CJ 110 Final Exam Questions
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Correct
Critics of affirmative action argue that selecting police officers based on their race
or gender does not violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is discriminatory. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
Academic research has shown that female officers can do patrol work effectively
and are well received by the public. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
In 1968, the Chicago Police Department assigned Barbara Blankenbaker and Susan
Conick to patrol. They were the first females to wear a uniform and a gun belt and
to drive a marked patrol car responding to calls for service on an equal basis with
men. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The most controversial method of ending job discrimination is the concept of
quotas in hiring minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The requirement that officers not be less than a certain height (height requirement)
was probably the strongest example of discrimination against women candidates. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
,The percentages of women in law enforcement today are now near the 50 percent
that women represent in society. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The number of Hispanic American officers has increased significantly in the last
two decades, as has their percentage in the general population. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Homosexuals have not been discriminated against in police hiring practices. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are Hispanic. - CORRECT
ANSWER-10.3%
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are women. - CORRECT
ANSWER-11.9%
In 1910, the nation's first "officially designated" policewoman was: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alice Stebbins Wells
The concept that employers must take active steps to ensure equal employment
opportunity and to redress past discrimination is called: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Affirmative action
The academic studies of women on patrol indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Women can perform patrol duties as well as men can
According to your text, which racial group despite efforts is poorly represented in
law enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-Asian
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,All are issues women face in the law enforcement workplace except: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Drug use
In 1910, _____ appointed the nation's first "officially designated" policewoman. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Los Angeles
____________________ means that employers must take active steps to ensure
equal employment opportunity and to redress past discrimination. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Affirmative action
According to your text, the first challenge that a minority must face in the law
enforcement workplace is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-recruitment
The United States has a long history of job discrimination against women and
minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Recent years have seen a significant increase in the numbers of women in
administrative positions and serving as chiefs and sheriffs. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
The Supreme Court case that established the concept that hiring requirements
must be job-related was: - CORRECT ANSWER-Griggs v. Duke Power Company
The simultaneous expectation by white officers that African American officers will
give members of their own race better treatment, but that African American
officers will also receive hostility from the African American community because
, they are perceived as traitors to their race is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-
double marginality
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are African American. -
CORRECT ANSWER-11.9%
The most prevalent form of discrimination has been: - CORRECT ANSWER-de
facto discrimination
The first African American police officer was appointed in what city? - CORRECT
ANSWER-New Orleans
The first important job discrimination case was ____________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Griggs v. Duke Power Company
In the early days of female policing, women were normally used in only three
actual police-related jobs: juvenile work, guarding female prisoners, and
____________________ crimes. - CORRECT ANSWER-vice
The Supreme Court decision in Griggs v. Duke Power Company established the
concept that job requirements must be job related—they must be necessary for the
performance of the job a person is applying for. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
As late as the mid-1970s, women were often still allowed to work only with
juvenile offenders, and in many cities female officers could not ride in patrol cars
after dark. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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with Correct Answers 100%
Correct
Critics of affirmative action argue that selecting police officers based on their race
or gender does not violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is discriminatory. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
Academic research has shown that female officers can do patrol work effectively
and are well received by the public. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
In 1968, the Chicago Police Department assigned Barbara Blankenbaker and Susan
Conick to patrol. They were the first females to wear a uniform and a gun belt and
to drive a marked patrol car responding to calls for service on an equal basis with
men. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The most controversial method of ending job discrimination is the concept of
quotas in hiring minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The requirement that officers not be less than a certain height (height requirement)
was probably the strongest example of discrimination against women candidates. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
,The percentages of women in law enforcement today are now near the 50 percent
that women represent in society. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The number of Hispanic American officers has increased significantly in the last
two decades, as has their percentage in the general population. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Homosexuals have not been discriminated against in police hiring practices. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are Hispanic. - CORRECT
ANSWER-10.3%
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are women. - CORRECT
ANSWER-11.9%
In 1910, the nation's first "officially designated" policewoman was: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alice Stebbins Wells
The concept that employers must take active steps to ensure equal employment
opportunity and to redress past discrimination is called: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Affirmative action
The academic studies of women on patrol indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Women can perform patrol duties as well as men can
According to your text, which racial group despite efforts is poorly represented in
law enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-Asian
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,All are issues women face in the law enforcement workplace except: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Drug use
In 1910, _____ appointed the nation's first "officially designated" policewoman. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Los Angeles
____________________ means that employers must take active steps to ensure
equal employment opportunity and to redress past discrimination. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Affirmative action
According to your text, the first challenge that a minority must face in the law
enforcement workplace is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-recruitment
The United States has a long history of job discrimination against women and
minorities. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Recent years have seen a significant increase in the numbers of women in
administrative positions and serving as chiefs and sheriffs. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
The Supreme Court case that established the concept that hiring requirements
must be job-related was: - CORRECT ANSWER-Griggs v. Duke Power Company
The simultaneous expectation by white officers that African American officers will
give members of their own race better treatment, but that African American
officers will also receive hostility from the African American community because
, they are perceived as traitors to their race is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-
double marginality
_____ of sworn personnel in local police departments are African American. -
CORRECT ANSWER-11.9%
The most prevalent form of discrimination has been: - CORRECT ANSWER-de
facto discrimination
The first African American police officer was appointed in what city? - CORRECT
ANSWER-New Orleans
The first important job discrimination case was ____________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Griggs v. Duke Power Company
In the early days of female policing, women were normally used in only three
actual police-related jobs: juvenile work, guarding female prisoners, and
____________________ crimes. - CORRECT ANSWER-vice
The Supreme Court decision in Griggs v. Duke Power Company established the
concept that job requirements must be job related—they must be necessary for the
performance of the job a person is applying for. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
As late as the mid-1970s, women were often still allowed to work only with
juvenile offenders, and in many cities female officers could not ride in patrol cars
after dark. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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