Problem
A. Explain why the crime fighter image is the greatest obstacle in accepting a realistic view of the police role.
B. What is meant by suicide by cop and what is the two-step investigative process that needs to take place to determine when it has occurred and to analyze the phenomenon?
C. What are some of the major findings of studies of the patrol function? (Emphasize in your answer the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.)
D. What is meant by discretionary use of police authority, and what are some of its advantages, disadvantages, and factors that enter into the officer's decision-making process?
E. What are the legal and psychological aspects of police officers' uniforms and their general appearance, and the nature and purpose of an agency dress code? What types of lawsuits are officers filing in regard to dress codes?