Studied by 6 peopleThe Interview Process
________: Evaluates a persons suitability for being an officer.
Probation
________: Allows offenders to stay in the community as long as they are under supervision.
Socialization
________: The process by which people learn characteristics of their group's norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
________ : Stated that discrimination based on race, color, religion, or sex can not be used to discriminate against anyone in the workplace.
Crime Control Act
________: Ensured that police departments did not discriminate against women in employment practices.
Background Checks
________: After an application is submitted the department looks into a persons history to see if they have committed any crimes.
Americans with Disabilities Act
________: Ensured that agencies did not discriminate against any person otherwise qualified for a job because of a disability.
Polygraph
________: It is a lie detector for examinations although it can not be used in court.
Quotas
________: Specific number of minorities that departments have to hire.
Burnout
Burnout: State of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.
Affirmative action
________: They create equal opportunities for everyone, and they mandate the department to take steps to hire minorities.
Written Exam
________: First phase in the selection process and it can be a civil, state, department, or privately created exam.
Equal Pay Act
________: Requires men and women to be paid equally.
Psychology and Polygraph Tests
________: These measure intelligence and identifies personality characteristics.
excessive use of force
Women are less likely to be accused of ________.
Written Exam
First phase in the selection process and it can be a civil, state, department, or privately created exam
Background Checks
After an application is submitted the department looks into a persons history to see if they have committed any crimes
The Interview Process
Evaluates a persons suitability for being an officer
Psychology and Polygraph Tests
These measure intelligence and identifies personality characteristics
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Measures a persons psychopathology and determines whether he or she should be diagnosed with a mental disorder
Polygraph
It is a lie detector for examinations although it cannot be used in court
Physical Ability Test
Measures the ability of an officer to do physical activity
Affirmative action
They create equal opportunities for everyone, and they mandate the department to take steps to hire minorities
Quotas
Specific number of minorities that departments have to hire
Equal Pay Act
Requires men and women to be paid equally
Executive Order of 1969
Stated that sex could not be a qualification for hire
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Stated that discrimination based on race, color, religion, or sex cannot be used to discriminate against anyone in the workplace
Crime Control Act
Ensured that police departments did not discriminate against women in employment practices
Americans with Disabilities Act
Ensured that agencies did not discriminate against any person otherwise qualified for a job because of a disability
Probation
Allows offenders to stay in the community as long as they are under supervision
Police academy
A school for training police officers
Field training officer
They train new officers
Socialization
The process by which people learn characteristics of their group's norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors
Burnout
State of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress
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