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Q: Andrica is the chief of police for a mid-size department. She has recently reviewed the data on how to serve the community better, including preventing crime and responding to calls. Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues, but wants to make sure she has officer buy-in for any new methods.Andrica has considered buying a drone for surveillance to prevent future crimes from occurring. This would be considered a type of __________ law enforcement.a. proactiveb. reactivec. informedd. substantiated

Q: Of the following, which is not one an assumption shared by the cognitive behavioral and feminist therapy approaches? a. viewing the therapeutic relationship as collaborative b. assuming that the therapeutic relationship alone is necessary and sufficient to bring about change c. helping clients to take charge of their own lives d. commitment to demystifying therapy e. providing information to clients about how the therapy process works

Q: David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years. He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims. He remembers a the time when he used to be excited to hear the next call for service. Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance. David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well.David has seen the percentage of crimes he has solved decrease and this has contributed to his stress. The decrease in solved crimes is a measure of thea. incident-driven policing.b. clearance rate.c. differential response.d. line functions.

Q: Since Gestalt therapy focuses on the here-and-now, the past is not explored or given emphasis in this approach.

Q: David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years. He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims. He remembers a the time when he used to be excited to hear the next call for service. Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance. David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well.David has noticed that he has lost ties to all of his friends who are not in law enforcement. He primarily associates with those who carry a gun and a badge because fellow officers are the only ones who understand what a police officer has to endure. This results ina. insecurity.b. isolation.c. aggression.d. burnout.

Q: David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years. He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims. He remembers a the time when he used to be excited to hear the next call for service. Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance. David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well.David also suffers from the stress of a constantly rotating schedule, which forces him to work at nights, on weekends, and on holidays. What type of stress does David suffer from in regard to his schedule and the time with his family?a. Externalb. Organizationalc. Personald. Operational

Q: The psychoanalytic approach provides practitioners with a framework for understanding the origins and functions of symptoms.

Q: David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years. He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims. He remembers a the time when he used to be excited to hear the next call for service. Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance. David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well.David is suffering from stress due to his interactions with those involved in the criminal justice system, whom he is forced to arrest and help prosecute on a day-to-day basis. Which type of stress is David suffering from?a. Externalb. Organizationalc. Personald. Operational

Q: Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence. He often engages in catastrophizing, which involves thinking about the worst possible scenario and outcome for a given situation. This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion? a. arbitrary inferences b. overgeneralization c. personalization d. labeling and mislabeling e. polarized thinking

Q: All of the following strategies are unique to feminist therapy except for: a. cognitive restructuring. b. encouraging clients to take social action. c. being an advocate in challenging conventional attitudes about roles for women. d. power analysis and intervention. e. gender-role analysis and intervention.

Q: David has worked for his municipal police department for 10 years. He has seen his fair share of homicide and rape victims. He remembers a the time when he used to be excited to hear the next call for service. Currently, he dreads to hear the radio calls for assistance. David tries to remember that he is keeping his community safe by performing his job. He also remembers that he has a family of his own he wants to keep safe as well.Because David has worked in his municipal police department for 10 years, he has grown accustomed to the symbols, beliefs, and customs of his the department. This is often referred to as thea. socialization.b. subculture.c. working personality.d. authority.

Q: Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department. He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.The department to which Alan is applying is in the process of calling his character references. This process is a part of aa. psychological testsb. background checkc. fitness testd. financial check

Q: Gestalt therapists focus more on why clients are doing than what they are doing.

Q: Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department. He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.Which of the following would not be a standard part of Alan's curriculum through BLET?a. Weapons useb. CPR trainingc. Prison procedured. Legal rules

Q: In psychodynamic group work, symbolic figures from a client's past may emerge.

Q: Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department. He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.Based upon Alan's education level, which of the following would not be an area where we he would be more successful than a lesser less-educated law enforcement officer?a. Report writingb. Less improper use of forcec. Higher arrest ratesd. Less citizen complaints

Q: Stan frequently engages in thinking and interpreting in all-or-nothing terms. Through this process of dichotomous thinking, Stan has self-defeating labels and boxes that keep him restricted. This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion? a. arbitrary inferences b. overgeneralization c. personalization d. labeling and mislabeling e. polarized thinking

Q: Which of the following interventions involves a shift from "blaming the victim" to consideration of social factors in the environment that contribute to a client's problem? a. paradoxical intention b. reframing c. relabeling d. gender-role analysis

Q: Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied to his local sheriff's department. He holds a bachelor's degree from a state university and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16-week basic law enforcement course before he goes into the field.How much money can Alan expect to make as a new recruit based upon the current data for non-collective- bargaining departments?a. $38,621b. $28,376c. $60,000d. $43,465

Q: A current trend in Gestalt therapy is toward greater emphasis on the client/therapist relationship rather than on techniques.

Q: Steve Herbert found a high sense of morality in the law enforcement subculture. Which is not a dilemma that officers must overcome?a. The contradiction between the goal of preventing crime and the officers' inability to do sob. The fact that officers must use their discretion to "handle" situations in ways that do not strictly follow proceduresc. The fact that what is right is not always legald. The fact that they invariably act against at least one citizen's interest, often with recourse to coercive force that can maim or kill

Q: Like psychoanalysis, psychodynamic group work is generally a lengthy process.

Q: _______ is an influential theory about increases in fear and crime within neighborhoods when there is insufficient police attention to seemingly minor public order offenses such as vandalism, loitering, aggressive panhandling, and prostitution. a. Learning theory b. Broken windows theory c. Differential learning association d. Social control theory

Q: Which is not a characteristic of the SARA strategy for problem solving? a. Scanning the social environment to identify problems b. Analysis of the problem by collecting information c. Response to the problem by developing and employing remedies d. Assessment of the solutions to make addition recommendations

Q: Stan has a tendency to relate external events to himself, even when there is no basis for making this connection. He blamed himself for the incident in which a female classmate did not show up for a lunch date. He agonized over this and convinced himself that she would have been humiliated to be seen in his presence. This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion? a. arbitrary inferences b. overgeneralization c. personalization d. labeling and mislabeling

Q: The _________ raised questions about whether and how police patrol impacts crime and crime rates. Thus police departments have tried various means to use patrol in order to provide service, maintain order, and achieve improvements in crime prevention and crime control. a. Charlotte experiment b. Oakland experiment c. New York City experiment d. Kansas City experiment

Q: The preferred alternative to traditional diagnosis and assessment of feminist therapists is: a. power analysis. b. gender role analysis. c. lifestyle analysis. d. analysis of transference and resistance.

Q: Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out the basic functions of patrol, investigation, traffic, vice, juvenile, and are so on are called _________ functions. a. line b. patrol c. sworn d. preventative

Q: Gestalt experiments are ready-made techniques that are often used to evoke the expression of certain emotions.

Q: Which program attempts to control crime through the collection of crime statistics and meetings to enforce accountability? a. Uniform Crime Reports b. National Incident-Based Reporting System c. Compstat d. National Crime Victimization Survey

Q: Psychodynamic group leaders do not interpret their client's transferences.

Q: Stan has completed his experience in counseling. Which of the following approaches would be concerned with evaluating the outcomes of therapy? a. existential therapy b. behavior therapy c. Gestalt therapy d. rational emotive behavior therapy e. the postmodern therapies

Q: One important component of community policing is a. reactive policing. b. fast 911 response time. c. problem solving. d. crime control.

Q: What conclusions would you make from the chart below? a. The probability of arrest is highest 10 minutes after a crime. b. The probability of arrest is highest 14 minutes after a crime. c. The probability of arrest is highest 2 minutes after a crime. d. The probability of arrest is highest while the crime is in progress.

Q: All of the following are reasons many feminist therapists do not use diagnostic labels, or use them reluctantly, except: a. Diagnostic labels reinforce gender role stereotypes. b. Diagnostic labels reflect the inappropriate application of power in the therapeutic relationship. c. Diagnostic labels focus on the social factors that cause dysfunctional behavior. d. Diagnostic labels encourage adjustment to the norms of the status quo.

Q: In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

Q: Brief psychodynamic therapists tend to assume an active role in the therapy process.

Q: ________ is a vice offense. a. Assault b. Traffic violation c. Arson d. Prostitution

Q: Traffic regulation is a ____ job of the police. a. minor b. major c. dangerous d. rare

Q: Which of the following therapeutic approaches would place some emphasis on helping Stan with the future? a. narrative therapy b. Adlerian therapy c. reality therapy d. solution-focused therapy e. all of the above

Q: Of the following, which intervention would a feminist therapist probably consider most essential? a. challenging irrational beliefs b. making use of the empty-chair technique c. conducting a lifestyle analysis d. social action e. interpretation of resistance

Q: Research conducted on large police departments found that a key factor in solving crimes was a. identification of the perpetrator by the victim or the witnesses. b. the police arriving at the scene of the crime in less than a minute. c. the intelligence of the police officers. d. the size of the police force.

Q: Which police unit identifies, apprehends, and collects evidence against lawbreakers? a. Traffic b. Investigation c. Juvenile d. Administrative

Q: Retroflection involves doing to others what we would like them to do to us.

Q: Preventive patrol emphasizes a. alarge number of arrests to control crime. b. responding to 911 calls. c. making police presence known. d. fixing "broken windows."

Q: Brief psychodynamic therapies target specific interpersonal problems during the initial session.

Q: Stan's reality therapist would: a. explore Stan's quality world. b. ask him to engage in the process of self-evaluation of his behavior. c. encourage Stan explore past experiences that might have contributed to his present problems. d. none of the above e. both (a) and (b)

Q: Police functions that directly involve field operations such as patrol and investigation are called _____ functions. a. line b. staff c. sworn d. preventive

Q: In therapy, the role of the feminist therapist is that of: a. all-knowing expert. b. political expert. c. relational expert. d. friend. e. nurturer.

Q: Which type of police officers account for two-thirds of all sworn officers? a. Detective b. Traffic c. Juvenile d. Patrol

Q: An effective Gestalt therapist must develop deep personal awareness.

Q: The relational model of psychoanalysis downplays the role of countertransference.

Q: The extent to which departments create specialized units depends on which of the following? a. Preferences of the police chief. b. Attitudes of the public toward the police. c. Attitudes of the news media toward the public. d. All of the above influence the creation of specialized units.

Q: Which is not an operational unit in a police department? a. Investigation b. Traffic c. Patrol d. Court

Q: Stan's reality therapist would focus on all of the following, except: a. Stan's positive experiences with his camp supervisor. b. Stan's negative experiences during his childhood. c. Stan's wants and perceptions. d. Stan's future goals. e. Stan's evaluation pertaining to his drinking.

Q: Which is true regarding the measurement of positive police productivity? a. The clearance rate is the most effective measure. b. The crime rate is the most effective measure. c. The clearance rate and crime rate together provide an accurate picture. d. The clearance rate and crime rate do not give an accurate picture.

Q: The percentage of crimes that police believe they have solved through an arrest is called a. incident-driven policing. b. clearance rate. c. differential response. d. line functions.

Q: Which of the following themes would clients in feminist therapy be least likely to explore? a. messages received in growing up b. critically evaluating social dictates and expectations c. power and control d. transference reactions toward their therapist e. external forces influencing behavior

Q: A system that assigns priorities to calls for service is called a. incident-driven policing. b. clearance rate. c. differential response. d. line functions.

Q: Gestalt therapies view a client's avoidance behavior as related to unfinished business.

Q: The relational model of psychoanalysis regards transference as an interactive process between the client and therapist.

Q: Which of the following is a consequence of the policy of differential response? a. Less detailed information is received from callers. b. Callers are uncertain about when to expect a response. c. Police resources are conserved. d. Patrol officers know less about a case when they respond.

Q: When calls for service are the main instigators of police action, this is called ________ policing. a. clearance-rate b. incident-driven c. proactive d. preventive

Q: According to rational emotive behavior therapy, what will bring about actual changes in Stan's life? a. doing the hard work of challenging and changing irrational beliefs b. recognizing ways his faulty beliefs affect what he does and how he feels c. understanding the A-B-C theory d. acknowledging the "shoulds" and "oughts" he has accepted e. all of the above

Q: Although feminist therapy shares many of the premises of person-centered therapy, feminist therapy does not agree with the notion that: a. the therapeutic relationship is, in an of itself, sufficient to produce change. b. therapy is based on unconditional positive regard and acceptance. c. the therapeutic relationship should be a non-hierarchical one. d. therapy aims to empower clients to live according to their own values and to rely on an internal locus of control. e. therapists should be genuine rather than hiding behind an expert role.

Q: Which of the following is an example of a proactive strategy to combat crime? a. Responding to citizen calls for service b. Using a stakeout in victimless crimes c. Responding to citizens who approach an officer d. Responding to a crime after the perpetrator has fled

Q: Most police work is reactive, which means police a. respond to citizen calls for service. b. initiate actions in the absence of citizen requests. c. operate according to "hunches." d. stop crime before it happens.

Q: Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify one's experiencing.

Q: Psychoanalysis provides therapists with a conceptual framework for looking at behavior and understanding the origins and functions of present symptoms.

Q: During day-to day encounters with police officers, citizens respond most positively to which officer characteristic? a. Badge b. Handcuffs c. Demeanor d. Nightstick

Q: Which two elements of police work define the working personality? a. Danger and authority b. Danger and isolation c. Danger and independence d. Authority and isolation

Q: What would a rational emotive behavior therapist say about Stan's difficulties in life? a. He will feel better if he learns to think more rationally. b. He continually reindoctrinates himself with self-defeating sentences. c. He will feel better when he simply gains insight into the past roots of his problems. d. all of the above e. all but (c)

Q: All of the following are goals of feminist therapy except for: a. striving for gender equality. b. confronting forms of institutional oppression. c. resolving intrapsychic conflicts from early childhood. d. helping clients embrace their personal power. e. freeing clients of gender role socialization.

Q: Which of the following is not a key issue in understanding the police subculture? a. Working personality b. Police morality c. Isolation of the police d. Acceptance of independent actions by other officers

Q: A set of emotional and behavioral characteristics developed by members of an occupational group in response to a work situation and environmental influences is called the ________ personality. a. authoritative b. policeman's c. socialization d. subculture

Q: Part of success in using Gestalt techniques is contingent upon preparing clients for these techniques.

Q: On average, how many types of difficult situations are patrol officers expected to handle per week? a. 4 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

Q: The analysis of transference is a central technique in psychoanalysis.

Q: What technique(s) from behavior therapy might help Stan with his fear of women? a. systematic desensitization b. assertion training c. modeling d. social skills training e. all of the above

Q: When a group shares symbols, beliefs, and attitudes, this is referred to as a. a subculture. b. a subcommunity. c. a suboccupation. d. subprofessionals.