NC BLET STATE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PASS
◉ Public Servant.
Answer: -due process model
-finality is not a priority
◉ Define Morals.
Answer: principles of right and wrong
◉ Define Ethics.
Answer: the discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral
duties
◉ Define Integrity.
Answer: is being the same person in both private and public life
◉ Define Character.
Answer: means the quality that distinguish an individual
◉ Define Courage.
Answer: having the strength to withstand unethical pressure, fear, or
danger
,◉ How many Canons of Police Ethics are there?.
Answer: 11
◉ How many Major Groups of Unethical Behavior in Law Enforcement
are there?.
Answer: 6
◉ What are the common drivers of unethical behavior?.
Answer: 1) Noble Cause Corruption
2) "The Blue Curtain" / Code of Silence
3) Slippery Slope / "Mama Rosa's Test"
◉ What is the Noble Cause Corruption?.
Answer: The rationalization that the "end" of crime fighting justifies
"means" that might be otherwise illegal or unethical
a) the belief that legal technicalities made the job impossible
b) the belief that the offender was guilty
◉ What is the "The Blue Curtain" / Code of Silence?.
Answer: covering another officer and his/her mistakes
◉ What is the Slippery Slope?.
Answer: helping corruptions while on duty; money, drugs, and more
,◉ What is the "Mama Rosa's Test"?.
Answer: see what you do when put to the test
◉ People in many Western Cultures value direct eye contact as a what?.
Answer: Sign of sympathy or respect
◉ Define Nonassertive:.
Answer: behavior is passive and indirect. It allows the wants, needs, and
right of others to be more important than our own, inferior, creates a
lose-win
◉ Define Aggressive:.
Answer: can be either passive or aggressive, can be direct or indirect,
honest or dishonest, but it always communicates an impression of
superiority and disrespect. It puts our own wants, needs, and right above
those of others, creates a win-lose
◉ Define Assertive.
Answer: behavior is active, direct, and honest. It allows our wants,
needs, and rights as equal with those of others. This type of behavior
wins by influencing, listening, and negotiating, works towards a win-win
◉ In Asian or Latin cultures, what is seen as disrespectful?.
Answer: Asking a child questions (i.e. to translate)
, ◉ In some Native American cultures, what is seen as disrespectful and
impolite?.
Answer: Asking questions to elders
◉ Utilizing Voice commands in Law Enforcement are used to do what?.
Answer: Project Control and Direct Actions
◉ What are the Strategies to Enhance Active Listening?.
Answer: Paraphrasing, Reflecting or Mirroring, Open-Ended Questions,
Minimal Encouragers, Silence, "I" Message, Emotional Labeling
◉ The content of what you are verbalizing accounts for ______ of what
the receiver processes..
Answer: Approximately 7-10%
◉ The voice that carries our message accounts for ________ of what the
receiver processes as he or she hears it..
Answer: Approximately 33-40%
◉ Other nonverbal clues account for ________ of how the receiver
processes the message you are delivering..
Answer: Approximately 50-60%
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PASS
◉ Public Servant.
Answer: -due process model
-finality is not a priority
◉ Define Morals.
Answer: principles of right and wrong
◉ Define Ethics.
Answer: the discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral
duties
◉ Define Integrity.
Answer: is being the same person in both private and public life
◉ Define Character.
Answer: means the quality that distinguish an individual
◉ Define Courage.
Answer: having the strength to withstand unethical pressure, fear, or
danger
,◉ How many Canons of Police Ethics are there?.
Answer: 11
◉ How many Major Groups of Unethical Behavior in Law Enforcement
are there?.
Answer: 6
◉ What are the common drivers of unethical behavior?.
Answer: 1) Noble Cause Corruption
2) "The Blue Curtain" / Code of Silence
3) Slippery Slope / "Mama Rosa's Test"
◉ What is the Noble Cause Corruption?.
Answer: The rationalization that the "end" of crime fighting justifies
"means" that might be otherwise illegal or unethical
a) the belief that legal technicalities made the job impossible
b) the belief that the offender was guilty
◉ What is the "The Blue Curtain" / Code of Silence?.
Answer: covering another officer and his/her mistakes
◉ What is the Slippery Slope?.
Answer: helping corruptions while on duty; money, drugs, and more
,◉ What is the "Mama Rosa's Test"?.
Answer: see what you do when put to the test
◉ People in many Western Cultures value direct eye contact as a what?.
Answer: Sign of sympathy or respect
◉ Define Nonassertive:.
Answer: behavior is passive and indirect. It allows the wants, needs, and
right of others to be more important than our own, inferior, creates a
lose-win
◉ Define Aggressive:.
Answer: can be either passive or aggressive, can be direct or indirect,
honest or dishonest, but it always communicates an impression of
superiority and disrespect. It puts our own wants, needs, and right above
those of others, creates a win-lose
◉ Define Assertive.
Answer: behavior is active, direct, and honest. It allows our wants,
needs, and rights as equal with those of others. This type of behavior
wins by influencing, listening, and negotiating, works towards a win-win
◉ In Asian or Latin cultures, what is seen as disrespectful?.
Answer: Asking a child questions (i.e. to translate)
, ◉ In some Native American cultures, what is seen as disrespectful and
impolite?.
Answer: Asking questions to elders
◉ Utilizing Voice commands in Law Enforcement are used to do what?.
Answer: Project Control and Direct Actions
◉ What are the Strategies to Enhance Active Listening?.
Answer: Paraphrasing, Reflecting or Mirroring, Open-Ended Questions,
Minimal Encouragers, Silence, "I" Message, Emotional Labeling
◉ The content of what you are verbalizing accounts for ______ of what
the receiver processes..
Answer: Approximately 7-10%
◉ The voice that carries our message accounts for ________ of what the
receiver processes as he or she hears it..
Answer: Approximately 33-40%
◉ Other nonverbal clues account for ________ of how the receiver
processes the message you are delivering..
Answer: Approximately 50-60%
