Assignment Instructions/ Description
Quiz : PROCEDURAL QUIZ
PLEASE GIVE CORRECT ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION
Question 1
The assigned readings on procedural justice are published on which website?
A. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
B. Brennan Center for Justice at NYU
C. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) in the U.S. Department of Justice
E. all of the above
Question 2
A.Procedural justice (sometimes called procedural fairness) describes what idea?
B. how police treat people has little or no measurable impact on their respect for law and order
C. perceived fairness of a criminal justice process is more important than the outcome in cultivating the rule of law
D. fear of the "long arm of the law" and the certainty of punishment are the best deterence to crime
E. all of the above
Question 3
Which of the following are important components of procedural justice?
A.allowing people to voice their side of the story;
B. treating people with dignity and respect;
C. demostrating that the decision-making process is unbiased and trustworthy;
E. all of the above.
Question 4
Extensive procedural justice research has shown that people are more likely to comply with the law and cooperate with law enforcement efforts when...
A. they feel the system and its actors are legitimate;
B. they fear the system and believe they will be swiftly and harshly punished;
C. they are good people who know how to be obedient to authority;
E.all of the above.
Question 5
A. Which of the following is a strategy for police officers to implement and enhance procedural justice?
B. Humanize the experience by acting approachable, making eye contact, and thanking citizens for their cooperation;
C. Explain what you're doing and why to reduce the trauma of interacting with police;
D. Create opportunities for individuals to be heard and explain their concerns;
E. all of the above.
Question 6
Even in "hot spot" policing, if the public's trust and confidence in the police is undermined, the ability of the police to prevent crime will be weakened by what?
A. lawsuits;
B. declining willingness to obey the law;
C. withdrawal from existing partnerships;
D. all of the above.
Question 7
Procedural Justice advocates say that hot spot locations within neighborhoods should be opportunities for police to do what?
A.make positive connections with those people who are most vulnerable to victimization and experience fear and diminished quality of life;
B. rely on intensive enforcement actions that may hit everyone, but will eventually find the hardened criminals;
C. allow the community to solve its own problems;
D. all of the above.
Question 8
Captain Rich (Skip) Miller of the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Police Department says that procedural justice...
A.is a waste of time;
B. should be practiced within agencies in how officers and civilian employees are treated by police supervisors;
C. is a brand new idea that most police do not practice at all;
D. all of the above.
Question 9
Sergeant Andrew McCurdy of the King County Sheriff's Office says that the problem he faces in training is what?
A. those few officers who most need to hear the procedural jsutice message are also the most resistant to implementation;
B. most officers will never come around to the idea of treating suspects with respect;
C. there is no crime fighting reason to implement procedural justice policies;
D. all of the above.
Question 10
Sergeant Andrew McCurdy of the King County Sheriff's Office says his agency has decided to use what model to train employees on how to apply the key principles of procedural justice?
A. the "V.E.R.T." model, which stands for Voice, Explain, Respect, Transparency;
B. the "L.E.E.D." model, which stands for Listen and Explain with Equity and Dignity;
C. the "Fairness Factor" model that rewards legitimacy;
D. all of the above.
Question 11
According to the COPS website reading, practicing procedural justicee within an agency is a way to
A. prevent the demoralization of sworn and civilian employees who may feel unfairly treated;
B. satisfy compliance with federal consent decrees;
C. antagonize the worst officers and force them to quit;
D. all of the above.