GPSTC - Traffic Enforcement Questions
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the helpful officer -motivated by the need to help others
-main objective is to educate the driver by explaining that he committed a violation, thus
reducing the possibility that the driver will commit the voiolation again
-may issue a warning
-attitude is understanding, fair
the authoritarian officer -largely moviated by their extreme sense of responisbility to the
letter of the law
-sometimes enforce the law to the injury of justice- -their attude is "the law os the law"
-they leave discretion to the courts
3 common traits of the authoritarian officer 1. they regard law and justice as being the
same instead of viewing the law as but one instrument of justice
2. they identify with middle class vaules to such an extent that they take violations of the law as
personal insulta
3. a tendency to favor one's ethinic group over others
, GPSTC - Traffic Enforcement Questions
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the aggressive officer -have a good deal of pent-up anger steamming from the frustration
of wanting much more from life than they are getting
-motivation comes from the desire to even the score
-they explode periodically
-complaints received about these officers often invloved abusive language
the placating or placifying officer -are "professional nice guys" who basic needs in life are
to be liked and accepted
-they are liked not for who they are, but for how much they do to others
-they are unable to say no
-liked in the community
4 basic types of drivers 1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver -knows what they did wrong and admits it
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the helpful officer -motivated by the need to help others
-main objective is to educate the driver by explaining that he committed a violation, thus
reducing the possibility that the driver will commit the voiolation again
-may issue a warning
-attitude is understanding, fair
the authoritarian officer -largely moviated by their extreme sense of responisbility to the
letter of the law
-sometimes enforce the law to the injury of justice- -their attude is "the law os the law"
-they leave discretion to the courts
3 common traits of the authoritarian officer 1. they regard law and justice as being the
same instead of viewing the law as but one instrument of justice
2. they identify with middle class vaules to such an extent that they take violations of the law as
personal insulta
3. a tendency to favor one's ethinic group over others
, GPSTC - Traffic Enforcement Questions
With Complete Solutions
the aggressive officer -have a good deal of pent-up anger steamming from the frustration
of wanting much more from life than they are getting
-motivation comes from the desire to even the score
-they explode periodically
-complaints received about these officers often invloved abusive language
the placating or placifying officer -are "professional nice guys" who basic needs in life are
to be liked and accepted
-they are liked not for who they are, but for how much they do to others
-they are unable to say no
-liked in the community
4 basic types of drivers 1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver -knows what they did wrong and admits it
