POLICE TEST 5-7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -B. affirmative action
The basic premise of affirmative action is that simply ending discrimination does not
automatically correct for
A. the legacy of past discrimination.
B. the hiring irregularities that must be addressed by the EEOC.
C. the BFOQs that must be enforced by an employer.
D. the sexual discrimination that still occurs in the workplace. - Answers -A. the legacy
of past discrimination.
Opponents of affirmative action argue that it lowers personnel standards by forcing an
employer to hire applicants
A. with a distinct minority status.
B. who have strong family ties to the police department.
C. with lower qualifications.
D. who have a higher IQ than other applicants. - Answers -C. with lower qualifications.
Jake, a new human resource manager, alters the hiring and recruitment process of his
firm when he learns that the firm was regularly denying employment to qualified female
candidates. He changes the recruitment policy to rectify the past discrimination of
female applicants. The new recruitment process now provides equal employment
opportunity for both men and women applicants. This is an example of
A. affirmative action.
B. job enrichment.
C. onboarding.
D. topgrading. - Answers -A. affirmative action.
Which of the following functions does the police academy experience serve?
A. It provides basic training on various laws.
B. It is the process for weeding out unqualified recruits.
, C. It socializes recruits into the world of policing.
D. All of the answers are correct. - Answers -D. All of the answers are correct.
To supplement classroom academy training, most departments operate practical field
experience programs with senior officers. These are called FTO programs, which
stands for
A. forward training officer.
B. field training officer.
C. future trainee officer.
D. field trainee officer. - Answers -B. field training officer.
The purpose of the probationary period is to
A. observe the relation of academy training to on-the-job training.
B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory.
C. observe the interactions between new recruits and the police subculture.
D. observe how police probationary officers assimilate into the community. - Answers -
B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory.
Which of the following statements is true about the probationary period of police
officers?
A. Police officers can be dismissed without cause during their probationary period.
B. An average of about 47 percent of all recruits are rejected during their probationary
period in the United States.
C. In the United States, police officers must complete their probationary period of six
months to qualify for preservice training.
D. The probationary period of police officers is primarily determined by the revenue
earned by their police departments. - Answers -A. Police officers can be dismissed
without cause during their probationary period.
The civil service system is
A. used by the government to hire police officers and other government employees.
B. used to train police recruits at the police academy.
C. used in determining who gets to attend college classes in policing.
D. used to determine who gets arrested and who does not. - Answers -B. used to train
police recruits at the police academy.
To become a police officer in the United States, most law enforcement agencies today
require an applicant to
A. have a doctorate in social sciences.
B. be at least 6 feet tall.
C. have served in the U.S. military for two years or more.
A 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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -B. affirmative action
The basic premise of affirmative action is that simply ending discrimination does not
automatically correct for
A. the legacy of past discrimination.
B. the hiring irregularities that must be addressed by the EEOC.
C. the BFOQs that must be enforced by an employer.
D. the sexual discrimination that still occurs in the workplace. - Answers -A. the legacy
of past discrimination.
Opponents of affirmative action argue that it lowers personnel standards by forcing an
employer to hire applicants
A. with a distinct minority status.
B. who have strong family ties to the police department.
C. with lower qualifications.
D. who have a higher IQ than other applicants. - Answers -C. with lower qualifications.
Jake, a new human resource manager, alters the hiring and recruitment process of his
firm when he learns that the firm was regularly denying employment to qualified female
candidates. He changes the recruitment policy to rectify the past discrimination of
female applicants. The new recruitment process now provides equal employment
opportunity for both men and women applicants. This is an example of
A. affirmative action.
B. job enrichment.
C. onboarding.
D. topgrading. - Answers -A. affirmative action.
Which of the following functions does the police academy experience serve?
A. It provides basic training on various laws.
B. It is the process for weeding out unqualified recruits.
, C. It socializes recruits into the world of policing.
D. All of the answers are correct. - Answers -D. All of the answers are correct.
To supplement classroom academy training, most departments operate practical field
experience programs with senior officers. These are called FTO programs, which
stands for
A. forward training officer.
B. field training officer.
C. future trainee officer.
D. field trainee officer. - Answers -B. field training officer.
The purpose of the probationary period is to
A. observe the relation of academy training to on-the-job training.
B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory.
C. observe the interactions between new recruits and the police subculture.
D. observe how police probationary officers assimilate into the community. - Answers -
B. observe performance and dismiss those whose performance is unsatisfactory.
Which of the following statements is true about the probationary period of police
officers?
A. Police officers can be dismissed without cause during their probationary period.
B. An average of about 47 percent of all recruits are rejected during their probationary
period in the United States.
C. In the United States, police officers must complete their probationary period of six
months to qualify for preservice training.
D. The probationary period of police officers is primarily determined by the revenue
earned by their police departments. - Answers -A. Police officers can be dismissed
without cause during their probationary period.
The civil service system is
A. used by the government to hire police officers and other government employees.
B. used to train police recruits at the police academy.
C. used in determining who gets to attend college classes in policing.
D. used to determine who gets arrested and who does not. - Answers -B. used to train
police recruits at the police academy.
To become a police officer in the United States, most law enforcement agencies today
require an applicant to
A. have a doctorate in social sciences.
B. be at least 6 feet tall.
C. have served in the U.S. military for two years or more.
