Intro to Criminal Justice | Module 7 Exam

Affirmative action has been relatively successful in increasing the percentage of women in policing.

A merit system of police employment is established when an independent civil service commission...Which is NOT set?

According to your text, a precise definition of brutality is not possible.

According to your text, three highly important qualities for police are :

Which of the following is a measure of coercion beyond what is necessary to control participants in a conflict?

A crucial issue in the police executive selection process is deciding to allow people outside the agency to apply.

Research has shown that arrested domestics violence perpetrators are twice as likely to repeat their violence.

What is the average level of education in policing as of 2007?

Approximately what percent of recruits in police academy classes fail to complete the program?

Research data clearly show that the general public has more respect for the police and their ethical standards..

Police officers cannot make an arrest for every violation of low--that is, they cannot provide :

Which of the following is NOT a type of police misconduct identified by Ellywn Stoddard?

One method of controlling the amount of discretion exercised by police officers is close supervision by management.

The movement to limit the discretion of police officers is the result of :

Copicide is a form of suicide in which police officers place themselves in potentially lethal situations to get shot.

In cases involving lesser felonies, misdemeanors, and petty offenses, police officers are more likely to :

Research shows that nonwhites rate the honesty and ethical standards of police lower than white's do.

Which of the following have always made the police the major respondents to domestic violence calls?

Following are the three I's of Police Selection. Which one of these does NOT belong?

Which of the following is a way to control the amount of discretion exercised by police officers?

Your textbook names three successful police recruitment programs listed below. Which of the programs does NOT list?

Which of the following is an advantage of hiring college-educated police officers?

For a long time, police looked at domestic violence calls as __ when, in fact, they should have been treated as __ .

The practice of relying on the judgment of the police leadership and rank-and-file officers to decide laws is referred :

Failure to represent all genders & races within police depts. has led to several negative consequences. Which does NOT?

Most people's definitions of brutality include three of the following according to your textbook. Which does NOT?

Which of the following is defined as the harmful physical & emotional outcomes that occur of a job?

Your textbook lists several methods that have been prescribed to stop racial profiling listed below. Which does NOT?

Three successful police recruiting practices are listed below. Which does NOT belong?

Organizational change can reduce the potential for stress in the police work environment.

Your textbook names three of the characteristics of typical sheriff listed below. Which of the following does NOT?

For most violations of the laws, a police officer can usually exercise a number of options. Which is NOT below?

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions severely restricted the police use of deadly force?

Police work is intrinsically satisfying because it is :

Police officers are bound to pass some kind of judgement on the legitimacy of the victim of a crime.