The Behavior of a Police Officer Is Explained by the Characteristics

question 2

Multiple Choice

The behavior of a police officer is explained by the characteristics, values, and attitudes that the individual officer had before becoming a police officer. This is known as what?

• A) Culture
• B) Predispositional theory
• C) Legalistic style
• D) Discretion

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Definitions:

Second-order Cybernetics

It's an approach to cybernetics that includes the observer as part of the system being studied, focusing on self-organizing, self-correcting systems.

First-order Cybernetics

An approach that studies systems, including their regulations and communications, from an external viewpoint without considering the system's self-awareness.

Systemic Practices

Approaches and methods that consider the interrelated components of a system, such as in families or organizations, aiming to address issues from a holistic perspective.

Assimilative Integration

An approach in psychotherapy that combines techniques from different schools of thought within the therapist's primary orientation.