Question 1

What is the blue wall of silence? Do you believe this "wall" still exists? What can be done to break down the wall of silence?

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Question 2

Describe the four categories of stress that police officers face, including what causes each type of stress.

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Question 3

Discuss the killings of police officers.Why do you believe that officer killings occur? What can officers do to help prevent officer killings?

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Question 4

A group of people with distinct sets of values, attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs that differentiate them from the larger culture of which they are a part is called a(n) __________.

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Question 5

Describe some methods police departments use to deal with stress.

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Question 6

Why are police officers involved in a suicide by cop considered victims?

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Question 7

What is the Dirty Harry problem? Could you ever justify an officer acting the way Dirty Harry Callahan did? Why or why not?

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Question 8

How does the danger inherent in police work influence the police subculture?

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Question 9

Describe the precautionary measures police officers should take during searches and other contacts with possible carriers of infectious diseases, and at crime scenes where blood and other body fluids may be present.

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Question 10

What prevents personnel who observe warning signs of suicide in fellow officers from reporting their observations to a supervisor? What can police departments do to overcome these obstacles?

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Question 11

The solution to the code of silence as proposed by Dr.Neal Trautman is __________.

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Question 12

The ethical problem in which police are confronted with situations in which they feel forced to take certain illegal actions to achieve a greater good is known as the __________ problem.

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Question 13

Discuss the signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and what departments can do to help address this problem.

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Question 14

The phenomenon in which a person wishing to die deliberately places an officer in a life-threatening situation, causing the officer to use deadly force against that person, is known as __________.

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Question 15

What job-related issues cause stress in police families, and what can police officers do to manage those issues?

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Question 16

Discuss why police officers commit suicide at very high rates.Explain what can be done to lower this suicide rate.

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Question 17

Michael K.Brown says that the police subculture is based on three major principles: honor, loyalty, and __________.

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Question 18

Describe the police personality.Does police work attract people who already have this personality or do people develop these traits after becoming an officer?

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Question 19

According to Jerome Skolnick, the police officer's role contains two principal variables: danger and __________.

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Quiz 6: Police Culture, Personality, and Police Stress