1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Acquiring cultural competence includes:
- A) exploration of officers' belief systems and biases
- B) awareness of an officer's perspectives and perceptions
- C) increased communication skills leading to effective rapport building
- D) all of the above
Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Discuss the impact of diversity on law enforcement and the corresponding need for community policing and outreach programs
Level: Easy
2) The Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 denied Chinese Laborers the right to enter:
- A) Europe
- B) Africa
- C) America
- D) Asia
Answer: C
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Understand past and current reactions to the U.S. multicultural society
Level: Easy
3) What are the dimensions of diversity that influence the personal and professional lives of law enforcement personnel?
- A) primary
- B) secondary
- C) both
- D) none
Answer: C
Page Ref: 29-30
Objective: List the primary and secondary dimensions of diversity as well as generational differences among immigrant and ethnic groups
Level: Intermediate
4) A judgment or opinion formed before facts are known, usually involving negative or unfavorable thoughts about groups of people is known as:
- A) stereotype
- B) prejudice
- C) hate
- D) bias
Answer: B
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Apply the concepts of stereotyping, prejudice and implicit bias to police work
Level: Intermediate
1.2 True/False Questions
1) To blame one's failures and shortcomings on innocent people or those only partly responsible is bias.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Apply the concepts of stereotyping, prejudice and implicit bias to police work
Level: Easy
2) The act — intentional and unintentional — of applying or incorporating personal, social, or organizational biases and/or stereotypes in decision-making, police actions, or the administration of justice is bias-based policing.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Apply the concepts of stereotyping, prejudice and implicit bias to police work
Level: Easy
3) An example of a secondary dimension is educational level.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 29
Objective: List the primary and secondary dimensions of diversity as well as generational differences among immigrant and ethnic groups
Level: Intermediate
4) Gender is another example of a secondary dimension of diversity.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 29
Objective: List the primary and secondary dimensions of diversity as well as generational differences among immigrant and ethnic groups
Level: Intermediate
5) A heterogeneous society is one that is diverse, and frequently refers to racial and ethnic composition.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Summarize key demographic trends in United States related to growth of minority and foreign-born populations in the United States
Level: Easy
6) A group that is larger in number that constitutes a whole part of a population and may be subjected to differential treatment is a minority group.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 12
Objective: Summarize key demographic trends in United States related to growth of minority and foreign-born populations in the United States
Level: Easy
7) Hispanic is considered a race.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Summarize key demographic trends in United States related to growth of minority and foreign-born populations in the United States
Level: Easy
8) An individual admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident is an immigrant.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Provide an understanding of aspects of immigration to the United States
Level: Intermediate
9) A refugee is any person who is outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Provide an understanding of aspects of immigration to the United States
Level: Easy
10) There are three major groups of undocumented or unauthorized immigrants within the U.S. borders.
Answer: FALSE
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Objective: Provide an understanding of aspects of immigration to the United States
Level: Intermediate
11) The word "multiculturalism" refers to a movement or political force.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Discuss the impact of diversity on law enforcement and the corresponding need for community policing and outreach programs
Level: Easy
12) The terms "mosaic" and "tapestry" are more accurate descriptions of America's multicultural society than the term "melting pot."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Understand past and current reactions to the U.S. multicultural society
Level: Intermediate
13) Changes in population characteristics were insignificant between 1990 and 2000.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Understand past and current reactions to the U.S. multicultural society
Level: Easy
14) Prejudice that is unchecked and acted on can result in all of the following: citizen humiliation, lawsuits, loss of jobs, and long-term damage to police-community relations.
