Chapter 1

Question 1

In addition to being law enforcers police must serve as: (3)

Answer 1

1. Advisers
2. Facilitators
3. Supporters of the new community-based initiatives

Question 2

Community policing incorporates a new philosophy that broadens the police mission from a narrow focus on come to a mandate that encourages the police to explore creative solutions for a host of community concerns, including:(5)

Answer 2

1. crime
2. fear of crime
3. perceptions
4. quality of life
5. neighborhood conditions

Question 3

Inregards to CP, the focus is on this person who is detailed to work closely with people and their problems.

Answer 3

The Police Officer

Question 4

Community Policing-Some of the problems with implementation:

Although widely, almost universally, said to be important it means things to different people: (9)

Answer 4

1. public relations
2. shop fronts & mini-stations
3. re-scaled patrol beats
4. liaisons with ethic groups
5. permission for rank and file to speak with press
6. neighborhood watch
7. foot patrols
8. patrol detective teams
9. door to door visits by police

Question 5

Sources of Confusions:

CP’s introductions into American Policing has become a long, complicated process. It is rooted in: (3)

Answer 5

1. Team policing
2. Police-community relations
3. Crime prevention

Question 6

Four major facets occur when community policing is implemented: All four must exist if the department is indeed implementing CP: (4)

Answer 6

1. philosophical facet
2. organizational and personnel facet
3. strategic facet
4. programmatic facet

Question 7

PHILOSOPHICAL FACET

Some of C’s core ideas are: (7)

Answer 7

1. broad police function and community focus
2. Community imput
3. concern for people
4. developing trust
5. sharing power
6. creativity
7. neighborhood variations

Question 8

The police should have a broader function that also incorporates: (3)

These also must become the PRIMARY GOALS for the department supplanting crime reduction.

Answer 8

1. fear reduction
2. order maintenance
3. community health

Question 9

Police-sponsored fear-reduction programs have the potential to yield positive results in a number of areas: (3)

Answer 9

1. citizen participation in crime prevention programs
2. Increased crime reporting
3. positive relations with citizens

Question 10

Survey information can be used to:(3)

Answer 10

1. evaluate the effectiveness of police programs (such as fear reduction or attitudes toward the police)
2. gauge behavior such as victimization or crime prevention efforts
3. collect data to assist police in establishing goals & priorities

Question 11

This is the LIFEBLOOD of both traditional and community policing.

Answer 11

Information

Question 12

This is one of the most difficult aspects of community policing.

Answer 12

Generating Community Involvement

Question 13

Neighborhoods are defined by:(4)

As a result different expectations within neighborhoods evolve.

Answer 13

1. ethnic
2. religious
3. other socioeconomic factors
4. geographical boundaries

Question 14

Mission statements should endorse the most essential aspect of the community policing philosophy; which is:

Answer 14

Giving people the power to set the police agenda and developing people-based accountability of the police.

Question 15

The most essential aspect of the Community Policing philosophy: (2)

Answer 15

1. Giving citizens the power to set the police agenda

2. Developing citizen-based accountability of the police

Question 16

The hallmark of community policing is that policing is:

Answer 16

tailored to neighborhood needs

Question 17

Strategies provide guidelines for the development of specific programs. CP has at least 3 strategic facets: These three parameters should guide operational planning when implementing Community Policing: (3)

Answer 17

1. geographical focus and ownership
2. directly, daily, face to face contact
3. prevention focus

Question 18

In regards to CP, officers mode of transportation: The optimal situation allows CPO’s to (1)__________, (2)____________,
(3)___________, or (4)___________around the best area at least some of the time.

Answer 18

1. walk
2. ride a horse
3. motor scooter
4. bicycle

Question 19

Freeing officers from patrol cars altogether may be an essential step in:

Answer 19

Reversing the pitfalls of traditional policing

Question 20

This refers to ferreting out the problems and conditions that cause crime.

Answer 20

Prevention

Question 21

“The Programmatic Facet”

For the most part, community policing is operational through:

Answer 21

1) reoriented police operations
2) problem-solving and situational crime prevention
3. community engagement

Question 22

Police operational units must use these methods and other alternatives to random patrol to target crime and disorder problems (3).

Answer 22

1. foot patrols
2. directed patrols
3. surveys

Question 23

Two primary tactics in community include:

Answer 23

1. problem-solving

2. situational crime prevention

Question 24

Problem-solving consists of the following four-step process:

Answer 24

1. specific identification
2. careful analysis of the problem and its attributes
3. identification of possible solutions
4. implementation of a solution and a subsequent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the solution.

Question 25

These questions should be asked by officers when attempting to solve problems:

Answer 25

1. What is the problem? 2. Who is causing the problem? 3. What can I do to resolve it?

Question 26

Situational crime prevention, a form of problem solving, comprises "opportunity-reducing measures that are: (3)

Answer 26

1. directed at highly specific forms of crime 2. that involve the management, design, or manipulation of the immediate environment in as systematic and permanent way as possible 3. reduce the rewards as perceived by a wide range of offenders

Question 27

Adherents to situational crime prevention believe that crime is a product of this:

Answer 27

Rational choice

Question 28

How is getting citizens involved best accomplished?

Answer 28

The police must encourage, motivate, or otherwise induce people to become involved in their communities.

Question 29

In some cases, a neighborhood or community will be so disorganized that it does not have the resources to become involved in helping itself. In these instances, the police must: (3)

Answer 29

1. engage the community 2. identify leaders 3. begin building the community

Question 30

Community engagement is often best accomplished through:

Answer 30

The establishment of partnerships

Question 31

There are a number of ways of implementing CP, including doing so gradually. Piecemeal arrangements include the formation of a special unit or concentration on specific geographical areas. In fact, it is virtually impossible to suddenly and comprehensively implement CP in all but the:

Answer 31

Smallest departments

Question 32

Police officers are already involved in many non-law enforcement activities that have little to do with serious crime. These activities include: (6)

Answer 32

1. crowd control 2. protecting politicians 3. issuing traffic tickets 4. giving directions 5. investigating accidents 6. helping stranded motorists

Question 33

The police officer must do many things: (3)

Answer 33

1. law officer and peace officer 2. armed symbol of authority 3. part-time social worker

Question 34

Community policing emphasizes that the police share more decision-making authority with the community; This type of policing seeks to preserve more ultimate decision making authority for the police.

Answer 34

Problem-oriented

Question 35

This without community policing can quickly erode into aggressive law enforcement practices that have been shown to foster conflict and divide the police from the community.

Answer 35

Problem-oriented

Question 36

Aggressive law enforcement tactics such as this are not in keeping with the spirit with community policing and were the hallmark of the failed traditional model of policing:

Answer 36

Weed and Seed (an extension of Broken Windows)

Question 37

The Weed and Seed strategy is a two-pronged approach to crime control and prevention: (2)

Answer 37

1. law enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in "weeding out" criminals from the designated area 2. "Seeding" brings prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood revitalization services to the area

Question 38

These are the engagement by the police with the community to cooperatively resolve community problems

Answer 38

Community partnerships

Question 39

This is where community policing officers attempt to deal with the conditions that cause crime and negatively affect the quality of life in a community

Answer 39

problem solving

Question 40

What is the purpose of the Community Oriented Policing Houses (COP)?

Answer 40

1. long term stabilization by way of building relationship with the community, 2. improving the quality of life, 3. reducing crime, 4. consolidating resources 5. providing programming

Question 41

Famega examined police workload studies and found that about _____% of officers time is devoted to answering crime related calls for service.

Answer 41

75%

Question 42

The office of Homeland security identified four primary goals for homeland security. What are they?

Answer 42

1. Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks 2. Protect the American people, critical infrastructure, and key resources 3. Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur 4. Continue to strength the foundation to ensure long-term success