Attitude correct answers mental position based on knowledge, feelings, and experiences about
someone or something influencing them to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or
thing
functions of prejudice: authoritarian personality correct answers symbolizes one's affiliation with
a more dominant group.
Forms and targets of prejudice correct answers • Racial
• Ethnic
• Gender
• National origin
• Political affiliation
• Authority figures
• Sexual orientation
• Differently abled
• Religious
• Age
• Economic/occupational
• Weight
• Physically challenged
• Individual personal preferences
we assume that impartial enforcement of the law correct answers -Requires that no person be
treated unfairly, unjustly, or with bias or prejudice. It also requires that no person be given more
favorable treatment by the law by being given better service, more considerate treatment, or
more lenient punishment than any other person would receive for the same reason. The critical
guideline is not favoring one more than another in the same situation.
, -Includes the more general ideas of impartial administration of justice and impartial treatment of
offenders by the criminal justice system as a whole. It is by no means limited to the peace officer
telling the public, "Don't do that - it's against the law," or "You must do this - the law requires it."
-Refers to both the interaction of the law and the citizen and the interaction of citizens when law
enforcement becomes involved. The law must be impartial whether the law is confronting a
citizen or standing between two citizens who are confronting each other.
-Is an ideal condition toward which the law, the criminal justice system, and its personnel strive.
Like democracy, it may never be achieved in an imperfect world. But it is the direction in which
we must move. No other course of action or substitute ideal will serve the long-range needs of a
democracy.
the peace officer has an especially sensitive position regarding impartial enforcement: correct
answers Officers often work alone and make decisions demanding impartiality on their part with
no one; temptations provided by citizens for them to be partial can be overwhelming; deviations
from fair and equal treatment can often be easily excused as necessary for maintenance of order,
crime prevention, and public relations; impression held by most of the impartiality if the law and
the fairness of the CJ system may come from past experience with peace officers
concepts about human relations from the social scientists correct answers every individual is
entitled to equal rights and dignities, by virtue of being human. right to be free implies right to be
different. should try to understand people different than us. common needs: social, health,
employment, shelter, food, positive image; bill of rights. tend to categorize people and make
judgements about them rather than evaluate based on character; democracy cannot work for
some unless it works for all
Functions of Discrimination correct answers • Tends to reinforce prejudice concerning the
group's alleged inferiority
• Discrimination by any group limits the other groups' effectiveness in business, education,
political office, etc.
• Affords an avenue to economic exploitation of the group being discriminated against
The 4 basic feelings harbored by prejudiced people: fear correct answers is the basic to
prejudice; excites emotions to the point of overshadowing rational judgement