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The majority of police actions have less to do with ______________ and involve service to the community.

A) order maintenance
B) law enforcement
C) time maintenance
D) social services

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

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Paoline's study of police culture:

A) supported the conventional wisdom of isolation and a "them-versus-us" worldview.
B) found that isolation and the "them-versus-us" worldview is compatible with community policing.
C) found that few officers were confident that they could gain citizens' cooperation.
D) reported that many officers have attitudes and outlooks that vary from those of traditional police culture.

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

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According to the text, the law enforcement community is perhaps the best and quickest at culling these types of individuals from the ranks-those who are:

The __________________ is also shaped by appearance and police actions.

The police image is affected by:

A _______________ is a written declaration of purpose.

A vision statement is:

Ethical behavior by individual officers and by the department as a whole is indispensable to effective police-community partnerships.

The increased officer discretion necessary for community policing is a concern to many police administrators who fear loss of control of their:

The media have little effect on public opinion.

A 2005 study showed attitudes toward the police were more easily influenced by what a -person heard about someone else's experience with the police.

Selective enforcement is:

The _______________ is affected by individual backgrounds, the media, and citizens' -personal experiences with the criminal justice system.

Generally speaking, officers have broad discretion in deciding under what circumstances to enforce laws.

Law enforcement agencies rarely, if ever, seek input from the community when developing mission statements.

Describe and explain one of the four expectations of citizens according to Skogan.

Controversy on the use of force by police is almost always discussed in terms of _______________.

Police brutality is considered a problem by only a small segment of the public.

According to the text, _________________ has been described as being confronted with a difficult problem and making the right decision despite potentially adverse personal or -professional consequences.

The lowest-ranking and newest patrol officers typically have: