Chapter Thirteen

Front 1

law and litigation affecting criminal justice employees can arise out of all but which of the following

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international treaties

Front 2

the _______ provides minimum pay and overtime provisions covering both public and private sector employees

Back 2

fair labor standards act

Front 3

title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 and its amendments prohibit unlawful employment discrimination in all but which of the following areas

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incompetence for the job

Front 4

the ______ provided an alternate remedy to title VII for sex based discrimination wages and benefits when individuals did similar work

Back 4

equal pay act

Front 5

this legislation may be used by an employee to sue an employer for civil rights violations based on the deprivation of constitutional rights

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42 USC 1983

Front 6

in which decision did the US SC as pat of a due process clam regarding mandatory retirement

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EEOC v Wyoming

Front 7

which of the following is not an element set forth by the SC as part of the process claim under section 1983

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detaining a person in jail for more than 2 years

Front 8

affirmative action plans must have

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remedial purpose and a manifest imbalance or significant disparity to justify the plan

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treating people differently because of their age, gender, sex, or other protected status is

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disparate treatment

Front 10

because criminal justice employees have a property interest in their job, the must receive all but which of the following when being terminated

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a letter from the chief executive

Front 11

the hiring of minority employees to meet state hiring goals and then attempting to terminate them as quickly and as often as possible violates the

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title VII of the civil rights act

Front 12

today a police officer working the night shift must receive pay for ____ or _____ duties

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training/court

Front 13

in this case the SC reversed itself bringing the local police employees under the coverage of the fair labor standards act

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garcia v san antonio transit authority

Front 14

criminal justice employee benefits may be litigated under all but which of the following

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Mann act

Front 15

which of the following levels of the gov is exempted from the provisions of the occupational safety and health act

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all the above (federal, state, local)

Front 16

the SC ruled that it is a violation of the employees ______ amend rights to be fired from nonpolicymaking positions solely on the basis of political party affiliation

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first

Front 17

which of the following reasons was given by the SC in support of grooming standards for

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to maintain esprit de corps and to make officers readily recognizable

Front 18

two major SC decisions concerning drug testing of public employees in the workplace were

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skinner and von raab

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instances for which police officers may be disciplined for improper sexual conduct generally involve

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homosexuality and adultery

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which of the following could be problematic as a form of moonlighting for off duty police employees

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working for a tow truck or bail bond company

Front 21

which of the following is not a justification for having residency requirements for criminal justice employees

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to hear local gossip

Front 22

which of the following is not a controversial drug testing issue

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whether the employee knew before ingesting drugs that he or she would be tested

Front 23

which of the following is not a type of inappropriate sexual behavior by police

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nonsexual contacts that are sexually motivated, voyeuristic contacts, contacts with offenders, and sexual shakedowns

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unwelcome verbal or physical conduct based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability constitutes harassment when

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the conduct is sufficiently severe to create a hostile work environment, and a supervisor's harassing conduct results in a change in employment status or benefits

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examples of hostile work environment actions do not include which of the following

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bringing an employee of the opposite sex a cup of coffee

Front 26

which of the following prohibits religious discrimination in employment

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civil rights act of 1964 VII

Front 27

police fire arms regulations normally address all but which of the following

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how to fire warning shots

Front 28

title I of the _____ makes it illegal to discriminate against persons with disabilities

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americans with disabilities act

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the civil rights act of 1991 may well bring significant changes in public and private sector employment

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true

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whenever a criminal justice employer wishes to implement job requirements they must be job related

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true

Front 31

changes in the employment laws often require employers to hire or retain incompetent personnel

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false

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employers may discriminate when it is shown that a business justification requires doing so this is known as a bona fide occupational qualifier

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true

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probably no single employment practice has caused as much controversy as affirmative action

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true

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a long line of court of court cases has established the view that public employees have no property interest in their employment

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false

Front 35

due to concerns with job relatedness of hiring examinations a number of private companies have developed canned tests that are valid and reliable for use by the public sector

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true

Front 36

police officers may not be forced to appear in a line up as that would constitute a clear seizure of their person

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false

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under the law of administrators cannot take the religious beliefs into account is they conflict with job requirements

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false

Front 38

title 42 US code section 1983 was enacted during the civil war in reaction to war crimes

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false

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a hostile work environment is when unwelcome comments or conduct based on sex, race, etc with an employees work performance

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true

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examples of an offensive work environment can include leering in a sexually suggestive manner, telling sexual or lewd jokes using racial slurs

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true

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today the more contemporary approach is for agencies to have a broader policy that applies to all forms of the workplace harassment, as opposed to limiting it to sexual harassment

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true

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any employee wishing to initiate an equal employment complaint arising out of the prohibited conduct must contact EEO official withing 45 days of the incident

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true

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workplace harassment does not violate federal anti-discrimination law when the offender and victim are of the same sex

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false

Front 44

the critical question for hiring examinations is whether or not they validly test the types of skills needed for the job

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true

Front 45

a concern about hiring examinations is whether or not they are used for discriminatory purposes or have unequal impact on protected groups

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true

Front 46

the 2009 and 2010 amend to the family and medical leave act addressed the hardships of being placed on the families of police officers

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false

Front 47

military caregiver leave is given when a family member must help a wounded soldier in their return home

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true

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in 2010 the president limited the rights of gay workers by restricting their family and medical leave to care for children

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false