Part 1 of 1 - 100.0 Points
Question 1 of 20 5.0 Points
Which screening process is recommended for achieving the best pool of applicants?
A. a. screening out
B. b. screening in
C. c. lateral screening
D. d. vertical screening
Answer Key: B
Question 2 of 20 5.0 Points
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on all of the following EXCEPT:
A. a. race.
B. b. age.
C. c. sex.
D. d. religion.
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following court cases was the first to establish standards by which to judge discrimination?
A. a. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
B. b. Bakke v. California
C. c. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Antonio
D. d. Thomas v. City of Evanston
Answer Key: A
Question 4 of 20 5.0 Points
There have been two broad categories of explanations for the lack of minority representation in law enforcement agencies. What are they?
A. a. institutional barriers and educational standards
B. b. institutional barriers and personal preference
C. c. personal preference and educational standards
D. d. personal preference and residency requirements
Answer Key: B
Question 5 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following is a type of "institutional barrier" that dissuades minorities from seeking employment?
A. a. complicated applications
B. b. multi-staged selection process
C. c. the department's image regarding minorities
D. d. all of the above
Answer Key: D
Question 6 of 20 5.0 Points
Davis v. Dallas (1985) dealt with which recruitment standard?
A. a. education
B. b. vision
C. c. residency
D. d. physical agility
Answer Key: A
Question 7 of 20 5.0 Points
In Thomas v. City of Evanston (1985) the Supreme Court determined that in order for physical agility tests in law enforcement to be acceptable, the tests must:
A. a. be based on job analysis.
B. b. represent the content of the job.
C. c. be equally challenging for both genders.
D. d. both a and b
Answer Key: D
Question 8 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following best describes the "role-play" exercise simulated in an assessment center?
A. a. It consists of candidates acting out scenarios, such as taking a report.
B. b. It tests the candidates' ability to use facts and other information.
C. c. It is an exercise in which candidates review paperwork and decide how it should be processed.
D. d. It consists of candidates displaying their verbal skills in front of groups.
Answer Key: A
Question 9 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following is a topic covered in basic training?
A. a. criminal law
B. b. human values
C. c. patrol and investigation procedures
D. d. all of the above
Answer Key: D
Question 10 of 20 5.0 Points
In-service training may include all of the following activities EXCEPT:
A. a. radio training.
B. b. departmental training sessions.
C. c. roll-call training.
D. d. basic academy training.
Answer Key: D
Question 11 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following most accurately describes the court's likely reaction when it has determined that a police department has discriminated against groups or classes in hiring practices?
A. It will likely demand a settlement to the plaintiff, but not require changes in hiring practices.
B. It will likely strike down some of the department's promotion practices, but not hiring practices.
C. It will likely strike down some or all of the department's hiring practices.
D. It will likely call for the chief to be fired.
Answer Key: C
Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following best describes "disparate rejection?"
A. It applies to groups when the employer adopts a policy that excludes members of a minority.
B. It applies to groups and is commonly referred to as the 80 percent rule.
C. It applies to groups and consists of a practice where the courts compare the percentage of minority employees with the percentage of minorities in the community.
D. It applies to individuals and consists of a policy by which a qualified minority applies for an advertised position and is rejected.
Answer Key: B
Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following is true regarding Griggs v. Duke Power Co.?
A. The Court found that it did not matter if discrimination was intentional or unintentional.
B. The Court found that once it established the existence of discrimination, the burden of proof fell upon the plaintiff to prove that the selection process was discriminatory.
C. There could be NO differences in hiring rates, even if the hiring practices were related to job performance.
D. all of the above.
Answer Key: A
Question 14 of 20 5.0 Points
When was the first African-American police officer hired in the United States?
A. the 1860s
B. the 1920s
C. the 1950s
D. the 1960s
Answer Key: A
Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points
Approximately what percentage of police officers in America are African-Americans?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 11
D. 15
Answer Key: C
Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points
Why has policing been such a male-dominated vocation?
A. Women have always preferred to stay home and care for the children.
B. Smaller size limits the duties women can perform.
C. Males have been the powerholders in society.
Answer Key: C
Question 17 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following is true regarding the first female police officer in the United States?
A. She quickly rose up the ranks to become the chief of her department.
B. She was responsible for investigating serious violent crimes.
C. She was responsible for enforcing laws in skating rinks.
D. She was hired in 1890.
Answer Key: C
Question 18 of 20 5.0 Points
Poulos and Doerner studied Florida police departments to determine female representation. According to their study, what percentage of officers in Florida is female?
A. 8
B. 25
C. 40
D. 51
Answer Key: A
Question 19 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following best describes the primary difference between male and female police officers?
A. Males subscribe to a "morality of care" while females subscribe to a "morality of justice."
B. Males subscribe to a "morality of crime fighting" while females subscribe to a "morality of crime nurture."
C. Males subscribe to a "morality of justice" while females subscribe to a "morality of care."
D. There really are no differences between male and female officers.
Answer Key: C
Question 20 of 20 5.0 Points
Which of the following best defines police "recruitment?"
A. the development of a pool of sufficiently qualified applicants
B. the development of a pool of minimally qualified applicants
C. the development of a pool of exceedingly qualified applicants
D. the process of transferring officers from other departments
Answer Key: A
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