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Intro to CJ Chap 7
Issues in Policing-Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| African American officers have historically confronted the problem of _______, in which they are expected to favor members of their own race while patrolling the population and simultaneously suffering racism from white colleagues. | double marginality |
| The _______________ style of policing thinks of officers as troubleshooters who repair the social fabric of society. | social agent |
| The ______________ style of policing views the investigation and apprehension of serious crime as the primary aspect of policing. | crime fighter |
| While not everyone agrees that ________ is an actual medical condition, it has been listed as the cause of death in some situations, particularly when the suspect was determined to be under the influence of stimulants. | excited delirium |
| Research indicates that a suspect's _______ has the strongest influence on discretionary decisions made by individual officers. | demeanor |
| _______________ is one of the most popular less-lethal weapons used by law enforcement because it shuts the eyes of a suspect and automatically induces shortness of breath. | pepper spray |
| One perspective on the cause of police corruption holds that it is a product of society's moral ___________ toward the vice-related behavior that police are sworn to control. | ambivalence |
| The _________________ is the secretive, insulated police culture that isolated officers from the rest of society. | blue curtain |
| ______________ is the belief that most people's actions are motivated solely by personal needs and selfishness. | cynicism |
| The working personalities adopted by police officers that can range from being a social worker in blue to being a hard-charging crime fighter are known as _________________. | police styles |
| ___________________ is the use of personal decision making and choice in carrying out operations in the criminal justice system. | discretion |
| The _____________________ is the theory that police workload influences discretion so that as workload increases, less time and attention can be devoted to new cases. | overload hypothesis |
| Membership in the ___________ helps recruits adjust to the rigors of police work and provides the emotional support required for survival. | police culture |
| Dogmatic, authoritarian, and suspicious are some of the common police ___________ traits. | personality |
| Rotating shifts, work overload, boredom, fear, and danger are examples of ___________ stressors. | duty |
| One of the reasons corruption is hard to address is due to the police code of ________, the belief that a police officer should never turn on his/her peers. | silence |
| In some police departments, a senior officer may be demoted id someone under their charge is convicted of corruption. This is an example of an ___________ system. | accountability |
| The use of _________ force has been found to be linked to factors such as past experience and the pressure of other officers and bystanders. | nondeadly |
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