POLICE TEST CHAPTER 5-7 EXTRACTED QUESTIONS 100% COMPLETE SOLVED SOLUTION (178)

POLICE TEST CHAPTER 5-7 EXTRACTED QUESTIONS 100% COMPLETE SOLVED SOLUTION (178) A positive or negative belief that strongly influences the public image of the identity, beliefs, and actions of the police is called a(n) A. belief system. B. stereotype. C. value system. D. ethics layers. The protection provided by civil service rules and police unions that makes firing an officer difficult is called A. motivation. B. job barrier. C. job security. D. tenure. Recruiting women for positions in the police force is difficult because many people view policing as A. a dishonorable line of work. B. a poorly paying career. C. a traditionally male occupation. D. a low position in society The legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, or sex is known as A. Miranda v. Arizona. B. Equal Employment Opportunity. C. Labor Relations Act. D. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Job requirements that are "reasonably necessary" to the normal operation of that particular business are called A. bona fide occupational qualifications. B. pre-employment guidelines. C. labor occupational qualifications. D. job requirement qualifications. The compares a police department's workforce with the racial and ethnic composition of the community it serves. A. national decertification index B. labor community index C. equal employment opportunity index D. police-community representation bar In the context of employment, is a concept that means an employer must take positive steps to remedy past discrimination. A. past practices correction B. affirmative action C. discrimination remedy D. employee employment justice - ANS B. affirmative action To gain practical experience under the supervision of veteran police officers, a newly trained police recruit works with a A. veteran training officer (VTO). B. patrol training officer (PTO). C. first training officer (FTO). D. field training officer (FTO). - ANS D. field training officer (FTO). The size and quality of the applicant pool in a police department depend on the department's A. recruitment budget. B. reaction to the economy. C. ability to secure federal funding. D. recruitment effort. - ANS D. recruitment effort. Surveys of recruits and new police officers consistently indicate they choose law enforcement as a career for two main reasons namely A. the nature of the work and the material benefits of the job. B. helping the community and assisting the residents. C. promoting their image and gaining the public's respect. D. to obtain gainful employment and to reestablish financial credit. - ANS A. the nature of the work and the material benefits of the job. The appeal of jobs in a police department often depends on A. the state of the economy. B. the breadth and depth of background investigations. C. whether or not the department conducts drug testing. D. whether or not the department conducts polygraph examinations. - ANS A. the state of the economy. Oral interviews of applicants are a good opportunity to assess A. the writing skills of the applicants. B. the mental health of the applicants. C. attitudes that are incompatible with good police work. D. None of the answers is correct. - ANS C. attitudes that are incompatible with good police work. The most important part of the employment selection process is the A. fitness test. B. written test. C. oral interview. D. background investigation of applicants. - ANS D. background investigation of applicants. In the context of policing, which of the following statements is true about inservice training? A. It is the least effective training tool in communicating new state legislations or court decisions to experienced police officers. B. It is designed to provide a refresher to experienced officers on basic issues such as the use-of-force policy in a police department. C. It is usually given to new recruits before they join their police departments. D. It is primarily used to weed out new recruits who underperform during their probationary period. - ANS B. It is designed to provide a refresher to experienced officers on basic issues such as the use-of-force policy in a police department. Psychological testing of potential police trainees A. has an 87 percent success rate in predicting future success. B. has a low degree of success in predicting future success. C. has become so successful that it can predict the future highest rank a trainee will achieve in her or his career. D. often causes significant psychological stress to the test takers. - ANS C. has become so successful that it can predict the future highest rank a trainee will achieve in her or his career. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for an employer to make hiring decisions on the basis of A. a person's previous employment. B. an individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. C. an individual's educational activities while at an organization. D. a person's sexual orientation. - ANS B. an individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In the context of hiring police officers, residency requirements for police officers are primarily intended to A. allow police officers the freedom to reside where they already live. B. increase the number of beat officers available in a particular community. C. heighten officers' familiarity with the community and their commitment to its well-being. D. maintain an equal number of police officers in the urban and the rural regions of a state. - ANS C. heighten officers' familiarity with the community and their commitment to its well-being. The most useful measure of employment practices is the extent to which a police department A. is able to pay and retain all of its police applicants through the first two years of employment. B. is able to hire qualified police applicants and reduce its liability to the city. C. reflects the composition of the community it serves. D. is able to allow its rejected applicants to appeal to the civil service commission. - ANS C. reflects the composition of the community it serves. According to the textbook, the most controversial issue in police employment is A. use of force. B. drug testing. C. polygraph testing. D. affirmative action. - ANS D. affirmative action. The basic premise of affirmative action is that simply ending discrimination does not automatically correct for A. the legacy of past discrimination. B. the hiring irregularities that must be addressed by the EEOC. C. the BFOQs that must be enforced by an employer. D. the sexual discrimination that still occurs in the workplace. - ANS A. the legacy of past discrimination. Opponents of affirmative action argue that it lowers personnel standards by forcing an employer to hire applicants A. with a distinct minority status. B. who have strong family ties to the police department. C. with lower qualifications. D. who have a higher IQ than other applicants. - ANS C. with lower qualifications. Jake, a new human resource manager, alters the hiring and recruitment process of his firm when he learns that the firm was regularly denying employment to qualified female candidates. He changes the recruitment policy to rectify the past discrimination of female applicants. The new recruitment process now provides equal employment opportunity for both men and women applicants. This is an example of A. affirmative action. B. job enrichment. C. onboarding. D. topgrading. - ANS A. affirmative action. Which of the following functions does the police academy experience serve? A. It provides basic training on various laws. B. It is the process for weeding out unqualified recruits. C. It socializes recruits into the world of policing. D. All of the answers are correct. - ANS D. All of the answers are correct. To supplement classroom academy training, most departments operate practical field experience programs with senior officers. These are called FTO programs, which stands for A. forward training officer. B. field training officer. C. future trainee officer. D. field trainee officer. - ANS B. field training officer. The purpose of the probationary period is to A. observe the relation of academy training to on-the-job training. B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory. C. observe the interactions between new recruits and the police subculture. D. observe how police probationary officers assimilate into the community. - ANS B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory. Which of the following statements is true about the probationary period of police officers? A. Police officers can be dismissed without cause during their probationary period. B. An average of about 47 percent of all recruits are rejected during their probationary period in the United States. C. In the United States, police officers must complete their probationary period of six months to qualify for preservice training. D. The probationary period of police officers is primarily determined by the revenue earned by their police departments. - ANS A. Police officers can be dismissed without cause during their probationary period. The civil service system is A. used by the government to hire police officers and other government employees. B. used to train police recruits at the police academy. C. used in determining who gets to attend college classes in policing. D. used to determine who gets arrested and who does not. - ANS B. used to train police recruits at the police academy. To become a police officer in the United States, most law enforcement agencies today require an applicant to A. have a doctorate in social sciences. B. be at least 6 feet tall. C. have served in the U.S. military for two years or more. D. be at least 21 years old. - ANS D. be at least 21 years old. What percentage of police departments require a four-year college degree for appointment to the police department? A. 1 percent B. 4.8 percent C. 24.8 percent D. 34.8 percent - ANS A. 1 percent Requiring all applicants to have a four-year college degree is opposed by some people because A. it would cost too much. B. a college education is not necessary to be a street officer. C. it would reduce the number of minorities qualified to be on the force. D. it would deter women from applying for the position of police officer. - ANS C. it would reduce the number of minorities qualified to be on the force. Virtually every police department today requires applicants to have a to be hired. A. four-year college degree B. two-year college degree C. some college education D. high school diploma - ANS D. high school diploma What percentage of Americans ages 18 to 25 report ever having used marijuana? A. 37 percent B. 40 percent C. 53 percent D. 60 percent - ANS C. 53 percent What percentage of Los Angeles police officers live outside the city of Los Angeles? A. 13 percent B. 23 percent C. 33 percent D. 83 percent - ANS D. 83 percent