Soc 3344 Study Guide Test 2 Sp 07 Chapter 3 1. Which screening process is recommended for achieving the best pool of applicants? a. screening out b. screening in c. lateral screening d. vertical screening 2. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on all of the following EXCEPT: a. race. b. age. c. sex. d. religion. 3. Which of the following most accurately describes the court’s likely reaction when it has determined that a police department has discriminated against groups or classes in hiring practices? a. It will likely demand a settlement to the plaintiff, but not require changes in hiring practices. b. It will likely strike down some of the department’s promotion practices, but not hiring practices. c. It will likely strike down some or all of the department’s hiring practices. d. It will likely call for the chief to be fired. 4. Which of the following best describes “disparate rejection?” a. It applies to groups when the employer adopts a policy that excludes members of a minority. b. It applies to groups and is commonly referred to as the 80 percent rule. c. It applies to groups and consists of a practice where the courts compare the percentage of minority employees with the percentage of minorities in the community. d. It applies to individuals and consists of a policy by which a qualified minority applies for an advertised position and is rejected. 5. Which of the following is true regarding Griggs v. Duke Power Co.? a. The Court found that it did not matter if discrimination was intentional or unintentional. b. The Court found that once it established the existence of discrimination, the burden of proof fell upon the plaintiff to prove that the selection process was discriminatory. c. There could be NO differences in hiring rates, even if the hiring practices were related to job performance. d. all of the above 6. Which of the following court cases was the first to establish reverse discrimination? a. Griggs v. Duke Power Co. b. Bakke v. California c. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Antonio d. Thomas v. City of Evanston 7. When was the first African-American police officer hired in the United States? a. the 1860s b. the 1920s c. the 1950s d. the 1960s 8. Approximately what percentage of police officers in America are African-Americans? a. 4 b. 8 c. 11 d. 15 9. Which of the following are the two broad categories of explanations for the lack of minority representation in law enforcement agencies? a. institutional barriers and educational standards b. institutional barriers and personal preferencec. personal preference and educational standards d. personal preference and residency requirements 10. Which of the following is a type of “institutional barrier” that dissuades minorities from seeking employment? a. complicated applications b. multistaged selection process c. the department’s image regarding minorities d. all of the above 11. Why has policing been such a male-dominated vocation? a. Women have always preferred to stay home and care for the children. b. Smaller size limits the duties women can perform. c. Males have been the powerholders in society. d. Women were believed too emotional for police work. 12. Which of the following is true regarding the first female police officer in the United States? a. She quickly rose up the ranks to become the chief of her department. b. She was responsible for investigating serious violent crimes. c. She was responsible for enforcing laws in skating rinks. d. She was hired in 1890. 13. Poulos and Doerner studied Florida police departments to determine female representation. According to their study, what percentage of officers in Florida is female? a. 8 b. 25 c. 40 d. 51 14. Approximately what percentage of police officers in America are women? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 15. Which of the following best describes the primary difference between male and female police officers? a. Males subscribe to a “morality of care” while females subscribe to a “morality of justice.” b. Males subscribe to a “morality of crime fighting” while females subscribe to a “morality of crime nurture.” c. Males subscribe to a “morality of justice” while females subscribe to a “morality of care.” d. There really are no differences between male and female officers. 16. Which of the following best defines police “recruitment?” a. the development of a pool of sufficiently qualified applicants b. the development of a pool of minimally qualified applicants c. the development of a pool of exceedingly qualified applicants d. the process of transferring officers from other departments 17. Which of the following is a result of limiting recruitment to a specific geographic area? a. It assures that the best people will be hired because they can better serve the community they know. b. It assures that the worst people will be hired. c. It limits the pool of applicants. d. It increases the number of qualified applicants. 18. Davis v. Dallas (1985) dealt with which recruitment standard? a. education b. vision c. residency d. physical agility 19. In Thomas v. City of Evanston (1985), the Supreme Court determined that in order for physical agility tests in law enforcement to be acceptable, the tests must: a. be based on job analysis.b. represent the content of the job. c. be equally challenging for both genders. d. both a and b 20. When a department develops a drug usage policy regarding recruits, which of the following should be considered? a. recency of usage b. patterns or frequency of usage c. types of drugs used d. all of the above 21. In Hild v. Bruner (1980), the Court made which of the following rulings? a. It found a police department negligent for not performing a psychological assessment of its applicants. b. It found a police department negligent for not performing a polygraph examination on its applicants. c. It found that police departments could not have height requirements because they discriminate against females and certain minorities. d. It found a police department negligent for failing to provide firearm training for its recruits. 22. Which of the following tests are used in the