Chapter 11 Self Assessment

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. Which of the following best describes the police practice of denying equal protection to racial and ethnic minorities in the United States by failing to protect them from violent racist actions by Whites and by inadequately responding to problems of crime and neglect in minority neighborhoods?

Incident-oriented policing correct incorrect

Under-policing correct incorrect

Over-policing correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which era of policing is characterized by police officers establishing intimate relationships with the community, and politics heavily influencing police departments and police practices? Officers during this period had limited technology, thus they walked beats which encouraged police-community interaction.

The Reform Era correct incorrect

The Community Era correct incorrect

The Political Era correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Problem-oriented policing involves a fifteen-step approach to addressing specific crimes in the community.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following contributes to the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in police departments?

Police departments sometimes fail to make their job searches extensive enough to attract the most qualified individuals to the job correct incorrect

Candidates may fail to possess the minimum qualifications for the position correct incorrect

Candidates may have a negative impression of police officers and police work correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Officer characteristics, in general, are much stronger predictors of officer discretion and behavior compared to situational and environmental factors.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect