Question 1

In a study on the use of force in the Miami-Dade Police Department,researchers reported that almost all cases (97%)concerned ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  officers striking the suspect
B)  acts of resistance by the suspect
C)  deadly force
D)  the use of dogs,batons,or other weapons B

Question 2

In which court case did the Supreme Court note that there is no precise definition of reasonableness,but gave four factors that are relevant?

Accepted Answer

Graham v.Connor

Question 3

According to a 2016 report on the redesign of the Department of Justice Arrest-Related Deaths Program,the monthly average of arrest-related deaths from June 2015 through March 2016 is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  50
B)  135
C)  275
D)  950 B

Question 4

What right is not absolute and needs the balance to be achieved between it and confidentiality and rights to protection from crime

Accepted Answer

The answer of What right is not absolute and needs...

Question 5

In which U.S.Supreme Court case did the Court determine the "reasonableness" standard must be used in judging excessive,but non-deadly force?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tennessee v.Garner
B)  Graham v.O'Connor
C)  Scott v.Harris
D)  Canton v.Harris

Question 6

Studies have revealed that for jurors ______ evidence is a potent indicator of guilt,possibly exceeding eyewitness evidence.

Accepted Answer

A)  hard
B)  polygraph
C)  confession
D)  scientific

Question 7

In a study by Dai et al.(2011),they found that only police ______ and their reception of citizen voices were significant factors in reducing citizen disrespect and non-compliance.

Accepted Answer

A)  age
B)  demeanor
C)  level of education
D)  years of experience

Question 8

Individuals who supply information about other people covertly to the authorities are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  witnesses
B)  victims
C)  informants
D)  undercover officers

Question 9

Which act passed by England and Wales in 1984 requires all police interrogations to be recorded?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police and Criminal Evidence Act
B)  Electronic Recording Act
C)  Electronic Eavesdropping Act
D)  Police Interrogation and Criminal Evidence Act

Question 10

Dirty means are not limited to actual torture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of Barker and Carter's (1995)typographies of police lying involve police using lies that violate regulations as well as the law?

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted lying
B)  justified lying
C)  tolerated lying
D)  deviant lying

Question 12

Officers who are unlikely to learn from their mistakes or change their style of policing and tend to be the subject of a disproportionate number of citizen complaints are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mistaken apples
B)  dysfunctional apples
C)  borderline apples
D)  rotten apples

Question 13

According to Kleinig (1996),shooting a person suspected of committing a misdemeanor violates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  seemliness
B)  proportionality
C)  minimization
D)  practicability

Question 14

According to Clemons (2014),when police speak of their ______ about people who may be suspicious they may be influenced by subconscious associations between race and criminality.

Accepted Answer

A)  gut reactions
B)  views
C)  bias
D)  attitudes

Question 15

According to Amnesty International in June 2015 ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  all of the U.S.states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
B)  half of the U.S.states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
C)  one-third of the U.S.states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
D)  none of the U.S.states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.

Question 16

A USA Today poll conducted in August 2014 reported that ______% of Americans feel police do a "poor" or "only a fair job" in using appropriate force.

Accepted Answer

A)  46
B)  55
C)  61
D)  72

Question 17

According to Kleinig (1996),when police methods shock the conscience or offend even hardened sensibilities,they are not abiding by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  seemliness
B)  proportionality
C)  minimization
D)  practicability

Question 18

What is a constitutional and moral right a person possesses in relation to others,particularly with regard to information possessed by others or in relation to the observation of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  rights
B)  privileges
C)  privacy
D)  legal ethics

Question 19

On average,how many police officers are murdered each year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  70
B)  73
C)  85
D)  102

Question 20

Some studies have found that suspects brandishing weapons were ______ likely to be subjected to police force but others reported mixed results.

Accepted Answer

A)  not as
B)  somewhat
C)  least
D)  more

Exam 3: Police Ethics: Use of Force,investigations,interrogations,and Lying

In a study on the use of force in the Miami-Dade Police Department,researchers reported that almost all cases (97%) concerned ______.