Chapter 4

Question 1

according to Samuel Walker, what was the first publicly funded policing organizations in the southern states?

Answer 1

slave patrols

Question 2

define slave codes

Answer 2

laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights

Question 3

when were African Americans allowed to become police officers?

Answer 3

1940’s

Question 4

where were the first African American police officers?

Answer 4

Georgia, in Savannah police department

Question 5

when did Birmingham Alabama see its first African American police officer?

Answer 5

1966

Question 6

how many federally recognized Native American reservations exist?

Answer 6

330

Question 7

define procedural justice

Answer 7

perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards

Question 8

what is the defense of life rule (1970)

Answer 8

force can be used if someone’s safety is threatened

Question 9

what is the fleeing felon rule (1972)

Answer 9

is a felon is suspected to be in flight, police were allowed to shoot them

Question 10

What are the five recommendations for law enforcement officers specified by the Police Executive Research Forum?

Answer 10

1. Be courteous & professional
2. State reason for stopping when appropriate
3. Answer citizen’s questions
4. Provide name & badge number if asked
5. Apologize if reasonable suspicion for stop was unfounded

Question 11

example of “out of place” profiling

Answer 11

White person visiting a friend in a poor minority neighborhood might be detained

Question 12

define excessive force

Answer 12

any physical force that is more than reasonably necessary to accomplish lawful police purpose

Question 13

define contempt of cop

Answer 13

behavior by people towards law enforcement officers that the officers perceive as disrespectful

Question 14

Which Commission exposed a pattern of corruption in which officers took bribes to protect the drug trade in New York?

Answer 14

Mollen Commission (NYC)

Question 15

what is the self-regulatory police unit that investigates police action called?

Answer 15

internal affairs

Question 16

why is there a lack of national data on police shootings

Answer 16

because the data collection system is voluntary, local police departments not required to submit data