Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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Ethnic/Race minorties
A
Focus primarly on racial minotrites.
2
Q
Women
A
Male police officers are becoming highly sensitized to female issues.
3
Q
Youth
A
As young people mature from childhood to adolesence, the potental for conflict inceases.
4
Q
Elderley
A
As their age increases, they are too frequent becoming the victims of serious crime.
5
Q
The Poor
A
1.May view police in a diffrent light then others.
2. May see the police protecting other rights, but not theirs.
6
Q
Mentally ill
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- May not respond to police orders
- Faliure to deal with the mentally ill can badly impact police community realtions.
7
Q
Tokenism
A
Minority representitives rehuardless of race or ethnicity, traeted badly by the police and communiy.
8
Q
Gender
A
Female representaion in law enforcement has progressed at a slower rate than that of ethnic minorities.
9
Q
Sexual Prefrence
A
- Required to keep sexuality a secret
- Laws have become more premisive.
