Chapter 5 Book review answers and questions 4 Stages to becoming a police Officer 1 Pre entry 2 Admittance 3 Change 4 Continuance 2 What motivates people to become police officers Job security and salary Helping others and improve society 3 What changes have occurred over the years in the motivation to become a police officer The opportunity to help other less fortunate people and improve society has become a magnet 4 What is POST Police officer Standards and Training 5 What are the primary functions of POST Formulate statewide entry standards for new police offers provide refresher courses for veterans and assist members of the law enforcement community in other ways 6 What was the president s commission position on academy training That all departments had plenty of room for improvement They said that all recruits should enter a basic pre service training program for at least 400 hours of instruction Second all training personnel should complete an instructional techniques course Third all officers should attend an annual 40 hour refresher course Finally every state should form a commission to oversee police training and standards 7 What was the National Advisory Commissions position on academy training That recruit training should consist of a 400 hour curriculum Covering topics such as the criminal justice system and its components law social problems patrol and investigation Then agencies should provide rookies with an additional four month practicum under the supervision of senior officers Rookies then would return to the police academy for follow up instruction Here they would receive 2 more weeks of training before their first year anniversary Afterwards veteran officers would participate in 40 hours of training every year 8 What types of personal changes do recruits experience during the police academy Feelings of second class citizenry a growing callousness towards human suffering frustration with the criminal justice system the sense of togetherness that binds the recruits and a sarcastic view of people 9 How has police training changed over the years The amount of time a recruit now spends in pre service training has doubled over the years There are dramatic changes in the course content More emphasis on federal Supreme Court ruling and more discussion of such things as child maltreatment family violence drug enforcement and technical matters 10 What is a salary incentive program The state will add a stipend to a law enforcement officer s monthly paycheck If the officer has an AA degree he or she nets an additional 30 every month if the officer has a BA degree they will receive and extra 50 per month In addition officers who complete a series of advanced police training courses are eligible for salary incentives up to 130 per month 11 What is an FTO program Field training officer program It consists of a 14 week evaluation period 12 How is an FTO program superior to past practices In the past there was no standardized training curriculum There were no sound rating systems and rater training was non existent 13 What are some of the rating dimensions in an FTO program BARS Behavior Anchored Rating Scale requires several construction steps that are grounded in actual on the job behaviors a vital consideration First job holders list all the things they normally do in a given position Second this list is pared down to what are considered essential or critical tasks Finally this list undergoes revision so that the final set of items encompasses all the important tasks an officer might encounter during a typical tour of duty 14 Does an FTO program help or hinder affirmative action efforts Barriers such as race and sexual bias still exist These hurdles may have moved to a less noticeable stage of the employment process But they are still there 15 In what areas are rookies most likely to exhibit deficiencies during an FTO program Radio use Legal Knowledge and writing and reporting 16 Are there any problems with FTO programs Expected washout rate in the 35 50 range Lack of representation of minority and female trainers Trainers are inexperienced officers themselves Training period too short Trainer burn out 17 What is cynicism Act of losing faith in people society and eventually in themselves When these feelings grow and fester a police officer becomes jaded pessimistic and resentful 18 How and why do officers become cynical As an officers begins his or her career they have an optimistic outlook and are excited about the job and feel as if they can bring change to the world As the career goes on they begin to feel helpless and start to have resentment towards police administration 19 What are the different types of cynicism 1 Pseudo Cynicism 2 Romantic Cynicism 3 Aggressive Cynicism 4 Resigned Cynicism 20 What is the police officer s working personality Police officers share a common working personality that is molded by the job Two concerns danger and authority guide this orientation Constant threat to well being Ongoing vigilance Symbolic assailant Promotes us versus them mind set 21 What is the symbolic assailant Many officers develop a street calculus as an early warning system of when violence might erupt This profiling technique is known as the symbolic assailant 22 How do the concepts of danger and authority tie in with the symbolic assailant Danger refers to the constant potential for injury or death Authority Ordinary law abiding citizens sometimes vent their displeasure when issued a traffic citation or a parking summons These 2 elements combine in such a way that the officer understands that he or she differs drastically from the public 23 How and why does the police subculture develop Sense of being different from civilians and the knowledge that a police officer can depend only upon other officers in a moment of need fosters a sense of security and occupational solidarity known as the police subculture 24 What are the different types of loyalty External loyalty refers to the officer s sense of duty and obligation to the oath that he or she took when becoming a police officer Internal loyalty refers to how officers regard the police organization and how responsive they perceive the administration to be to its employees Interpersonal loyalty indexes cooperation among police officers whenever an officer encounters trouble when handling a call Chapter 4 Book review answers and questions 1 What do the terms weeding out and screening in mean Weeding out investigators
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