Deck 14: Preparing for Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System: Training and Policies

Question 1

Which of the following activist movement began after the 2013 acquittal of a Florida man in the shooting of an African American teenager?

A) "Fight the Power"
B) "Back the Blue"
C) "We Shall Overcome"
D) "Black Lives Matter"

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following types of training would be best for correctional officers to understand the religious practices of Native Americans?

A) Culture-general training
B) Culture-specific training
C) Recognizing Religious Freedoms (RRF)
D) Constitutional Rights of Inmates (CRI)

Answer 2

B

Question 3

William Calathes argued that cultural pluralism, intergroup relations, demography, and ______________ constitute the theoretical component of multiculturalism.

A) involvement
B) racism
C) social work
D) empiricism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is the significance of federal statute Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983?

A) it established the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
B) it mandates that states train all federal employees for a minimum of 60 hours with regard to cultural diversity
C) it requires all federal justice-based agencies to train their employees for a minimum of six months
D) it allows individuals to hold government employees and in some cases their employers accountable for violation of rights under the Constitution

Question 5

The requirements for the minimum standards of training, and general guidance for police training are provided by state organizations typically called:

A) Regulating and Guiding Police Practices Agencies (RGPPA)
B) Officer Accountability and Preparation Councils (OAPC)
C) Police Officers Standards and Training Commissions (POSTS)
D) Centers for Officer Professionalism and Development (COPD)

Question 6

Which type of local law enforcement academy required the greatest average number of basic training hours in the classroom?

A) State police
B) Municipal police
C) Special jurisdiction
D) 4-year college/university

Question 7

_______________ training officer programs, pair new officers with experienced ones in efforts to build upon and reinforce what was taught at the police academy.

A) Evaluative
B) Practical
C) Basic
D) Field

Question 8

Which of the following established the first training standards for correctional workers, beginning in the 1970s?

A) The Federal Justice Initiative Committee for Professionalism
B) The American Correctional Association Commission on Accreditation
C) The U.S. Department of Justice
D) The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Question 9

Which of the following acronyms refers to citizen concerns about the siting of something unpleasant (e.g., a prison) or potentially dangerous in their vicinity?

A) NIMBY
B) FREED
C) HELPS
D) WESAFE

Question 10

The two primary legal systems today are the _____________ and ______________ law systems.

A) Islamic; civil
B) common; Islamic
C) Eastern Asia; civil
D) civil; common

Question 11

Cultural sensitivity training for police officers largely emerged in the 1980s.

Question 12

On average, basic training programs in state and local law enforcement training academies required only three hours to hate crimes/bias crimes, and elder abuse.

Question 13

New assistant district attorneys are generally granted little freedom with regard to how they handle their cases, and office policies are typically very narrow and restrictive.

Question 14

Civil law systems are found primarily in North America and England. The common law system is found throughout the rest of the world.

Question 15

Police trainees are generally required to undergo over 1,500 hours of pre-service training at a police academy prior to becoming an officer.

Question 16

Training for attorneys is largely provided by on the job experience and law school.

Question 17

Only a handful of states require pre-service training for correctional officers working in prisons.

Question 18

The percentage of Americans who reported being worried a great deal about race relations in the United States in 2019 was among the highest percentage since Gallup first asked the question.

Question 19

A study of the placement of residential placement centers in Connecticut noted that halfway houses were more likely to be located in predominantly White communities with low crime rates.

Question 20

Over half of all states permit non-attorneys to become judges in their lower courts.

Question 21

_______________ is similar to formal education as it seeks to impart knowledge and skills on an individual in preparation for future endeavors.

Question 22

Following formal training at a police academy, officers undergo _____________ training, in which they patrol the streets under the guidance of an experienced colleague.

Question 23

The police are considered the _______________ to the criminal justice system, as they are involved with the initial steps of the adjudication process.

Question 24

_______________ refers to decisions or actions that address particular issues or problems.

Question 25

_______________ are community-based facilities that enable offenders to reside in the community while remaining under relatively close supervision.

Question 26

______________ justice considers how society treats its subgroups equally and the extent to which it provides for the needs of its members.

Question 27

One of the more promising policy approaches is the increased use of ______________ officers, who meet with residents and business owners to discuss crime and crime prevention efforts.

Question 28

_______________ policy focuses on issues or problems pertaining to policing, courts, corrections, and related areas of formal social control.

Question 29

The ___________________ legal tradition is primarily found in North America and England.

Question 30

Pre-service training for police officers begins at the __________________.