Deck 8: Promoting Growth and Development

Question 1

Racial profiling, although not politically correct, is an effective law enforcement tool.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is not a key element of corrupt behavior?

A) it involves a reward or personal gain for the officer
B) it is kept hidden from upper management
C) it is prohibited by law or rule
D) it involves misuse of position

Answer 2

B

Question 3

It might be best to avoid the term racial profiling, because profiling has a legitimate place in law enforcement.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Goals should not have a set deadline.

Question 5

Law enforcement behavior must be totally within the bounds set by the law.

Question 6

Tasks listed in job descriptions must be broadly stated and leave room for growth, change and expansion.

Question 7

Your subconscious self is the secret part you know about but do not share with others.

Question 8

To clarify the expectations regarding officer ethics and integrity, most law enforcement departments have a formal code of ethics.

Question 9

Misconduct, unethical behavior (including the code of silence) and corruption are far more likely to cut short an officer's career than is a bad guy with a knife in the alley.

Question 10

At all times, law enforcement officers must uphold a standard of behavior consistent with their public position.

Question 11

Managing is best accomplished by __________.

A) being a good guy
B) developing a mentor
C) getting work done through others
D) maintaining harmonious relationships at all times

Question 12

To alter workplace culture, it is often necessary to __________.

A) alter counterproductive norms
B) identify existing norms
C) evaluate existing norms
D) all of these

Question 13

Tolerance of the behavior by the community is one factor that contributes to corruption.

Question 14

Managers who concentrate on excelling themselves, on climbing up through the ranks rather than helping their subordinates to excel, are not balanced performers.

Question 15

Regardless of the motive or intent, there are justifications for police officers to break the law or use unethical methods to enforce it.

Question 16

Ethics is about what we say, not what we do.

Question 17

Change is most often evolutionary, not revolutionary.

Question 18

Goals should be stated positively.

Question 19

Job details make a specific position different from all others in an organization.

Question 20

National surveys have confirmed that most Americans, regardless of race, do not believe that racial profiling is a significant social problem.

Question 21

What you know about yourself and what you show to others is your ___________ self.

A) open
B) hidden
C) blind
D) subconscious

Question 22

Leadership is both an honor and __________.

A) deserved because of longevity
B) a key element for promotion
C) a privilege
D) learned through trial and error

Question 23

An officer's first loyalty must be to defend __________.

A) his or her fellow officers
B) the Constitution and laws of the United States
C) the underprivileged in society
D) the code of silence

Question 24

Touchstone values are __________.

A) how we actually spend our time and energy
B) what we say we want
C) how we achieve our wants
D) none of these

Question 25

Daily values are __________.

A) how we actually spend our time and energy
B) what we say we want
C) how we achieve our wants
D) none of these

Question 26

According to your text, there are ______ stages of growth.

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

Question 27

In general, officers who display a _________________ will have a favorable impression with the public.

A) sense of pride
B) professional appearance
C) positive attitude
D) "we are equals" attitude

Question 28

The most effective managers are those that __________.

A) do everything themselves to be sure it is done right
B) delegate everything
C) spend their time climbing the ladder of success
D) accomplish priority tasks through others

Question 29

____________ behavior is behavior that is "moral" and "right."

A) Holistic
B) Ethical
C) Interdependent
D) Balanced performer

Question 30

The police culture is often described as __________.

A) elitist
B) authoritarian
C) isolationist
D) all of these

Question 31

Goals should be __________.

A) attainable
B) realistic
C) personally important
D) all of these

Question 32

Unfairly stopping unoffending motorists to protect officers from the "statistical microscope" individually or collectively is referred to as __________.

A) racial profiling
B) ghosting
C) balancing
D) synergizing

Question 33

Holistic goals involve __________.

A) on-the-job goals
B) off-the-job goals
C) both on- and off-the-job goals
D) neither on- nor off-the-job goals

Question 34

The workplace culture is __________.

A) the same in all places of work
B) the sum of formal and informal beliefs and values shared by those within the organization
C) both the same in all places of work and the sum of formal and informal beliefs and values shared by those within the organization
D) neither the same in all places of work nor the sum of formal and informal beliefs and values shared by those within the organization

Question 35

Goals involve __________.

A) a specific result
B) an open-ended period for completion
C) abstract terms
D) all of these

Question 36

Managers who contribute their efforts to accomplishing department goals while simultaneously developing their subordinates into top performers are superior ____________ managers who empower others.

A) holistic
B) touchstone
C) balanced performer
D) independent

Question 37

Satisfaction with the police is shaped by all of the following except __________.

A) demographic variables
B) neighborhood crime conditions
C) experience with the police
D) crime rates

Question 38

A lack of understanding by citizens of what it is like to be a police officer can lead to __________.

A) citizen distrust
B) unrealistic expectations
C) unrealistic goals
D) citizen/police confrontations

Question 39

The first stage of growth in a manager-employee relationship is the ___________ stage.

A) intermittent
B) interdependent
C) independent
D) dependent

Question 40

Job descriptions are __________.

A) minimum requirements
B) limiting
C) restrictive
D) all of these

Question 41

_______________ culture is recognized as a powerful force that affects the behavior of its members.

Question 43

Explain the dynamics of police integrity by listing and discussing the various forces impacting police personnel and the department.

Question 44

______________________involves providing free or discounted services to others in the profession, a long-standing and common practice in the medical and legal professions.

Question 45

Describe the police culture and the beliefs commonly held by officers.

Question 46

Falsifying patrol logs to "make the numbers come out right" is called __________.

A) racial profiling
B) ghosting
C) balancing
D) synergizing

Question 47

The ______________________ self is that part of you that neither you nor others have yet discovered.

Question 48

Your ____________ self is the secret part that you do not share with others.

Question 49

United States v. Weaver (2000) directly deals with identifying suspects by __________.

A) age
B) race
C) gender
D) eye witnesses

Question 50

________________________ is defined as any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity or national origin rather than on the behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being or having been engaged in criminal activity.

Question 51

The law enforcement __________________________________ addresses such issues as primary responsibilities of police officers, discretion, use of force, confidentiality, integrity and private life.

Question 53

Police culture often dictates that officers provide _______________________-take action, get involved, and support each other ethically.

Question 54

The Johari Window describes four parts of ________________.

Question 55

The unwillingness to reveal any misconduct by fellow officers is known as the _______________________________________________.

Question 58

It is necessary for officers to have ________________: an understanding the diversity of the United States, the dynamics of minority-majority relationships, the dynamics of sexism and racism, and the issues of nationalism and separatism.

Question 59

Explain the concepts of the "slippery slope of corruption" and the "noble cause corruption dilemma."

Question 61

List and discuss specific ways departments can help prevent unethical behavior in their ranks.

Question 62

Describe the concept of cultural awareness. How would you attempt to make sure officers in your department are "culturally aware"?

Question 63

Discuss the differences between the majority worldview and the minority worldview.