Deck 11: Police and the Community

Question 1

The program GREAT is aimed at helping the elderly avoid telephone scams.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

TRIAD programs are focused on senior citizens.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Businesses in the United States rarely cooperate with the police in crime prevention programs.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

It is estimated that there are approximately 70 million physically disabled people in the United States.

Question 5

National research strongly supports the short-term efforts of DARE, but the long-term success relative to drug avoidance is mixed.

Question 6

African Americans represent approximately _____ of the U.S.population.

A)10.1%
B)13%
C)14.1%
D)22.7%

Question 7

Young people are not a target for police community relations because of the level of immaturity of today's youth.

Question 8

During the 1980s and early 1990s, crime involving juveniles soared.

Question 9

The police do not deal with the homeless as they are only referred to social service organizations.

Question 10

The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.

Question 11

PAL is a large sports program involving police officers and youth.

Question 12

What is the largest minority group in the United States?

A)Native Americans
B)German Americans
C)African Americans
D)Hispanics

Question 13

The school resource officer, a position designed to combat the increase of juvenile crime and improve relationships between school children and the police, has proven to be effective.

Question 14

According to your text, the most common form of violence that police officers encounter is:

A)domestic violence
B)aggravated assault
C)murder
D)rape

Question 15

One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.

Question 16

According to the author, one of the best ways to improve relationships between the police and minority groups is to:

A)enforce the law differentially against minority group members
B)appoint a minority member as police chief
C)ensure that minority groups are adequately represented in a jurisdiction's police department
D)hold minority group members to a less strict standard of legal behavior

Question 17

Most of the tension between police officers and members of minority groups has focused on police relationships with:

A)Hispanics
B)Asians
C)African Americans
D)women

Question 18

DARE is a program aimed at:

A)senior citizens
B)children
C)Americans with physical disabilities
D)all Americans

Question 19

Police departments across the United States have created bias units to investigate crimes that are the result of racial, religious, ethnic, or sexual-orientation hatred.

Question 20

TRIAD is a joint partnership between the police and:

A)senior citizens
B)gays
C)Asian Americans
D)African Americans

Question 21

Throughout the United States, there are more than __________ different Native American tribal groups, all with distinct histories, cultures, and often a separate language.

Question 22

Which of the following people who normally live on the public streets can be described as street people?

A)the homeless
B)alcoholics
C)the mentally ill
D)all of these

Question 23

An experiment was conducted in ____________________ to determine the deterrent effect of various methods of handling domestic violence, including mandatory arrest.

Question 24

____________________ programs involve engraving identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and other personal electronic items with the goal of returning the property to owners if and when it is stolen and then recovered by the police.

Question 25

The Police Explorer program is aimed at youths interested in:

A)camping and sleeping out of doors
B)police work
C)traveling to foreign cities
D)none of the above

Question 26

A good working relationship between businesses and the police benefits:

A)the police department
B)the business
C)the community
D)none of the above

Question 27

Everything we do with, for, and to each other as citizens and as human beings is called ____________________.

Question 28

Racial profiling or ____________________ is a form of discrimination that singles out people of racial or ethnic groups due to the belief that these groups are more likely than others to commit certain types of crimes.

Question 29

One of the most significant problems facing the police during the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.Most of this tension has focused on relationships between ________________and the police.

Question 30

All are programs that are designed for crime prevention except:

A)Operation Identification
B)McGruff
C)Neighborhood Watch
D)TRIAD

Question 31

Approximately 10 to 15 percent of jail inmates have a ___________ illness.

Question 32

The relationships involved in both human relations and public relations between the police and the community are called ____________________.

Question 33

____________________ programs are programs produced by radio and television stations that publicize an unsolved crime of the week and cash rewards are given for information that results in the conviction of the offender.

Question 34

____________________ is a program given by police officers in which the officers teach students in their own classrooms about the dangers of drug abuse.

Question 35

Activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image are called ____________________.

Question 36

____________________ is a crime prevention program in which neighbors are supposed to watch over their blocks and alert the police to any suspicious or disorderly behavior.It is also known as Crime Watch, Block Watch, or Community Alert.

Question 37

McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of:

A)a police ride-along program
B)a police mass media campaign
C)a police storefront or mini-station program
D)a citizen volunteer program

Question 38

According to your text, there are approximate 31 million victims of _______ crime in the United States annually.

Question 39

Crime Stoppers is a program in which:

A)police operate decoy programs where they dress like possible crime victims
B)police open up storefronts and pose as criminals who buy stolen property
C)the police ask television and radio stations to publicize a "crime of the week" and citizens call tips into a special police phone number
D)all of the above

Question 40

The Hispanic community is composed of many different ____________.

Question 41

Describe the difference between public relations and police community relations.

Question 42

Why is it essential that the police maintain positive relationships with the community?

Question 43

What is the rationale behind DARE programs?

Question 44

Name and describe some programs police departments have initiated between special populations of citizens.Which one do you believe offers the best service to a special population group?

Question 45

Discuss why it is important for police to work with the homeless population, and describe what types of things are being done.

Question 46

Name and describe several community crime prevention programs.Select one which you believe offers the most potential in reducing and preventing crime and explain your rationale.

Question 47

Why have some police departments historically had a poor relationship with the African American community?