Deck 4: Adult Issues in Policing

Question 1

Removing a suspect from a familiar environment has the potential to become a situation that involves a coerced confession.

Answer 1

Objective personality assessments may be used to determine traits associated with later success or failure on the police force such as: failure during training or probationary periods; use of excessive force or misuse of weapons; or police misconduct.By identifying personality styles and any psychopathology police departments hope to save time and money as well as avoid any negative publicity or litigation that would ensue following an excessive force claim.Desirable characteristics may include: lack of acute psychopathology; comfortable with people; free of worry; self-confident; traditionally masculine interests; sociable; extroverted; friendly; lack of antisocial traits behaviors or attitudes; conscientious.

Question 2

Depression is not a factor in SbC.

Answer 2

The instrumental category includes purposeful and planned violent behavior as compared to the expressive category that characterizes suicidal behaviors as being caused by hostile impulsivity because an individual feels overwhelmed frustrated or threatened in some way.Instrumental motivations for suicide by cop incidents would be exemplified by statements such as "I can't do it myself," or "Make sure my kids get the insurance money;" whereas expressive motivations would be demonstrated by statements such as "My life is hopeless," or "Soldiers never surrender."

Question 3

What are instrumental and expressive categories as they pertain to SbC?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Use of Force Continuum is the most widely used scale by police agencies in determining when to elevate to another level of force.

Question 5

Officers under stress may fail to use tactical and ethical guidelines.

Question 6

A ritualistic offender does not use the same methods if he/she commits a series of offenses.