CRIMJ 210 Chapter 12 – Flashcards
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The Executive Sessions on Policing focused and debated on the use and price of: a. rolling traffic enforcement b. adaptable computer databases c. intelligence-led policing d. community policing
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d. community policing
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Which of the following was not one of the corporate strategies of policing described by the Executive Sessions on Policing? a. team policing b. strategic policing c. community policing d. problem-solving policing
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a. team policing
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In the 1960s, changes in police management led to the abandonment of: a. bicycle patrol b. two-man patrol units c. foot patrol d. equestrian patrol
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c. foot patrol
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Many believe that modern community policing began with James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling's article "'____________________': The Police and Neighborhood Safety." a. Littered Streets b. Disordered Communities c. Broken Windows d. Dangerous Streets
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c. Broken Windows
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Which of the following is not one of the human behaviors found by Wesley Skogan to be extremely disruptive to the community? a. public drinking b. youths firing gunshots into the air c. commercial sex d. street harassment
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b. youths firing gunshots into the air
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Which of the following is not one of the most important benefits of community policing, according to the scholar Herman Goldstein? a. a more realistic acknowledgment of police functions b. a recognition of the interrelationships among police functions c. an acknowledgment of the limited capacity of the police to accomplish their jobs on their own and of the importance of an alliance between the police and the public d. community control of the police
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d. community control of the police
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With incident-driven policing, officers tend to respond to similar incidents at the same location: a. once b. as tactical response units c. with problem-solving tactics d. numerous times
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d. numerous times
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The concept of problem-solving policing can be attributed to: a. James Q. Wilson b. Lee P. Brown c. George Kelling d. Herman Goldstein
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d. Herman Goldstein
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According to Herman Goldstein, traditional policing is: a. incident driven b. community driven c. patrol driven d. service driven
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a. incident driven
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Problem-oriented policing involves officers dealing with the: a. underlying causes of incidents b. things as they are before them c. community pressures d. management priorities
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a. underlying causes of incidents
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When officers reach the assessment process in the SARA model of problem-solving, officers: a. plan further strategic movements b. evaluate community policing c. evaluate the effectiveness of the response d. evaluate incident-driven policing
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c. evaluate the effectiveness of the response
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Who founded the National Center for Community Policing in East Lansing, Michigan? a. Robert C. Trojanowicz b. Logan Stout c. Richard Hill d. Rick D. Patterson
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a. Robert C. Trojanowicz
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The problem-oriented policing process necessitates improving various skill sets. One of those skill sets is: a. scanning b. analysis c. response d. communication
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d. communication
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What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations? a. strategic policing b. community policing c. citizen-based policing d. political-based policing
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a. strategic policing
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Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those underlying problems is referred to as: a. zero-tolerance policing b. problem-solving policing c. political-based policing d. targeted policing
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b. problem-solving policing
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The Office of Community Policing Services (COPS) is part of the ____________________. a. NIJ b. FBI c. president's cabinet d. Chicago Police Department
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a. NIJ
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The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program. a. TOPS b. COPS c. TASP d. COGS
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b. COPS
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More than ____________________ RCPIs provide regional community policing training and technical assistance to law enforcement around the country. a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 30
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d. 30
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Newark, New Jersey, has been using the broken windows theory for more than 10 years and has seen violent crime cut by nearly ____________________ percent. a. 43 b. 53 c. 63 d. 73
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d. 73
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The 41st Precinct in the Bronx was nicknamed: a. Little China b. The View c. The Flats d. Fort Apache
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d. Fort Apache
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What is the philosophy of empowering citizens and developing a partnership between the police and the community to work together to solve problems? a. community policing b. zero-tolerance policing c. political-based policing d. neighborhood policing
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a. community policing
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In what decade did increases in crime, technological advances, and changes in police management thinking lead to the reduction of police foot patrols and their resultant ties to the community? a. 1920s b. 1940s c. 1960s d. 1990s
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c. 1960s
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The real responsibility for proper police-community relations rests with ____________________. a. the police chief b. the city manager c. every police officer d. the community relations officer
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c. every police officer
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Community-oriented policing is an approach toward crime that addresses the underlying causes of crime and endeavors to apply ____________________ problem solving to the issue through improved police-community relationships. a. rule-of-law b. long-term c. zero-tolerance d. short-term
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b. long-term
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David L. Carter of Michigan State University explains that community policing: a. suddenly materialized as a new idea b. evolved over time from research conducted by a wide range of scholars c. is not widely accepted d. is only the responsibility of police chiefs
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b. evolved over time from research conducted by a wide range of scholars
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A very early attempt at community policing involving the development of decentralized neighborhood-based precincts that served as "storefront" police stations was tried in what city? a. Detroit b. Tampa c. Miami d. Hattiesburg
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a. Detroit
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What was the role of the New York City Police Department's Community Patrol Officer Program? a. to serve high-risk warrants b. community surveillance c. to rid the neighborhoods of street gangs d. identification of neighborhood problems and development of short- and long-term strategies for solving them
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d. identification of neighborhood problems and development of short- and long-term strategies for solving them
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In "Broken Windows" and Police Discretion, George L. Kelling notes that the community policing model ____________________ the use of police discretion among officers at all levels of the organization. a. reduces and limits b. contracts and discourages c. expands and encourages d. both a and b
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c. expands and encourages
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Texas State University-San Marcos worked with the San Marcos, Texas, Police Department to develop the ____________________ campaign. a. Achieving Community Together (ACT) b. Increasing Arrest Rates (IAR) c. Community Crime Control (CCR) d. Keeping Campuses Safe (KCF)
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a. Achieving Community Together (ACT)
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Officers practicing incident-driven policing: a. seek to determine the underlying causes of incidents b. act proactively by contacting merchants prior to an incident c. tend to respond to similar incidents at the same location numerous times d. generally walk a business beat and are not tied to a patrol car
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c. tend to respond to similar incidents at the same location numerous times
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Which of the following is not part of a community policing operation? a. kiosks b. mini-stations c. storefront substations d. motorcycle traffic control
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d. motorcycle traffic control
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Community-oriented policing strategies have proven successful in: a. only cities with a population over 50,000 b. only cities with a population over 100,000 c. only cities with a population over 500,000 d. cities of all sizes
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d. cities of all sizes
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The biggest recent threat to community policing and, consequently, the biggest criticism of community policing initiatives is: a. the initial startup costs b. the inability to keep police departments fully staffed and to keep money flowing to these initiatives c. convincing local governmental leaders to participate in the programs d. the capital investment for vehicles
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b. the inability to keep police departments fully staffed and to keep money flowing to these initiatives
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Many large cities that are faced with rising crime problems are eager to hire administrators who are familiar with CompStat and "broken windows" policing and who came up under this successful police chief: a. Jimmy Johnson b. Daryl Gates c. William Bratton d. Rick Patterson
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c. William Bratton
