Deck 6: Law Enforcement Contact With Asian-Pacific Americans

Question 1

Kochman explains that,for some blacks,fighting does not begin until one person does something physically provocative (Kochman,2013).

Answer 1

True

Question 2

"Negro" symbolizes what the African American became under slavery.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which one is NOT an example of cultural values that have influenced American black culture?

A) joy and celebration in life itself
B) giving of self to community
C) renewed personality
D) renewed interest in respecting elders

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Where do the impressions people in society and law enforcement have regarding African Americans come from?

A) media messages and images
B) books about race
C) movies about communities
D) school communities

Question 5

Many American-born blacks have shown an interest in learning more about and identifying with African cultures.

Question 6

Harboring unreasonable fears about black people is a result of the prevalence of stereotypes associated with criminality.

Question 7

The use of excessive force by police is a controversial and complex issue,and is a problem heavily concentrated in minority communities.

Question 8

In African American families,women are usually not the heads of the household.

Question 9

White officers should try to imitate black dialects and styles of speaking to try to establish a better rapport with them.

Question 10

A common complaint by African American women is that white officers in general treat them fairly.

Question 11

The roots of African Americans can be traced back to?

A) Western or interior Africa
B) Asia
C) Eastern Africa
D) China

Question 12

Most African American teenagers are law-abiding citizens.

Question 13

A slave was counted as __________ of a person during census-taking as dictated by the Constitution,that is,the foundation of the U.S.Judicial system.

A) 3/5
B) 1/2
C) 1/4
D) 4/5

Question 14

Who represents the only migrants to have come to North and South against their will?

A) Black
B) Asian/Pacific Americans
C) Latino/Hispanic Americans
D) none of the above

Question 15

Many police officers feel that they are putting their lives in danger when they go into certain African American communities where the crime rate is high.

Question 16

The Civil Rights Movement resulted in improvements in which of the following areas for African Americans?

A) education
B) employment
C) politics
D) all of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for officers to utilize when interacting with a single African American mother?

A) make follow-up visits when there are problems
B) use profanity
C) give your business card to the mother
D) explain to the mother her rights

Question 18

Some whites base their image of blacks largely on the actions of America's criminal class.

Question 19

Perceptions of African Americans (as with perceptions of all groups)are seen,by others,as reality whether or not they are valid.

Question 20

Many Blacks left the South for the sole purpose of escaping racism and determination.

Question 21

The Department of Corrections estimates that black women refrain from reporting rapes at significantly higher rates than white women.

Question 22

_______,more than class,tends to determine how the larger society reacts to and treats blacks.

Question 23

Black-on-black crime seems to be tolerated and even accepted as _____________.

Question 24

_________ is an out of court settlement whereby the accused party agrees to modify or change behavior rather than plead guilty or go through a hearing on charges brought to court.

Question 25

Why are leadership and goals keys to improved relationships?

Question 26

The _____________ of some inner city youth is intended to convey a sense of integrity and the idea that "I am in control."

Question 27

The use of racial ____ is never acceptable.

Question 28

The term ________ ______________ focuses on positive historical and cultural roots rather than on race or skin color.

Question 29

Why so some people believe that barriers between police officers and African Americans seem insurmountable?

Question 30

__________ is the application of an amount and-or frequency of force greater than that required to compel compliance from a willing or unwilling subject.