Ethics and Anti-bias policing

Question 1

What is intentional bias?

Answer 1

The conscious use of race/ethnicity to determine criminal suspiciousness.

Question 2

What is unintentional bias?

Answer 2

The unconscious use of biases/stereotypes that affect law enforcement decision making

Question 3

What is discrimination?

Answer 3

Denial of justice and fair treatment.

I.e., employment, education, housing, banking and political rights. Discrimination is an action that can follow prejudicial thinking

Question 4

What is prejudice?

Answer 4

Prejudging or making a decision about a person or group of people without sufficient knowledge

Question 5

What is stereotype?

Answer 5

An oversimplified generalization on a person/persons without regard for individual differences

Question 6

What is racial profiling and some examples?

Answer 6

based on stereotypes, influenced by biases, targets a group by race,

Question 7

Law enforcement culture and examples?

Answer 7

Isolation that separates the officer from the surrounding society. They assume that the public, or most of it becomes the enemy/threat.

Question 8

What is a Brady officer, traits or characteristics?

Answer 8

Police officers that have been dishonest. Acts of untruthfulness / perjury
Criminal law violations
Racial profiling / Prejudice

Question 9

ppl vs Thomas- What is it about?

Answer 9

Thomas getting charges of marijuana and cocaine dropped because the Summit County Officer didn’t have probable cause to conduct a search of his car.

Question 10

Why is being ethical important in policing?

Answer 10

For public trust and to protect the publics image of policing

Question 11

For a mental health disturbance, what systems should be called

Answer 11

Police, mental health, fire, ems, ALL