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Police Deviance MCQ

Receiving gratuities, such as free meals, sometimes in exchange for favoritism is referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: Mooching

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Which of the following is an example of overenthusiastic policing?

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Correct Answer: Racial profiling

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______ personalities belong to individuals whose identity is based on ensuring the obedience and submission of everybody else they encounter and feel a need to dominate anybody who fails to respect their authority.

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Correct Answer: Authoritarian

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The strongly held belief among officers that police problems are not to be shared with outsiders and that snitches are not to be trusted is referred to as the blue wall of silence.

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Correct Answer: True

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A pretextual stop involves pulling an individual over for a minor infraction as an excuse to find out other information about the individual or scan for incriminating evidence.

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Correct Answer: True

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______ do not require the police to pay compensation, but instead force the department to change its policies.

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Correct Answer: Consent decrees

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Meat eaters are officers who accept bribes when they are offered to them on the job, but they do not actively seek out the money.

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Correct Answer: False

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Police officers have qualified immunity.

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Correct Answer: True

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Police culture can also explain police deviance.

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Correct Answer: True

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______ are more likely to trust the police.

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Correct Answer: Whites

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Threats from officers to arrest suspected lawbreakers unless they pay the officers a bribe is called _____________ .

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Correct Answer: Shakedown

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____________ is Targeting an individual for searches or arrests based on her race.

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Correct Answer: Racial Profiling

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Literally “this for that.” The form of corruption where officers explicitly trade favors for goods or services is known as:

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Correct Answer: Quid Pro Quo

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A practice where officers find an excuse, usually a minor infraction, to stop a driver so officers can look inside the individual’s car or check to see if the driver is intoxicated or has outstanding warrants is called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Pretextual Stop

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Misconduct or misbehavior on the part of officers while operating in their official capacity is known as:

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Correct Answer: Police Deviance

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Police Corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain.

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Correct Answer: True

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In this context, the use of nonlethal force by officers in situations where they may not otherwise resort to force is called ________.

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Correct Answer: Net Widening

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Mooching is the act of taking small-scale gifts offered by citizens to officers.

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Correct Answer: True

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______________ is an officer who actively seeks money or other bribes while on duty.

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Correct Answer: Meat Eaters

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An investigative body created in the wake of Frank Serpico’s revelations regarding corruption in the NYPD is called __________.

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Correct Answer: Knapp Commission

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Corrupt officers who accept bribes if they are offered to them but do not actively seek bribes is known as:

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Correct Answer: Grass Eaters

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A slang term that refers to the profiling of people who appear to be Muslims at airports is called ____________ .

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Correct Answer: Flying While Muslim (FWM)

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Excessive Force is the use of too much force by the police or the use of force unnecessarily.

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Correct Answer: True

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A slang term that refers to the racial profiling of African American drivers is known as:

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Correct Answer: Driving While Black (DWB)

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Dirty Harry Problem is that the public often wants police officers to catch criminals and often approves of illegal means for doing so.

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Correct Answer: True

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Government committees that are tasked with keeping an eye on police behavior and handling complaints from the public is called __________ .

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Correct Answer: Civilian Review Boards

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____________ is the informal code among police officers that prevents them from reporting on abusive behaviors from their fellow officers.

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Correct Answer: Blue Wall of Silence

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The theory that only a few deviant police officers cause the rest of American police to get a bad reputation is called ________ .

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Correct Answer: Bad Apples

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Authoritarian Personalities is an Individual whose identity is based on ensuring the obedience and submission of everybody else they encounter is known as:

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Correct Answer: Authoritarian Personalities

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