Police Corruption And Misconduct
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- 1.The term baksheesh is an euphemism for
- A.
Bibes
- B.
Protection money
- C.
Graft
- D.
Rewards
- 2.In terms of police corruption, the so-called "queensland model" has become the most well-known
- A.
Ethical model
- B.
Integrity model
- C.
Utilitarian model
- D.
Critical model
- 3.According to the text, citizens from which country report trusting their police more than any other professonal group
- A.
The Danish
- B.
Canadians
- C.
The British
- D.
The Finnish
- 4.the Knapp Commission coined the term "grass eaters" to refer to officers who did all of the following except
- A.
Took offered bribes
- B.
Took offered gratuities
- C.
Picked up merchandise at a crime scene
- D.
Accpeted protection money
- 5.The term grass eaters refers to
- A.
Police officers in New York City who accpeted bribes, gratuities and protection money
- B.
Police officers in Boston who accepted bribes, gratuities, and protection money
- C.
Police officers in Los Angeles who "shopped" at a burglary scenes
- D.
Police officers in Chicago who "shopped" at burglary scenes
- 6.The term meat eater refers to
- A.
Police officers in Los Angeles who accepted bribes, gratuitites, and protection money
- B.
Police officers in Boston who accepted bribes, gratuities, and protection money
- C.
Police officers in New York City who "shopped" at burglary scenes
- D.
Police officers in Chicago who "shopped" at burglary scenes
- 7.Barker and Carter proposed that police abuse of authority comes in all of the following areas except
- A.
Physical abuse
- B.
Psychological abuse
- C.
Legal abuse
- D.
Sexual abuse
- 8.According to Barker and Carter, disrespect, harassment, and ridicule are all examples of which of the following types of abuse
- A.
Physical abuse
- B.
Psychological abuse
- C.
Legal abuse
- D.
Sexual abuse
- 9.According to Barker and Carter, unlawful searches and seizures are examples of which of the following types of abuse
- A.
Physical abuse
- B.
Pyschological abuse
- C.
Legal abuse
- D.
Sexual abuse
- 10.Fyfe and Kane discuss three types of police misconduct including all of the following except
- A.
Police crime
- B.
Police corruption
- C.
Abuse of power
- D.
Abuse of authority
- 11.According to Fyfe and Kane, conduct-related probationary failure is
- A.
The use of excessive force, psychological abuse, or discrimination
- B.
All offences except those that are drug-related with the goal of profit
- C.
Simple failure to meet expectations
- D.
Violating one or more departmental rules
- 12.According to Fyfe and Kane, on-duty abuse is
- A.
The use of excessive force, psychological abuse, or discrimination
- B.
All offenses excpet those that are drug-related with the goal of profit
- C.
Simple failure to meet expectaions
- D.
Violating one or more departmental rules
- 13.items of value received by an individual because of his or her role or position rather than because of a personal relationship with the giver are called
- A.
Freebies
- B.
Gratuities
- C.
Bribes
- D.
Rewards
- 14.Kania believes that gratuities should be allowed because
- A.
Officers don't make much money
- B.
They cement social bonds
- C.
They are in payment for special services
- D.
They are without cost
- 15.The two major arguments against gratuities are the slippery slope argument and the
- A.
Anti-utilitarian argument
- B.
Blue erosion argument
- C.
Unjust enrichment argument
- D.
Anti-bribe argument
- 16.An important distinction between a gift and a gratuity is that a gift is
- A.
Something clearly given with expectations of reciprocity
- B.
Something clearly given with no string attached
- C.
Something that can only be excahnged off duty
- D.
Something that is recieved from someone recently arrested
- 17.The practice of not ticketing an officer who is stopped for speeding or for other driving violations is called
- A.
Blue gratuity
- B.
Professional gift
- C.
Professional courtesy
- D.
Blue graft
- 18.Which of the following is not considered graft
- A.
Bribes
- B.
Protection money
- C.
Taking merchandize from crime scene
- D.
Rewards for referring certain bail bondsmen
- 19.in Barker and Carter's study, they found that up to what percent of police may have used drugs on duty
- A.
20
- B.
2
- C.
10
- D.
40
- 20.According to Carter, the elements of police work that can lead to drug use include all of the following except
- A.
Exposure to criminal element
- B.
Time spent in traffic patrol duties
- C.
Relative freedom from supervision
- D.
Uncontrolled availability
- 21.Graft is best defined as
- A.
The explotation of one's role by utilizing excessive force while arresting someone
- B.
The explotation of one's role by utilizing excessive force to obtain a confession
- C.
The explotation of one's role by accpeting free coffee from convenience stores
- D.
The explotation of one's role by accepting bribes or protection money
- 22.In studies of sexual harassment, what percent of female officers reported being victimized
- A.
30%
- B.
70%
- C.
10%
- D.
50%
- 23.The Buddy Boys operated in which city
- A.
New York
- B.
L.A.
- C.
Boston
- D.
Detroit
- 24.According to the text, explanations of corruption include all of the following except
- A.
Individual explanations
- B.
Institutional explanations
- C.
Sub-cultural explanations
- D.
Systemic explanations
- 25.In his "corruption continuum", Trautman argues that organizations create unethical employees through several steps. Which of the following is not one of three steps
- A.
Ignoring obvious ethical problems
- B.
Perceives sense of victimization
- C.
Survival of the fittest
- D.
Hypocrisy and fear-dominated culture
- 26.Research on excessive force finds that
- A.
It is a widespread problem
- B.
It seems to be an activity that is disproportionally engaged in by a small number
- C.
It is increasing
- D.
It is particularly a problem in the south
- 27.The "bad bushel" explanation is which type of explanation for police deviance
- A.
Societal
- B.
Organizational
- C.
Individual
- D.
Philiosophical
- 28.Lack of background checks, poor internal discipline procedures, and poor supervision are all examples of what type of explanations for police deviance
- A.
Societal
- B.
Organizational
- C.
Individual
- D.
Philiosophical
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