Deck 8: Strategic Operations

Question 1

__________ is the continuous process of determining a department's mission and goals, formulating strategies, and exerting strategic control to ensure successful attainment of its goals.

A) Community-Oriented Policing
B) Problem-Oriented Policing
C) Strategic Management
D) Smart Policing

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Strategic policing is built upon all of the following elements EXCEPT:

A) an individual sense of direction
B) creativity
C) commitment
D) accountability

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_________ is the basis for effective police tactics.

A) Control
B) Commitment
C) Creativity
D) Communication

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Monitoring a department's external environment will make a department aware of:

A) command accountability
B) organizational values and beliefs
C) information dissemination
D) what the citizens of the community need and want

Question 5

The strategic management process consists of all of the following steps EXCEPT:

A) external analysis
B) internal analysis
C) strategy organization
D) strategy execution

Question 6

Operational strategies that have developed under the strategic policing paradigm include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Compstat
B) intelligence-led policing
C) objective-based policing
D) problem-oriented policing

Question 7

Research has identified all of the following issues with the implementation of community policing EXCEPT:

A) police chiefs emphasized community policing over crime fighting
B) community policing is instituted as an isolated change within city government
C) there is little understanding of the goals of community policing
D) community policing is implemented as a project not as a department-wide initiative

Question 8

All of the following are research findings about the effectiveness of community policing EXCEPT:

A) increased interaction between citizens and officers lowers the fear of crime in communities
B) police managers are willing to make the organizational changes to support community policing
C) many agencies implement community policing by changing the police officer's role rather than the organization's
D) it can be increased if departments tailor their approaches to specific communities with respect to socio-economic background

Question 9

The basic steps in the problem-solving process involve all of the following EXCEPT:

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

Question 10

Research into "hot spot policing" found all of the following EXCEPT:

A) certain locales are more susceptible to crime
B) hot spot policing increased calls for service in the target areas
C) police interventions in these areas can reduce disorder and nuisance calls for service
D) policing hot spots does not displace crime

Question 11

One of the issues in hot spot policing is:

A) crime displacement
B) dosage
C) increased calls for service
D) response time

Question 12

The "Koper Curve" theory demonstrates that:

A) increased police presence of medium length and randomly timed may be the most effective dosage for hot spot policing
B) police stops are most effective when they are 45 minutes long
C) hot spot policing is a limited crime reduction strategy
D) specially trained patrol units should be assigned to perform hot spot policing

Question 13

The centerpiece of Commissioner Bratton's strategic policing strategy for the NYPD was:

A) directed patrol
B) community policing
C) tactical patrol
D) broken windows theory

Question 14

The elements of the Compstat process involve all of the following EXCEPT:

A) accurate and timely intelligence
B) rapid deployment
C) strategic targeting
D) relentless follow-up and assessment

Question 15

The basis of intelligence-led policing is the creation of:

A) actionable intelligence
B) rapid response to calls for service
C) relentless follow-up and assessment
D) command and control

Question 16

One element of intelligence-led policing is its focus on:

A) repeat crime locations
B) response time
C) crime control meetings
D) prolific and serious offenders

Question 17

Focused deterrence recognizes:

A) repeat victimizations
B) serial murders
C) that most serious crime is committed by repeat offenders who are often gang members
D) organized crime families

Question 18

A meta-analysis of focused deterrence operations found that:

A) crime was displaced
B) calls for service increased
C) reponse time decreased
D) they alter offender's perceptions of risk

Question 19

Smart policing:

A) is a completely "stand alone" approach
B) melds several strategies together
C) avoids prediction methods
D) pulls "levers"

Question 20

Research on smart policing:

A) found it to be completely ineffective
B) was inconclusive
C) reported on the effectiveness of several approaches on different types of crime
D) supported reduced calls for service

Question 21

The ultimate goal of community policing is for the police and the community to solve problems before they become crimes.

Question 22

In a systematic review of POP research findings, it was concluded that this strategy had an overall high and statistically significant impact on crime and disorder.

Question 23

One lesson that has evolved out of strategic policing is that technology can structure and analyze information but it must then be transformed into intelligence that can drive the development of tactics to address community crime and public safety.

Question 24

Strategically managed organizations have a shared sense of direction present throughout the organization.

Question 25

In general, the research on community-oriented policing found that it reduced the fear of crime among citizens.

Question 26

The SARA model led to innovative or imaginative responses by the police.

Question 27

Overall, problem-oriented policing approaches have reduced crime and disorder.

Question 28

Hot spot policing approaches lead to crime displacement.

Question 29

The Compstat method led to reductions in the New York City crime rate.

Question 30

In locations other than New York City, research on Compstat effectiveness has produced mixed results.

Question 31

What are the major issues in the implementation of hot spot policing? Which one is most important, and why?

Question 32

Which of the strategic policing operations presented in this chapter is most effective, and why?

Question 33

Which of the strategic policing operations presented in this chapter is least effective, and why?

Question 34

What problems are associated with the implementation and operation of Compstat?

Question 35

What are the benefits of a focused deterrence approach to crime?