Police Requirements
What must police officers do?
Make quick judgements about human behavior in stressful situations
What did researchers agree on about police screenings?
It is difficult to know how useful they actually are
What crises does the training for crisis intervention consist of?
Hostage crisis, Family disturbance, the handling of mentally ill citizens
What is a CIT?
Crisis Intervention Team
The Bill of Rights
When was the Criteria for becoming an officer questioned?
In the 1990's after reports of police brutality
What are Police applicants likely to do during police screenings?
Present an unrealistically positive image of themselves, and deny or underreport symptoms of mental illness
In a hostage situation, the hostage takers may be...
suffering from mental illness/personal problems, trapped while committing a crime, inmates that capture guards or other inmates as hostages, terrorists
What did the zero Tolerance policy increase among citizens?
Complaints and lawsuits against police
What is racial profiling also known as in some states?
"Driving while Black" or "Stop-and-frisk"
What must police officer applicants go under?
Psychological screenings and a selective process
What does training time for police officers consist of?
14--24 weeks, 40 hours a week
How do successful hostage negotiators communicate?
a way that does not threaten the hostage takers
Officers are more vulnerable to experience alcohol abuse within the first [blank] years of employment
5 years
What was the name of the case that ruled that police cannot use deadly force against an unarmed suspect?
Edward Garner Case
What are situational tests designed to do?
Imitate tasks done by officers on the job
When is a fitness for duty evaluation used?
When a life-threatening incident occurs, a series of problems, or any indicator that an officer may be psychologically impaired
The negotiator isolates the hostage taker from any outside communication to...
build their dependency on the negotiator
What percentage of officers reported having suicidal ideation?
1 percent
Which officer shot and killed 15 year old Edward Garner?
Elton Hymon
What is the most commonly used personality test in police screening?
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
How many trainees actually fail the police training process in the sample of about 93 percent cadets who trained in 2003?
10 percent
14.5 percent of males and 31 percent of females suffer with...
severe mental illness
From the major roles of police, which one has the highest percentage of importance. What is that Percent?
Providing Services (60 percent)
What is the NCJTF?
National Crime and Justice Task Force