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Police Psychology

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What is the role of forensic psychologists in policing

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Forensic psychologists can assist in responding to major complaints against police such as corruption, racism, and brutality. They can help in evaluating changes in police procedures and help in assigning police officers to specific neighbourhoods

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What do higher levels of police corruption include

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Violent crimes, denying civil rights, criminal enterprise, major bribes, property crime

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What do lower levels of police corruption include

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Role malfeasance, being ‘above’ laws, minor bribes, playing favourites, gratuities

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Why do we need to match police to demographics of a community

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Having police officers that match demographics of a community helps to raise communication between police and civilians

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How do we select the police force

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There are differences across every group / culture to the appropriate KSA’s should include
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

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Police selection procedures Canada

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Include but not limited too:
- Physical fitness
- Cognitive abilities
- Personality
- Performance on various job-related tasks

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What are the two stages of the selection process

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  1. Job analysis
  2. Construction and validation stage
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Job Analysis

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  • Defining KSA’s
  • Skills determined through surveys, observational techniques or by talking to officers
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Construction and Validation Stage

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  • Develop an instrument for measuring KSA’s
  • Measures include tardiness, complaints, commendations, exam scores, and peer reviews
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RCMP Police Aptitude Test

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Measures 7 competencies seen as essential

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What are the 7 competencies the RPAT measures

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Composition, Comprehension, Memory, Judgement, Observation, Logic, and Computation

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MMPI and MMPI2

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Combination of Pd (psychopathic deviate), Ma (hypomania), and L scales (social desirability) make up immaturity index and predict termination

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Inwald Personality Inventory

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This is used to identify police applicants who are most suitable for police work by measuring personality attributes and behaviour patterns

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What are the 4 job simulations in the situational tests

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  1. General Patrol Officer
  2. Patrol Sargent
  3. Detective (Investigator)
  4. Intermediate Level Commander
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What is Police Discretion

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This is the officers ability to allow them to differentiate and discriminate between situations that require adherence to the Law and occasions when latitude is justified

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When is Police Discretion used

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  1. Youth Crimes
  2. Offenders with mental illness
  3. Domestic Violence
  4. Use of Force
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What are the factors that influence police discretion

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  1. When the crime is more serious
  2. Evidence is strong
  3. Victim asks for an arrest to be made
  4. Victim and offender are strangers to each other
  5. Suspect is resistant or disrespectful to the officer
  6. Race and neighbourhood may have influence
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How do we control discretion

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The charter of rights and freedom and police codes of conduct control use of discretion, and a continuum is put in place for police officers to decide when they need to use force

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What are the major sources of police stress

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  1. Organization Stressors
  2. Occupational Stressors
  3. Criminal Justice Stressors
  4. Public Stressors
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What does organizational stressors entail

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This includes career development and paper work

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What does occupational stressors entail

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This includes shift work and suffering such as lack of sleep, childcare, and PTSD

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What do Criminal Justice stressors entail

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This includes ineffective justice systems and unfavourable court decisions, such as domestic violence, and emergency protection orders

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What do public stressors entail

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This includes inaccurate press, and ineffectiveness of referral agencies

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