quiz 3 Flashcards
goal of policing
maintaining order and protecting life and property
secondary goals of policing
prevent crime, arrest and prosecute offenders, recover stolen property, assisting the injured, enforce non criminal regulations
when law enforcement has options to handle a operation
discretion
discretion allows you to cover all things involved in a case, its a __________
choice
why cant leo enforce all the laws all the time in court
the courts would get backed up
whats the likelihood of a leo discharging a lethal weapon
unlikely, doesnt mean you can draw it, gets the point across
whats the blue wall of silence
meaning that police protect one another from internal investigations of wrong doing
4 types of stress
external
operational
organizational
personal
external stress
produced by real threats and danger, pursuits, gun calls
operational stress
confronting tragedies, dealing with criminals/addicts, dangerous activities, day to day
organizational stress
changing hours, working holidays, strict discipline
personal stress
forced to get along and protect fellow officers you don’t like, life
____________ is an ongoing problem that needs fixed in the leo world, poc, women
discrimination
what two things tried to fix discrimination
civil rights act and 14th amendment
civil rights act
prohibits all job discrimination
14th amendment
equal protection of the law
less than lethal force is the _______ to lethal force
alternate
4 less than lethal devices
baton
choke hold
pepper spray
taser
