Deck 11: Community Policing and Special Populations

Question 1

Community policing requires that the police extend personalized services to ___________.

A)groups that have historically been overlooked
B)the wealthy only
C)mainstream society
D)criminals and victims

Answer 1

groups that have historically been overlooked

Question 2

During the ____________ era, the police implemented a bureaucratic, monolithic organization and concentrated on law enforcement and crook catching.

A)traditional policing
B)community policing
C)professional
D)law enforcement

Answer 2

professional

Question 3

Juveniles represent a special problem because they:

A)are one of the most victimized groups
B)never follow police instructions
C)commit a high proportion of violent crime
D)both a and c

Answer 3

both a and c

Question 4

In reference to abused children, according to the text, the police:

A)can't do anything
B)must discover the cases and investigate them
C)must check with the parents before taking any actions
D)must let the parents decide what needs to be done

Question 5

According to the National Coalition of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups (1992), which of the following is a cause of violence among young people?

A)abuse
B)gangs
C)neglect
D)all of the above

Question 6

The states that much criminal behavior begins at an early age as a result of exposure to multiple interwoven social, economic, and educational problems.

A)social bonding theory
B)social disorganization theory
C)life course theory
D)differential association theory

Question 7

As the number of risk factors increases for a juvenile, it increases the likelihood that he or she will become involved in delinquency or crime.Which of the following are risk factors?

A)family
B)peer group
C)community
D)all of the above

Question 8

There are several different type of gang members.The gang member that manages criminal enterprises and conflict is known as:

A)a wannabee
B)an associate
C)hard core
D)fringe

Question 9

are gangs that evolve in a particular neighborhood.They seem to originate as a result of social needs.Their members band together as a result of their familiarity with one another and the need for self-protection.

A)Cultural gangs
B)Entrepreneurial gangs
C)Street gangs
D)Organized gangs

Question 10

The members of a(n) band together to form a criminal business enterprise.

A)cultural gang
B)entrepreneurial gang
C)street gang
D)organized gang

Question 11

_____________ are increasingly becoming popular approaches to addressing youth crime.In these programs, community members focus on keeping offenders in the community rather than sending them to prison.

A)Community Action Team (CAT)
B)Police Athletic League (PAL)
C)Community-based restorative justice
D)Life-course theory

Question 12

In Kansas City, they found that there are four types of homeless individuals.The _______ are those that lost their ability to "make it" in the real world.

A)mentally ill homeless
B)socio-economic homeless
C)illegal immigrant homeless
D)homeless lifestyle

Question 13

Minorities have numerous complaints regarding the police.Some of the complaints can be summarized as:

A)great to exceptional protection
B)expectations that police treat them fairly
C)use of excessive force
D)great to exceptional service

Question 14

Studies have shown that encounters between mentally ill individuals and the police often result in the use of force.Some reasons for this are:

A)they become fearful because they are under control of someone they do not know
B)a person is in crisis and does not want to cooperate
C)the officer fears the mentally ill person and escalates the situation
D)all of the above

Question 15

According to the text, the primary concerns of the immigrant community are:

A)fear of obtaining citizenship and paying taxes
B)fear of being stigmatized as being illegal
C)fear of being deported by the police
D)fear of the government due to experience in their home country

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered a "special population" requiring additional strategies for service?

A)juveniles
B)residents of high-crime neighborhoods
C)immigrants
D)all of the above

Question 17

Community policing's ability to involve the disenfranchised and to reach out to groups who are reluctant to contact the police offers everyone in the community grass-roots input into the police process.

Question 18

Juveniles do not represent a special problem for community policing.

Question 19

The cycle of abuse is created when a child is abused and that abuse becomes a factor or contributes to the child becoming an abuser in adulthood.

Question 20

According to the text, it is important for the police to cooperate with the social agencies, such as children's protective services and other family service agencies, which are directly involved in investigating child abuse and child neglect.

Question 21

Juvenile violent crime escalated as a result of the United States' increasing drug problem.

Question 22

Life-course theory states that the onset of many criminals is at an early age as a result of their being exposed to multiple interwoven social, economic, and educational problems.

Question 23

Although many gang members abhor school, many attend schools and they see schools as part of their turf.

Question 24

The police should take a more active role in investigating drug and crime problems on school property.

Question 25

Urban youth gangs have become one of law enforcement's most difficult problems.

Question 26

Maxson (1998) discussed gang membership in terms of wannabe, core, fringe, associate, hardcore, and O.G.

Question 27

The protection of tourists is a major concern in a number of convention cities, especially in those areas with reputed vice districts.

Question 28

Undocumented immigrants are not vulnerable to crime since there is no record of their existence.

Question 29

Race is not an issue since minorities experience a lower than average amount of victimization.

Question 30

Poverty and a lack of adequate shelter seem to be the only binding thread that unites the people we call homeless.

Question 31

Gangs do not pose a problem for police departments because police have experience in dealing with organized crime activity as well as special populations.

Question 32

Explain the three components of a successful school-based gang control strategy.

Question 33

This question is trifold.First, define the term youth gang.Second, what are the common attributes of all gangs? Explain.Finally, explain the criteria used by police to identify gangs.Provide examples.

Question 34

Kansas City has identified four types of homeless individuals.List and describe the types of homeless.What problems do they pose to community policing?

Question 35

Homeless and mentally ill individuals overlap and both pose two significant problems that overlap.Describe how the two special populations overlap and explain the problems in detail.Use examples to support your statements.

Question 36

Race has been an issue between the police and the community.Why is race a volatile issue? Explain in detail.What are common complaints filed against the police by minorities? Explain.