Community Policing in Diverse Cultures

Question 1 - 1.The communication process involves.

	a. a sender.
	b. a message.
	c. a receiver.
	d. All of the above

Question 2 - 2.Discrimination and prejudice are different but related. Some examples of discrimination include

	giving warnings to females who violate traffic laws and issuing tickets to males for the same violation.
	b. arresting a black man for driving while intoxicated.
	c. Both a and b
	d. Neither a nor b

Question 3 - 3.The __________ encodes a message and then transmits the message.

	a. telephone
	b. transmitter
	c. sender
	d. receiver

Question 4 - 4.According to the text, important individual characteristics in communication include all of the following except:

	a. Age
	b. Self-esteem
	c. Language skills
	d. Morals

Question 5 - 5.Tactical civility as taught by the Verbal Judo Institute stressed that officers cannot afford to show

	a. politeness.
	b. professionalism.
	c. tactical verbal skills.
	d. a display of anger.

Question 6 - 6.The communication process involves all of the following except

	a. A sender
	b. Feedback
	c. A portal
	d. A receiver

Question 7 - 7.________________ assumes that all people within a specific group are the same and that they lack individuality.

	a. Racism
	b. Cultural diversity
	c. Stereotyping
	d. Racial profiling

Question 8 - 8.Statements such as "The French are great lovers" are based on

	a. notions.
	b. bias.
	c. stereotypes.
	d. history.

Question 9 - 9.In the case of Pottinger v. City of Miami (1992), a U.S. District Court found the practice of ________________ unconstitutional

	a. removing park benches
	b. bum sweeps
	c. panhandling
	d. loitering

Question 10 - 10.Race-based enforcement

	a. is discriminatory and illegal.
	b. is legal and justifiable.
	c. no longer occurs in the United States.
	d. is forensically viable.