Exam 5: The Police Occupation

An Aboriginal female is interested in becoming an RCMP police officer but she does not meet the entry requirements to do so.What Aboriginal policing initiative could she participate in to help overcome her shortcomings?

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Compare and contrast the basic qualifications (core competencies)and the preferred qualifications for police candidates.

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Basic qualifications (core competencies)are the minimum requirements for candidates applying for employment in policing,whereas preferred qualifications are requirements that increase the competitiveness of applicants seeking employment in policing.

Describe what is meant by the working personality of the police,describing three components of the working personality.

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The working personality of the police is a set of attitudinal and behavioural attributes of police officers.Various components of the working personality of the police may be discussed,including: a preoccupation with danger; an excessive suspicion of people and activities and a protective cynicism; the practice of a code of silence to protect fellow officers; strong in-group solidarity with other police officers (the "blue wall"); attitudes that emphasize the high-risk/action component of police work,often referred to as the blue-light syndrome; and hypervigilance.

An off-duty police officer goes to dinner with her family and insists upon sitting facing the other patrons in the restaurant rather than sitting with her back to them.Which concept does this behaviour exemplify?

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Question 4

Considerable variation across the country exists in terms of how new police recruits are trained.

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a component of the "working personality of police officers"?

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Question 6

Which statement describes "previously experienced officers"?

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Question 7

A recruit successfully completes a review at an Assessment Centre and is hired by a municipal police service to undergo training,which consists of three blocks,including both classroom learning and field experience.Which province follows this procedure for recruitment and training?

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Question 8

Which Canadian police agency has adopted the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)program from the Canadian military to address the mental and physical health issues among its officers?

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Question 9

Define previously experienced officers (PEOs),and describe two reasons why they are highly desirable to police services.

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Question 10

A female applies for the RCMP after returning from completing a bilingual undergraduate degree program abroad.Which qualification does this experience exemplify in the recruitment process?

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Question 11

Police officers consistently face a lower fatality rate than those employed in mining,construction,commercial fishing,and forestry.

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Question 12

As recently as 1997,RCMP policy did not allow officers to wear the Sikh turban.

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Question 13

What five "types" of police officers have been identified,based on their key interests and career orientations?

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Question 14

Many police services include post-secondary education as a preferred qualification; discuss two reasons why post-secondary education may make an individual a better police officer.

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Question 15

A mature male applies for the RCMP and is rejected for failing to disclose he was once investigated as a suspect in a break-and-enter.Which qualification is he lacking in the application process?

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Question 16

A police officer experiences difficulties sleeping (e.g.,inability to fall asleep,nightmares)after being involved in a fatal shooting.What is this officer likely experiencing?

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Question 17

Which of the following is defined as "an attitudinal set that emphasizes the high-risk/action component of police work"?

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Question 18

Compare and contrast the BC and RCMP police training models,identifying one advantage and one disadvantage of each.

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Question 19

RCMP cadets at the Training Academy in Regina are NOT employees of the RCMP.

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An Aboriginal female is interested in becoming an RCMP police officer but she does not meet the entry requirements to do so.What Aboriginal policing initiative could she participate in to help overcome her shortcomings?

Compare and contrast the basic qualifications (core competencies)and the preferred qualifications for police candidates.

Describe what is meant by the working personality of the police,describing three components of the working personality.

An off-duty police officer goes to dinner with her family and insists upon sitting facing the other patrons in the restaurant rather than sitting with her back to them.Which concept does this behaviour exemplify?

Considerable variation across the country exists in terms of how new police recruits are trained.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the "working personality of police officers"?

Which statement describes "previously experienced officers"?

A recruit successfully completes a review at an Assessment Centre and is hired by a municipal police service to undergo training,which consists of three blocks,including both classroom learning and field experience.Which province follows this procedure for recruitment and training?

Which Canadian police agency has adopted the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)program from the Canadian military to address the mental and physical health issues among its officers?

Define previously experienced officers (PEOs),and describe two reasons why they are highly desirable to police services.

A female applies for the RCMP after returning from completing a bilingual undergraduate degree program abroad.Which qualification does this experience exemplify in the recruitment process?

Police officers consistently face a lower fatality rate than those employed in mining,construction,commercial fishing,and forestry.

As recently as 1997,RCMP policy did not allow officers to wear the Sikh turban.

What five "types" of police officers have been identified,based on their key interests and career orientations?

Many police services include post-secondary education as a preferred qualification; discuss two reasons why post-secondary education may make an individual a better police officer.

A mature male applies for the RCMP and is rejected for failing to disclose he was once investigated as a suspect in a break-and-enter.Which qualification is he lacking in the application process?

A police officer experiences difficulties sleeping (e.g.,inability to fall asleep,nightmares)after being involved in a fatal shooting.What is this officer likely experiencing?

Which of the following is defined as "an attitudinal set that emphasizes the high-risk/action component of police work"?

Compare and contrast the BC and RCMP police training models,identifying one advantage and one disadvantage of each.

RCMP cadets at the Training Academy in Regina are NOT employees of the RCMP.

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