Exam 3.4

Question 1

What are stereotypes?

Answer 1

Preconceived notions based on prior encounters, word of mouth, and media information

Question 2

What is occupational discrimination?

Answer 2

Discrimination that results from being a member of a particular work group

Question 3

What is psychological harassment in policing?

Answer 3

Harassment based on the use of racial slurs or other attempts to embarrass members of a minority group

Question 4

What is legal cynicism?

Answer 4

Cultural orientation in which the law and the agents of its enforcement are viewed as illegitimate, unresponsive, and unable to ensure public safety

Question 5

Why is accountability important in policing?

Answer 5

Police are public employees, therefore making them accountable to the public for their actions

Question 6

What is double marginality?

Answer 6

The fact that black officers have not been fully accepted by their white coworkers and also distrusted by other blacks

Question 7

What is protective coloration?

Answer 7

• Black officers can often gather more information that white officers would have more difficulty in obtaining
• Black officers may decrease the likelihood of charges of racial brutality being brought against the police
• Federal funding is partly dependent on equal employment opportunities and affirmative action programs