Deck 15: Evaluating Strategic Impact

Question 1

The current status of police research best parallels the status of research in

A) paleontology before the advent of carbon dating.
B) astronomy before the Hubble telescope.
C) biology before decoding of the human genome.
D) chemistry before the decoding of the Periodic Table.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The best term or phrase to describe the recommended future direction for police strategy research is which of the following?

A) golden years
B) slow but steady
C) jumpstarting
D) freeze and reassess

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The status of police strategy research between 1977 and 2000 is strikingly parallel to the

A) auto industry's reaction to foreign imports.
B) development of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
C) U.S. space program after the Apollo missions.
D) evolution of the European Union.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The "thaw" of the strategy research deep-freeze from 1977 to 2000 was generated by the

A) community-oriented policing movement.
B) problem-oriented policing movement.
C) implementation of Compstat.
D) results of the San Diego Field Interrogation Experiment.

Question 5

A guiding principle to equitable police service in a democracy is captured by the phrase

A) "semper fi."
B) "one nation under God."
C) "when the phone rings, we will come."
D) "a nation of immigrants."

Question 6

The combination of philosophical approach,policy,programs,strategy,and tactics that is most effective is dependent on

A) a chief's management style.
B) the size of the agency.
C) the size of the jurisdiction.
D) the totality of the environment.

Question 7

The status of evaluations of police crime interdiction efforts is best characterized as which of the following?

A) knowing nearly everything we need to know
B) extensive and thorough
C) exemplifying both breadth and depth
D) barely having scratched the surface

Question 8

Replication of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment implies

A) the need for replication of all police research.
B) that there were flaws in the initial evaluative design.
C) that the initial research was valid.
D) that the initial research lacked validity.

Question 9

Research in the 1970s represents the "Golden Era" of what organization?

A) International Association of Chiefs of Police
B) Police Executive Research Forum
C) Police Foundation
D) Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

Question 10

Research on police strategy effectiveness should assume

A) the problem-oriented policing model.
B) the community-oriented model.
C) the Compstat model.
D) no stipulated model.

Question 11

Police strategy research was in effect "frozen" for twenty-five years by the

A) community-/problem-oriented policing movement.
B) National Institute of Justice funding policy.
C) initial negative research findings.
D) resistance to change by police associations/unions.

Question 12

A research project that needs to occur in light of the current popularity of "broken windows" enforcement emphasis is replication of the

A) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.
B) San Diego Community Profile Experiment.
C) San Diego Field Interrogation Experiment.
D) RAND Criminal Investigation Study.

Question 13

The fact that the police must adhere to basic democratic ideals

A) dictates the research agenda.
B) does not dictate a given model of policing.
C) mandates a community-oriented strategy.
D) mandates a Compstat model.

Question 14

The discipline of police science is best characterized as being

A) in its infancy.
B) in its adolescence.
C) mature.
D) in its golden years.

Question 15

Research indicates that what strategic approach is effective for crime reduction?

A) community-oriented policing
B) problem-oriented policing
C) crime-specific policing
D) no single strategic approach

Question 16

The science of policing and political or social advocacy should

A) reinforce one another.
B) complement one another.
C) be merged.
D) be kept separate.

Question 17

The criteria for strategic advocacy for police scientists must be

A) what demonstrably works.
B) what is consistent with community-oriented approaches.
C) only what is quantifiable.
D) consistent with the scientist's own political philosophy.

Question 18

After the "Golden Era" of research in the 1970s,strategy evaluations

A) ceased completely.
B) slowed to a crawl.
C) gained momentum.
D) flourished.

Question 19

The fact that physicists today do not castigate Isaac Newton for his failure to recognize relativity parallels the respect that should be shown for the police scholar

A) George Kelling.
B) Larry Sherman.
C) O. W. Wilson.
D) Gary Cordner.

Question 20

Domestic violence illustrates what axiom of police crime interdiction efforts?

A) A simple solution is the best solution.
B) Look before you leap.
C) There is no formula or checklist.
D) Consistency is of prime importance.