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Question 21

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A true leader's conduct is appraised in all of the following frames of reference EXCEPT for ______.

A) what it actually is
B) what he or she thinks it is
C) what it appears to be to others
D) what others think

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 22

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Which of the following would be considered racial profiling by the police or members of law enforcement?

A) detaining an individual whose physical characteristics and clothing match that of a described suspect
B) pulling over an individual whose physical characteristics do not "fit" the surrounding area
C) questioning an individual walking on a public sidewalk at night who appears inebriated
D) pulling over a female during the daytime who is using her cell phone while driving in violation of a city ordinance

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Adhering to a supervisor's policy of not ticketing unless an individual has exceeded the speed limit by more than 10 miles an hour is an example of the influence of ______.

An agency's leadership and supervision, as well as organizational norms and culture, can lead them to do all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

Racial profiling is not a component of biased enforcement.

Provide an example of racial profiling.

Define police ethics.

Policing is a low-visibility profession.

______ occurs when an officer considers race as part of a decision to take, or not to take, law enforcement action.

Rating officers on how many tickets they write and how many arrests they make each month has a direct effect on biased enforcement practices.

Provide an example of how politics and economics can influence a police officer's discretion.

The Knapp Commission focused on police officers in which city?

Legally, an officer can consider race only as part of a specific, reliable suspect description tied to a particular crime.

Which of the following has been used as a justification for quotas?

Which of the following was identified as being a step further from community-oriented policing?

A police officer is expected to be a role model regardless of whether he or she is on the clock.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding discretion?

More than 30 years ago, the Knapp Commission discovered that the majority of New York City police officers were aggressively seeking out opportunities to engage in unethical conduct.

Professional ethics outline the moral obligation to act in ways that are proper to accomplish professional goals.

The exercise of discretion is routine in all police agencies.