When Police Officers Build Relationships with the Public, It Does

question 22

Multiple Choice

When police officers build relationships with the public, it does which of the following?

• A) It is assumed to make no difference in the likelihood of use of force.
• B) enhances familiarity
• C) contributes to negative stereotypes
• D) increases the social distance between police and the public

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Definitions:

Safety Signals

Cues or markers that indicate the absence of danger, helping to reduce anxiety or fear.

Fear

Fear is an emotional response to perceived threats or danger, characterized by feelings of anxiety, apprehension, and a heightened state of alertness.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, often about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Stimulus Generalization

is the process in which a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in a conditioning paradigm, demonstrating the ability to generalize learning to new stimuli.