Exam 2: Police Psychology

As a psychologist involved in police selection,which measure(s)would you be most confident in administering to an applicant if your goal was to accurately predict their future job performance?

Which of the following is not included as a goal of the resolution conference?

Which of the following statements is true regarding police use-of-force data from Calgary,Alberta?

An RCMP applicant is given a certain period of time to interview witnesses in a mock domestic disturbance case and complete an incident report.This scenario is most likely a component of:

Which of the following has been identified as a key problem with the police selection interview?

Which of the following is used to deal with young offenders informally,outside the court system?

According to the use-of-force continuum,a police officer must be prepared to use a level of force that is __________ the amount of force used by the suspect.

In general,there are two stages involved in developing a valid police selection process.Name these stages and explain them briefly.

Recent research conducted by McCoy and Aamodt (2010)has compared the divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel to the divorce rate in the general population.What did they find?

List four reasons why police discretion is necessary,as indicated by Sheehan and Cordner (1989).

State the four main objectives of the resolution conference.

In the context of police selection,what is meant by KSA?

Police officers are exposed to a wide range of stressors.Experiencing shift work and being exposed to human suffering are examples of:

Which of the following statements is not true with respect to police discretion in cases of domestic violence?

What is the most common police selection instrument used in assessment centres?

A common personality test used in police selection is the IPI.What does IPI stand for?

Name four main sources of police stress and provide an example of each.

Lewis Terman's attempt to assist with police selection in the early 1900s involved the assessment of:

Which of the following is not true of the use-of-force continuum?

According to Taylor and Bennell (2006)__________ stressors are often ranked as the most stressful among police officers.