Chapter 9

Question 1

Investigated police corruption in the 70s. Found that half of almost 30,000 officers in NYC have engaged in some form of corruption

Answer 1

Knapp commission

Question 2

Misconduct by officers in the form of illegal activities for economic gain and accepting gratuities, favors, of favors for services that police are sworn to carry out in their police keeping roles

Answer 2

Corruption

Question 3

List of most evident corruption

Answer 3

Meals
Kickbacks
Opportunistic theft
Planned theft
Shakedowns
Protection
Private security
Patronage

Question 4

Aka “slippery slope hypothesis”, corruption begins with small playoffs and eventually leads to all manner of crimes for profit

Answer 4

Society at large explanation

Question 5

Step by step progress resulting from the contradictory sets of norms that police officers see both in the world at large and in their own departments

Answer 5

Structural explanation

Question 6

In an otherwise honest department, there are a few bad officers who are operating on their own

Answer 6

Rotten apple explanation

Question 7

Goals of Civilian Review Board

Answer 7

Restraint of police brutality and harassment
Ensuring of thorough and impartial investigations of complaints of police
Explanation of police procedures to citizens
Review enforcement requirements with police and initiate genuine dialogue in place of mutual recrimination

Question 8

Limitations of Civilian Review Board

Answer 8

Strong resistance from their officers and organization

Lack of investigative authority

Question 9

Extends people’s rights and limits what police can do. Supreme Justice Earl Warren

Answer 9

Warren Court

Question 10

Studies riots that occurred in summer of 1967

Answer 10

Kerner Commission

Question 11

Police practices that were primary cause of riots

Answer 11

Agressive patrolling
Excessive brutality
Verbal harassment and abuse
Unwarranted use of deadly force

Question 12

Working personalities of officers

Answer 12

Authoritarian
Hostility
Suspicion
Cynicism

Question 13

Three elements that lead to police brutality

Answer 13

Police authority
Judgment of social value
Police decision making

Question 14

When this is challenged, it increases likelihood of brutality occurring

Answer 14

Police authority

Question 15

Split second decisions that could be life or death

Answer 15

Police decision making