CS # 16 Flashcards
What should the police supervisor do when preparing to respond to questions from the news media A. Get the facts B. Double check the facts for accuracy C. Organize the facts for presentation D. All of the above
D. All of the above
In releasing information to the press, the supervisor turned spokesperson will avoid
A. Guessing
B. Speculating
C. Passing along anything he does not know for certain to be true
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
In law enforcement relationships with the press, it is vital that police not be the source for A. Incorrect information B. On-Scene statements C. Violent description D. All of the above
D. All of the above
For all practical purposes, once information from law enforcement is in the hands of the press it \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ recalled A. Can Be B. Cannot be C. Generally can be D. Sometimes can be
B. Cannot be
It is \_\_\_\_\_\_ acceptable for a law enforcement supervisor to ask a news person what he or she plans to ask in a upcoming interview A. Never B. Perfectly C. Sometimes D. Seldom
B. Perfectly
Before the police leader steps in front of the press to make a statement or answer questions he or she should make an effort to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ what is to be said A. Exaggerate B. Fabricate C. Practice D. None of the above
C. Practice
One reliable way in which a police leader can determine the facts he needs to assemble to do a media interview is to A. Ask his supervisor B. Place himself in the reporters shoes C. Ask the public information Officer D. None of the above
B. Place himself in the reporter shoes
Appropriate guidelines governing the release of information to the news media includes
A. Do furnish an overview of the crime or incident
B. Do identify yourself and provide a telephone number and email address where you can be reached, if necessary
C. Do provide the name of a follow up contact person
D. All of the above
D. all of the above
Appropriate guidelines governing the non release of information to the news media includes
A. Don’t comment on evidence such as a confession
B. Don’t release the names of deceased persons until the next of kin has been notified
C. Don’t give out information that may become an investigative key
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is everything to a police leader, in press matters as well as in everything else he says or does A. Proven toughness B. Glibness C. Credibility D. None of the above
C. Credibility
According to one highly acclaimed journalist, credibility in a interviewee comes from
A. Openness
B. Willingness to take questions
C. Understanding that most reports are just trying to do the job they are paid to do
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Its important that the police supervisor remains \_\_\_\_\_ during his encounter with a reporter or photojournalist and respond with patience and courtesy A. Suspicious B. Calm and in control C. On the offensive D. On the defensive
B. Calm and in control
Before doing a television news interview, the supervisor should \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A. assemble the needed facts B. Double check the facts for accuracy C. Practice what he/she plans to say D. All of the above
D. All of the above
During an on camera television interview, the supervisor spokesperson should look at A. The camera B. The camera lens C. The interviewer D. The microphone
C. Interviewer
The supervisor-spokesperson should treat all cameras or microphones in his presence as \_\_\_\_\_\_ at all times A. Live B. Deadly C. An Opportunity D. Dead
A. Live
