Describe the challenges facing women who choose law enforcement as a career
What will be an ideal response?
? Female officers have few female superiors who might be able to mentor them.
? Women must deal with an added layer of scrutiny as male officers may feel that they are unsuited to the job or should be protected while working.
? Women also face the problem of tokenism, or the belief that they have been hired or promoted to fulfill diversity requirements and have not earned their positions.
? Unfortunately, some female officers must deal with sexual harassment on the job.
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In O'Connor v. Ortega the Supreme Court ruled that searches of government employees' offices are acceptable if they are limited to detecting:
a. evidence of criminal activity. b. evidence of work-related misfeasance. c. work-related documents. d. personal effects.
One interest group that deals with juvenile crime is:
a. Bureau of Prisons. b. National Institute of Corrections. c. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention d. Coalition for Juvenile Justice e. Department of Justice.
The United Nations identified five different types of organized crime groups. List and briefly describe each of these groups.
What will be an ideal response?
According to the Rokeach study, the police personality _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).