Analyze how working undercover would affect an officer in terms of various components of police subculture
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers will vary. Possible points include: Undercover agents are frequently required to be in hostile environments in which they give up control and do not have dominion. The level of danger and unpredictability is markedly increased. Their sense of moral superiority may be increased, as they spend more time surrounded by criminals. Their sense of us versus them will have to be concealed to avoid giving themselves away. Their need for secrecy may extend to everyone they know to protect their cover, thus increasing their isolation. Their bravery and ability to deceive are likely to be continually challenged.
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The method of futures research that is akin to the backward planning concept and is complimentary to the planning of community-oriented policing is:
a. scenario method b. qualitative method c. quantitative method d. Delphi technique
Moving from approach A to approach B hinges on shared ownership and accountability. What is the operative word in this statement?
a. Moving b. Shared c. Ownership d. Accountability
The __________ developed the first SWAT unit in 1967
a Los Angeles Police Department c. FBI b. New York Police Department d. Boston Police Department
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Reckless’s containment theory was meant to explain why in spite of the various criminogenic pushes and pulls, conformity remains the general state of affairs. 2. Containment theory followed the Chicago school approach in a way that was very Durkheimian. 3. Sykes and Matza argued that delinquents retained a commitment to conventional society and its standards of behavior. 4. The onslaught of the 1980s made control theory very popular. 5. According to Reiss, delinquent peer groups are viewed as a functional consequence of the failure of personal and social controls.