CJUS EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
, The Cop Code - ANSWERS- Watch out for partners
- Never "give up" another cop - no snitching, deviance that should be reported
- Be aggressive
- Blue Wall of silence - they don't talk to outsiders and talk about deviant behaviors that
cops engage in
Overenthusiastic Policing - ANSWERS- Going beyond the law to achieve goals of law
enforcement
- "Dirty Harry Problem"
- Racial Profiling
- Driving while Black (DWB)
- Flying while Muslim (FWM)
- Pre-textual Stops: Right to pull over for any minor traffic violation
Whren vs United States - ANSWERSAs long as officers have a reasonable cause to
believe that a traffic violation occurred, they may stop any vehicle.
Excessive Force - ANSWERS- Physical coercion is part of policing
- "War on Crime" mentality
- 1033 Program: MIlitary style equipment to police
Corruption - ANSWERS- Mooching: Receiving gratuities
Ex: Free coffee, Discounted or free meals, Half-price dry cleaning
- Graft: Any exploitation of one's role like bribery or kickbacks
- Professional Courtesy: Not ticketing fellow officers
Ex: Friend Story of not getting ticket
- Ticket "fixing" deemed worse: When involving themselves in a case that has nothing
to do with them
Individual Explanations - ANSWERS- "Rotten-Apple" argument: Not seen as a systemic
thing, some bad people just make it into a profession
- Deviant before hiring OR - are they just bad before
- Developed after employment - because of stress, things in his job that causes them to
do bad things
Social Explanations - ANSWERS- If the public does not comply with the law, officers
may rationalize non-enforcement of the law
- If the public engages in illegal activities, officers may justify doing the same
- If the public believes crime control is more important than due process, police will act
on that message
Reducing Police Corruption - ANSWERS- Increase pay
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
, The Cop Code - ANSWERS- Watch out for partners
- Never "give up" another cop - no snitching, deviance that should be reported
- Be aggressive
- Blue Wall of silence - they don't talk to outsiders and talk about deviant behaviors that
cops engage in
Overenthusiastic Policing - ANSWERS- Going beyond the law to achieve goals of law
enforcement
- "Dirty Harry Problem"
- Racial Profiling
- Driving while Black (DWB)
- Flying while Muslim (FWM)
- Pre-textual Stops: Right to pull over for any minor traffic violation
Whren vs United States - ANSWERSAs long as officers have a reasonable cause to
believe that a traffic violation occurred, they may stop any vehicle.
Excessive Force - ANSWERS- Physical coercion is part of policing
- "War on Crime" mentality
- 1033 Program: MIlitary style equipment to police
Corruption - ANSWERS- Mooching: Receiving gratuities
Ex: Free coffee, Discounted or free meals, Half-price dry cleaning
- Graft: Any exploitation of one's role like bribery or kickbacks
- Professional Courtesy: Not ticketing fellow officers
Ex: Friend Story of not getting ticket
- Ticket "fixing" deemed worse: When involving themselves in a case that has nothing
to do with them
Individual Explanations - ANSWERS- "Rotten-Apple" argument: Not seen as a systemic
thing, some bad people just make it into a profession
- Deviant before hiring OR - are they just bad before
- Developed after employment - because of stress, things in his job that causes them to
do bad things
Social Explanations - ANSWERS- If the public does not comply with the law, officers
may rationalize non-enforcement of the law
- If the public engages in illegal activities, officers may justify doing the same
- If the public believes crime control is more important than due process, police will act
on that message
Reducing Police Corruption - ANSWERS- Increase pay
