Deck 5: Neighborhood Crime Prevention

Question 1

Sampson and Eck (2008) claim that __________ need to apply incentives to those who should be more immediately involved in crime prevention.

A) super controllers
B) police
C) place managers
D) neighborhood leaders
E) none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In its most effective form, neighborhood watch should provide formal intervention on behalf of the police in the community.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Crime prevention programs typically function with little government support and effectively increase community cohesion and territoriality.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

One key finding of the Safer Cities initiative was that:

A) physical design was the most important factor
B) the impact depends on the level of action taken
C) police activity is the key
D) displacement is almost 100%
E) none of the above

Question 5

In citizen patrols, those who receive trainings are encouraged to physically intervene into any suspicious activity they may find.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a source of control necessary for successful neighborhood activity, according to Bursik and Grasmick?

A) public control
B) parochial control
C) private control
D) paternal control
E) all are sources

Question 7

Evaluation of the Safer Cities Program revealed that the program was unable to have an impact on the level of burglary.

Question 8

Holloway et al.'s a meta-analysis of existing research on neighborhood watch reveals that neighborhood watch is effective at significantly reducing crime.

Question 9

According to Garofalo and McLeod, which of the following is NOT a common activity among neighborhood watch groups?

A) Operation Identification
B) crime hotlines
C) block parenting
D) improving street lighting
E) all of the above are common

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a result of community anti-drug programs?

A) a positive impact on social cohesion
B) no impact on drug problems
C) reduced signs of physical decay
D) increased feelings of empowerment
E) all of the above are results

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria necessary for crime outlined by Cohen and Felson?

A) a suitable target
B) an absence of guardians
C) an outlet for stolen goods
D) a motivated offender
E) none of the above

Question 12

Research has found that only certain people get involved in crime prevention.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of Reynald's dimensions to actual guardianship?

A) the availability to observe what is happening
B) undertaking the task of watching
C) installing needed security devices
D) acting on what you see
E) all of the above are dimensions

Question 14

Evaluation of the Kirkholt Burglary Prevention program found:

A) a large reduction in crime, particularly burglary
B) a short-term reduction in burglary
C) substantial increases in other crimes besides burglary
D) no impact on fear
E) none of the above

Question 15

Research on the impact of the Guardian Angels finds:

A) little impact on the level of crime
B) increased feelings of fear
C) citizen opposition
D) police opposition
E) all of the above are founds

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a problem in evaluating neighborhood crime prevention?

A) neighborhood is rarely defined
B) the area is not clearly defined
C) measurement of increased surveillance is often not considered
D) programs are not implemented in isolation
E) all of these are problems

Question 17

A major concern in any evaluation or discussion of neighborhood watch entails the definition of "neighborhood" and "community."

Question 18

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design has faltered because:

A) it has lacked the money to make the necessary design changes
B) it has been unable to motivate residents and legitimate users to act against crime
C) it lacks sufficient theoretical justification
D) it has not been subjected to adequate research and evaluation
E) none of the above

Question 19

Research on crime prevention participation reveals which of the following most related participation?

A) race
B) participation in other groups
C) sex
D) crime victimization
E) fear

Question 20

The idea that crime is a logical consequence of the daily behavior of individuals proposed by Cohen and Felson is called the:

A) normal activities approach
B) daily interaction approach
C) cognitive mapping approach
D) routine activities approach
E) none of the above

Question 21

All prevention techniques can be subsumed under the single umbrella of "crime prevention."

Question 22

Super controllers include liquor control agencies, insurance providers, cities, newspapers, and clubs.

Question 23

Lab (1990) and Lab and Hope (1998) uncover the same five crime prevention domains.