Criminal Justice Flashcards Chapter 10

Front 1

What is racial profiling?

Back 1

Alleged practice whereby police stop and search minorities for minor violations significantly more often than whites.

Front 2

Since most people have little direct contact with the police what helps form their attitudes about police?

Back 2

Media portrayals

Front 3

What are the three styles of policing?

Back 3

watchman,legalistic, and service style.

Front 4

Describe the legalistic style of policing.

Back 4

This style is more reactive. For example, police respond to calls and act if there is probable cause. It focuses on law violations.

Front 5

Describe the service style of policing.

Back 5

Found in middle and upper class neighborhoods. Police seek to correct problems correlated with crime.

Front 6

Describe the watchman style of policing.

Back 6

Found in low-class neighborhoods. Emphasizes maintenance and order.

Front 7

What are the two primary causes of police stress?

Back 7

Nature of work and department practices.

Front 8

cynicism

Back 8

A belief that human conduct is motivated entirely by self-interest.

Front 9

Anomie

Back 9

A "normlessness" or lack of attachment felt by some people towards their society.

Front 10

Niederhoffer found that suicide rates are ___% higher among police than the general population.

Back 10

50

Front 11

Socialization model

Back 11

The view that police officers learn their attitudes and values from socializing experiences such as education and experience on the job.

Front 12

Predispositional model

Back 12

View that police officers attitudes and values are developed prior to entry into the law enforcement profession.

Front 13

Dogmatism

Back 13

When people are positive about their opinions event though the opinions may be unwarranted.

Front 14

Police discretion

Back 14

The ability to choose between arrest and non-arrest solely on the basis of the officers judgment.

Front 15

Selective enforcement

Back 15

An unwritten policy in which police are not required to fully enforce all laws as written.

Front 16

Police pursuits

Back 16

Police chases of suspects immediately after a crime has been committed.

Front 17

What are the forms of police corruption?

Back 17

Non-feasance,misfeasance and malfeasance.

Front 18

"fleeing felon" rule

Back 18

Police can use deadly force against any felon who flees the scene of a crime.

Front 19

Police brutality

Back 19

Use of excessive physical force by police in carrying out their duties.

Front 20

Arthur Niederhoffer is noted for his study of the problem of ______ among police officers.

Back 20

Cynicism

Front 21

The failure to perform a legal duty in a proper manner is called ______.

Back 21

Misfeasance

Front 22

According to the ruling in Graham v. Connor, police officers may be held liable under the Fourth Amemdment when they ...

Back 22

Use excessive force

Front 23

A study in six cities found that less than one in ___ arrests involved police use of force in any form.

Back 23

5

Front 24

Jerome Skolnick's analysis suggests that danger and isolation are a key to understanding the ______ of police.

Back 24

Personality

Front 25

What are the findings of the several studies (in different locations) on police pursuits?

Back 25

The studies found that police pursuits are unnecessary.