1e Personal Toll Of Police Work Test Questions & Answers

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Criminal Justice: The System in Perspective

Ronald G. Burns

Module 13: Personal Toll of Police Work

Multiple Choice

1. Officer Brown had a difficult time going back to his job as a police officer after witnessing his partner get shot; he felt intense feelings of fear and helplessness and continuously thought about the shooting. It appears Officer Brown is suffering from

a. high blood pressure.

b. diabetes.

c. the Blue Flu.

d. post-traumatic stress disorder.

2. Officer Davidson addressed the stressors related to his job through smoking and drinking too much alcohol. Such _______ strategies are harmful means to address stress.

a. avoidance

b. action-oriented

c. smoothing-focused

d. deterrence

3. Which of the following reflects the research findings regarding police officers and drug abuse and alcohol use disorders?

a. Officers appear to be at a higher risk than the general public for alcohol use disorders, but not drug abuse.

b. Officers appear to be at a higher risk than the general public for drug abuse, but not alcohol use disorders.

c. Officers appear to be at a lower risk than the general public for both.

d. Officers appear to be at a higher risk than the general public for both.

4. Which of the following reflects the research findings regarding police officers and domestic violence?

a. Officers appear to have higher rates of domestic violence compared to the general

public.

b. Officers appear to have lower rates of domestic violence compared to the general

public.

c. Research has yet to examine officer rates of domestic violence.

d. Officers who were recently promoted have higher rates of domestic violence

than those who were not.

5. Which of the following provides funding to police departments that adopt protocols that address domestic violence cases involving police officers?

a. The Save Our Spouses Domestic Violence Initiative

b. The Support for Supporting Officers and Their Families Plan

c. The Amanda Rhyner Safe Spouses Protocol

d. The Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Protocol Program

6. The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, which is often called the _______ Amendment, bans access to firearms by individuals who are convicted of domestic violence.

a. Simpson

b. Lautenberg

c. Prevention

d. Smithsonian

7. Which of the following would be considered a critical warning sign that an officer may be considering suicide?

a. Excessive bragging

b. Giving away personal items

c. Close attachment to family and friends

d. Impeccable hygiene and appearance

True/False

8. Stress cannot be beneficial.

9. The harmful effects of policing include stressful situations that can result in psychological and physical harm.

10. Female officers face several unique stressors compared to male officers.

12. The research literature is very clear in stating that police officers are more likely than those in other occupations to experience health-related problems due to the lifestyle of the officers, and not the stress involved with the position.

13. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that protective services (including police officers) are among the occupations with the lowest levels of suicide.

14. Police officers have increasingly taken advantage of suicide support programs, and departments have encouraged officers to report critical warning signs in other officers.

Essay Questions

15. Identify and discuss the various categories of police stress. Now, assume you are a police chief and want to best address stress in your department. What would you do to confront the issues within each of these categories?

16. Discuss how substance abuse, family problems, health problems, and suicide impact policing. Are officers particularly susceptible to these issues? If so, why? If not, why not?