Question 1

An officer who sees criminal as the enemy, and the police and community as the "good guys" is a:

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A)   Crime fighter
B)   Emergency operator
C)   Social enforcer
D)   Social peacekeeperE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Occupational culture is defined as:

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A)   The particular roles and experiences of the different occupational groups within the institution
B)   The attitudes, values, and norms of an institution
C)   Police professionalism
D)   All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Of the three types of stress officers face, those that corrode confidence and resilience are known as:

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A)   Explosive events
B)   Daily tensions
C)   Implosive events
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) B

Question 4

Which form of corruption involves a police officer taking money or other reward for disposing of traffic citations?

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A)   Misdemeanor fix
B)   Traffic fix
C)   Internal payoffs
D)   Protection of illegal activitiesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above B

Question 5

What is "whistle-blowing?"

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Those who report mis...

Question 6

In a study by Morash et al. (2006) , they found that the violent crime rate had predictive value in explaining police stress.

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A)   Low
B)   No strong
C)   High
D)   ModerateE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

How is it proposed that we change police culture?

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Changing police culture is a complex end...

Question 8

In addition to the formal rules and regulations of the job, police behavior is also heavily influenced by police:

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A)   demeanor.
B)   mystique.
C)   culture.
D)   mythology.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Discuss the various option police departments have with regard to gratuities for police. Which approach do you prefer? Briefly explain your position.

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Police departments have various options ...

Question 10

Some scholars of policing have suggested that police culture has changed with the advent of:

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A)   community policing
B)   a greater focus on service to the public
C)   enhancement of communication and interpersonal skills
D)   all of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A weakness of contemporary civilian review bodies is that:

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A)   they have limited funding
B)   they have no subpoena power
C)   they do not have the power to impose discipline
D)   they are difficult to staffE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The first American police code of ethics was not formulated until:

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A)   1829.
B)   1866.
C)   1903.
D)   1928.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Early policing in the United States was indicative of all of the following except:

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A)   Police had lots of training in law
B)   Patrolman working on the streets with little supervision
C)   Violence was accepted norm
D)   They operated in neighborhoods as authority figuresE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

First set of instructions to constables was published in England in:

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A)   1804
B)   1829
C)   1847
D)   1866E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 15

An officer who advocates public service rather than crime fighting is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   Crime fighter
B)   Emergency operator
C)   Social enforcer
D)   Social peacekeeperE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

In his explanation of police culture, Crank (1998)  characterizes as the notion that police view much of their work by reference to the use of force.

Accepted Answer

A)   Coercive territorial control
B)   The new warriors
C)   Turbulence and edge-control
D)   CynicismE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Ethical codes have a "rhetorical function" in that:

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A)   they establish grounds for discipline
B)   they establish norms of behavior
C)   they assure the public that police are required to follow certain standards
D)   they create rules the public can rely uponE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Most professions commonly have:

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A)   codes of ethics.
B)   ombudsmen
C)   strict supervision of day-to-day operations
D)   few educational requirements.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Organizational tensions within policing arise from officer perceptions that their organization is "capricious, unpredictable and punitive rather than democratic and fair."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One of the arguments against allowing police to accept gratuities is that it will lead officers down the slippery slope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Police Ethics: the Nature of Policing and Police Corruption

An officer who sees criminal as the enemy, and the police and community as the "good guys" is a:

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Occupational culture is defined as:

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Of the three types of stress officers face, those that corrode confidence and resilience are known as:

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What is "whistle-blowing?"

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In a study by Morash et al. (2006) , they found that the violent crime rate had predictive value in explaining police stress.

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How is it proposed that we change police culture?

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In addition to the formal rules and regulations of the job, police behavior is also heavily influenced by police:

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Discuss the various option police departments have with regard to gratuities for police. Which approach do you prefer? Briefly explain your position.

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Some scholars of policing have suggested that police culture has changed with the advent of:

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A weakness of contemporary civilian review bodies is that:

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The first American police code of ethics was not formulated until:

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Early policing in the United States was indicative of all of the following except:

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First set of instructions to constables was published in England in:

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An officer who advocates public service rather than crime fighting is a:

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In his explanation of police culture, Crank (1998) characterizes as the notion that police view much of their work by reference to the use of force.

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Ethical codes have a "rhetorical function" in that:

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Most professions commonly have:

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Organizational tensions within policing arise from officer perceptions that their organization is "capricious, unpredictable and punitive rather than democratic and fair."

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One of the arguments against allowing police to accept gratuities is that it will lead officers down the slippery slope.

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