EEO Flashcards
Q1
You are the admin sergeant and an employee informed you that her field training officer FTO has been asking her out on a continual basis. All of the solicitations have occurred while both employees are off-duty. However, she feels it is affecting her at work. Additionally, the FTO has made sexually explicit comments to her in person, as well as through departmental email. The employee does not wish to file a formal complaint and wants the information to remain confidential, but wants it to stop. What actions do you take?
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Q2
As a new A-watch sergeant, you are approached by an office assistant who wishes to speak to you privately. You invite her into your office and learned that the front desk officer has been continually asking her out for a date. This has occurred several times in person she has been at her desk. The front desk officer has also made several comments about how much he likes how she dresses. Office assistant does not want to get the front desk officer in trouble; she simply wants him to stop what he’s doing. Describe actions you would take.
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Q3
As you’re walking from the sergeant’s office into the graveyard shift briefing you here several officers laughing in the briefing room. You hear one of them make a sexually explicit comment and when you walk into the room you see that three officers are gathered around one of the office computers, viewing what appears to be a pornographic image. How would you handle the situation?
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Q4
You are working C-watch and are in the office doing reports when one of your officers comes in, shuts the door and advises: His partner officer is making unwanted sexual advances toward him, both in public and in private, and that he really feels uncomfortable working with her on the shift. He has asked her to stop, with no luck, and that he is in fear that her unwanted attention might hamper his marriage. What actions will you take from this point?
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Q5
You are newly promoted sergeant and you’re informed by an office assistant that one of your officers has been attempting to foster a relationship with her and she has expressed her displeasure to the officer regarding his advances. A couple days later, she tells you that the same officer has been purposely sending “dirty“ photos of himself to her cell phone. She doesn’t want to file any kind of complaint, but would like it to stop. How would you handle the situation?
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Q6
You are the only sergeant working the graveyard shift. After shift briefing, and officer comes to you and states that while he was getting dressed in the locker room before shift, with Officer Jones and Officer Smith, Officer Smith made a derogatory statement about Hispanics. Specifically, he stated that he and his partner we’re going to throw some “Julios” in jail tonight. While the officer speaking to you was not Hispanic, he was offended by the comment, and is concerned that Officer Smith may be engaging in racial discrimination. What, if anything, would you do?
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Q7
The Department’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity has several active programs. Name as many of these as you can and detail what significance EEO has to you as a sergeant.
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