Chapter 4 Questions Test 2 Review CJE3110 1 What do the terms weeding out and screening in mean a Weeding out means that investigators approach each application looking for grounds to disqualify that person from further consideration in the police officer selection Gets the group of candidates down to a much lower number b Screening in implies that the agency is looking for people who match a profile of what a good police officer should look like 2 What is the Civil Rights Act and how does it affect employment criteria a It is an act that prohibits employers from refusing to hire someone because of their race color religion sex or national origin 3 What does the term bona fide occupational qualification mean a An employer can hire how they want if the employer can show that a particular hiring practice is needed to operate the business in a safe and efficient manner 4 What is meant by prima facie discrimination a When an employment prerequisite disproportionately excludes a protected group from being hired 5 What are the four ingredients necessary for a prima facie discrimination case a Person filing complaint must be a minority member or a female in order to establish that they belong to a protected class b Person filing complaint must meet the minimum entrance requirements for the position c Employer must have rejected the applicant even though the person satisfied the entrance requirements d Employer must have continued to interview other candidates after making the decision not to hire the individual who is bringing the complaint 6 Outline the stages of the typical police selection process and what takes place at each point a Written application submitting employment application b Minimum Standards Check listed below in question 7 c Written Psychological test Used to weed out unsuitable candidates who exhibit emotional or psychological instability Inexpensive d Background check weed out people with questionable credentials or try to hide things look for a history of good work habits few absences no job terminations being on time e Polygraph Capture drug use and other problematic behavior f Psychological interview Probes applicant for any hidden faults or signs of maladjustment g Oral Board Face to face encounter between applicant and board members grade candidate upon his answers and if they ll make a good officer h Medical check Make sure applicant meets minimum health standards i Job offer 7 What are minimum standards a 19 years old b US citizen c High school diploma or its equivalent d Hold an honorable discharge is previous member of armed forces e Pass a fingerprint check for a criminal history f Pass a medical health exam g No prior felony convictions h No prior convictions involving perjury or a false statement i Good moral character j Complete a basic police training course k Complete state law enforcement certification exam 8 Describe the authoritarian personality a Individual who carries a narrow and unbending outlook about what is morally right and wrong 9 What implications does the authoritarian personality carry for law enforcement a Political attitudes that border on the conservative prejudicial attitudes towards minority group members quite domineering and cynical don t describe the model law enforcement officer 10 What are the three explanations for why police officers tend to be authoritarians a Self selection only authoritarians apply to become police officers b Law enforcement agencies only hire people with authoritarian outlooks comfortable with hiring people who resemble current employees c Police occupation extracts such hefty personality adjustments get transformed into an authoritarian personality 11 What is the pathology of power a Getting transformed from a normal college student into sadistic and power hungry ogres from the experiment that had half college kids as guards and half as inmates in a prison scenario 12 Why have police agencies not complied yet with recommendations to upgrade educational standards for incoming personnel a Because police administrators would have to come up with new recruitment strategies revisit the salary package restructure the promotion process and provide other costly inducements without a demonstrable return for these efforts 13 Explain whether black people are under represented or over represented in law enforcement What is the basis for your comparison a Were experiencing under representation because most local agencies b didn t mirror the racial composition of the surrounding community In Washington D C 2000 they were over represented with 66 of cops being black 14 Explain whether women are under represented or over represented in law enforcement What is the basis for your comparison a Under representation because there is on average less than 12 in policing women think the female representation has peaked and has reached a plateau 15 What is a consent decree a It is a remedial plan when an agency relies upon entrance requirements that are not grounded in actual job tasks that the submit to the presiding judge b Several stipulations Person denied employment wrongly are entitled to preferential hiring rights Get their seniority back pay other benefits restored to when their original hiring date was Monetary settlement might be in order to those who joined the class action Agency must devise strategy to avoid a similar occurrence in the future 16 What kind of reaction has greeted women who took jobs in law enforcement a Taxpayers regarded female officers to be just as competent as males satisfactory service delivery from females Some indications that not all citizens were confident in ability to handle violent confrontations Won public approval 17 What is the difference between a policewoman and a policewoman a Policewoman views herself first and foremost as a law enforcement officer Her efforts are aimed at defeminization AKA works very hard answers more than her fair share b Policewoman downplays her job identity and emphasizes her femininity Adapts to sex role expectations by pursuing service rather than criminal calls Avoids crime fighting activity 18 What indications are there that barriers to women in law enforcement are crumbling a Much of the resistance to female police officers comes from older male police officers b Many younger male officers attended college and pre service academies with females maybe developed a sense of camaraderie with their female classmates c Younger males entering police work are
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