CRJ 110 CH 4 – Flashcards
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concerns for a professional appearance have caused many departments to prohibit which practice
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smoking in public
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on the job training for officers after they have graduated from the police academy is called
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field training
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many states have mandated ? trying for their officers to maintain their state certification
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in-service
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why has the trend been toward the use of psychologists and psychiatrists who specialize in law enforcement hiring and fitness-for-duty exams
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these specialists understand the unique requirements of law enforcement personnel and the unique requirements of fitness-for-duty examinations
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which act, signed in June 1988, severely limited the use of the polygraph
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Employee Polygraph Protection Act
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why is emotional intelligence a desires trait when hiring new law enforcement personnel
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it is important new officers have the ability to interpret, understand, and manage one's own and others' emotions
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according to the text, a form of de facto discrimination resulting from a testing element that discriminates against a particular group, essentially keeping members of that group out of the applicant pool is called
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adverse impact discrimination
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those departments that require college as a condition of employment usually have
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a college or university close by
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who did Guardians Association of NYCPD v Service Commission of NY, a landmark federal appellate court decision regarding job analysis, accept the job analysis of the NYC Dept of Personnel and the NYCPD?
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the police department carefully constructed its entrance exams based on the duties actually performed by police officers
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position in the police dept is generally non sworn, part-time, paid, education-oriented position
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police cadet
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not an explanation of why it is hard to hire qualified candidates for police jobs
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candidate marijuana use
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police debts around the country are rightfully concerned about prior drug use of applicants. recently debts around the country have liberalized their policies on drug use because
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there is a smaller applicant pool as well as societal changes
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is it believed that college educated officers will ? to serve today's dynamic and challenging environment
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be better equipped
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why was the NYPD's age limit policy hat required new officer applicants be under 35 years of age upheld by the Manhattan Supreme Court in 1997
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age limits on public safety jobs are an acceptable exception to the laws against age discrimination
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one of the easiest ways to find out info about a dept prior to submitting an application for employment is through
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the internet
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what selection process can be used to examine a candidates characteristics that might be otherwise difficult to assess, including poise, presence, and communication skills
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oral boards
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after a conditional offer of employment to a potential police candidate, the final stage of the selection process is
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psychological and medical evaluation
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the Sherman report suggested recruiting police applicants from what college program
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liberal arts
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when police applicants are selected, the following are considered
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education, vision, physical abilities
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requirement of most police depts for becoming a police officer
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lack of a significant criminal record
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education requirements have been debated by depts for several years. the most common requirement of depts regarding a college degree is
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most depts do not require any college but require a high school degree or its equivalent
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the requirement to be free from color blindness and have correctable 20/20 vision has caused
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a roadblock to many otherwise qualified candidates
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the majority of police depts have
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have eliminated the height requirement
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stage of the police selection process relieves the most litigation
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written entrance exam
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? tend to be costly in human and dollar resources, and although many depts use them for promotional exams, most do not use them for hiring selection
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assessment centers
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money a police dept will pay officers to reimburse them for tuition expenses while they are employed by the police dept and are pursing a college degree
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tuition reimbursement
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a federal scholarship and loan program operated by the DOJ between 1968 and 1976. LEEP put money into developing criminal justice programs in college and provided tuition and expenses for inservice police officers to go to college
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LEEP Law Enforcement Education Program
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identifies the important skills that must be performed by police officers and then identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform those tasks
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job analysis
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concept that job requirements must be necessary for the performance on the job a person is applying for
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job relatedness
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a form of de facto discrimination resulting a testing element that discriminates against a particular group, essentially keeping members of that group out of the applicant pool
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adverse impact
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the ability to interrupt, understand, and manage one's own and others' emotions, which encompasses the competencies valued in law enforcement such as self-awareness, self-control, conflict management, and leadership
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emotional intelligence
