Week 9 Flashcards
Who suffers when an innocent person is wrongfully incarcerated?
Wrongfully Convicted
Victim
Mistaken Witness
(All of the Above)
The Knappins Commission coined the term ‘testifying’ to describe officers who:
Testify falsely
The suicide rate for LEOs is 2x national average. Two reasons experts point to explaining this high rate are personal stress and:
Job stress
The National Institute of Ethics has identified four under relying causes of police misconduct, which are:
Poor Recruitment
Supervision
Background Investigations
Peer Pressure
The Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 authorized the AG of the USA to file civil litigation to eliminate:
Pattern and practice of misconduct
Frequent periodic inspections of personnel equipment, vehicles, etc. is referred to as ___________ inspections.
Line
An inspection that is focused on ensuring compliance of agency policies and procedures is referred to as a ____________ inspection.
Staff
Civilian Oversight = non-sworn investigation/non-sworn recommendation of findings is
Class I
The goal of an early intervention system is to identify:
Officers who pose a liability to themselves and the department.
United States v Langer is a federal ruling which declared stopping innocent people for no valid reason is a:
Title 18, Section 242 civil rights violation
The most critical factors in selecting a police manager are:
Loyalty
Competence
Honesty
All of the above
The IACP recommends _____________ for an officer who has a sustained complaint of DV.
Termination
The founder of professional law enforcement is considered to be:
August Vollmer
Corruption generally refers to officers who:
Use their official position for personal gains
Justify their criminal conduct (ends justify means)
Officers who engage in criminal misconduct
All of the above
A sting designed to focus on a specific officer is referred to as a:
Targeted sting
