Deck 12: Toward a New Breed of Police Officer Community

Question 1

In U.S.society, there is a tension between police protection and:

A)coercion
B)civil rights
C)police brutality
D)interdependence

Answer 1

civil rights

Question 2

Police have the power to:

A)ignore crime
B)put us away
C)use deadly force
D)both b and c

Answer 2

both b and c

Question 3

Many people who enter police work also exhibit a tendency toward:

A)resentment
B)anarchy
C)a passive personality
D)authoritarianism

Answer 3

authoritarianism

Question 4

Carpenter and Raza (1987) found that police applicants as a group are _________ than other occupational groups.

A)less anxious
B)less depressed
C)psychologically healthy
D)all of the above

Question 5

The feeling of being separate and apart from society at large explains why police officers:

A)band together for mutual support
B)commit crime
C)commit police brutality
D)are unsympathetic

Question 6

According to the text, the best candidates for community policing should:

A)act responsibility without supervision
B)exercise good judgment
C)exercise self-control
D)all of the above

Question 7

According to the text, a job description for a community policing officer should contain the following requirement:

A)ability to think in basic terms
B)ability to view problems and solutions in simplistic terms
C)ability to act responsibly
D)the ability to communicate not required

Question 8

According to the text, college-educated officers are perceived to be:

A)more professional
B)attuned to the needs of the community
C)can see the overview of the problem
D)all of the above

Question 9

Traditional police agencies and officers fear change for the following reason:

A)fear of improving relations with the community
B)fear losing power
C)Paramilitary organizations embrace change.
D)all of the above

Question 10

The line between being law-abiding and being law-breaking can shift and change at different times in different circumstances.

Question 11

According to the text, police chiefs are the backbone of the traditional police approach.

Question 12

Police patrol time is poorly structured.

Question 13

Paramilitary bureaucracy stifles innovation and breeds immature personalities.

Question 14

According to the text, community policing puts the chief on the hook for many problems that the traditional system does not.

Question 15

Research has shown that college-educated officers do not make the best police officer.

Question 16

According to the text, danger, isolation, control, and authority must be continued if community policing is to make a meaningful foothold in the police institution

Question 17

According to the text, if the new breed of college-educated officers is perceived as being more professional, better able to grasp the big picture, and more attuned to community needs, they should therefore be more likely to thrive in a system and culture that grants them more freedom and autonomy to explore proactive solutions to community problems.

Question 18

The community policing philosophy means a shift from focusing on individual crime incidents to addressing the dynamics that created the problem.

Question 19

According to the text, the major problem with which police managers will have to contend is how to hold onto highly prized new employees and insulate them from the negative effects of the local culture.

Question 20

If you were to write a job description for a college-educated police officer, what qualities would you include in this description? Explain your rationale for each quality.

Question 21

Why do organizations fear change? Explain the factors that affect this fear.How would you overcome these fears if you were an administrator?

Question 22

Why do people seek employment in law enforcement? Explain in detail.

Question 23

How do law enforcement applicants differ from other occupations? According to the text, what characteristics or qualities should law enforcement avoid? Explain.

Question 24

What is the perception of the police by society? Explain.What is your perception of the police? Why?
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