Deck 13: Accountability Strategies

Question 1

In some departments sergeants can have an effect on

A) vacation assignments
B) days off
C) overtime
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The chief of police must operate within an ongoing paradox, that of having to

A) teach force and avoiding the use of force at the same time
B) teach recruits and experienced officers at the same time
C) teach democracy and legality at the same time
D) teach citizens and police officers at the same time

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Police administration is just too far removed from the street officer to have much of an impact upon day-to-day operations.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The most important leader in the life of the individual police officer is the

A) chief of police
B) captain
C) lieutenant
D) sergeant

Question 5

Problems that plague FTO programs include little financial incentive to participate and a lack of seniority.

Question 6

Police officers are most greatly influenced by their chiefs, and to a far lesser extent by their sergeants.

Question 7

Sergeants may have input into the process of assigning officers not only to particular beats, but to particular shifts and teams.

Question 8

Sergeants may have input into the process of assigning officers

A) to particular beats
B) to particular shifts
C) to particular teams
D) all of the above

Question 9

Sergeants serve as _____________ for young police officers.

A) mentors
B) coaches
C) teachers
D) all of the above

Question 10

Sergeants serve as mentors, coaches, and teachers for young police officers.

Question 11

Sergeants have the ability to teach new recruits about

A) the use of power and force
B) the use of power and farce
C) the use of powerful force
D) the use of forceful power

Question 12

The use of non-judicialized accountability mechanisms for police officers means handling most police misconduct issues informally.

Question 13

With regards to ethics, cadets typically experience only a couple of hours worth of speechifying by someone from internal affairs in an entire 15-week academy experience.

Question 14

In a police department, the middle manager serves as __________ upper level policy makers and the line officers on the street.

A) the buffer between
B) the glue that holds together
C) a barrier between
D) a point of communication between

Question 15

In a police department, middle managers

A) evaluate implementation strategies
B) evaluate police officers
C) assess police officers
D) all of the above

Question 16

The contemporary police officer must understand that COP requires

A) a short-term relationship between police and public
B) a clear hierarchy between police and public due to their different roles
C) a closely knit, ongoing relationship between police and public
D) separation between police and public due to their different roles

Question 17

Because he or she can be far removed from the individual police officer, the chief executive of a police organization can have little effect upon specific officers.

Question 18

The sergeant should ______________ on the part of subordinates.

A) prevent innovation and punish mistakes
B) allow for innovation and tolerate mistakes
C) allow for innovation and but not tolerate mistakes
D) discourage innovation yet tolerate mistakes

Question 19

A good sergeant will teach police officers that to explain or to apologize is neither a sign of weakness nor counterproductive to the interests of the police.

Question 20

Sergeants have the ability to teach new recruits about the use of power and force.

Question 21

Police officer review boards operate ____________ in most places.

A) independently of internal affairs
B) as part of internal affairs
C) as a division of internal affairs
D) dependently on internal affairs

Question 22

When comparing systems operating in parallel, it turns out that internal affairs tends to find police officers guilty of misconduct __________ than does civilian review.

A) slightly less often
B) significantly less often
C) slightly more often
D) significantly more often

Question 23

Which accountability system is best?

A) civilian review
B) internal review
C) hybrid system
D) infernal review

Question 24

The Wickersham Commission took place in

A) the early 1930s
B) the early 1940s
C) the early 1950s
D) the early 1960s

Question 25

Consider the multiple roles of the sergeant, as teacher, mentor, and coach. When is the sergeant a coach? When, in fact, is the coaching metaphor not a good one?

Question 26

A large majority of police officers who work in jurisdictions that do not have civilian review are against the idea. Officers surveyed who work in jurisdictions that do have civilian review

A) are also against the idea
B) are slightly in favor of the idea
C) are largely in favor of the idea
D) have no opinion

Question 27

Internal affairs processes are

A) completely in-house
B) a hybrid of in-house and civilian
C) entirely civilian
D) neither in-house nor civilian

Question 28

Review Box 13.6. Construct an essay engaging the counterintuitive findings in this box. Such an essay should not only focus upon the specific points mentioned but also upon how important it is for today's contemporary officers to understand them. That is, civilian review is a movement that is growing rapidly. The police just about everywhere will have to deal with it at some point in the near future. Why is it important that they understand what this box suggests about the civilianization of police review?

Question 29

FTO means

A) fire training officer
B) field training officer
C) field transportation officer
D) firearms training officer

Question 30

The average number of years of experience possessed by FTOs today is __________ years worth of seniority.

A) less than 2
B) more than 5
C) more than 10
D) more than 20

Question 31

Make an argument that the only reasonable way to investigate allegations of police misconduct is to trust them to people outside of the police culture. Then make the opposite argument-that only police officers are knowledgeable enough to accomplish this job effectively.

Question 32

Hybrid review systems attempt to

A) take advantage of the strengths of both internal affairs and civilian review boards, but sacrifice the integrity of the process
B) take advantage of the strengths of both internal affairs and civilian review boards, without sacrificing the integrity of the process
C) fail to take advantage of the strengths of both internal affairs and civilian review boards
D) take advantage of the weaknesses of both internal affairs and civilian review boards

Question 33

Given your knowledge of the politics of police unions, do you think that they will ever change and take police accountability to heart? Why or why not?

Question 34

With regard to coverage of ethics, traditional police academy training is

A) too short
B) significantly more than necessary
C) adequate
D) nonexistent

Question 35

There are three main types of review systems:

A) external, police operated review mechanisms; civilian review boards; and hybrid systems
B) internal, police operated review mechanisms; civilian review boards; and high-powered systems
C) infernal, police operated review mechanisms; civilian review boards; and hybrid systems
D) internal, police operated review mechanisms; civilian review boards; and hybrid systems

Question 36

Internal affairs investigations

A) are done in secret
B) are done by sworn law enforcement officers
C) results are kept from the public, even from complaining citizens
D) all of the above

Question 37

Reasons for civilian review boards include

A) some citizens are intimidated by being required to go to police headquarters in order to file a complaint
B) investigations are conducted by civilian, non-police personnel, bringing more objectivity to the process
C) the process is more open with publicly available investigative files and hearings
D) all of the above

Question 38

Most police officer review boards are utilized for

A) general disciplinary purposes only
B) driving-related incidents only
C) citizen complaints only
D) shooting-related incidents only

Question 39

Discuss the lack of training in ethics at the traditional police academy. Why is this unacceptable? What sorts of changes do you favor? Do you think that the discussions included in this book should be included in an academy curriculum?

Question 40

Four factors to consider when evaluating police review systems are

A) integration, legitimacy, learning, and cost
B) integrity, illegitimacy, learning, and cost
C) integrity, legitimacy, learning, and cost
D) integration, illegitimacy, learning, and cost