Deck 2: The Changing Law Enforcement Agency

Question 1

As of 2007,the latest year for which statistics were available for the text's 6ᵗʰ ed.,women's representation within law enforcement agencies declined.Studies addressing this issue proposed the following possible reasons:

A) The decrease in the number of consent decrees mandating the hiring of women and/or minorities
B) Women no longer found law enforcement a desirable occupation
C) Women were leaving to go back to school or to have families
D) The decrease in the number of consent decrees mandating promotion of women and/or minorities

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Women hired as police officers during the early years were given duties that did not allow them to work street patrol.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A bisexual identifies as a different gender from the gender assigned at birth.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What is the most commonly used term for homosexual woman?

A) bisexual
B) lesbian
C) gay
D) transgender

Question 5

A nationally representative census of law enforcement agencies,including organizations at the city,county,state,and federal levels,is conducted how often by the Bureau of Justice Statistics?

A) every six years
B) every four years
C) every year
D) every ten years

Question 6

For law enforcement to maintain the support and trust of any community,it is essential that the organization reflect the diversity of the area it serves.

Question 7

Individuals with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds bring a different perspective to police-community relations.

Question 8

There are three major types of racism.Which of the following is NOT one of the types outlined in the chapter?

A) Personally mediated
B) Institutional
C) Blatant
D) Internalized

Question 9

A total rejection of others by reason of race,color,or sometimes more broadly culture is defined as:

A) racism
B) prejudice
C) stereotype
D) bias

Question 10

Women have won the "gender battle" in law enforcement since they now make up a larger percentage of major police agencies nationwide

Question 11

Leadership and team building are crucial to managing a diverse workforce and establishing good minority community relations.

Question 12

Which of the following is not an example of sexual or gender harassment in the workplace? For question 7,indicate the answer that is NOT correct:

A) Unwelcome sexual behavior, such as jokes, cartoons, posters, banter, repeated requests for dates, and requests for sexual favors
B) Supervisor asking employee to perform sexual acts in return for a job benefit
C) Comments such as "women should stay home and have babies and leave policing to real men," and the like
D) Assignments to jobs or programs that are considered "traditionally women's" instead of the non-traditional positions such as SWAT teams, K-9, gang units, narcotics, etc.

Question 13

The supervisory and management team must take the lead and demonstrate commitment in a diverse workforce.

Question 14

Gay is a term that only refers to male homosexuals.

Question 15

According to David Shipler,the basic framework for combating and defusing racism in the military has been: For question 9,indicate the answer that is NOT correct:

A) Command commitment
B) Training of advisors
C) Complaints monitoring
D) Screening applicants to determine their biases and prejudices

Question 16

Frustration and resentment often result among citizens when their law enforcement agency fails to recognize and adjust to the diversity in the community.

Question 17

There has been a negative reaction to the term "minority," which critics find outmoded and offensive because the: For question 8,indicate the answer that is NOT correct:

A) term leaves non-whites feeling diminished, almost second-class
B) word carries overtones of inferiority and inequity
C) word, technically, is used to describe numerical designations, but over the years, it has come to have much larger implications
D) Term involves a stereotype.

Question 18

A nontraditional occupation for women is defined as one in which women comprise 40 percent or less of total employment.

Question 19

The following are examples of institutional racism:

A) old textbooks in predominately black schools
B) unpaved roads in predominately black neighborhoods
C) pre-employment standardized tests
D) all of the above

Question 20

Leadership is exercised when one takes initiative,guides,or influences others in a particular direction.

Question 21

______________ is exercised when one takes initiative,guides,or influences others in a particular direction.

Question 22

Why is it important for training on lesbian,gay,and transgender issues to demonstrate the falsehood of stereotypes and myths?

Question 23

The term ___________ covers a range of people including heterosexual cross-dressers,homosexual drag queens,and transsexuals who believe they were born in the wrong body.

Question 24

The EEO laws were passed to correct a history of unfavorable treatment of women and minority group members.

Question 25

___________ is the common abbreviation for lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender.

Question 26

The Hispanic population is generally growing at such a rate that it is difficult for public sector agencies,especially law enforcement,to achieve parity.

Question 27

Why does Senate Bill 815 provide an exception to religious organizations and to non-profit membership only clubs regarding employment practices-

Question 28

___________ is the approach to one's occupation or career,with a sense of dedication and expertise.

Question 29

The _______________ Barriers series focuses on women's perceptions that lack of access to networks of influential colleagues is a key barrier to promotions and special assignments to women in the workforce.

Question 30

__________ is the benefit produced by the collaboration of two or more systems in excess of their individual contributions.

Question 31

As of 2013,20 states had laws banning discrimination based solely on sexual orientation.

Question 32

Why do police officers view openly gay and lesbian individuals as extremist militant types who publicly display their sexuality in an offensive or socially unacceptable way?

Question 33

A ____________ is a person who is physically,romantically,and-or emotionally attracted to people of the same gender.

Question 34

Racism does not exist within law enforcement organizations because of the phenomenon of "the brotherhood."