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Police Test 5-7A positive or negative belief that strongly influences the public image of the identity, beliefs, and actions
of the police is called a(n)
A. belief system.
B. stereotype.
C. value system.
D. ethics layers. - correct answer ✔✔B. stereotype.
The protection provided by civil service rules and police unions that makes firing an officer difficult is
called
A. motivation.
B. job barrier.
C. job security.
D. tenure. - correct answer ✔✔C. job security.
Recruiting women for positions in the police force is difficult because many people view policing as
A. a dishonorable line of work.
B. a poorly paying career.
C. a traditionally male occupation.
D. a low position in society. - correct answer ✔✔C. a traditionally male occupation.
The legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion,
nationality, or sex is known as
A. Miranda v. Arizona.
,B. Equal Employment Opportunity.
C. Labor Relations Act.
D. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. - correct answer ✔✔D. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Job requirements that are "reasonably necessary" to the normal operation of that particular business are
called
A. bona fide occupational qualifications.
B. pre-employment guidelines.
C. labor occupational qualifications.
D. job requirement qualifications. - correct answer ✔✔A. bona fide occupational qualifications.
The _____ compares a police department's workforce with the racial and ethnic composition of the
community it serves.
A. national decertification index
B. labor community index
C. equal employment opportunity index
D. police-community representation bar - correct answer ✔✔C. equal employment opportunity index
In the context of employment, _____ is a concept that means an employer must take positive steps to
remedy past discrimination.
A. past practices correction
B. affirmative action
C. discrimination remedy
D. employee employment justice - correct answer ✔✔B. affirmative action
To gain practical experience under the supervision of veteran police officers, a newly trained police
recruit works with a
,A. veteran training officer (VTO).
B. patrol training officer (PTO).
C. first training officer (FTO).
D. field training officer (FTO). - correct answer ✔✔D. field training officer (FTO).
The size and quality of the applicant pool in a police department depend on the department's
A. recruitment budget.
B. reaction to the economy.
C. ability to secure federal funding.
D. recruitment effort. - correct answer ✔✔D. recruitment effort.
Surveys of recruits and new police officers consistently indicate they choose law enforcement as a career
for two main reasons namely
A. the nature of the work and the material benefits of the job.
B. helping the community and assisting the residents.
C. promoting their image and gaining the public's respect.
D. to obtain gainful employment and to reestablish financial credit. - correct answer ✔✔A. the nature of
the work and the material benefits of the job.
The appeal of jobs in a police department often depends on
A. the state of the economy.
B. the breadth and depth of background investigations.
C. whether or not the department conducts drug testing.
D. whether or not the department conducts polygraph examinations. - correct answer ✔✔A. the state of
the economy.
, Oral interviews of applicants are a good opportunity to assess
A. the writing skills of the applicants.
B. the mental health of the applicants.
C. attitudes that are incompatible with good police work.
D. None of the answers is correct. - correct answer ✔✔C. attitudes that are incompatible with good
police work.
The most important part of the employment selection process is the
A. fitness test.
B. written test.
C. oral interview.
D. background investigation of applicants. - correct answer ✔✔D. background investigation of applicants.
In the context of policing, which of the following statements is true about in-service training?
A. It is the least effective training tool in communicating new state legislations or court decisions to
experienced police officers.
B. It is designed to provide a refresher to experienced officers on basic issues such as the use-of-force
policy in a police department.
C. It is usually given to new recruits before they join their police departments.
D. It is primarily used to weed out new recruits who underperform during their probationary period. -
correct answer ✔✔B. It is designed to provide a refresher to experienced officers on basic issues such as
the use-of-force policy in a police department.
Psychological testing of potential police trainees
A. has an 87 percent success rate in predicting future success.
B. has a low degree of success in predicting future success.
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