TCOLE (BPOC) - Professionalism & Ethics Study
Guide Updated Questions & Answers 2023.
In what year was the term 'professionalism' secularized? - Correct answer 1675
_________ is the occupation which one professes to be skilled in and to follow. A
vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its
application to the affairs of others, or in the practice of an art based upon it. Applied
specifically to the three learned professions of divinity, law, and medicine; also the
military profession. - Correct answer Profession
A _________ is one who is engaged in one of the learned or skilled professions, or in a
calling considered socially superior to a trade or handicraft. - Correct answer
Professional
Who said "every calling is great when greatly pursued"? - Correct answer Oliver
Wendell Holmes
What are the following examples known as?
Service to others
Assessment of client needs
Theoretical body of knowledge obtained through extended pre-service education
Standards for entry, practice, and ethical conduct
Professional association to maintain standards
Continuing education and lifelong learning - Correct answer Characteristics of
Professionalism
__________ means people have trust and confidence in the police, accept police
authority and believe officers are fair. - Correct answer Police Legitimacy
What is the first pillar of procedural justice? - Correct answer Fairness and consistency
of rule application
What is the second pillar of procedural justice? - Correct answer Voice (giving people a
voice)
What is the third pillar of procedural justice? - Correct answer Transparency and
openness of process
What is the fourth pillar of procedural justice? - Correct answer Impartiality and
unbiased decision making
______ _______ refers to the process of engaging in the proactive and systematic
examination of identified problems to develop and rigorously evaluate effective
responses - Correct answer Problem Solving
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