Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Some of the most problematic encounters involving the police occur between White police officers and minority citizens.
2. Citizens in predominantly Black areas perceive Black officers as more blue than black.
3. A study by the Pew Hispanic Center discovered that only 16% of Latino high school graduates earn four-year college degrees by age 29, compared with 37% of non-Hispanic Whites.
4. One potential reason few Asian Americans are drawn to the field of policing is that they were raised in households in which their parents did not value police work.
5. In the past, being a gay police officer was grounds for dismissal, but this would now be considered discrimination, and in fact, Los Angeles has actively recruited officers from the gay community.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
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