Policing: Issues and Challenges (chp 8)

Question 1

police working personality

Answer 1

all aspects of the traditional values and patterns of behavior evidenced by police officers who have been socialized into the police subculture

Question 2

who described police working personality?

Answer 2

Jerome Skolnick (1960s)

Question 3

police corruption

Answer 3

the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain

Question 4

“slippery slope” perspective

Answer 4

Corruption can start with small things and grow into larger and more serious ethical violations (Getting offered free items)

Question 5

the Knapp Commission 1970s

Answer 5

(frank serpico) distinguished between two types of corrupt officers grass eaters vs meaters

Question 6

grass eaters vs meat eater

Answer 6

Grass Eaters- don’t initiate corruption but don’t refuse it (free meal)
Meat Eaters – initiate corrupt activity- soliciting brides

Question 7

top three ways police have died on duty?

Answer 7

1. gun fire (over half)
2. automobile accident
3. heart attack

Question 8

problems associated with the job

Answer 8

alcoholism, family problems (irregular hours), high suicide rates

Question 9

excessive force

Answer 9

the application of an amount and/or frequency of force greater than that required to compel compliance from a willing or unwilling subject

Question 10

Tennessee v. Garner: fleeing felon rule

Answer 10

supreme court ruled: when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others