Test 2, 220 ONLY ch 3 and 4

Question 1

accreditation

Answer 1

development of standards containing a clear statement of professional objectives

Question 2

chain of custody

Answer 2

the chronological documentation that shows the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence

Question 3

code of ethics

Answer 3

a set of principles that guides decision-making and behavior for police officers, both on and off duty; the code defines the standards for professionalism, which is key to the integrity of police officers and their credibility with the public

Question 4

collective bargaining

Answer 4

negotiations between an employer and groups of employees to determine conditions of employment

Question 5

functional organization design

Answer 5

creation of positions and departments in an organization based on specialized activities

Question 6

hierarchies

Answer 6

organizational structures that take the shape of a pyramid, with many employees at the bottom and a few management personnel at the top

Question 7

Incident Command System

Answer 7

coordinates police personnel, allocates resources, and allows emergency responders to adopt and integrate organization structure; attempts to achieve effective coordination of police personnel while ensuring appropriate allocation of resources and providing emergency responders an integrated organizational structure unhindered by jurisdictional boundaries

Question 8

job action

Answer 8

occurs when negotiations fail to lead to an agreement and can include “blue flu”, work slowdowns, and work speedups

Question 9

line personnel

Answer 9

perform actual police work and include patrol officers and investigators

Question 10

matrix structure

Answer 10

involves multiple support systems and authority relationships often found in a drug task force

Question 11

organization

Answer 11

a rational, efficient form of grouping people

Question 12

place design

Answer 12

geographical establishment of primary units in an organization, including assignment of personnel to beats, zones, districts, and areas

Question 13

profession

Answer 13

occupation often requiring some form of accreditation, certification, or licensing and usually including a code of ethics

Question 14

rank structure

Answer 14

chain of command that identifies who communicated with whom and identifies line of authority

Question 15

span of control

Answer 15

ratio of supervisors to subordinates

Question 16

time design

Answer 16

an organizational design that involves assignment of personnel based on watches, tours, or shifts

Question 17

unity of command

Answer 17

each member of the organization has an immediate supervisor

Question 18

affirmative action

Answer 18

programs that are intended to prevent discrimination in present hiring and promotion practices and to actively promote proportional representation and equitable opportunity

Question 19

assessment center

Answer 19

a formal process that involves a serios of exercises(simulation and role playing) designed to test how well a candidate would perform in a job

Question 20

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

Answer 20

an exception to the prohibition against basing hiring decisions on religion, race, sex, age, or national origin, if such basis is shown to be a requirement necessary to the specific functions of the job

Question 21

consent decree

Answer 21

agreement related to an employer achieving a balance in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender in the workforce

Question 22

discrimination

Answer 22

treating people differently because of their race, gender, religion, or national origin; involves behavior that, in its negative form, excludes all members of a certain group from some rights, opportunities, or privileges

Question 23

disparate impact

Answer 23

involves an employment policy or practice that, although seemingly neutral, adversely impacts a person or group

Question 24

galvanic skin response

Answer 24

changes in electrical resistance in the skin over time

Question 25

immutable characteristics

Answer 25

characteristics determined at birth of characteristics individuals should not be asked to change

Question 26

institutional discrimination

Answer 26

unfair testing procedures, hiring practices, job assignments, and educational requirements

Question 27

integrity test

Answer 27

test used to assess a candidate's honesty and propensity for counterproductive behavior on the job, such as drug use or theft

Question 28

multiple-hurdle procedure

Answer 28

a battery of tests or hurdles that must be completed before a recruit can become a police officer; the failure to pass any of the sequential hurdles disqualifies the candidate

Question 29

polygraph

Answer 29

a device that registers involuntary physical processes that is often used in an attempts to detect whether or not a suspect is telling the truth

Question 30

qualified individual with a disablity

Answer 30

interpreted to mean the job applicant must be able to perform the essential elements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Question 31

reasonable accommodation

Answer 31

refers to the new construction or modification of existing facilities and work schedules, as long as the modification does not cause the agency undue hardship, such as significant expense or difficulty

Question 32

simulation or work sample test

Answer 32

measures job skills of an applicant using samples of behavior under realistic job-like conditions

Question 33

status test

Answer 33

related to an applicant's citizenship, possession of or ability to obtain a driver's license, residency requirement, and age and education level

Question 34

a functional organization design benefits employees by ______

Answer 34

clearly defining responsibilities for which one is accountable

Question 35

the foundation of ______, a significant professional achievement, lies in the development of standards containing a clear statement of professional objectives

Answer 35

accreditation

Question 36

which of the following is a characteristic of a profession? - code of ethics - dedication to self improvement - unique, identifiable academic field of knowledge - all of these

Answer 36

all of these

Question 37

which of the following is NOT a benefit of collective bargaining? - higher wages - work stoppages - increased sick days - increased pensions

Answer 37

work stoppages

Question 38

which of the following is a particular challenge with hierarchical organizational structures? - this organizational system often leads to unclear supervisory control - there are few opportunities for upward communication - the division of authority is often misunderstood - there is little accountability for task completion

Answer 38

there are few opportunities for upward communication

Question 39

hiring officers who have the educational abilities, socialization skills, and demographic characteristics that accurately reflect the communities they serve can result in which of the following? - ensure that all crimes are solved - increase trust and cooperation with the police - increase size of police organizations - eradicate officer corruption

Answer 39

increase trust and cooperation with the police

Question 40

which of the following statements about affirmative action is true? - the burden of demonstrating that requirement are job related falls on the employer - employers with fewer than 150 employees do not need to adopt procedures against discrimination - it is not a violation of affirmative action for an employer to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation - it does not really exist in police work

Answer 40

the burden of demonstrating that requirements are job related falls on the employer

Question 41

an _______ is an exception to the prohibition against basing hiring decisions on religion, race, sex, age, or national origin, if such basis is shown to be a requirement necessary to the specific functions of the job

Answer 41

bona fide occupational qualification

Question 42

U.S. citizenship is an example of a ________

Answer 42

status test

Question 43

Which generation is known to have a different work ethic, are influenced by the digital media, regard the threat of terrorism as a fact of life, and live in a global community that is constantly connected?

Answer 43

Millennials

Question 44

police militarization

Answer 44

lines are blurred between police and military; this began in the prohibition era

Question 45

SWAT(special weapons and tactics)

Answer 45

originated in the late 1960s because of the LA riots

Question 46

recruitment and selection

Answer 46

a department's main expenses

Question 47

selection in larger jurisdictions is decided by...

Answer 47

commissioners, departments, or civil service boards

Question 48

police chiefs are selected by...

Answer 48

assessment teams, city managers, mayors, and council members

Question 49

double marginality and discrimination

Answer 49

in promotion regarding officers of color