Deck 10: Police Human Resources Management

Question 1

Most police departments require that their recruits have college degrees.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is an important civil rights case?

A) Griggs v.Duke Power Company
B) Washington v.Davis
C) Davis v.City of Dallas
D) all of these choices

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The first step in recruitment is the written examination.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Disparate impact occurs when members of a protected class are not adequately represented in the selection process.

Question 5

Each year there are dozens of sexual harassment lawsuits filed against police departments.

Question 6

Civil service protections run counter to professionalism.

Question 7

What term is used to describe a situation when members of a protected class are not adequately represented in the selection process?

A) discrimination
B) race norming
C) disparate impact
D) racism

Question 8

Most police departments have sufficient female and minority representation in their ranks.

Question 9

Hostile work environment exists when there is a tangible economic detriment as a result of refusal to succumb to sexual advances.

Question 10

The Americans with Disabilities Act forbids discrimination against people with HIV.

Question 11

Which of the following characterizes a system whereby employees are hired, retained, advanced, disciplined, and discharged on the basis of merit?

A) tenure
B) civil service
C) moonlighting
D) permanency

Question 12

Which of the following was the first case to define discrimination as promulgated by the Civil Rights Act?

A) Miranda v.Arizona
B) Brown v.Board of Education
C) Griggs v.Duke Power Company
D) Mapp v.Ohio

Question 13

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies to all employers.

Question 14

The first permanent legislation enacting civil service was the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Question 15

Whites who feel they have been put at a disadvantage because of affirmative action claim:

A) discrimination
B) racism
C) reverse discrimination
D) reverse racism

Question 16

The polygraph is useful for uncovering information that cannot be readily examined during the background investigation.

Question 17

Police departments have been known to retaliate against female officers who file sexual harassment complaints.

Question 18

Discipline plays a key part in the promotion process.

Question 19

Many police departments have dropped their residency requirements and now recruit nationwide.

Question 20

All police recruits must have 20/20 vision.

Question 21

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability can be:

A) physical
B) mental
C) physical and mental
D) none of these choices

Question 22

What term refers to the development of a pool of sufficiently qualified applicants from which to select officers?

A) hiring
B) recruitment
C) selection
D) promotion

Question 23

__________ is defined as the development of a pool of sufficiently qualified applicants from which to select officers.

Question 24

__________ is a system whereby employees are hired, retained, advanced, disciplined, and discharged on the basis of merit.

Question 25

What tests do the courts use to determine whether a department is discriminating against a protected class?

A) population comparisons
B) four-fifths rule
C) the McDonnell Douglas rule
D) all of these choices

Question 26

Residency requirements:

A) are found in every police department
B) are found only in large departments
C) are not found in departments located in cities with expensive real estate
D) are the exception

Question 27

__________ occurs when members of a protected class are not adequately represented in the selection process.

Question 28

In the past, what did courts use as the primary remedy when discrimination occurred?

A) equal opportunity selection
B) quota systems
C) race norming
D) none of these choices

Question 29

The vast majority of law enforcement agencies require what level of education?

A) high school diploma or equivalent
B) some college
C) two-year degree
D) four-year degree

Question 30

What type of sexual harassment exists when there is a tangible economic detriment as a result of a refusal to succumb to sexual advances?

A) retaliatory
B) quid pro quo
C) hostile work environment
D) overt

Question 31

What method is perhaps the most accurate method of selecting and promoting personnel?

A) the written test
B) the polygraph
C) the assessment center
D) the oral interview

Question 32

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other physical or verbal conduct of a sexual nature is known as __________.

Question 33

Title VII of the 1964 __________ establishes the basis of fair employment practices.

Question 34

__________ sexual harassment exists when there is a tangible economic detriment as a result of a refusal to succumb to sexual advances.

Question 35

What is the main reason police officer job applicants are rejected?

A) prior violent crimes
B) prior drug use
C) prior bankruptcy
D) lying

Question 36

__________ refers to situations in which unwelcome sexual conduct has the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating environment.

Question 37

The __________ Civil Service Act, which took effect in 1883, was the first permanent legislation enacting civil service.

Question 38

What is designed to ensure that recruits have the basic competencies to perform as police officers?

A) the academy
B) the field training officer (FTO) program
C) in service training
D) none of these choices

Question 39

The __________ forbids discrimination against the disabled.

Question 40

__________ management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees.

Question 41

Distinguish between recruitment and selection.

Question 42

A number of departments are using __________ tests in which candidates are required to perform job-related tasks on which they are then evaluated.

Question 43

Explain the three procedures courts use to determine whether a department is discriminating against a protected class.

Question 44

In the __________ exercise, candidates are given a set of written documents similar to those he or she must process on the job.The candidate must then work through or process the documents as though he or she held the actual position in the department.

Question 45

For the __________ exercise, candidates are asked to make a public presentation before the rating panel.

Question 46

Distinguish between two types of sexual harassment.

Question 47

The __________ examination is used to determine the veracity of statements and information provided by applicants during the hiring process.

Question 48

Explain the significance of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Question 49

Explain the various purposes of performance appraisal.

Question 50

The __________ Act was intended to prevent discrimination against older Americans and prohibits a maximum age requirement for most emplyment.