Deck 1: The Challenge for Modern Policing

Question 1

Sir Robert Peel favored the use of force rather than the exercise of persuasion, advice, or warning to restore public order.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The police should:

A) orchestrate new policing philosophies and strategies.
B) resist change.
C) change the police mission.
D) focus on leadership development rather than technical competence.
E) all of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Technological advancements create opportunities for the misuse of technology by the police as well as the criminal element.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Change occurs gradually rather than as a result of an abrupt chaotic event.

Question 5

The area of change that signifies the potential for improvements in policing in the twenty-first century includes:

A) organization and deployment, i.e., community policing.
B) technological advancements.
C) professionalism.
D) accountability.
E) all of the above.

Question 6

Through the use of a computer-driven crime statistics (CompStat) operations management model, the police:

A) obtain a better perspective on crime conditions.
B) remain inflexible in the use of police resources.
C) are not required to think critically.
D) need not explain their strategies.
E) all of the above.

Question 7

Because of the existence of the hierarchical rank structure in most police agencies, front line police officers need not possess the skills necessary to lead and supervise themselves.

Question 8

To effectively meet and respond to the issues and challenges of the twenty-first century, the police must:

A) maintain traditional police culture and methodology.
B) change the basic police mission.
C) possess ethical leadership competence.
D) sustain the traditional model of policing.
E) all of the above.

Question 9

Currently, the single, universally accepted model for policing is community policing.

Question 10

Many initiatives (such as those associated with crime reduction goals) fail because participants do not manage change effectively.

Question 11

Effective policing in the twenty-first century necessitates:

A) ethical leadership competence of all police officers.
B) police organizational, governance, and performance measurement changes.
C) reconsideration of police selection and training standards.
D) the public's reconceptualization of the role of the police.
E) all of the above.

Question 12

Advancements in technology represent:

A) valuable tools for the police.
B) the potential for abuse and misuse by the police.
C) new opportunities for criminals.
D) new risks for society.
E) all of the above.

Question 13

Numerous studies indicate that the traditional model of policing, in and of itself, is not an effective means for dealing with crime and disorder.

Question 14

The primary focus of the traditional model of policing is:

A) police contact with law-abiding citizens.
B) reacting to reported crimes.
C) police officer initiatives to prevent crime.
D) effective use of police officer time and talent.
E) all of the above.

Question 15

While many labels and procedural models have been attached to community policing, virtually all include a primary focus on:

A) a high number of arrests.
B) the formation of specialized units such as SWAT teams.
C) multi-level police agency organizational structures.
D) community engagement and problem-solving.
E) all of the above.

Question 16

Widespread achievement of professional status by the police is difficult because:

A) the U. S. police service is a cohesive group.
B) the police claim professional status.
C) a common body of police knowledge does not exist.
D) professional status is not achievable by the police service.
E) all of the above.

Question 17

According to Sir Robert Peel, the test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not police action against crime and disorder.

Question 18

To secure and maintain public support, the police must strive to deploy ethical leaders to promote and reinforce the direct supervision of front line officers.

Question 19

Sir Robert Peel's Principles of Policing are:

A) less valid as ideas for community policing spread.
B) arrest and prosecution oriented.
C) designed to restrict police-citizen interaction.
D) relevant to policing in the twenty-first century.
E) all of the above.

Question 20

As a component of community-oriented government, the police can promote a vision of law-abiding citizens as customers and the police as service providers.