Question 1

Stress management would be an example of what kind of on the job training for law enforcement officers?

Accepted Answer

A) Wellness training 
B) Organizational training 
C) Informational and skill training. 
D) Specialized training. 
A) Wellness training 
B) Organizational training 
C) Informational and skill training. 
D) Specialized training.

Question 2

Describe examples of types of police corruption.

Accepted Answer

Police corruption can take many forms, i

Question 3

Which of the following in NOT a reason why police should be cautious in enlisting a psychologist to assist in hostage negotiation?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychologists have little formal training on the topic 
B) Predictors of probable dangerousness in a given person are very poor 
C) Psychologists may side with the hostage taker,reflecting the Stockholm syndrome 
D) Statistical methods are more accurate predictors of outcome than is clinical judgment 
A) Psychologists have little formal training on the topic 
B) Predictors of probable dangerousness in a given person are very poor 
C) Psychologists may side with the hostage taker,reflecting the Stockholm syndrome 
D) Statistical methods are more accurate predictors of outcome than is clinical judgment

Question 4

Compared to most other occupational groups,police have great ies in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) marriage. 
B) finances. 
C) parenting. 
D) changing jobs. 
A) marriage. 
B) finances. 
C) parenting. 
D) changing jobs.

Question 5

Which of the following psychological instruments was specifically developed to measure law-enforcement candidates' personality attributes andbehavior patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory 
C) Inwald Personality Inventory 
D) Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator 
A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory 
C) Inwald Personality Inventory 
D) Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of hostage-taker?

Accepted Answer

A) Criminal 
B) Political activist or terrorist 
C) Mentally disturbed person 
D) Dedicated family member 
A) Criminal 
B) Political activist or terrorist 
C) Mentally disturbed person 
D) Dedicated family member

Question 7

What is the unique feature of the Inwald Personality Inventory?

Accepted Answer

The Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) i

Question 8

What is the evidence that law-enforcement officers carry out race-based profiling?

Accepted Answer

The evidence that law-enforcement office

Question 9

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987) looked at the ability of two clinicians to predict the success of police trainees using interviews.The study found

Accepted Answer

A) both clinicians could significantly and strongly predict peer evaluations of the trainees. 
B) one clinician was much better at predicting the success of the trainees over the other. 
C) both clinicians correctly judged trainees as suitable vs.unsuitable for more than 65% of the trainees. 
D) both clinicians were not able to significantly predict anything about the trainees. 
A) both clinicians could significantly and strongly predict peer evaluations of the trainees. 
B) one clinician was much better at predicting the success of the trainees over the other. 
C) both clinicians correctly judged trainees as suitable vs.unsuitable for more than 65% of the trainees. 
D) both clinicians were not able to significantly predict anything about the trainees.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A psychologist employed by a police depa

Question 11

Using the MMPI and the IPI in combination has been found to

Accepted Answer

A) Increase the accuracy rate of police selection decisions to 85% 
B) Decrease the accuracy of selection decisions to 50% 
C) Be accurate only for male applicants 
D) Be accurate only for female applicants 
A) Increase the accuracy rate of police selection decisions to 85% 
B) Decrease the accuracy of selection decisions to 50% 
C) Be accurate only for male applicants 
D) Be accurate only for female applicants

Question 12

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 levelsof stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

Accepted Answer

A) Paranoid psychopathology 
B) The likelihood of deferring to authority 
C) Attempts of respondents to present themselves in a favorable light 
D) Cheating on the MMPI by using someone else's response set 
A) Paranoid psychopathology 
B) The likelihood of deferring to authority 
C) Attempts of respondents to present themselves in a favorable light 
D) Cheating on the MMPI by using someone else's response set

Question 13

Comprehensive studies indicate that in the United States,approximately ___% of women are assaulted by their husbands.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40

Question 14

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with _______while ignoring_______.

Accepted Answer

A) criminal activity;human-relations skills 
B) criminal activity;ethics 
C) bureaucracy;criminal activity 
D) bureaucracy;ethics 
A) criminal activity;human-relations skills 
B) criminal activity;ethics 
C) bureaucracy;criminal activity 
D) bureaucracy;ethics

Question 15

What factor did Jerome Skolnick (1966) conclude was the most influential in determining how rookie officers view their work and the public?

Accepted Answer

A) Their interactions with experienced officers 
B) Their socioeconomic status 
C) Their race 
D) Their interactions with the public in general 
A) Their interactions with experienced officers 
B) Their socioeconomic status 
C) Their race 
D) Their interactions with the public in general

Question 16

Describe and compare the two Hargrave and Hiatt (1987,1989) studies on predicting officer trainee success.

Accepted Answer

The two studies conducted by Hargrave an

Question 17

For police chiefs,what is the most important goal for a program to select candidates for law-enforcement training?

Accepted Answer

A) To select those with a desirable profile. 
B) To find those who most desire to be officers. 
C) To screen out those who are highly corruptible. 
D) To screen out disturbed applicants. 
A) To select those with a desirable profile. 
B) To find those who most desire to be officers. 
C) To screen out those who are highly corruptible. 
D) To screen out disturbed applicants.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

There are several personality characteri

Question 20

Who are the clienteles for the police psychologist?

Accepted Answer

The clienteles for a police psychologist

Stress management would be an example of what kind of on the job training for law enforcement officers?

Describe examples of types of police corruption.

Which of the following in NOT a reason why police should be cautious in enlisting a psychologist to assist in hostage negotiation?

Compared to most other occupational groups,police have great ies in ___________.

Which of the following psychological instruments was specifically developed to measure law-enforcement candidates' personality attributes andbehavior patterns?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of hostage-taker?

What is the unique feature of the Inwald Personality Inventory?

What is the evidence that law-enforcement officers carry out race-based profiling?

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987) looked at the ability of two clinicians to predict the success of police trainees using interviews.The study found

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

Using the MMPI and the IPI in combination has been found to

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 levelsof stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

Comprehensive studies indicate that in the United States,approximately ___% of women are assaulted by their husbands.

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with _while ignoring_.

What factor did Jerome Skolnick (1966) conclude was the most influential in determining how rookie officers view their work and the public?

Describe and compare the two Hargrave and Hiatt (1987,1989) studies on predicting officer trainee success.

For police chiefs,what is the most important goal for a program to select candidates for law-enforcement training?

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

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

Who are the clienteles for the police psychologist?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Sexual Abuse

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

Filters

Exam 3: Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Stress management would be an example of what kind of on the job training for law enforcement officers?

Describe examples of types of police corruption.

Which of the following in NOT a reason why police should be cautious in enlisting a psychologist to assist in hostage negotiation?

Compared to most other occupational groups,police have great ies in ___________.

Which of the following psychological instruments was specifically developed to measure law-enforcement candidates' personality attributes andbehavior patterns?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of hostage-taker?

What is the unique feature of the Inwald Personality Inventory?

What is the evidence that law-enforcement officers carry out race-based profiling?

Hargrave and Hiatt (1987) looked at the ability of two clinicians to predict the success of police trainees using interviews.The study found

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

Using the MMPI and the IPI in combination has been found to

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 levelsof stress.What is the L Scale used to detect?

Comprehensive studies indicate that in the United States,approximately ___% of women are assaulted by their husbands.

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with _______while ignoring_______.

What factor did Jerome Skolnick (1966) conclude was the most influential in determining how rookie officers view their work and the public?

Describe and compare the two Hargrave and Hiatt (1987,1989) studies on predicting officer trainee success.

For police chiefs,what is the most important goal for a program to select candidates for law-enforcement training?

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

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

Who are the clienteles for the police psychologist?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Sexual Abuse

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

Filters

Traditional police training programs have been criticized for narrowly focusing upon aspects of the job associated with _while ignoring_.