Deck 3: What Is Community Policing

Question 1

Within the traditional model of police work, effectiveness is determined by the arrest rate and call response rate.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The term "community policing" has been used (and misused) to such an extent that there is a considerable amount of confusion on the part of both the public and the police as to what it actually means.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Over the next decade, urban police services may be required to create at least two separate divisions: one directed toward community policing and the other focused on sophisticated criminal activity.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

"Crime prevention through social development" (CPSD) refers to the community police program that places police officers in elementary and high schools for the purpose of building relationships with youth and thereby preventing crime.

Question 5

As community based policing continues to evolve, the key challenge and priority is to ensure that the community continues to fund existing police programs while increasing the level of staff needed to provide effective policing

Question 6

The three Rs stand for:

A) random patrol, rapid response, and reactive investigation.
B) random patrol, reconnaissance, and recovery.
C) rapid response, rescue, and relief.
D) random patrol, reactive call delivery, and response investigation.

Question 7

The clearance rate is:

A) a measure of police effectiveness in a community policing model.
B) a measure of police effectiveness no longer used by police services.
C) the percentage of cases where an offence has been committed and a suspect identified.
D) the percentage of cases where an offence has been committed and a suspect convicted.

Question 8

Studies of police services indicate that:

A) most police services have implemented community policing.
B) although provincial police forces have adopted community policing, municipal police services still rely on traditional police practice.
C) the majority of police officers in Canada still carry out their duties within a traditional model of patrol practice.
D) None of the above.

Question 9

Research studies on traditional patrol practice reveal that:

A) increasing random patrols does not have an impact on the levels of crime.
B) the response time of the police is not related to levels of crime.
C) the number of arrests made by the police is not related to levels of crime.
D) All of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the traditional model of police work?

A) patrol officers work the same shift rotation.
B) an emphasis on centralized command and control.
C) partnerships with the community.
D) a highly centralized, hierarchical organizational structure.

Question 11

Community policing is perhaps best described as:

A) a series of crime prevention programs.
B) an approach to policing based on prevention, problem solving, and partnership.
C) the 1990s term for traditional police practice.
D) an approach to policing largely abandoned by Canadian police services.

Question 12

The three Ps in community policing are:

A) protection, privacy, and perfection.
B) prevention, problem solving, and partnership.
C) police, pistols, and pretence.
D) politics, perseverance, and protection.

Question 13

Community policing is NOT:

A) a replacement for traditional police services.
B) solely the responsibility of the police.
C) an appropriate policing strategy for all types of criminal activity.
D) All of the above.

Question 14

Research studies that have assessed the impact of community policing have found that:

A) people tend to like community policing.
B) officers involved in community policing tend to have higher levels of job satisfaction.
C) it is uncertain whether community policing reduces the fear of crime among residents.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

The provincial legislation that establishes the framework for police services in Ontario is the:

A) Police Services Act.
B) Criminal Code.
C) Criminal Apprehension Act.
D) Police Enforcement Act.

Question 16

The move toward community policing in Ontario began in:

A) the 1960s.
B) the 1970s.
C) the 1980s.
D) the 1990s.

Question 17

A task force report examining policing in Ontario in the 1970s found that:

A) the increasing use of technology was facilitating the implementation of community policing.
B) there was need for more up-to-date technology for police services.
C) technology was widening the gap between the police and the public.
D) most police services made very little use of technology.

Question 18

The impetus for the move toward community policing in Ontario was provided by:

A) increasing concerns about the effectiveness of traditional police practice.
B) increasing demands by community residents that the police change.
C) the restructuring of Ontario policing into regional police services.
D) a and c.

Question 19

Ontario's Police Services Act contains sections relating to:

A) a declaration of principles for police services.
B) the role of municipal police service boards.
C) the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services.
D) All of the above.

Question 20

The Adequacy and Effectiveness of Police Services Regulation:

A) sets out the requirements for recruitment and training of police officers.
B) contains key provisions relating to community policing.
C) requires all police services boards in Ontario to create a business plan for their police services.
D) b and c.

Question 21

The Solicitor General of Canada was replaced by what body in 2003?

A) Department of Justice.
B) Director of Homeland Security.
C) Ministry of Public Safety Canada
D) The Prime Minister's Office.

Question 22

What accounts for the evolving model of community-based strategic policing?

A) government policy of fiscal conservatism.
B) a broadened police mandate including national security.
C) globalized crime.
D) All of the above.

Question 23

What are the organizational characteristics of the traditional police organization?

A) flexible working conditions.
B) private sector managerialism.
C) decentralized operations.
D) centralized, command, and control operations.

Question 24

Which of the following performance measures is not a contemporary performance measure?

A) the quality of police work.
B) the number of arrests.
C) victim experiences with police.
D) the number of community partnerships.

Question 25

What are the advantages of having both qualitative and quantitative performance measures?

A) measures emotions and levels of satisfaction
B) establishes comparison with other organizations
C) allows for real improvements in the delivery of police service
D) all of the above.

Question 26

Community policing requires patrol officers to:

A) adopt a philosophical attitude that is reflected in caring for the community
B) take a proactive, interventionist, problem-solving approach
C) adopt an operational deployment strategy that is based upon the three Rs
D) be accountable under performance measure management

Question 27

Due to changes in society over the next decade, urban police services may be required to create at least two separate divisions:

A) one directed towards general duty patrol and the other towards specialty units that include the dog squad, emergency response teams and detectives
B) one involving street level crime and the other involving cyber crimes such as identity theft and internet exploitation
C) one directed toward community policing and the other focused on sophisticated criminal activity
D) one focused upon traditional policing and the other focused upon the unique needs of new immigrants to Canada

Question 28

In order to implement intelligence-led policing, police organizations need to:

A) re-evaluate their current policies and protocols ensuring that intelligence is incorporated into the planning process
B) create a cyber crime unit that is capable of dealing with community problems and issues
C) ensure that at least 35% of the police work force have completed a diploma or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution
D) establish a crime analysis unit within their police agency that can direct and manage police resources on a daily basis - directing officers to "hot spots" within the community

Question 29

What do research studies indicate about the effectiveness of traditional patrol practice?

Question 30

What is a clearance rate and why might it not be a good measure of police effectiveness?

Question 31

Within the framework of community policing, what would be good measures of police effectiveness?

Question 32

What are the three Rs of traditional policing?

Question 33

Define the term community policing and then identify its components.

Question 34

What are the three Ps of community policing?

Question 35

What are the key provisions of the Police Services Act that relate to community policing?

Question 36

What are the key provisions in the Adequacy Standards that relate to community policing?

Question 37

Who are the key players in community policing?

Question 38

Explain how community-based strategic policing represents an enhanced level of community policing.

Question 39

Contrast and compare traditional policing with community policing. What are the key differences?

Question 40

Traditional measures of police performance tend to be quantitative-concerned more with measurable data such as number of arrests, calls responded to, response times, and so on. What are the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative performance measures for police agencies?

Question 41

Discuss some of the likely benefits of implementing a community-based strategic policing model within a police agency currently employing a reactive model of policing.

Question 42

Outline the criticisms of community policing and note ways in which these pitfalls can be overcome.