From Warriors To Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture To Democratic Ideals

Question 1

Authors of From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals

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Answer 1

Sue Rahr and Stephen K. Rice

Question 2

“ In ____________ vision of a perfect society- in a republic that honors the core of democracy- the greatest amount of power is given to those called the Guardians. Only those with the most impeccable character are chosen to bear the responsibility of protecting the democracy”.

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Answer 2

Plato

Question 3

Who said “the police are the people, and the people are the police”

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Answer 3

Sir Robert Peel

Question 4

In the first authors 35 years of experience there are two things cops hate:

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Answer 4

1. The way things are

2. Change

Question 5

The displays containing the “tools of the trade” in the main lobby were replaced by a large mural depicting the United States Constitution, framed by the following words in large relief:

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Answer 5

“In these halls..Training the Guardians of Democracy”

Question 6

_____________ are lessons from the book by Paul Meshanko about the neuroscience behind the acts of respect and disrespect to either motivate or antagonize were integrated into the basic academy curriculum.

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Answer 6

“The Respect Effect”

Question 7

Academy personnel worked in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Program Administration (DARPA) researchers to create a program that teaches students specific, measurable actions that increase rapport between strangers and lead to positive social interaction.

Although the program was developed to train Marine recruits how to conduct peacekeeping missions in foreign villages, it has shown great utility for police officers and is currently being adapted for both basic and in-service training.

Answer 7

Tactical Social Interaction

Question 8

A _________ longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the new training is now underway, having been launched in the fall of 2014.

Researchers will follow cohorts of recruits for _____ , conducting interviews and administering surveys at various intervals.

The study is designed to determine if the guardian philosophy, the blue courage program and the tactical social interaction program positively influence officers attitudes about their job and the public.

It will also measure whether or not officers trained under those programs are more likely to use crisis intervention strategies and de-escalation skills in the field than officers trained under the old warrior philosophy

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Answer 8

(5) Five Years

Question 9

_____________, this program teaches recruits to recognize behavioral cure associated with mental illness and traumatic brain injury and helps recruits develop strategies to de-escalate conflict and gain compliance.

More than half of the “mock scenario” training and testing activities have been modified to include options and requirements for using crisis intervention techniques

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Answer 9

Crisis Intervention Training

Question 10

___________, this program, developed by the King County Sheriff’s Office with funding from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, teaches the principles of procedural justice using the LEED model (Listen and Explain with Equity and Dignity).

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Justice Based Policing

Question 11

______________, developed through a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, this motivational program instills pride and supports values about the nobility of policing and the importance of maintaining physical, emotional and spiritual health.

It has also been implemented at the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy and is currently being introduced to the rank and file at the New York Police Department and many other agencies across the nation.

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Answer 11

Blue Courage

Question 12

LT. Jim Glennon of the popular Calibre Press tactical training programs explains in his engaging book ___________ “mastering the skill of communication provides an officer with deep insight into what the public wants, who they are, and what their intentions might be.

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Arresting Communication

Question 13

A ____________ maxim places immense importance on officer discretion, an orientation that can run counter to longstanding tendencies to regulate officer actions through operational control in the form of complex policies, rules and procedures.

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“Physical control as last resort”

Question 14

What stands in the way of adopting a training model and culture that supports the development of critically thinking leaders with enhanced skills in managing human behavior?

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Tradition

Question 15

The police officers mission is that of a guardian: to protect. The rules of engagement evolve as the incident unfolds.

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In the community, the officer is the leader, rarely operating with the luxury of direct supervision.

Question 16

For the sake of safety, _________ should be the primary goal in resolving conflict, with physical control reserved for those who present an immediate threat and cannot be managed any other way.

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Answer 16

Voluntary compliance

Question 17

Positive Police contact facilitates public confidence. People tell good cops what is going on in their neighborhoods and work with them to keep it safe. They view good cops as part of their community- one of the key distinguishing characteristics between cops with a guardian mindset and cops who operate with a warrior mindset.

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The guardian operates as part of the community, demonstrating empathy and employing procedural justice principles during interactions.

Question 18

In NewYork what is the practice that put newly credentialed officers in the city’s most stressed neighborhoods?

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Operation Impact

Question 19

Which place is Sue Rahr the executive director at and which police department did she retire from?

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Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC)

King County Sheriff Office

After 33 years of service with the last 7 as the elected sheriff.

Question 20

Who argued before the Springfield Young Men’s Lyceum in 1838?

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Answer 20

Lincoln

Question 21

More formally, ____________ explains that procedural justice focuses on perceived impartiality during interactions between police and the communities they serve, participation (“voice”) from the public during these interactions, fairness, and consistency of treatment.

Fairness relates to the protection of human rights and goals to include equal treatment, nondiscrimination, and nonpartisanship.

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Answer 21

Tom Tyler of Yale University

Question 22

As _____________ argues in a review of the Constitution and the Police: “The future of individual liberties in this country depends on reinvigorating the system of vigorous checks and balances built into our Bill of Rights.

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Answer 22

New York University Law Professor Stephen Schulhofer

Question 23

As Tyler and colleagues explain, procedural justice relates directly to Legitimacy.

“If legal authorities exercise their authority fairly, they build legitimacy and increase both willing deference to rules and the decisions of the police and the courts and the motivation to help with the task of maintaining social order in the community.”

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Answer 23

Put another way, procedural justice refers to the set of procedures by which agents of social control such as police meet, or fail to meet, standards of consistency, suppression of bias, accuracy of information, mechanisms of rectification, and ethicality of standards in their interactions with the public.