Deck 11: Police in the Community

Question 1

Which of the following is a benefit of good police-community relations?

A) greater cooperation and harmony
B) a decrease in the rate of crime and delinquency
C) more people interested in policing careers
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which statement is true regarding how age impacts perceptions of the police?

A) Young people have the most positive view of police.
B) Older persons have the most positive view of the police.
C) Middle-aged people have the most positive view of the police.
D) There are no differences among ages regarding perceptions of the police.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding age and perceptions of the police?

A) Younger persons are resistant to and less respectful of authority figures.
B) Younger persons tend to have more negative contacts with the police.
C) Older persons are more vulnerable to crime and victimization.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which statement is true regarding the attitudes of African Americans toward police?

A) African Americans have more negative attitudes than Caucasians.
B) African Americans have more positive attitudes than Caucasians.
C) African Americans' attitudes are about the same as Caucasians.
D) None of the above.

Question 5

For which group of people does the attitude toward police mirror that of African Americans?

A) Whites
B) Asians
C) Hispanics
D) Bi-racial

Question 6

How do people from a lower socioeconomic background tend to view police?

A) They tend to view the police positively.
B) They tend to view the police negatively.
C) They tend to view the police as abusive.
D) They tend to view the police as corrupt.

Question 7

According to a Chicago study, which factors enhance public perception of the police?

A) Public perceptions of the police are enhanced when police officers are polite, fair, and attentive to citizens' needs and what citizens have to say.
B) Public perceptions of the police are enhanced when police officers give citizens clear directions when the citizens are placed under arrest.
C) Public perceptions of the police are enhanced when police officers limit use of force during an arrest.
D) Public perceptions of the police are enhanced when police officers are engaged in community-oriented policing strategies.

Question 8

Primary crime prevention, to a large extent, is rooted in __________.

A) routine activities theory
B) differential association theory
C) social control theory
D) the broken windows thesis

Question 9

___________ crime prevention consists of efforts to identify and manage the conditions within the social and physical environment that provide opportunities for or precipitate crime.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Question 10

___________ crime prevention, for the most part, focuses on persons and the community in an effort to identify potential criminals and high-crime areas and to address problems that cause crime.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Question 11

__________ crime prevention deals with individuals who have committed criminal acts.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Question 12

___________ refers to physical changes that are made to inhibit or control the flow of people into or out of an area.

A) Community policing
B) Access control
C) Surveillance
D) Neighborhood watch

Question 13

___________ refers to physical changes that increase the probability that residents observe offenders.

A) Community policing
B) Access control
C) Surveillance
D) Neighborhood watch

Question 14

___________ is probably the primary method used by the police for activity support and motivation reinforcement.

A) Community policing
B) Access control
C) Surveillance
D) Neighborhood watch

Question 15

___________ focuses on how the physical decline of a neighborhood, to a great extent, invites crime. A neighborhood in physical decline gives the appearance that no one cares about the neighborhood or what happens therein. Once potential criminals sense this situation, they are less inhibited and tend to commit many more serious offenses.

A) routine activities theory
B) differential association theory
C) social control theory
D) the broken windows thesis

Question 16

Problem solving consists of using the SARA model which has a four-step process. One part of the process, ___________ involves specifically identifying the problem.

A) scanning
B) analysis
C) response
D) assessment

Question 17

Problem solving consists of using the SARA model which has a four-step process. One part of the process, ___________ involves careful investigation of the problem and its attributes and identification of possible solutions.

A) scanning
B) analysis
C) response
D) assessment

Question 18

Problem solving consists of using the SARA model which has a four-step process. One part of the process, ___________ involves implementation of a solution.

A) scanning
B) analysis
C) response
D) assessment

Question 19

Problem solving consists of using the SARA model which has a four-step process. One part of the process, ___________ involves an evaluation of police efforts to measure the effectiveness of the solution.

A) scanning
B) analysis
C) response
D) assessment

Question 20

There are multiple major dimensions that occur when community policing is successfully implemented. Within the ____________ dimension, community policing consists of several community-based elements that differentiate it from the traditional professional model such as broad police function, citizen input, and neighborhood variation.

A) philosophical
B) strategic
C) programmatic
D) evaluative

Question 21

There are multiple major dimensions that occur when community policing is successfully implemented. Within the ____________ dimension, the police must develop tactics to implement the philosophy of community policing which guidelines for the development of specific programs.

A) philosophical
B) strategic
C) programmatic
D) evaluative

Question 22

There are multiple major dimensions that occur when community policing is successfully implemented. Within the ____________ dimension, community policing is implemented operationally through reoriented police operations, problem-solving and situational crime prevention, and community engagement.

A) philosophical
B) strategic
C) programmatic
D) evaluative

Question 23

Situational crime prevention, a form of problem solving, comprises opportunity-reducing measures that:

A) Are directed at highly specific forms of crime.
B) Involve the management, design, or manipulation of the immediate environment in as systematic and permanent a way as possible.
C) Increase the effort and risks of crime and reduce the rewards as perceived by a wide range of offenders.
D) All of the above

Question 24

Police ___________ is where people recognize and accept the authority of the police to the point that they willfully obey the law.

A) unconstitutionality
B) legitimacy
C) criminality
D) power

Question 25

Community policing as a model is complex because it:

A) Entails implementation throughout a police department, not just selected units or officers.
B) Requires that the police department, at several levels, be in synchronization with the community it serves.
C) Requires police agencies to not only do different things, but it also means that police departments perform many of their old tasks differently.
D) All of the above

Question 26

Public perceptions of the police are generally positive.

Question 27

Older individuals tend to have more negative perceptions of the police than younger individuals.

Question 28

Females tend to view the police much more positively than males.

Question 29

African-American people tend to believe the police are more corrupt than Caucasian people do.

Question 30

Hispanic people tend to feel safer from crime than white people do.

Question 31

In most jurisdictions, there is no such thing as one community; each jurisdiction is composed of numerous communities.

Question 32

Persons from a lower socioeconomic background are more likely to view the police positively.

Question 33

Research indicates that negative contacts with the police have a stronger influence than positive contacts.

Question 34

We cannot say with certainty how females view the police relative to males.

Question 35

Primary crime prevention focuses on removing or reducing the criminal's desire to commit crime, whereas secondary crime prevention efforts focus on diminishing the criminal's opportunities to commit crime.