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APPENDIX B PERQ PART 6 Police Behavioral Scenarios on Homosexuality (PBSH)

This is a copy of PART 6 Police Behavioral Scenarios on Homosexuality (PBSH) from the PERQ developed for this research. The bullets represent the correct answer.

Note: All responses are confidential, will not be shared with any persons other than the researcher, will not be shared with any agency or institution, and will be destroyed at the end of the research. Please answer as you truly believe and feel, not how you think you are supposed to answer. This section asks you what behaviors you would use when interacting with gays and lesbians in typical police situations. Please bubble the response that best reflects how you anticipate behaving.

88. You have been assigned to a new position and your partner is openly gay/lesbian. You respond by:

T XA. accepting the assignment and welcoming him/her into your life.
T B. refusing to shake his or her hand.
T C. asking for a transfer to a different assignment.
T D. accepting the assignment and staying alert for misconduct by the gay/lesbian partner.
T E. asking for a different partner.

89. A 3:00 AM radio call reports that a civilian is being beaten outside a bar in what is locally identified as the gay district. You are nearby and respond by:

T A. laughing to your partner that some fag has probably broken a finger nail.
T XB. immediately picking-up the call.
T C. taking your time to pick-up the call, hoping that some other unit will do so.
T D. driving slowly to the scene of the crime.
T E. taking your dinner break.

90. Two men have been badly beaten in a park by a gang of young adult males. This park is known for being a gay cruise spot. While interrogating the men at the scene, you say:

T A. "serves you right for engaging in public sex."
T B. "did you try and pick-up on the other guys?"
T C. "besides this being an assault, do you want this reported as a hate crime?"
T D. "are you two boy-friends?"
T XE. "did your assailants call you names when they attacked you?"

91. You arrive at a domestic argument between two women. Both are angry, yelling and look disheveled.

T A. You give most of your attention to the more masculine acting woman.
T B. You say, "Why dont you dykes just find a man."
T XC. You take care to get each womans story without influence from the other.
T D. You assume the smaller woman is the "fem" and you physically protect her from the other woman.
T E. You attempt to discover the legal tenant and try to have the other woman leave.

92. While arresting a male prostitute on the street, a scuffle breaks out and the man must be forcibly placed into the squad car. At the station, he makes a claim of "police brutality" stemming from his being gay. You respond by:

T A. inflicting pain on him in ways it cannot be detected.
T XB. making note of his accusation on his arrest forms.
T C. threatening him with violence if he doesnt shut up.
T D. threatening to cite him for more crimes.
T E. seeing that he is placed in a cell where he has a greater chance for being raped.

93. You have worked for many years with a gay/lesbian partner. You have enjoyed his/her company and respected his/her professionalism. But, recently you are starting to hear rumors that the other officers believe that you are also gay/lesbian. What do you do?

T A. Make it known to everyone at every opportunity that you are heterosexual.
T B. Go out of your way to participate in heterosexual activities.
T C. Reduce your social interactions with your gay/lesbian partner.
T XD. Make no effort to clear up the misunderstanding and answer truthfully when asked about your sexual orientation.
T E. Play with the other officers heads and tell them that you are gay/lesbian.

94. After many years of working with a partner you enjoy and respect, he/she shares with you that he/she is homosexual. You are told this in the strictest confidence. You respond by:

T A. telling other officers that your partner is lesbian/gay.
T B. keeping up a front that the relationship has not changed.
T XC. maintaining a respectful relationship as before and not telling anyone about the sexual orientation of your partner.
T D. put distance between you and him/her including stopping off-duty socializing.
T E. asking for a transfer.

95. Your supervisor of your same gender makes a sexual advance towards you. You decline, but he/she is persistent and continues to solicit you for months. You feel that this is sexual harassment. What do you do?

T A. Ask for a transfer.
T B. Threaten the supervisor with violence.
T C. Give in to the pressure so as to keep your job.
T D. "Out" the supervisor by revealing the secret to your co-workers.
T XE. File a misconduct claim against the supervisor.

96. It is midnight and you are called to inspect a lesbian bar for possible overcrowding. During your public safety inspection, you:

T A. tell the women that a man would fix them right.
T B. immediately clear out the bar.
T XC. check for overcrowding and ABC violations, and leave if it is determined that there are no violations.
T D. put on protective gear before checking for overcrowding and ABC violations.
T E. find the bar is overcrowded and you order the bar closed. While the patrons are leaving, you make a point of telling the ones who are wearing wedding rings to return home to their husbands.

97. A very young boy who looks about 10-years old, is seen on a Friday morning trying to hitch a ride along a street known as a gay prostitution area. There are older boys nearby also hitch-hiking who are known prostitutes. What would you do?

T A. Do nothing.
T XB. Stop the boy, ask him a few questions and if need be, take him to the station to call his parents.
T C. Pick-up the boy, take him to the station, and call the boys parents.
T D. Stop the boy, tell him that he is in a known prostitute area and that he should leave.
T E. Stop the boy and tell him its illegal to engage in prostitution.

98. Arriving at the scene of a bad auto accident, you see an adult female cradling a small toddler in her arms and an adult male kneeling next to and holding the hands of an adult male who is on the ground. You discover that the toddler is in cardiac arrest and the adult male on the ground is lightly bleeding but conscious. Which would you do?

T A. Call for medical support.
T B. Call for medical support and start CPR on the toddler.
T C. Call for medical support, start CPR on the toddler and once the toddler shows some life, put on protective gloves and help the injured adult male.
T XD. Call for medical support, put on protective gear, start CPR on the toddler and once the toddler shows some life, help the injured adult male.
T E. Call for medical support, start CPR on the toddler and give verbal directions to the uninjured male about assisting his friend.

99. The lesbian and gay community is in uproar because of the recent passage of anti-homosexual legislation by your city council. Demonstrators by the thousands are marching toward city hall. You are called in to form a barrier in front of city hall. The crowd is angry and a shoving match starts between some demonstrators and the officer next to you.

T XA. You assist your fellow officer while trying to maintain the safety of all.
T B. You put on latex gloves and a face guard before giving assistance.
T C. You pull out your baton and start swinging at the demonstrators.
T D. You step in between the demonstrators and your fellow officer.
T E. You call for more assistance while yelling, "faggots, get back."

100. You have been assigned undercover duty in a public park known for its sexual activity. Two men are observed fondling each others genitalia. While investigating for lewd conduct, one of the men pleads to not be arrested because he is married and doesnt want his wife or employer to know of his illegal activity.

T A. You let the married man go because it is obvious that he was seduced by the other man.
T B. Both men are given warnings but not arrested.
T C. You tell the men that they are disgusting perverts.
T XD. You make the arrests and make notes of any comments they may make.
T E. You ask the unmarried man if he comes to the park often and to give you leads as to where the most illegal activity occurs at the park.

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