Question 1

Which of the following situational tests was shown to be the most highly correlated with success at the police academy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foot Patrol Observation test 
B)  Clues Test 
C)  Bull Session 
D)  Discipline Test 
A)  Foot Patrol Observation test 
B)  Clues Test 
C)  Bull Session 
D)  Discipline Test

Question 2

Describe three different personality inventories used for police selection and describe the validity of each.

Accepted Answer

1. The MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Per

Question 3

Is the interview a useful part of the process for selecting police recruits for training?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the interview is generally consider

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a trait associated with problem police officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  impulsivity 
B)  risk taking 
C)  being easily bored 
D)  low intelligence 
A)  impulsivity 
B)  risk taking 
C)  being easily bored 
D)  low intelligence

Question 5

Describe police response to hostage taking.

Accepted Answer

Police response to hostage-taking situat

Question 6

A study by Ostrov (1985)showed a relationship between several of the Drug Scale items on the IPI and positive urine-analysis results of applicants to the Chicago Police Department.What conclusion was made in light of this relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Candidates had tampered with their urine samples. 
B)  Candidates had cheated when taking the IPI. 
C)  Candidates had,in responding to the IPI,provided only socially acceptable answers. 
D)  Candidates had,in responding to the IPI,admitted to some illegal behaviours. 
A)  Candidates had tampered with their urine samples. 
B)  Candidates had cheated when taking the IPI. 
C)  Candidates had,in responding to the IPI,provided only socially acceptable answers. 
D)  Candidates had,in responding to the IPI,admitted to some illegal behaviours.

Question 7

What is the psychologist's main role in hostage negotiation?

Accepted Answer

The psychologist's main role in hostage

Question 8

What personality characteristics,identified by inventories,are detrimental to effective police performance?

Accepted Answer

There are several personality characteri

Question 9

Which of the following describes the nature of the "guardedness" scale on the IPI?

Accepted Answer

A)  an extraordinary concern for one's physical safety 
B)  a strong need to appear unusually virtuous 
C)  a deep concern for safeguarding public welfare 
D)  an unusually high degree of authoritarianism 
A)  an extraordinary concern for one's physical safety 
B)  a strong need to appear unusually virtuous 
C)  a deep concern for safeguarding public welfare 
D)  an unusually high degree of authoritarianism

Question 10

What are the typical procedures used in selecting recruits for police training?

Accepted Answer

The typical procedures used in selecting

Question 11

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with criminal activity while ignoring human relations skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with the interview process for police applicants?

Accepted Answer

A)  the questionable validity of the process 
B)  no agreed-upon format for the interview 
C)  the high number of police academy applicants who qualify for admission 
D)  the variability between clinicians' ratings of an applicant 
A)  the questionable validity of the process 
B)  no agreed-upon format for the interview 
C)  the high number of police academy applicants who qualify for admission 
D)  the variability between clinicians' ratings of an applicant

Question 13

Explain the term "driving while black" with reference to policing in Canada.

Accepted Answer

The term "driving while black" refers to

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described by White and Honig (1995)for police officers often having antagonistic attitudes toward psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  watching psychologists testify on the behalf of criminals 
B)  watching psychologists protect police officers who are claiming disability and appear to be abusing the system. 
C)  viewing psychologists as an enemy with the power to keep an officer off the force 
D)  the favourable portrayal of forensic psychologists by the mass media 
A)  watching psychologists testify on the behalf of criminals 
B)  watching psychologists protect police officers who are claiming disability and appear to be abusing the system. 
C)  viewing psychologists as an enemy with the power to keep an officer off the force 
D)  the favourable portrayal of forensic psychologists by the mass media

Question 15

Describe some activities of a psychologist employed by a police department.

Accepted Answer

A psychologist employed by a police depa

Question 16

According to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals,which of the following should receive the most time during police training?

Accepted Answer

A)  laws 
B)  administration 
C)  human values and problems 
D)  patrol and investigation procedures 
A)  laws 
B)  administration 
C)  human values and problems 
D)  patrol and investigation procedures

Question 17

What is an outcome of using the MMPI and the IPI in combination in regards to police selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the accuracy rate of police selection decisions to 85 percent. 
B)  It decreases the accuracy of selection decisions to 50 percent. 
C)  It is accurate only for male applicants. 
D)  It is accurate only for female applicants. 
A)  It increases the accuracy rate of police selection decisions to 85 percent. 
B)  It decreases the accuracy of selection decisions to 50 percent. 
C)  It is accurate only for male applicants. 
D)  It is accurate only for female applicants.

Question 18

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987)found that people portray themselves more positively in face-to-face interviews than on personality tests.What is the result?

Accepted Answer

A)  Better applicants are hired. 
B)  Worse applicants are hired. 
C)  More poor risks are hired. 
D)  Fewer poor risks are hired. 
A)  Better applicants are hired. 
B)  Worse applicants are hired. 
C)  More poor risks are hired. 
D)  Fewer poor risks are hired.

Question 19

If a hostage taker is talking more and talking about his or her personal life,it is a danger signal for hostage negotiations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Bartol (1991)found that police officers who scored high on the L scale of the MMPI demonstrated poor judgment in the field,particularly under high levels of stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoia 
B)  the likelihood of deferring to authority 
C)  attempts of respondents to present themselves in a favourable light 
D)  cheating on the MMPI by using someone else's response set 
A)  paranoia 
B)  the likelihood of deferring to authority 
C)  attempts of respondents to present themselves in a favourable light 
D)  cheating on the MMPI by using someone else's response set

Which of the following situational tests was shown to be the most highly correlated with success at the police academy?

Describe three different personality inventories used for police selection and describe the validity of each.

Is the interview a useful part of the process for selecting police recruits for training?

Which of the following is NOT a trait associated with problem police officers?

Describe police response to hostage taking.

A study by Ostrov (1985)showed a relationship between several of the Drug Scale items on the IPI and positive urine-analysis results of applicants to the Chicago Police Department.What conclusion was made in light of this relationship?

What is the psychologist's main role in hostage negotiation?

What personality characteristics,identified by inventories,are detrimental to effective police performance?

Which of the following describes the nature of the "guardedness" scale on the IPI?

What are the typical procedures used in selecting recruits for police training?

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with criminal activity while ignoring human relations skills.

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with the interview process for police applicants?

Explain the term "driving while black" with reference to policing in Canada.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described by White and Honig (1995)for police officers often having antagonistic attitudes toward psychologists?

Describe some activities of a psychologist employed by a police department.

According to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals,which of the following should receive the most time during police training?

What is an outcome of using the MMPI and the IPI in combination in regards to police selection?

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987)found that people portray themselves more positively in face-to-face interviews than on personality tests.What is the result?

If a hostage taker is talking more and talking about his or her personal life,it is a danger signal for hostage negotiations.

Bartol (1991)found that police officers who scored high on the L scale of the MMPI demonstrated poor judgment in the field,particularly under high levels of stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

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Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

Police Interrogations and Confessions

The Psychology of the Jury

Criminal Responsibility and Competency to Stand Trial

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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Exam 3: The Police: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Which of the following situational tests was shown to be the most highly correlated with success at the police academy?

Describe three different personality inventories used for police selection and describe the validity of each.

Is the interview a useful part of the process for selecting police recruits for training?

Which of the following is NOT a trait associated with problem police officers?

Describe police response to hostage taking.

A study by Ostrov (1985)showed a relationship between several of the Drug Scale items on the IPI and positive urine-analysis results of applicants to the Chicago Police Department.What conclusion was made in light of this relationship?

What is the psychologist's main role in hostage negotiation?

What personality characteristics,identified by inventories,are detrimental to effective police performance?

Which of the following describes the nature of the "guardedness" scale on the IPI?

What are the typical procedures used in selecting recruits for police training?

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with criminal activity while ignoring human relations skills.

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with the interview process for police applicants?

Explain the term "driving while black" with reference to policing in Canada.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described by White and Honig (1995)for police officers often having antagonistic attitudes toward psychologists?

Describe some activities of a psychologist employed by a police department.

According to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals,which of the following should receive the most time during police training?

What is an outcome of using the MMPI and the IPI in combination in regards to police selection?

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987)found that people portray themselves more positively in face-to-face interviews than on personality tests.What is the result?

If a hostage taker is talking more and talking about his or her personal life,it is a danger signal for hostage negotiations.

Bartol (1991)found that police officers who scored high on the L scale of the MMPI demonstrated poor judgment in the field,particularly under high levels of stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

An Analysis of the Field of Forensic Psychology

Roles and Responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists

Criminal Profiling

Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

Police Interrogations and Confessions

The Psychology of the Jury

Criminal Responsibility and Competency to Stand Trial

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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