Week 9 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Who suffers when an innocent person is wrongfully incarcerated?
Wrongfully Convicted
Victim
Mistaken Witness
(All of the Above)
The Knappins Commission coined the term ‘testifying’ to describe officers who:
Testify falsely
The suicide rate for LEOs is 2x national average. Two reasons experts point to explaining this high rate are personal stress and:
Job stress
The National Institute of Ethics has identified four under relying causes of police misconduct, which are:
Poor Recruitment
Supervision
Background Investigations
Peer Pressure
The Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 authorized the AG of the USA to file civil litigation to eliminate:
Pattern and practice of misconduct
Frequent periodic inspections of personnel equipment, vehicles, etc. is referred to as ___________ inspections.
Line
An inspection that is focused on ensuring compliance of agency policies and procedures is referred to as a ____________ inspection.
Staff
Civilian Oversight = non-sworn investigation/non-sworn recommendation of findings is
Class I
The goal of an early intervention system is to identify:
Officers who pose a liability to themselves and the department.
United States v Langer is a federal ruling which declared stopping innocent people for no valid reason is a:
Title 18, Section 242 civil rights violation
The most critical factors in selecting a police manager are:
Loyalty
Competence
Honesty
All of the above
The IACP recommends _____________ for an officer who has a sustained complaint of DV.
Termination
The founder of professional law enforcement is considered to be:
August Vollmer
Corruption generally refers to officers who:
Use their official position for personal gains
Justify their criminal conduct (ends justify means)
Officers who engage in criminal misconduct
All of the above
A sting designed to focus on a specific officer is referred to as a:
Targeted sting
