Investigative methods designed to assess an officer's honesty by creating opportunities for misconduct are called what?

• A. Criminal liability
• B. Civil liability
• C. Integrity tests
• D. Bribes

Answer: (C)

Integrity tests are investigative tools used to gauge an officer’s honesty by presenting situations where misconduct is possible and observing whether the temptation is acted upon. In practice, a scenario might involve an undercover tester offering something improper or asking for an illicit favor to see if the officer would comply. The goal is to reveal susceptibility to corruption and to inform recruitment, training, and oversight. This idea is distinct from liability, which involves legal consequences after misconduct, and from a bribe, which is the temptation used in the test rather than the testing method itself.