Subculturre
How do new officers enter the subculture?
apply during academy / admitted after the academy / socialized into it / Join when hired
The are socialized into the subculture
Barker and Carter describe acts of corruption that occur most often to further the organizational goals of law enforcement, as ______.
meat eating / abuse of authority / occupational deviance / grass eating
Abuse of Authority
In general, the most common way for police officers to dies in the line of duty is as the result of _____.
motor vehicle accident / assault / gunfire / duty related illness
Gunfire
A ____ weapon is designed to disable, capture, or immobilize, but not kill a suspect.
non-lethal / lethal / non-forcible / less-lethal
Less-lethal
What year was the WWW introduced
1991 / 1992 / 1994 / 1995
1991
Accepting a minor bribe is an example of meat eating.
True / False
False
Which type of police corruption identified by the Knapp Commission involves the active seeking of illicit money-making opportunities by officers?
grass eating / profiling / occupational deviance / meat eating
Meat Eating
Information that is compiled in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity is known as ____.
criminal intelligence / CompStat / NLETS / intelligence-led policing
Criminal Intelligence
In which situation are police officers most likely to use force?
responding to a domestic disturbance / during a criminal investigation / making a traffic stop / making an arrest
Making an arrest
What was the federal minimum wage for most of the 1990's?
3.45 / 3.85 / 4.25 / 4.50
$4.25
A police subculture includes _____?
giving priority to the official department code / shared values, beliefs, and forms of behavior / development of symbolic assailant / focus on police professionalism
Shared values, beliefs, and forms of behavior
In most big-city police departments, which branch is tasked with investigating charges of wrongdoing involving members of the department?
civil rights bureau / internal affairs division / civilian review board / police ethics unit
Internal Affairs Division
immune from civil liability for their officers actions / civilly responsible for the actions of their officers / civilly liable only for their own actions / protected from civil liability
Civilly responsible for the actions of their officers
The application of more force than is necessary to compel compliance from a subject is known as ____.
excessive use of force / excessive force / police use of force / force factor
Excessive Force
What fashion accessory was invented by a high school shop teacher
nose ring / slap bracelet / eye brow piercing / belly ring
The police subculture tends to be similar in police departments throughout the US.
True / False
True
Daily Double - 800pts
Two elements in the definition of police corruption are ____.
abuse of authority & absence f integrity / absence of integrity & personal gain / absence of integrity & cash benefit / misuse of authority & personal gain
Misuse of authority and personal gain
____ shields law enforcement officers from constitutional lawsuits if reasonable officers would believe their actions were lawful in light of clearly established law and the available information possessed by the officers.
qualified immunity / absolute immunity / probable cause / sovereign immunity
Qualified Immunity
Prior to Tennessee v. Garner, the use of deadly force by the police was governed by the _____ rule.
fleeing felon / objective reasonableness / defense of life / imminent danger
What video game was the first ever to be played in space?
pong / tetris / donkey kong / super mario bros
Tetris
The special responsibility to adhere to moral duty and obligation that is inherent in police work is known as police ____.
accreditation / ethics / working personality / professionalism
Ethics
Which of the following is an example of a grass eater?
officer accepts small bribes from citizens / officer solicits bribes through threat / officer seeks out illicit moneymaking opportunities / officer sells drugs confiscated from dealers
An officer who accepts small bribes and minor services from citizens.
in 2003, the US Dept. of Justice banned its practice of racial profiling in all federal law enforcement agencies, EXCEPT in cases involving ____.
Muslims / mass murderers / terrorist suspects / members of drug cartels
Terrorist suspects
The current standard for the use of deadly force by federal agents is ____.
fleeing felon / objective reasonableness / defense of life / imminent danger
imminent danger
What was the best selling video game console of the 1990's?
Nintendo / Play Station / Super Nintendo / Game Cube
Play Station