Thinking Critically Questions Chapter Seven

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Thinking CriticallyQuestionsChapter Seven
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Public Attitudes Toward Police

• About 50 percent of Americans rate the police as
  either good or excellent
• at solving crimes.
• Why isnt the percentage higher?
• Why do you think that racial groups differ
• so greatly in their attitudes
• toward the police?

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Police Selection

• What do you think are the most important
  qualities for police officers to have? Why?
• How much formal education do you think police
  officers should have? Why?

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Discretion

• Many states have mandatory arrest laws that
  require police officers to arrest any suspect
  that has battered a spouse or domestic partner.
• Do you support mandatory arrest laws
• in domestic violence cases?
• Why or why not?
• Why do police generally not like to
• respond to domestic violence calls?

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Discretion

• There is much debate on how much control should
  be placed on the decisions
• of police officers in arrest situations.
• How much control should be
• placed on them and why?

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Discretion

• What are some of the arguments in
• favor of and opposing
• the reduction of police discretion?

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Racial Profiling

• Explain the concept,
• driving while black or brown (DWBB).
• What is the perceived basis
• for such a practice?

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Police Stress

• Does police stress lead to police brutality?
  Explain.
• Does deadly force lead to police stress?
• Explain. Give an example.

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Corruption

• How would you control police corruption?
• In other words,
• How would you police the police?