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Unlike the public police,private security officers are not bound by the ____________ decision.

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The accumulation of many stressful events over time is known as:


A) chronic stress
B) eustress
C) traumatic stress
D) homeostasis

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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State statutes now confer upon an employee a(n) in his or her position.


A) right-to-work clause
B) "at will" stipulation
C) property interest
D) due process waiver

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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In the case of _______________,the Supreme Court placed state and local government employees under the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


A) Morell v. Department of Labor
B) Johnson v. Avery
C) U.S. v. Swanson
D) Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Authority

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Today the largest police union is the:


A) International Association of Police
B) Fraternal Order of Police
C) National Police Collective
D) Associated Firefighters and Police

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which is not one of the three major forms of impasse resolution during collective bargaining?


A) Impasse closure
B) Mediation
C) Arbitration
D) Fact-finding

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Match the stressful event with its source.

Premises
Undercover work
Having to write traffic tickets
Court rulings limiting police procedures
Experiencing physical danger
Sexual harassment
Departmental rules and regulations
Having to appear in court on a scheduled day off
Responses
The criminal justice system
Stress intrinsic to police work
Organizational and administrative practices
The public

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Undercover work
Having to write traffic tickets
Court rulings limiting police procedures
Experiencing physical danger
Sexual harassment
Departmental rules and regulations
Having to appear in court on a scheduled day off

___________is a force that is external in nature that causes strain upon the body,both physical and emotional.


A) Disillusionment
B) Stress
C) Depression
D) Strain

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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________ includes officers' employment rights,unionization,and collective bargaining.

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A ___________ involving a ticket blizzard is likely to anger the public.


A) work stoppage.
B) vote of confidence.
C) work speedup.
D) work slowdown.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The first campaign to organize police unions began shortly after ___________.


A) the Civil War
B) World War I
C) the Rodney King incident
D) 9/11

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Empirical evidence indicates that college-educated police officers are better officers in all but which of the following ways?


A) They have significantly fewer founded citizen complaints.
B) They typically come from a lower socioeconomic background, and thus are better able to empathize.
C) They are likelier to take a leadership role in the organization.
D) They take fewer leave days, receive fewer injuries, and have less injury time.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not a common provision of a state's Peace Officer Bill of Rights?


A) Written notice of the nature of any investigation
B) Right to representation by counsel during any phase of questioning or any hearing
C) Right to financial assistance while suspended from duties
D) The right to refuse to take a polygraph examination

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Some police administrators are concerned that requiring entry-level officers to have a college degree will affect the recruitment of ___________.

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The majority of complaints made against officers in a department are against officers in a _________ phase.

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Which of the following is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act?


A) Patrol officers
B) Detectives
C) Lieutenants
D) Sergeants

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Under the meet-and-confer model of bargaining,which of the following is not a legal choice for employees when an impasse is reached?


A) Accept the employer's best offer
B) Submit the matter to a neutral arbiter for review
C) Try to influence the offer through political tactics (such as appeals for public support)
D) Take some permissible

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Studies have shown that private security personnel are often recruited among persons with minimal education and training.

A) True
B) False

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The most severe job action is the _____________.

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States that have laws that do not require collective bargaining by public employees use the ______________ model of collective bargaining.

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bargaining...

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