GPSTC - Traffic Enforcement UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the police have a responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWER - help ensure the safe and efficient
movement of vehicles transporting people and goods on publicly traveled highways
the primary purpose of traffic laws and traffic law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - is to
regulate traffic flow, reduce accidents and make streets and highways safer for drivers and
pedestriants
long-range goal of enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - is to increase the level of voluntary
compliance to traffic regulations
a successful traffic stop - CORRECT ANSWER - is one in which an officer does all in his
power to provide a learning opportunity for the driver
the main obstacle to a successf traffic stop is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - conflict
4 types of officer personalities - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the helpful officer,
2. the authoritarian officer, 3. the aggressive officer
4. the placating or pacifying officer
the helpful officer - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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
the aggressive officer - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver - CORRECT ANSWER - -knows what they did wrong and admits it
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the police have a responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWER - help ensure the safe and efficient
movement of vehicles transporting people and goods on publicly traveled highways
the primary purpose of traffic laws and traffic law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - is to
regulate traffic flow, reduce accidents and make streets and highways safer for drivers and
pedestriants
long-range goal of enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - is to increase the level of voluntary
compliance to traffic regulations
a successful traffic stop - CORRECT ANSWER - is one in which an officer does all in his
power to provide a learning opportunity for the driver
the main obstacle to a successf traffic stop is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - conflict
4 types of officer personalities - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the helpful officer,
2. the authoritarian officer, 3. the aggressive officer
4. the placating or pacifying officer
the helpful officer - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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
the aggressive officer - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver - CORRECT ANSWER - -knows what they did wrong and admits it
