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Police Misconduct and Accountability MCQ

Is shakedowns type of corruption that involves officers taking money or other valuables and personal services from offenders they have caught during the commission of a crime; drug dealers, pimps, and motorists are among the favored targets for this practice?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as type of wrongdoing normally associated with the use of racial slurs and other negative descriptions of certain classes of citizens (e.g., gays, drug addicts, homeless persons, and protestors, to name the most common)

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Correct Answer: Psychological or emotional abuse

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_____ is defined as the most egregious of all forms of misconduct; involves police officers taking money or other valuables in exchange for their protection of criminal activities

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Correct Answer: Protection of illegal activities

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_____ is form of misconduct pertaining to situations in which officers circumvent the law to serve what they perceive to be the greater good (e.g., manufacturing probable cause, perjury to gain a conviction in court)

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Correct Answer: Noble cause corruption

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Is mollen Commission created by former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1994 and headed by retired New York Supreme Court justice Milton Mollen, the charge of the committee was to investigate allegations of misconduct, analyze the effectiveness of anticorruption mechanisms within the department, and offer recommendations for improvement?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is defined as taking inappropriate action or intentionally giving incorrect information

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Correct Answer: Misfeasance

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_____ is term coined by the Knapp Commission to describe officers who engage widely in corrupt and unlawful practices during the performance of their duties

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Correct Answer: Meat eaters

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Is malfeasance any intentional act that either is based on illegality or disregards the law enforcement code of ethics or a departmental policy?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as investigative committee formed in 1894 by the city of New York in response to allegations of large-scale corruption among NYPD officers; this form of investigation set the stage for many cities and states in the years that followed

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Correct Answer: Lexow Commission

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_____ is defined as type of police corruption that refers to the practice of obtaining goods, services, or money for business referrals by police officers (e.g., attorneys, doctors, tow truck operators, auto body shops, and board-up service companies)

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Correct Answer: Kickbacks

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_____ is a federal investigation into allegations of misconduct to analyze the effectiveness of anti-corruption mechanisms within the CPD and offer recommendations for improvement

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Correct Answer: Investigation of the Chicago Police Department

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Is internal affairs units units within police agencies that receive and investigate complaints concerning police misconduct, investigate possible indicators of police misconduct, prosecute officers who appear to be responsible for serious misconduct, and collect intelligence on misconduct and share it with police administrators?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is defined as the internal affairs division of a law enforcement agency investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force

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Correct Answer: Internal affairs

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_____ is specially trained officers used to obtain intelligence regarding corrupt police practices

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Correct Answer: Field associates

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Is excessive use of force also referred to as police brutality, this form of malfeasance pertains to situations in which officers overextend their legal authority by using excessive force to arrest or coerce information from individuals with whom they interact during the course of their duties?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as administrative practice of identifying officers whose behavior is problematic, intervening to correct the problem behavior, and monitoring intervention of those who have received it

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Correct Answer: Early intervention programs

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_____ is defined as the most widespread category of police misconduct; includes a wide variety of unauthorized material inducements or gratuities, ranging from discounted clothing and meals to free alcoholic beverages and commercial sex

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Correct Answer: Corruption of authority

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_____ is groups of citizens (other than police officers) who investigate complaints against the police and recommend punishment in cases where it appears to be justified by the facts

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Correct Answer: Citizen or civilian panels or boards

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When police circumvent the law in order to serve the greater good, such as manufacturing probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant, this is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Noble cause corruption

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When an officer minimizes or excuses his or her own wrongdoing by comparing it to the more egregious behavior of others, this is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Advantageous comparison

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______ have been initiated periodically to reduce or eliminate corruption but have largely failed to achieve their goals.

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Correct Answer: Reform movements

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______ refers to the reluctance of most police officers to report wrongdoings committed by their coworkers.

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Correct Answer: Nonfeasance

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Although the majority of police–public interactions involve the use of force, only a small amount would be classified as excessive force.

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Correct Answer: False

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______ are composed of police officers who investigate complaints of police misconduct.

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Correct Answer: Internal affairs units

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An officer whose patrol includes the red-light district of a large city lets prostitutes go if they perform sex acts for the officer. This is an example of ______.

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Correct Answer: A shakedown

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Meat eaters are those officers who do not actively seek out corruption opportunities but condone such activities by their failure to speak out or take action against them.

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Correct Answer: False

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The ______ Commission, formed by Mayor Giuliani of New York City in 1994, investigated allegations of corruption within the ranks of NYPD.

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Correct Answer: Mollen

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______ allows people to think of outsiders as less human and less deserving of respect and dignity, thus deserving of abuse and harassment.

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Correct Answer: Othering

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