SCCJA Pre-Academy Block 3 questions with correct answers
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Culture Answer a characteristic features of everyday existence shared by people in a place or time; the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations, or the customary beliefs, social form...
SCCJA Pre-Academy Block 3 questions with
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Culture Answer✔✔ a characteristic features of everyday existence shared by people in a place or time; the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations, or the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
Characteristics of culture Answer ✔✔ •learned
•gives a range of acceptable behaviors
•subject to change
•can't remain in isolation
Prejudice Answer ✔✔ A preconceived judgment or opinion, or an adverse opinion or learning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge; it can be favorable or unfavorable and shows a lack of tolerance
Personal prejudice Answer ✔✔ when members of another racial or ethnic group are
perceived as a threat to one's own interests
Group prejudice Answer ✔✔ When a person conforms to group norms because it appears that is what is expected
Stanford Prison Experiment Answer ✔✔ study conducted to investigate the effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard and role playing
Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes Experiment Answer ✔✔ Study conducted to demonstrate his prejudicial attitudes and intolerance can affect even the youngest of people intolerance Answer ✔✔ unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own; based on ignorance, indifference, and limited perception
ignorance Answer ✔✔ lack of knowledge or information
indifference Answer ✔✔ lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
Limited perception Answer ✔✔ Perceiving others through a range of limited experiences which ultimately could create stereotyping of an entire group
stereotype Answer ✔✔ a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people
3 ways stereotypes change Answer ✔✔ • Bookkeeping-slow adjustment as we learn and adapt to new information
• Conversion-old stereotypes are thrown away, usually when there is signification contradictory evidence • Subtyping-new stereotype is created as a sub-classification of the original
Hate crime Answer ✔✔ criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation
Wisconsin v. Mitchell Answer ✔✔ court upheld statute providing for higher penalties if a criminal selects a victim because of their race, religion, or sexual orientation Arguments for hate crime legislation Answer ✔✔ •a victim may suffer more psychological harm
•victim may suffer more physical trauma
•hate crimes have a wide impact
•hate crimes may spark retaliation or community unrest
Police response at the scene of a hate crime Answer ✔✔ •secure the scene
•stabilization the victim
•preserve the crime scene
•identify criminal evidence
•1 officer interview the victim
•report crime to supervisor
•document thoroughly
•determine if probable cause exists for arrest
How to determine if a hate crime has been committed Answer ✔✔ •perceptions of victim and witnesses
•suspect's reflection of bias
•any differences between victim and suspect
•similar incidents in same or nearby location
•whether victim was promoting group allegiance
•whether incident was close or coincided with a significant holiday for victim
•absence of other motive
Reasons hate crime victims may not come forward Answer ✔✔ •fear of retaliation
•humiliation •lack of support
•cultural or language barriers
Interview techniques for victims of a hate crime Answer ✔✔ •reassure them it is not their fault
•try to ascertain why the victim feels this happened to them
•create an open dialogue •hold neighborhood meetings to ensure community awareness
Gold Personality Answer ✔✔ •keeper of tradition
•motivation is to belong
•feel there is a right way to do everything
•majority of police officers
Green Personality Answer ✔✔ •always questioning the status quo
•motivation is a quest for power
•knowledge is power
•visionaries and careful planners
Blue Personality Answer ✔✔ •searching for meaning of life
•motivation is to feel authentic
•yearn for self-actualization
•peacemakers and cooperative team players
Orange Personality Answer ✔✔ •wants to do things now
•motivation is to be free
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