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POLICING EXAM #1, CH. 2The idea of a police "subculture" originated with a 1950 study by: - correct answer ✔✔William Westley
Police applicants are typically: - correct answer ✔✔Lower-middle or working class
Police applicants are primarily motivated by: - correct answer ✔✔Job security
Some research has found the personality of the typical police applicant to be very similar to: - correct
answer ✔✔College students
Which of the following is not a desirable psychological quality for police officers? - correct answer
✔✔Subservient
About 60 percent of female officers who leave their agency typically do so during the ________ on the
job. - correct answer ✔✔first year
The testing conducted by most police agencies is known as the ________ process. - correct answer
✔✔Hurdle
________ tests are commonly used to exclude police applicants with personality disorders. - correct
answer ✔✔Psychological screening
To reduce vulnerability to lawsuits, police executives need to select a truly job-related - correct answer
✔✔Physical agility test
Which of the following is the most job-related physical agility examination for police? - correct answer
✔✔Running
, The purpose of the ________ during the selection process is to assess aspects of a candidate that cannot
be measured on other tests. - correct answer ✔✔Personal interview
The most important and expensive element of the police selection process is probably the: - correct
answer ✔✔Character investigation
An assessment center may include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
An assessment center's "in-basket exercise" might ask candidates to assume the role of the new chief or
captain who is: - correct answer ✔✔Given administrative problems to be prioritized and dealt with in a
prescribed amount of time
Assessment centers are most commonly used for hiring: - correct answer ✔✔Chief executives
Raters for assessment centers are typically selected who have: - correct answer ✔✔Previously held and
now supervise the position for which candidates are testing
Each state has a Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) or similar entity, which
establishes all but which one of the following? - correct answer ✔✔In-house training programs
During basic recruit training at the academy, the most time is spent learning: - correct answer
✔✔Weapons and self-defense
The sixth sense that recruits are taught to nurture is: - correct answer ✔✔Suspicion
A new approach to training new officers that is related to the FTO program is the: - correct answer
✔✔Police Training Officer (PTO) program
Changes in departmental policies and procedures, court decisions, the specter of liability, and
operational strategies and techniques demand that ________ training be provided. - correct answer
✔✔In-service
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