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policing exam #2what is good stress - correct answer ✔✔eustress; stress that is normal and good, even providing on-the-
job motivation
what is stress debriefing - correct answer ✔✔structured intervention designed to promote the
emotional processing of traumatic events
legalistic type of policing - correct answer ✔✔emphasizes importance of law enforcement and
maintaining clear and impartial legal standards for both the police and public; less corruption and
discrimination; more professional, technologically advanced, and more proactive
service type of policing - correct answer ✔✔sees police primarily as servants of community; emphasis is
placed on maintaining good public-police relations and on use of informal policing methods aimed at
keeping offender out of criminal justice system
community policing - correct answer ✔✔dealing with non-crime community problems; collaborative
problem solving
watchman type of policing - correct answer ✔✔emphasis on order maintenance and individual officer
discretion and curbside justice; tendency of officers to "avoid trouble" and to rely on informal,
nonlegalistic means of resolving conflicts; suffer from problems of corruption, discriminatory arrests, few
policies/procedures
internal stressors - correct answer ✔✔overly tough supervision
absence of promotional opportunities
troublesome or offensive internal policies and procedures
excessive paperwork
poor or substandard equipment
external stressors - correct answer ✔✔lack of interagency cooperation or community support
, ineffective criminal justice system
overly lenient courts
political interference in police policy and decision making
overly critical media coverage of police actions
poor police-minority relations
what was the conclusion of the FBI study on Chicago PD suicides? - correct answer ✔✔as many as 67%
of all police suicides in chicago had been misclassified; suicide rates may seriously underestimate extent
of problem
whats was the conclusion of the Freedman study on NYPD suicides? - correct answer ✔✔approx. 2/3 of
officers who committed suicide could be said to have had "passive" personalities; remaining 1/3 could be
classified as overly aggressive, impulsive, and reckless in nature; police suicide result of emotional
displacement
what style of policing emphasizes curbside justice? - correct answer ✔✔watchman style
what are the factors of discretion to arrest/not arrest someone? - correct answer ✔✔type and
seriousness of offense
attitude of suspect
characteristics, position, and preference of victim
relationship between the suspect and victim
evidence of offense
minority status of parties to offense
whats the backbone of a police dept? - correct answer ✔✔patrol
whats the most significant advantage of foot patrol? - correct answer ✔✔the ability to influence fear of
crime in the community
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