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What are the key competencies required for performing policing tasks involving discretion?
Adaptability, flexibility, common sense, good judgment
Why is police discretion important in real-world situations?
To differentiate situations requiring strict adherence from those requiring some flexibility
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a necessary skill for exercising police discretion?
Compliance with all regulations
What type of tasks are assessed during situational testing in police assessment centers?
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For a police officer facing a dilemma between pursuing a suspect alone or waiting for backup, what quality is most essential?
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What physical health problems can chronic activation of the body stress responses systems lead to?
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What is the primary purpose of police interrogation?
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In R.v.Oickle, what criteria determine if a confession is voluntary and admissible in court?
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What psychological and personal problems are mentioned in the text?
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How can job performance be affected by chronic stress according to the text?
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What was the outcome in the case of Oickle as described in the text?
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What is the main conclusion of the study conducted by Butler & Hall (2008) regarding the use of force by the Calgary Police?
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What is one of the occupational stressors faced by police officers, according to the text?
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In what percentage of interventions where force was used by the Calgary Police, individuals were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or in a state of emotional distress?
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What are some common methods of force mentioned in the text?
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What kind of stressor is caused by jurisdictional isolationism among police officers?
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How do public stressors, as mentioned in the text, affect police officers?
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What is a potential cue to malingering psychosis, according to Resnick (1997)?
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How can malingering amnesia be detected based on the text?
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What is a characteristic of psychopathy according to the text?
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What distinguishes psychopathy from sociopathy as per the text?
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What do subclinical psychopaths excel at detecting, according to Wheeler et al. (2009)?
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Which personality trait is identified as the strongest predictor of cheating in exams?
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What does the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) primarily assess?
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What is a distinguishing factor of Factor 2 traits in psychopathy?
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How is malingered amnesia detected by Prankratz (1998)?
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What distinguishes psychopathy from sociopathy according to the text?
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Which descriptor is most accurately reported by eyewitnesses in a crime scene?
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How can a witness's recognition memory be tested?
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What is the difference between a suspect and a culprit?
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What is the purpose of using distractors or foils in a lineup?
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What happens if a witness identifies a foil as the target in a lineup with no target present?
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What is the impact of image quality on video surveillance records?
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