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Policing in a Diverse Society MCQ

_____ is known as preconceived notions based on prior encounters, word of mouth/rumor/gossip, and information provided by the media

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Correct Answer: Stereotypes

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_____ is defined as refers to the provision of appropriate police services promptly and competently, with appropriate referrals in cases not within agency jurisdiction

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Correct Answer: Responsiveness

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_____ is from the police perspective, they include all of the activities in which police engage while attempting to develop or maintain a favorable public image

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Correct Answer: Public relations

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Is psychological harassment harassment based on the use of racial slurs and other attempts to embarrass or humiliate members of the minority group?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as refers to the fact that Black police officers can often gather information that would be extremely difficult for White officers to gather; that having Black police officers on the force may make charges of racial brutality against the police less likely; and that federal funding is partly dependent on equal employment opportunities and affirmative action programs

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Correct Answer: Protective coloration

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_____ is defined as Consists of both human and public relations

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Correct Answer: Police–community relations

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_____ is discrimination that results, in part at least, from being a member of a particular work group

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Correct Answer: Occupational discrimination

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Is mandatory data collection primarily in response to the racial profiling issues associated with the late 1990s and early 2000s, the federal government and each individual state mandated that law enforcement agencies maintain data regarding demographic issues during police stops of vehicles (i.e., race of the driver and occupants of the vehicle stopped, reason or probable cause for the stop, whether or not any occupants or the vehicle was searched, justification for the search, length of detention, and whether or not any tickets were issued or arrests made)?

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Correct Answer: True

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Is legal cynicism a cultural orientation in which the law and the agents of its enforcement are viewed as illegitimate, unresponsive, and ill equipped to ensure public safety?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as refers to the fact that Black officers were not fully accepted by their White coworkers and were also distrusted by other Blacks

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Correct Answer: Double marginality

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_____ is defined as a voluntary process in which community members and officers sit down in a neutral and confidential setting facilitated by a professional mediator to discuss their differences

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Correct Answer: Community–Police Mediation Program

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_____ is refers to the fact that the police are public employees and are therefore accountable to the public for their actions

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Correct Answer: Accountability

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______ refers to one of the stresses experienced by Black officers, because not only their White coworkers but also Black citizens distrust them.

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Correct Answer: Double marginality

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In high-crime neighborhoods, ______ often exists, as citizens view police as illegitimate, unresponsive, and ill equipped to ensure public safety.

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Correct Answer: Legal cynicism

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As a response to racial profiling, Congress passed the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), which prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling.

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Correct Answer: False

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A ______ is a voluntary process in which community members and officers discuss their differences with a professional mediator in a neutral and confidential setting.

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Correct Answer: Community–police mediation program

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Although the profiling of men of Middle Eastern origin following the 9/11 attacks was unfortunate, it resulted in the arrest of several possible terrorists and prevented countless attacks.

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Correct Answer: False

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Race, ethnicity, and gender should be primary considerations when hiring or promoting police personnel.

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Correct Answer: False

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______ by police officers is one of the most common complaints expressed by citizens.

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Correct Answer: Verbal abuse

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Which of the following might explain why most police departments employ few (or no) Asian American officers?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Police agencies characterized by ethnic diversity serve the public better by providing sworn officers who can deliver effective services within their own ethnic communities and to the community as a whole.

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Correct Answer: True

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Some urban police departments have created LGBTQ liaison units, staffed by openly gay officers, to provide police response to the LGBTQ community.

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Correct Answer: True

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