Chapter 8: Policing: Issues and Challenges

True or False:  Most police training programs today include an ethics component.

• True

• False

True or False:  The “slippery slope” perspective suggests that accepting minor gratuities can lead to more serious violations of the law.

• True

• False

True or False:  Humor is a method of stress reduction used by the police.

• True

• False

True or False:  Most police officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty.

• True

• False

True or False:  The Supreme Court case of Tennessee v. Garner established the fleeing felon rule for the use of deadly force by the police.

• True

• False

True or False:  The police subculture is mainly communicated through formal academy training.

• True

• False

True or False:  Excessive use of police force is the use of necessary physical restraint by a police officer when dealing with a member of the public.

• True

• False

How do new police officers enter the police subculture?

• They apply for admission after graduating from the academy.

• They are admitted into the subculture after completing their probationary period.

• They are socialized into the subculture.

• They join the subculture when they are first hired.

True or False:  Police discretion includes the decision to not make an arrest.

• True

• False

True or False:  Law enforcement supervisors can be held liable for the actions of the officers under their command.

• True

• False