Law and Politics

Arbitration parallels fact-finding, but it differs in that it may be compulsory or voluntary.

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Mediation occurs when a third party, called the "mediator," comes in to help the adversaries with ...

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The FLSA's overtime provisions also apply to those who are employed in a bona fide executive, ...

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The FLSA comes into play when officers wish to have a work slowdown.

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The union's chief negotiator normally is not a member of the bargaining unit; rather, he or she is a ...

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During the late 1950s and early 1960s, union association leaders came into power and supported ...

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Boston's infamous police strike in 1919 occurred because of the police commissioner's failure to ...

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Police officers today are very reluctant to file a grievance when they feel their rights have been violated.

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Some methods for the police to deal with the homelessness problem include:

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Notably, several cities now report declining numbers of homeless people after launching aggressive ...

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Empirical evidence indicates that college-educated police officers are better officers in all but ...

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Critics of higher education for police officers believe that:

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Since 1967, all national commissions on crime and violence have concluded that higher education for police:

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Generally, police officers have ________ opportunity for lateral entry into another police agency.

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________ is "a force that is external in nature that causes strain upon the body, both physical and ...

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An issue involving lower-level private security personnel is whether or not:

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In-house security services are called ________, while ________ services are outside firms providing ...

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For many African-Americans in uniforms, a double marginality has existed, whereby these officers:

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Attitudes expressed by minorities toward the police and their work are frequently:

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Women now account for 11.3 percent of all sworn municipal police officers, which is higher than in ...

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Peter Horne's assignments issue as it relates to women in policing suggests that agencies should routinely:

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A dramatic rise in police union membership was caused by all but which one of the following?

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The sequence of grievance steps will typically include all but which one of the following five steps?

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Under the meet-and-confer model of bargaining, when an impasse is reached, the only legal choice of ...

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Which of the following is an example of a police job action that has been used in the past?

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