POLICE WORK UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● Identify a behavioral characteristic that police officers display after a
few months on the job.
Answer: They give a substantially lower ranking to the importance of
listening attentively when victims express feelings or emotions.
●● Which of the following statements describe how police officers
perform society's "dirty work"? (Check all that apply.)
Answer: They resent citizen complaints and being investigated by the
department's internal affairs unit.
They handle the often difficult and unpleasant tasks that no one else
wants to perform or is able to handle.
●● The term criminal justice system refers to police officers who get to
see firsthand how the system works.
Answer: insiders
●● Arrange the problems that New York City police officers have with
their jobs in the order of the frequency with which they were mentioned
during a survey. (Place the most frequently mentioned problem at the
top.
,Answer: leadership
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●● Which of the following cause new police officers to experience
reality shocks during the first weeks and months on the job? (Check all
that apply.)
Answer: dealing with the criminal justice system
dealing with the public
●● Which of the following has a negative effect on the attitudes of
police officers?
Answer: hostility from citizens
●● Police officers particularly resent official complaints filed by citizens
and being investigated by the department's internal affairs unit or an
external citizen oversight agency. Which of the following are reasons for
the resentment according to a study by the Denver Office of the
Independent Monitor (OIM)?
Answer: being investigated by their fellow officers
being accused of misconduct
, ●● Which of the following cause police officers to experience reality
shocks while encountering the criminal justice system? (Check all that
apply.)
Answer: -seeing serious crimes plea-bargained to lesser offenses
-encountering incompetent prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges
●● According to a survey of New York City police officers, which of the
following do police officers dislike most about being a cop?
Answer: the leadership of their department
●● Which of the following illustrates the seniority system in policing.
Answer: New officers are typically assigned to duty in high-crime areas
during the evening shift.
●● Police officers often feel disrespected because _____.
Answer: defense attorneys challenge the quality of their work
●● Identify a true statement about shifts of new police officers.
Answer: The evening shift is the most disruptive to an officer's family
life.
●● Assignments in most police departments are governed by union
contract provisions that use a(n)
Answer: seniority system
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● Identify a behavioral characteristic that police officers display after a
few months on the job.
Answer: They give a substantially lower ranking to the importance of
listening attentively when victims express feelings or emotions.
●● Which of the following statements describe how police officers
perform society's "dirty work"? (Check all that apply.)
Answer: They resent citizen complaints and being investigated by the
department's internal affairs unit.
They handle the often difficult and unpleasant tasks that no one else
wants to perform or is able to handle.
●● The term criminal justice system refers to police officers who get to
see firsthand how the system works.
Answer: insiders
●● Arrange the problems that New York City police officers have with
their jobs in the order of the frequency with which they were mentioned
during a survey. (Place the most frequently mentioned problem at the
top.
,Answer: leadership
precint
lack
●● Which of the following cause new police officers to experience
reality shocks during the first weeks and months on the job? (Check all
that apply.)
Answer: dealing with the criminal justice system
dealing with the public
●● Which of the following has a negative effect on the attitudes of
police officers?
Answer: hostility from citizens
●● Police officers particularly resent official complaints filed by citizens
and being investigated by the department's internal affairs unit or an
external citizen oversight agency. Which of the following are reasons for
the resentment according to a study by the Denver Office of the
Independent Monitor (OIM)?
Answer: being investigated by their fellow officers
being accused of misconduct
, ●● Which of the following cause police officers to experience reality
shocks while encountering the criminal justice system? (Check all that
apply.)
Answer: -seeing serious crimes plea-bargained to lesser offenses
-encountering incompetent prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges
●● According to a survey of New York City police officers, which of the
following do police officers dislike most about being a cop?
Answer: the leadership of their department
●● Which of the following illustrates the seniority system in policing.
Answer: New officers are typically assigned to duty in high-crime areas
during the evening shift.
●● Police officers often feel disrespected because _____.
Answer: defense attorneys challenge the quality of their work
●● Identify a true statement about shifts of new police officers.
Answer: The evening shift is the most disruptive to an officer's family
life.
●● Assignments in most police departments are governed by union
contract provisions that use a(n)
Answer: seniority system
