Deck 3: Police Operations in a Community Policing Environment

Question 1

Which experiment found that traditional routine patrol strategies in marked police cars do not appear to affect the level of crime,nor does it affect the public's feeling of security?

A)Trenton experiment
B)New York experiment
C)Kansas City preventive patrol experiment
D)Newark preventive patrol experiment

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Professors James Q Wilson and George L.Keeling presented which theory to explain the signaling function of a neighborhood that may nurture criminal activity?

A)Breeding ground theory
B)Glass ceiling theory
C)Broken windows theory
D)Neighborhood blight theory

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The generic problem-solving model used by many police agencies is:

A)DINO
B)CERO
C)SARA
D)COPS

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Community policing strategies are a direct carryover from which past police practices?

A)Team policing
B)Police-community relations programs
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 5

Domestic violence includes:

A)psychological abuse.
B)physical abuse.
C)economic abuse.
D)All of the above

Question 6

Robbery is the act of unlawfully taking property from another with the threat of:

A)force.
B)death.
C)imminent apprehension.
D)risk.

Question 7

The foundation of community policing rests on close and mutual ties between the police and:

A)fellow officers.
B)community.
C)informants.
D)family.

Question 8

Which of the following represents a shift from more traditional law enforcement in that it focuses on the prevention of crime and the fear of crime on a very local basis?

A)Target patrol
B)Proactive patrol
C)Reactive patrol
D)None of the above

Question 9

Crime prevention through environmental design is what kind of approach to deterring criminal behavior?

A)Alternative dispute resolution
B)Multidisciplinary
C)Technological
D)Territorial

Question 10

Which of the following represents the problem-solving model known by the acronym SARA?

A)Scanning,Awareness,Response and Assessment
B)Scanning,Analysis,Response and Assessment
C)Scanning,Attentiveness,Response and Assessment
D)None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is the evolving strategy of policing in the United States?

A)Problem analysis policing
B)Aggressive patrol policing
C)Zero tolerance policing
D)Community policing

Question 12

Principles of community policing include:

A)community based philosophy.
B)social based philosophy.
C)top down approach.
D)None of the above

Question 13

Community policing is NOT:

A)widely recognized.
B)accepted by top police officials.
C)coactive.
D)soft on crime.

Question 14

In community policing,problem-solving involves:

A)legal reasoning.
B)conflict resolution.
C)time and patience.
D)community cooperation.

Question 15

One of the more referenced studies on foot patrol is:

A)Trenton Foot Patrol Study.
B)New York City Study on Foot Patrol.
C)Los Angeles community policing symposium.
D)Newark Foot Patrol Experiment.

Question 16

Examples of organization-wide change include:

A)change in mission.
B)mergers.
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 17

A type of robbery is:

A)theft.
B)larceny.
C)burglary.
D)carjacking.

Question 18

Traditional policing is based on three primary assumptions EXCEPT:

A)gut feeling.
B)preventive patrol.
C)follow-up criminal investigation.
D)rapid response.

Question 19

In both traditional and community policing strategies,police specifically deal with:

A)incidents.
B)citizens problems and concerns.
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following are core components of community policing?

A)Partnerships
B)Problem solving
C)Organizational transformation
D)All of the above

Question 21

Community policing implies that police are no longer in authority and the primary duty of preserving law and order is subordinated.

Question 22

Gang graffiti that includes 357 indicates a threat to kill.

Question 23

The generic problem-solving model used by many police agencies is __________.

Question 24

In both traditional and community policing strategies,police specifically deal with citizens' problems and concerns.

Question 25

The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment is NOT one of the more referenced studies on foot patrol.

Question 26

Community policing is NOT __________ on crime.

Question 27

In community policing,problem solving involves __________.

Question 28

Examples of organization-wide change include __________.

Question 29

Many neighborhoods across the United States have not experienced a significant amount of drug activity.

Question 30

One of the strategies of crime prevention through environmental design is target hardening.

Question 31

Traditional policing is based on three primary assumptions including preventative patrol and rapid response.

Question 32

The foundation of community policing rests on close and mutual ties between the police and the community.

Question 33

Community policing is NOT just another specialized program.

Question 34

In both traditional and __________ strategies,police specifically deal with incidents.

Question 35

The pioneer of problem oriented policing,as considered by many,is August Vollmer.

Question 36

In community policing,problem solving involves conflict resolution.

Question 37

More people are killed or injured in traffic-related accidents that any other type of accident.

Question 38

Problem solving is designed to address both large and small problems within a community.

Question 39

The generic problem-solving model used by many police agencies is SARA.

Question 40

Since the September 11,2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,terrorism has become one of the most pressing issues facing federal,state,and local law enforcement agencies.

Question 41

Robbery is the act of unlawfully taking property from another with the threat of __________.

Question 42

Crime prevention through environmental design is a __________ approach to deterring criminal behavior.

Question 43

Psychological abuse is a form of __________ violence.

Question 44

__________ is a type of robbery.

Question 45

Principles of community policing include __________ philosophy.

Question 46

Professors James Q.Wilson and George L.Keeling presented the __________ theory to explain the signaling function of a neighborhood that may nurture criminal activity.

Question 47

Community policing strategies are a direct carryover from two past police practices; team policing and __________.

Question 48

Partnership is a core component of __________.

Question 49

__________ is the evolving strategy of policing in the United States.

Question 50

SARA represents the __________ model known by the acronym SARA