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Chapter 05 – Police Officers I: Recruitment and Training for a Changing Society

Chapter 05

Police Officers I: Recruitment and Training for a Changing Society

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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2. 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.

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3. 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.

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4. 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.

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5. 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.

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6. 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

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7. 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

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8. 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).

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9. 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.

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10. 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.

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11. 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.

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12. 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.

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13. 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.

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14. 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.

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15. 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.

C. has become so successful that it can predict the future highest rank a trainee will achieve in

her or his career.

D. often causes significant psychological stress to the test takers.

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16. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for an employer to make hiring

decisions on the basis of

A. a person’s previous employment.

B. an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

C. an individual’s educational activities while at an organization.

D. a person’s sexual orientation.

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17. In the context of hiring police officers, residency requirements for police officers are

primarily intended to

A. allow police officers the freedom to reside where they already live.

B. increase the number of beat officers available in a particular community.

C. heighten officers’ familiarity with the community and their commitment to its well-being.

D. maintain an equal number of police officers in the urban and the rural regions of a state.

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18. The most useful measure of employment practices is the extent to which a police

department

A. is able to pay and retain all of its police applicants through the first two years of

employment.

B. is able to hire qualified police applicants and reduce its liability to the city.

C. reflects the composition of the community it serves.

D. is able to allow its rejected applicants to appeal to the civil service commission.

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19. According to the textbook, the most controversial issue in police employment is

A. use of force.

B. drug testing.

C. polygraph testing.

D. affirmative action.

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20. 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.

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21. 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.

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22. 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.

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23. 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.

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24. 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.

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25. 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.

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26. 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.

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27. 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.

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28. 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.

D. be at least 21 years old.

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29. What percentage of police departments require a four-year college degree for appointment

to the police department?

A. 1 percent

B. 4.8 percent

C. 24.8 percent

D. 34.8 percent

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30. Requiring all applicants to have a four-year college degree is opposed by some people

because

A. it would cost too much.

B. a college education is not necessary to be a street officer.

C. it would reduce the number of minorities qualified to be on the force.

D. it would deter women from applying for the position of police officer.

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31. Virtually every police department today requires applicants to have a _____ to be hired.

A. four-year college degree

B. two-year college degree

C. some college education

D. high school diploma

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32. What percentage of Americans ages 18 to 25 report ever having used marijuana?

A. 37 percent

B. 40 percent

C. 53 percent

D. 60 percent

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33. What percentage of Los Angeles police officers live outside the city of Los Angeles?

A. 13 percent

B. 23 percent

C. 33 percent

D. 83 percent

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34. Which of the following statements is true about preservice police academy training?

A. It is typically given to police officers who outperform other officers in field training.

B. It is most useful in helping experienced police officers refresh their knowledge about

concepts they learned during their probationary period.

C. It is usually given after recruits complete their probationary period.

D. It helps police officers learn about the basic arrest and booking procedures in their

department.

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35. Investigations of applicants that cover previous employment, possible criminal records,

and behavior problems in school are called

A. preliminary investigations.

B. background investigations.

C. work investigations.

D. criminal investigations.

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36. The employment of racial and ethnic minority police officers has

A. decreased in recent years.

B. remained about the same in recent years.

C. increased significantly in recent years.

D. is no longer a problem since we have achieved equality.

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37. A field training officer is one who

A. is receiving training at the police academy.

B. is teaching at the police academy.

C. is a new officer receiving training in the field.

D. is a police officer who teaches new police officers in the field.

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38. Which of the following statements is true about affirmative action?

A. It automatically involves the use of racial, ethnic, and gender quotas in hiring applicants.

B. It predominantly results in the discrimination against people who are financially poor.

C. It has to be ordered by the Supreme Court to be implemented.

D. It involves developing a recruitment plan to correct any underutilization of minorities in

organizations.

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39. More females, African Americans, and Hispanics are being hired today than ever before.

TRUE

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40. According to your text, many police officers are overweight.

TRUE

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41. The majority of police departments now require a four-year college degree to be

appointed.

FALSE

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42. There is evidence that officers with higher education are more likely to become

dissatisfied with their jobs.

TRUE

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43. In the context of residency requirements for police officers, research shows that a police

officer’s residence directly influences and affects his or her performance as an officer.

FALSE

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44. “Split-second decision” in policing occurs when a threat appears suddenly and a police

officer feels he or she has no choice about what to do.

TRUE

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45. Most police departments have a height requirement for hiring new officers.

FALSE

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46. Most officers cite the opportunity to exercise authority and power as a main reason for

wanting to be a police officer.

FALSE

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47. The employment of racial and ethnic minority police officers has decreased during the last

10 years.

FALSE

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48. There is no conclusive evidence that officers with college degrees perform more

effectively that those without degrees.

TRUE

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49. An affirmative action plan can be voluntary on the part of an employer, with clear goals

and timetables.

TRUE

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50. Fringe benefits and job security are major attractions for police recruits.

TRUE

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51. Although police officers fall under civil service rules and police union contracts, they do

not enjoy a high degree of job security.

FALSE

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52. Under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, it is unlawful for an employer to engage in a

variety of illegal employment practices with regard to hiring, firing, segregation, or

discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

TRUE

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53. In the context of hiring police officers, what are the basic elements in the recruitment

process?

Answer may vary

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54. What are the responsibilities of civil service agencies?

Answer may vary

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55. What is affirmative action, and how does it relate to reverse discrimination?

Answer may vary

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56. Explain the importance of in-service training.

Answer may vary

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