GPSTC - Traffic Enforcement Exam
the police have a responsibility to - Answers -help ensure the safe and efficient
movement of vehicles transporting people and goods on publicly traveled highways
the primary purpose of traffic laws and traffic law enforcement - Answers -is to regulate
traffic flow, reduce accidents and make streets and highways safer for drivers and
pedestriants
long-range goal of enforcement - Answers -is to increase the level of voluntary
compliance to traffic regulations
a successful traffic stop - Answers -is one in which an officer does all in his power to
provide a learning opportunity for the driver
the main obstacle to a successf traffic stop is what? - Answers -conflict
4 types of officer personalities - Answers -1. the helpful officer,
2. the authoritarian officer, 3. the aggressive officer
4. the placating or pacifying officer
the helpful officer - Answers --motivated by the need to help others
-main objective is to educate the driver by explaining that he committed a violation, thus
reducing the possibility that the driver will commit the voiolation again
-may issue a warning
-attitude is understanding, fair
the authoritarian officer - Answers --largely moviated by their extreme sense of
responisbility to the letter of the law
-sometimes enforce the law to the injury of justice- -their attude is "the law os the law"
-they leave discretion to the courts
3 common traits of the authoritarian officer - Answers -1. they regard law and justice as
being the same instead of viewing the law as but one instrument of justice
2. they identify with middle class vaules to such an extent that they take violations of the
law as personal insulta
3. a tendency to favor one's ethinic group over others
the aggressive officer - Answers --have a good deal of pent-up anger steamming from
the frustration of wanting much more from life than they are getting
-motivation comes from the desire to even the score
-they explode periodically
, -complaints received about these officers often invloved abusive language
the placating or placifying officer - Answers --are "professional nice guys" who basic
needs in life are to be liked and accepted
-they are liked not for who they are, but for how much they do to others
-they are unable to say no
-liked in the community
4 basic types of drivers - Answers -1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver - Answers --knows what they did wrong and admits it
-are upset primarily with themselves and not the officer
-attitude is either positive or neutral and often assure the officer
the blameless driver - Answers --are insecure people who always see themselves as
blameless
-protest that for being stopped for going through a red light and it was still amber
-maintain their self-esteem by calling other people wrong throughout their lives
the nonchalant driver - Answers --are very casual attitude toward life that exenda to
their driving habits
-can be 15 mins late and not give it a second thought
-drive 15 mpb through a stop sign and think nothing of it
the hostile driver - Answers --look for trouble the way most people look for fun
-have large amounts of anger and are always looking for confrontation
-ignore laws half of the time
5 pitfalls that officers should avoid in thier conversations with drivers - Answers -1. being
abrupt
2. being overly talkative
3. being judgemental
4. using a negative or authoritarian tone of voice
5. poor word choice
an officer's tone of voice should be what? - Answers -conversational
once tbe driver demonstrates an unwillingness to cooperate, the officer should be what?
- Answers -somewhat more direct
improve verbal communications skills by - Answers -being a good listen
the police have a responsibility to - Answers -help ensure the safe and efficient
movement of vehicles transporting people and goods on publicly traveled highways
the primary purpose of traffic laws and traffic law enforcement - Answers -is to regulate
traffic flow, reduce accidents and make streets and highways safer for drivers and
pedestriants
long-range goal of enforcement - Answers -is to increase the level of voluntary
compliance to traffic regulations
a successful traffic stop - Answers -is one in which an officer does all in his power to
provide a learning opportunity for the driver
the main obstacle to a successf traffic stop is what? - Answers -conflict
4 types of officer personalities - Answers -1. the helpful officer,
2. the authoritarian officer, 3. the aggressive officer
4. the placating or pacifying officer
the helpful officer - Answers --motivated by the need to help others
-main objective is to educate the driver by explaining that he committed a violation, thus
reducing the possibility that the driver will commit the voiolation again
-may issue a warning
-attitude is understanding, fair
the authoritarian officer - Answers --largely moviated by their extreme sense of
responisbility to the letter of the law
-sometimes enforce the law to the injury of justice- -their attude is "the law os the law"
-they leave discretion to the courts
3 common traits of the authoritarian officer - Answers -1. they regard law and justice as
being the same instead of viewing the law as but one instrument of justice
2. they identify with middle class vaules to such an extent that they take violations of the
law as personal insulta
3. a tendency to favor one's ethinic group over others
the aggressive officer - Answers --have a good deal of pent-up anger steamming from
the frustration of wanting much more from life than they are getting
-motivation comes from the desire to even the score
-they explode periodically
, -complaints received about these officers often invloved abusive language
the placating or placifying officer - Answers --are "professional nice guys" who basic
needs in life are to be liked and accepted
-they are liked not for who they are, but for how much they do to others
-they are unable to say no
-liked in the community
4 basic types of drivers - Answers -1. the cooperative driver
2. the blameless driver
3. the nonchalant driver
4. the hostile driver
the cooperative driver - Answers --knows what they did wrong and admits it
-are upset primarily with themselves and not the officer
-attitude is either positive or neutral and often assure the officer
the blameless driver - Answers --are insecure people who always see themselves as
blameless
-protest that for being stopped for going through a red light and it was still amber
-maintain their self-esteem by calling other people wrong throughout their lives
the nonchalant driver - Answers --are very casual attitude toward life that exenda to
their driving habits
-can be 15 mins late and not give it a second thought
-drive 15 mpb through a stop sign and think nothing of it
the hostile driver - Answers --look for trouble the way most people look for fun
-have large amounts of anger and are always looking for confrontation
-ignore laws half of the time
5 pitfalls that officers should avoid in thier conversations with drivers - Answers -1. being
abrupt
2. being overly talkative
3. being judgemental
4. using a negative or authoritarian tone of voice
5. poor word choice
an officer's tone of voice should be what? - Answers -conversational
once tbe driver demonstrates an unwillingness to cooperate, the officer should be what?
- Answers -somewhat more direct
improve verbal communications skills by - Answers -being a good listen
