" hiring practices?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a legislated "quota"-based hiring practice.
B)   It is a preferential hiring system focusing on visible minorities and other identified groups.
C)   It is a form of affirmative action to right the wrongs of systemic discrimination.
D)   It describes a salary policy of "like pay for like work." B

Question 4

The RCMP integrates the CAPRA model throughout their recruit training 	curriculum. The goal of this approach is to have police recruits deal with 	operational and organization challenges by utilizing:

Accepted Answer

A)   a theoretical model towards community based policing.
B)   a problem-solving model.
C)   individual decision-making based upon education and experience.
D)   corporate business practices.

Question 5

The blue-light syndrome refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the physiological effects that may occur due to working shift work
B)   an attitude that emphasizes the high-risk/action component of police work
C)   the secrecy and code of silence that exists among many police officers
D)   an attitude that emphasizes conservative political and moral views

Question 6

The adoption of community policing as the model for police service delivery has not resulted in major changes in recruiting. Integrity and physical abilities remain to be paramount in finding the best applicant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In recent years, Canadian police services:

Accepted Answer

A)   have attempted to avoid hiring people who are visible minorities.
B)   have continued to maintain regulations that prohibit the hiring of gays and lesbians.
C)   have often been unsuccessful in attracting qualified women and members of visible minorities.
D)   have hired large numbers of women, so that female officers now comprise nearly 40 percent of police personnel across the country.

Question 8

Describe the importance of operational field training.

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Question 9

What is meant by the community police officer as generalist?

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Question 10

What is in-service training, what type of courses are offered, and what role does it play in the training of police officers?

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Question 11

While consensus among police human resource professionals favors a competency-based developmental approach, there is still a tendency to recognize and reward officer performance based on reactive, law enforcement-oriented police work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The attrition rate refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the number of police recruits that fail to pass recruit training
B)   the number of police recruits that fail to pass field training with a senior officer
C)   police personnel choosing to join another police agency or leave the police profession altogether
D)   police personnel choosing an inside administrative position after working front-line street policing

Question 13

Overall, recruit strategies designed to attract more women and members of visible minorities into policing have not been very successful due to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the general lack of "specialty incentives" that exist once an individual is hired.
B)   difficulties encountered in the physical testing process.
C)   the failure of police services to devote the necessary resources to attract non-Anglo and female recruits.
D)   height requirements that tend to prevent many individuals from applying to become police officers.

Question 14

The rubber gun squad refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   police officers who are extensively involved in community policing initiatives
B)   police officers who are extensively involved in school liaison and coaching youth
C)   police recruits that have failed or marginally passed their firearms training
D)   newly hired police recruits that have not received their firearms training

Question 15

What role does the concept of diversity play in the recruitment of police officers?

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Question 16

Police training that focuses on the acquisition of specific, measurable skills and knowledge that can be transferred to the operational level is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   competency-based training.
B)   hard skills training.
C)   soft skills training.
D)   intensive, professional training.

Question 17

What is meant by hiring quotas, and why is this term often mentioned in discussions of police recruiting?

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Question 18

From the police academy to the street, discuss the issues and challenges facing operational field training and in-service training. How are police services meeting these challenges?

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Question 19

The lowest percentage of female officers in policing are found in:

Accepted Answer

A)   small municipal police agencies
B)   the province of Quebec
C)  the province of Saskatchewan
D)   the Atlantic provinces and in the Yukon and Nunavut

Question 20

Describe the components of the Recruit Training Program.

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Exam 8: The Community Police Officer

Since the late 1970s, police agencies have recognized that gays and lesbians are part of the community they serve. For over 30 years, Canadian police services have actively recruiting officers from the gay community.

Describe what is meant by the working personality of police officers, and then note the importance of this concept for our study of community policing.

What statement best describes "employment equity" hiring practices?

The RCMP integrates the CAPRA model throughout their recruit training curriculum. The goal of this approach is to have police recruits deal with operational and organization challenges by utilizing:

The blue-light syndrome refers to:

The adoption of community policing as the model for police service delivery has not resulted in major changes in recruiting. Integrity and physical abilities remain to be paramount in finding the best applicant.

In recent years, Canadian police services:

Describe the importance of operational field training.

What is meant by the community police officer as generalist?

What is in-service training, what type of courses are offered, and what role does it play in the training of police officers?