Complete Test Bank Ch6 Being A Police Officer The Police

CHAPTER 6: BEING A POLICE OFFICER: THE POLICE OCCUPATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What term describes “a set of attitudes and behaviours that develop out of the unique role police officers play and the duties they are asked to perform”?

a. employment personality of police officers

b. employment personality of law enforcement

c. working personality of police officers

d. working personality of law enforcement

PTS: 1 REF: Introduction KEY: Bloom’s Remember

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hypervigilance?

a. psychological arousal

b. intense consideration to following rules

c. attentiveness to details of the environment

d. elevated levels of alertness

PTS: 1 REF: The Working Personality of Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

3. Constable Smith avoids talking about his fellow officers because he wants to ensure they are protected from the scrutiny and criticism of those outside the police force. What is he exhibiting?

a. blue-light syndrome

b. blue-group syndrome

c. code of silence

d. code of honour

PTS: 1 REF: The Working Personality of Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

4. Joey is considering employment options. He’s particularly interested in jobs in policing, construction, mining, and forestry. His family wants him to consider how dangerous each profession is before making a decision. Which profession would he learn has the lowest fatality rate of the options provided?

a. policing

b. construction

c. mining

d. forestry

PTS: 1 REF: How Dangerous Is Police Work? KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

5. Between 1975 and 2018, what was the most common cause of death for police officers who died while working?

a. homicides

b. terrorism

c. vehicle accidents

d. accidental firearm discharge

PTS: 1 REF: How Dangerous Is Police Work? KEY: Bloom’s Remember

6. Constable Adams has a low level of frustration and cynicism regarding her job and the district in which she works. Which of the following would most accurately describe the district in which she works?

a. a district with less crime and disorder

b. a district with more crime and disorder

c. a very large district

d. a very small district

PTS: 1 REF: The Occupational Outlook and Career Aspirations of Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

7. A police officer nearing retirement age finds himself in conversation with a young woman interested in policing. When she asks him about his workload, he laments that it has increased significantly in recent years. What would he say is one of the major reasons for this increase?

a. training

b. officer holidays

c. court decisions

d. language barriers

PTS: 1 REF: The Criminal Justice System KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

8. When reflecting on her career, a longtime patrol officer notices that she has become generally desensitized to life around her. She believes this is because her job involves long periods of monotony and short bursts of excitement and stimulation. What is this phenomenon called?

a. the startle effect

b. the excitement effect

c. the stimulation effect

d. the desensitization effect

PTS: 1 REF: The Criminal Justice System KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

9. What did Duxbury and Higgins find regarding work–life balance among Canadian police officers?

a. police work has become less complex

b. police work has become more complex

c. police work has become less dangerous

d. police work has become more dangerous

PTS: 1 REF: The Criminal Justice system KEY: Bloom’s Remember

10. Which of the following is a disorder that is characterized by “flashbacks, depression, and loss of sleep”?

a. post-traumatic situation disorder

b. post-trigger stress disorder

c. post-traumatic stress disorder

d. post-trigger situation disorder

PTS: 1 REF: The Criminal Justice System KEY: Bloom’s Remember

11. Which of the following statements best describes the crime rate in northern and remote Canadian communities?

a. The crime rate cannot be recorded in small communities in Canada’s remote north.

b. The crime rate in Canada’s remote north is often lower than in cities.

c. The crime rate in Canada’s remote north is often equal to that in cities.

d. The crime rate in Canada’s remote north is often higher than in cities.

PTS: 1 REF: The Community KEY: Bloom’s Remember

12. To which of the following does research attribute the prevalence of gender stereotyping, harassment, and discrimination toward women?

a. hiring practices

b. inherent sexism

c. police culture

d. training

PTS: 1 REF: Challenges Faced by Women Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

13. What did the plaintiff in the 2019 $135 million class action lawsuit against the RCMP claim?

a. the organization did not protect longtime officers

b. the organization did not protect new recruits

c. the organization did not train officers properly

d. the organization did not train new recruits properly

PTS: 1 REF: Challenges Faced by Women Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

14. As of 2019, approximately how many additional police officers did the RCMP require in order to end its staffing crisis?

a! 1,000–2,000

b! 2,000–3,000

c! 3,000–4,000

d! 4,000–5,000

PTS: 1 REF: The Police Organization KEY: Bloom’s Remember

15. Which of the following can be defined as the extent to which officers feel that the organization is supportive of their work, they are treated fairly, there is transparency in their promotion and performance assessment processes, and the department is concerned about their health and well-being?

a. organizational justice

b. organizational fairness

c. agency support

d. agency integrity

PTS: 1 REF: The Police Organization KEY: Remember

16. Constable Murray feels his department does not care about his well-being, or about the well-being of his fellow officers. What is the approximate number of Canadian police officers who feel similarly to Constable Murray in this regard?

a. one-third

b. two-thirds

c. one-quarter

d. three-quarters

PTS: 1 REF: The Police Organization KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

17. Constable Chan has just completed his first year of policing. He has had some difficulty adjusting to shift work and often says that he feels permanently jet-lagged. What is this state called?

a. jet-lag syndrome

b. tired-cop syndrome

c. shift-fatigue syndrome

d. police-work syndrome

PTS: 1 REF: Shift Work and Tired Cop Syndrome KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

18. Gary is preparing a presentation on diversity in policing for his Criminology class. He includes a portion on the first RCMP officer allowed to wear a turban as part of the police uniform. What is the name of the individual Gary is referencing in his presentation?

a. Baltej Dhillon

b. Baljeet Dhillon

c. Sundeep Singh

d. Simran Singh

PTS: 1 REF: The Experiences of Indigenous Officers and Officers from Communities of Diversity KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order

19. Which of the following is defined as “physical and/or mental conditions in police officers caused by their organizational and operational experiences on the job”?

a. occupational stress injuries

b. employment health injuries

c. psychological policing injuries

d. mental health injuries

PTS: 1 REF: The Mental Health of Police Officers KEY: Remember

20. Many Canadian police services use a program that is borrowed from the Canadian military in an effort to address mental and physical health issues among their officers. What is this program called?

a. Pathways to Mental Wellness

b. Pathways to Mental Wellbeing

c. Road to Mental Resilience

d. Road to Mental Readiness

PTS: 1 REF: Programs and Interventions for Officers Experiencing Mental Health Issues KEY: Bloom’s Remember

TRUE/FALSE

1. The “blue wall” reflects the strong in-group solidarity police have with their fellow officers.

PTS: 1 REF: Being a Police Officer KEY: Bloom’s Remember

2. A Canadian study determined that older officers with more experience doing patrol work were more likely to be assaulted while on the job.

PTS: 1 REF: Being a Police Officer KEY: Bloom’s Remember

3. “Careerist” officers tend to focus on facilitating change both socially and within the police organization.

PTS: 1 REF: The Occupational Outlook and Career Aspirations of Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

4. Female police officers are more likely than their male counterparts to feel as though progress has been made toward gender equity.

PTS: 1 REF: Challenges Faced by Women Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

5. The Ottawa Police Service recently stated that it must hire an additional 500 officers over five years to combat staffing shortages.

PTS: 1 REF: The Police Organization KEY: Bloom’s Remember

6. Police officers posted in rural and remote communities are less likely to experience tired cop syndrome than those posted elsewhere.

PTS: 1 REF: Shift Work and Tired Cop Syndrome KEY: Bloom’s Remember

7. In a recent study of women LGBTQ2 officers, respondents felt that, generally, gender was a more significant issue than sexual orientation in policing with respect to discrimination and harassment.

PTS: 1 REF: The Experience of LGBTQ2 Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

8. A 2016 nationwide survey of first responders found that they were less likely to report symptoms consistent with one or more mental disorder than the general population.

PTS: 1 REF: The Mental Health of Police Officers KEY: Bloom’s Remember

9. Inadequate resources, a lack of support, and conflict among officers has the potential to contribute to officers’ risk of experiencing PTSD.

PTS: 1 REF: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder KEY: Bloom’s Remember

10. There is a well-established national database of police suicides in Canada that includes information regarding rank, length of career, personal history, age, gender, ethnicity, and exposure to critical events.

PTS: 1 REF: Suicide KEY: Bloom’s Remember

SHORT ANSWER

1. List and describe four components of the working personality of police officers. Provide a hypothetical example of each.

PTS: 1 REF: Being a Police Officer KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order and Remember

2. List and discuss three common sources of stress for police officers as outlined in the text.

PTS: 1 REF: The Challenges of Police Work KEY: Bloom’s Remember

3. Define tired cop syndrome and discuss the impact of the syndrome and of shift work on police officers.

PTS: 1 REF: Shift Work and Tired Cop Syndrome KEY: Bloom’s Remember

4. Discuss the prevalence of mental disorders among first responders. List and describe two steps you feel police agencies can take to support officers experiencing mental disorders.

PTS: 1 REF: The Prevalence of Mental Disorders among First Responders KEY: Bloom’s Higher Order and Remember

5. Define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and describe how it often develops. List two factors that may contribute to officers being at risk of PTSD.

PTS: 1 REF: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder KEY: Bloom’s Remember