Final Exam

20% of Israle's population is Arab.

True

Anti-LGBT murders are often particularly brutal.

True

The largest Indian reservation is that of the Navajo Nation.

True

The largest percentage of victims for human trafficking are from Asia and Africa.

True

The most important factor leading to discrimination, according to survey respondents, is immigration status.

True

The psychological heritage of slavery and current discrimination continue to prevent equal opportunity and protection.

True

Tribal police have jurisdiction on Indian land.

True

"Ebonics" has it roots from early slave populations in the U.S.

False

A "gang" is defined as criminal organizations that contain at least 12 members.

False

A drug courier profile cannot be used based upon a totality of circumstances.

False

Almost 15% of 40 million foreign born U.S. residents are from Africa.

False

American Indians comprise approximately 5% of the US population.

False

An Imam is another word for the Qur'an.

False

Approximately 1/2 of the Hispanic/American population come from Central America.

False

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is a label other have applied rather than the preferred term "Oriental".

False

Asian victims of intimate partner violence are more likely to use mental health services that any other racial group.

False

Because of changing demographics, there is no need for increased use of bilingual services with Asian/Pacific communities.

False

Date has shown that blacks were proportionally represented as both homicide victims and offenders.

False

Equal percentages of Latino/Hispanic Americans were robbed or were victims of aggravated assault.

False

Gay and lesbian teens are 2-6 times less likely to commit suicide that heterosexual teens.

False

Hate crimes against African Americans is not greater that any other ethnic group.

False

Hate crimes with Hispanic/Latino Americans may be over reported.

False

Hispanic American Officers are well represented in local police departments and sheriff offices.

False

Hispanics have for the past five decades had the largest proportional increase in any ethnic minority group in the U.S.

False

Historically, "Chicano" was considered an acceptable term later becoming more derogatory.

False

Hostile, hateful speech, or other disrespectful or discriminatory behavior is illegal.

False

Human trafficking is not prevalent in the United States but exist extensively in other foreign countries.

False

In the 1850s, Americans were accepting of the Chinese for their strong work ethic and willingness to do laborer's work.

False

It is rare in Asian/Pacific American families that both parents work outside the home and older children care for younger siblings.

False

It is uncommon to find gangs in the military.

False

Latino/Hispanic Americans do not include "Asylees".

False

Levels of religiosity vary little between middle eastern countries.

False

More bilingual officers are no longer needed to reflect Hispanic demographics in the community.

False

Most American born blacks are Catholics.

False

Most Hispanics in the US live in Texas.

False

Most hate crimes are religious oriented.

False

Most hate crimes are reported.

False

Most human trafficking is due to forced labor.

False

Most immigrants were women who worked as laborers and at other domestic and menial jobs.

False

Most local street gangs do not use violence while committing crimes.

False

Most of the homeless population consists of African Americans.

False

Most religious based hate crimes are targeted toward the Islamic culture.

False

No Arabs are Christians.

False

Origins of first "indians" in America are agreed by historians.

False

Police Chiefs throughout the U.S. have expressed little concern about the strengthening of community trust when immigration enforcement takes place by police officers.

False

Police interactions with people with mental illness have the potential of being dangerous which is often the case.

False

Profiling can never be justified.

False

Racially biased policing is legal.

False

Ramadan is one of the holiest periods in the Islamic religion and is a celebration characterized by excessive indulgence.

False

Rape victimization of Native American women is approximately 1/3 lower than with white women.

False

Some attribute radical acts of terrorism to "different readings" not part of the Qu'ran.

False

Speaking in the native language gives the individual a less range of expression to discuss and clarify issues.

False

Stereotypes rarely come from media messages and images.

False

Suicide is the leading cause of death with Native Americans.

False

The Asian/Pacific American family structure has weak extended family ties.

False

The U.S. paid Mexico 1 million dollars for the land that is now Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

False

The ban on gays in the military was eliminated within the last 5 years.

False

The first wave of Arab Americans immigration were refugees.

False

The homeless population is believed to be overestimated.

False

The largest group of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the U.S. are Japanese.

False

The public is not willing to limit civil liberties of some people despite 9/11.

False

The state with the largest Native American population is Oklahoma.

False

Transgender people are less likely to experience physical violence than gay men and lesbians.

False

80% of Israel's population is Jewish.

True

A "profile" is typically a document that contains explicit criteria or indicators issued to officers to guide them in their decision-making.

True

A hate crime can be defined by bias against one's sexual orientation.

True

A key area for law enforcement are crimes within the Asian/Pacific communities, including human trafficking.

True

A key issue in law enforcement are the interactions with poor, urban African American communities.

True

A key issue with law enforcement with Native Americans is fishing treaties.

True

A police - citizen group serving in an advisory capacity is a good way to collaborate with issues of police conduct.

True

African Americans were the only migrants to the U.S. forced to come to America against their own will.

True

Alcoholism continues to be a leading heath and social problem with Native Americans.

True

All Muslims are Arabs.

True

American Indian's experience with the white man has largely been one of exploitation, violence, and forced relocation.

True

An ongoing issue in law enforcement and Blacks is racial profiling.

True

Arab is a noun for a person and is used as an adjective as in "Arab country".

True

Aryan based groups such as the KKK are antisemitic.

True

As officer's direct communication to a parent or adult shows respect for the elder.

True

Asian, Pacific American families often prefer to provide their own support system to family members rather than seek help from social services or public agencies.

True

At one time in history, it was against the law to educate blacks.

True

Black Pride and Civil Rights movements of the 60s and 70s marked a new direction in black identity.

True

Black single mothers are often stereo typed by officers.

True

California has the nation's highest homeless population.

True

Children of Hispanic families often serve as intermediaries with officers when they act as interpreters for their parents.

True

Communication is the primary tool for de-escalating conflict with mentally ill people.

True

Data collection can determine whether racially biased policing is a problem in a particular jurisdiction.

True

Data collection may impact police productivity, morale and workload.

True

Demographic information can be helpful in determining whether the actions of law enforcement is consistent with the community population.

True

Economy and hate violence occurs in overcrowded impoverished ghettos with substandard older housing.

True

Gang members are primary distributors of illicit drugs.

True

Gangs typically form alliances and rivalries based upon race, geography, protection, resources, and control of criminal activities.

True

Group name changes represent evolution in identity and the desire to get rid of labels given by the dominate society.

True

Hate itself is not a crime.

True

Homelessness can be criminalized due to refusal to leave temporary locations.

True

ICE has been accused to engage in racial profiling of Hispanics.

True

In 1942, Japanese were incarcerated in the U.S. without any due process.

True

In 1980-1982, the "Mariel Boat-lift" resulted in criminals, antisocial, and mentally ill persons released by Fidel Castro coming to the US.

True

In Hispanic families, it is critical for the father to demonstrate control and central values which include "machismo" and "respeto" (deep respect).

True

In new immigrant families, children often play the sensitive role of intermediary between their parents and the outside world.

True

In the Arab culture, family honor has to be upheld or consequences can be severe, even resulting in violence against children.

True

In the weeks that followed the 9/11 attacks, there was an increase in violent crimes against Arabs and Muslims.

True

Indian casinos and gaming is a concern with law enforcement.

True

It is estimated that about one in five American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder or mental illness.

True

La Raza is another term used, popularized by the Latino civil rights movements of '70s in the United States to express a pride and solidarity among people from Latin America.

True

Lack of affordable housing is the leading cause for homelessness with individuals.

True

Latino/Hispanic Americans are the largest ethnic or racial minority in the US.

True

Law enforcement has greater latitude with profiling of middle eastern individuals for stops, searches, or increased questioning.

True

Los Angeles has one of the nation's largest Arab Americans populations.

True

Many Arabs are stereotyped incorrectly as terrorists.

True

Many victims of hate crimes fear being exposed as a gay, lesbian or transgendered to family or employers.

True

Many victims of hate crimes fear of being identified as an unauthorized immigrant and deportation.

True

Mental illness is a significant problem for police and a burden on the local community.

True

Mortality rates related to alcoholism are seven times higher for American Indians and Alaska Natives than for other races.

True

Most hate crimes are perpetrated at random on total strangers.

True

Most hate crimes have sentence penalty enhancements.

True

Most people still believe there is "some" or "a lot" of discrimination against African-Americans today.

True

Native people have generally been treated by Euro-Americans as less than human or as "savages".

True

Not all Native American tribes are recognized by the US government.

True

Officers have to be careful how they ask a woman to remove her head covering "hijab" and should use female officers whenever possible.

True

Officers should not consider race/ethnicity to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause.

True

People can be culturally conditioned to hate.

True

People with mental illness are more vulnerable to excessive force by police officers than are other citizens.

True

Peyote for religious use presents a unique situation for law enforcement.

True

Police officers need to realize taboos when entering mosques for emergencies.

True

Prison gangs have control of many street gangs.

True

Professional traffic stops can leave the public with an impression of how law enforcement carries out their duties.

True

Profiling by law enforcement is legal if it relies on descriptions of actual suspects but not general predictions of who may be involved in a crime.

True

Public touching of the opposite sex is forbidden in much of the traditional Arabic world.

True

Race or ethnic background may become a legitimate consideration when investigators have information about a particular suspect.

True

Racial Profiling refers to ANY police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being, or having been, engaged in criminal activity.

True

Racial profiling allows for the consideration of race as one factor in making law enforcement decisions.

True

Racial profiling has been common in U.S.

True

Racial profiling has occurred in the aftermath of 9/11.

True

Radical and ethnic tension exists between Arab grocers and liquor store owners in low income areas, and often across ethnic or racial lines.

True

Recent data indicates the victimization rate for blacks was six times higher than that for whites.

True

Recognized Native American tribes receive some government benefits and resources.

True

Recruitment and hiring is a way to prevent racial profiling in Law Enforcement.

True

School administrators are increasingly being held liable for failing to provide an environment free of hostility.

True

Some Native American children were forced to learn English and unlearn their heritage.

True

Some groups monitoring of hate crimes in the US view hate crimes against Latino/Hispanic Americans as part of a broader pattern of anti-immigrant sediment.

True

Some myths and stereotypes view others as "foreign" terrorists because of religious affiliation or appearance.

True

Some terrorists may or claim to commit their acts of terror in the name of Islam.

True

Speaking Spanish in front of the officer should not automatically be interpreted as an insult to attempt to hide information.

True

The California Supreme Court in the 1850s threw out a conviction of a white man due to prohibited testimony by Chinese.

True

The U.S. and Japanese governments voluntarily restricted immigration of Japanese laborers to the U.S.

True

The US government has repeatedly disregarded Indian rights that have been guaranteed in the form of binding treaties.

True

The elderly or persons with disabilities fear retaliation and results in less victimization reporting.

True

The first Asians to arrive to the U.S. were the Chinese who worked in the California gold mines and on the transcontinental railroad.

True

The first black run church was created because churches in the North and South either banned blacks or required them to sit apart from whites.

True

The internment of Japanese showed racist sediments resulting in the victimization of innocent people.

True

The reason for a law enforcement stop or search needs can be established with through data collection elements.

True

The second wave of Arab American immigration was due to economic and political instability.

True

The term "Native American" is often preferred as a generic name.

True

The terms that whites have used for some tribes may not be the authentic tribal name.

True

There are stereotypes associating blacks with the criminal class.

True

There is a disproportionally high crime rate associated with teenagers and officers target this age group of blacks.

True

There may be a need for heightened security around important Jewish holidays.

True

Undocumented immigrants, runaway youth, LGBTQ, and family conflict related to gender/sexual orientation contribute to homelessness.

True

Within Asian/Pacific communities, children often serve as interpreters.

True

many of the police and African-American problems in our community today have historical origin.

True