Deck 1: Community Policing and Community Issues

Question 1

Which of the following statements pertaining to traditional policing is true?

A) It is often referred to as the professional model.
B) It is considered to be flexible and unorganized.
C) It is thought to be too soft on crime.
D) It is proactive, not reactive.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The organizational structure of traditional policing is considered to be ______.

A) rigid
B) unorganized
C) flexible
D) vague

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What marks the organizational structure of traditional policing?

A) militarization
B) chain-of-command
C) communication
D) rapid response

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Who is at the bottom of the chain-of-command in a police organization?

A) captain
B) lieutenant
C) patrol officer
D) corporal

Question 5

If a police officer wanted to complain about a shift, a fellow officer, or other matters, they would have to initially report to their ______.

A) lieutenant
B) corporal
C) sergeant
D) captain

Question 6

According to the text, the paramilitary organizational structure provides ______.

A) flexibility
B) accountability
C) unpredictability
D) freedom

Question 7

According to the cornerstones of traditional policing, police can prevent crime from happening through ______.

A) intervention
B) deterrence
C) incapacitation
D) retribution

Question 8

The first cornerstone of traditional policing involves ______.

A) preventative patrol
B) rapid response
C) investigations
D) problem-solving

Question 9

What term is used to describe the geographical area in the city or county where officers patrol?

A) track
B) beat
C) grid
D) route

Question 10

If a police officer responds to a domestic violence call, what can they do to stop the activity?

A) deter
B) intervene
C) investigate
D) pursue

Question 11

Walking or driving around an area with the goal of discovering and/or deterring criminal activity by increasing police presence is referred to as ______.

A) rapid response
B) deterrence
C) preventive patrol
D) investigation

Question 12

Law enforcement communities consider ______ to be the backbone of policing.

A) authority
B) rapid response
C) investigations
D) patrol

Question 13

One of the earliest innovations that made rapid response possible is which of the following?

A) record-keeping
B) patrol car
C) formal command structure
D) GPS

Question 14

The effectiveness of traditional policing services are measured by how many ______.

A) crimes are solved
B) crimes are reported
C) calls police officers respond to
D) convictions are made

Question 15

Which of the following components include the collaboration among law enforcement agencies and the individuals and organizations they serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust?

A) organizational transformation
B) community partnerships
C) problem-solving
D) unity of command

Question 16

Which of the following statements pertaining to organizational transformation is true?

A) Transformation helps promote community partnerships and practice problem-solving.
B) The shift in philosophy is not required across the entire agency.
C) Centralized decision making is an important aspect.
D) Implementation of community policing should focus on specialized units.

Question 17

Which of the following components of community policy involves engaging in the proactive and systematic examination of identified issues to develop and evaluate effective responses?

A) organizational transformation
B) community partnerships
C) problem-solving
D) unity of command

Question 18

If a law enforcement agency is consulting and cooperating with stakeholders in the community, they are developing ______.

A) problem-solving
B) rapid response
C) partnerships
D) organizational transformation

Question 19

Decentralized decision making and accountability are important aspects of which community policing component?

A) problem-solving
B) unity of command
C) community partnerships
D) organizational transformation

Question 20

Which of the following promotes the concept that officers should be selected with community policing values in mind?

A) problem-solving
B) organizational transformation
C) community partnerships
D) unity of command

Question 21

Under the traditional model of policing, ______ was the primary mandate.

A) reducing fear of crime
B) partnering with the community
C) crime-fighting
D) enhancing quality of life

Question 22

Problem-solving strategies are aimed at urgent and critical incidents, as well as persistent circumstances. Which of the following is an example of a persistent circumstance?

A) robberies
B) mass shootings
C) homelessness
D) assaults

Question 23

______ policing relies on data collection and analytics that targets current and future crime trends.

A) Community
B) Traditional
C) Predictive
D) Legalistic

Question 24

Which of the following statements pertaining to community policing is true?

A) It is reactive, not proactive.
B) Its organizational structure is hierarchical.
C) It is thought to be too soft on crime.
D) Its goal is to fight crime.

Question 25

Militarization of policing has increased due to ______.

A) response to terrorism
B) domestic violence
C) homelessness
D) social disorganization

Question 26

The separation of police from the public they serve became the impetus for the traditional policing model.

Question 27

Under the community policing model, police and the public share responsibility for resolving community issues.

Question 28

Population growth, recession, and demographic shifts can change the number and/or size of a law enforcement agency's beat area.

Question 29

The crime rate refers to all of the crimes solved by an arrest.

Question 30

Police officers work independently with little or no supervision under the community policing model.

Question 31

Under the community policing model, the public is considered to be a passive receiver of police service and only viewed as a source of information when needed.

Question 32

The problem-solving aspect of community policing is considered to be proactive, not reactive.

Question 33

Community policing eliminates the need for traditional policing tactics.

Question 34

Police departments in the community policing era reverted to foot patrol in an attempt to renew closeness to the community.

Question 35

Community policing is thought to be too "soft" on crime, and as a result, many departments abandon this model during times of serious crime.

Question 36

Why is community policy considered to be smarter law enforcement?

Question 37

How does community policing differ from traditional policing?

Question 38

Using the cornerstones of traditional policing, outline the three opportunities that the police have to impact crime.

Question 39

Explain the community policing component of community partnership. How are partnerships formed? Provide an example of how a law enforcement agency would partner with a stakeholder.

Question 40

Identify and discuss at least two or three principles of community policing. Do you think these principles have remained applicable and kept pace with the evolution of policies and practices in policing today?