Critical Thinking Exercises

1. Re-read Quick Facts: Colorado Springs Veteran Female Officers Sue Over Physical Test. Looking at the facts of the case, how do you evaluate the plaintiff's chances of prevailing and for what reasons?

2. Re-read Box 9.12, ' The Police Consultant Who the Couldn't Help." For what reasons do you think the Sheriff fired the consultant? Also, the consultant agreed with the sheriff's assessment that he was not going to be able to help, but for different reasons than the Sheriff professed. What reasons do you think the police consultant had in mind when he agreed with the Sheriff that he could not be helpful?