Deck 1: The Idea of Community Policing

Question 1

Community policing officers must serve as:

A)advisors
B)facilitators
C)supporters and leaders of community-based initiatives
D)all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

What are the two primary components of community policing?

A)problem solving and militaristic leadership
B)community partnerships and problem solving
C)social workers and nurses
D)community partnerships and local businesses

Answer 2

community partnerships and problem solving

Question 3

The engagement by the police with the community to resolve community problems cooperatively.This is the definition of:

A)community partnerships
B)community policing
C)problem solving
D)problem-oriented policing

Answer 3

community partnerships

Question 4

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) attempt to deal with the conditions that cause crime and negatively affect the quality of life in a community.This is the definition of:

A)community partnerships
B)community policing
C)problem solving
D)problem-oriented policing

Question 5

Which of the following are major facets of community policing?

A)philosophical
B)strategic
C)programmatic
D)all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following are elements of the philosophical facet?

A)working together and prevention focus
B)neighborhood variation and community engagement
C)community input and authoritarian officers
D)creativity and developing trust

Question 7

Which of the following is a core concept of community policing?

A)law enforcer
B)professional
C)concern for people
D)distrustful

Question 8

After the 9/11 attacks the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created with four goals.Which of the following are the goals of DHS?

A)prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks
B)protect people, critical infrastructure
C)respond and recover from attacks
D)all of the above

Question 9

Problem solving consists of which following steps:

A)identification of the problem
B)analysis of the problem
C)seek solutions
D)all of the above

Question 10

Strategies provide guidelines for the development of specific programs.Which of the following are elements of the strategic facet of community policing?

A)face-to-face contact
B)law enforcement
C)agency cooperation
D)all of the above

Question 11

In reorienting police operations, community policing utilizes the following tactic(s):

A)motorized patrol
B)foot patrol
C)computers
D)all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of community policing?

A)focuses on solving crime
B)detection of crime and arrest
C)emphasis on accountability
D)all of the above

Question 13

Situational crime prevention consists of:

A)focus or direction on specific crimes
B)management or manipulation of environment
C)reduce the perceived rewards of the act
D)all of the above

Question 14

In the "War on Terrorism," community policing can:

A)contribute to the first line of defense against terrorism with cooperation of the community
B)not attribute to fighting terrorism due to the social work nature of the program
C)take away resources from agencies fighting terrorism
D)all of the above

Question 15

Community policing is a philosophy that empowers police in solving the problems of the community.

Question 16

In community policing, the police see themselves as professional and detached from the community in their role as law enforcers.

Question 17

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 assisted police department in the hiring of community police officers.

Question 18

The primary components of community policing are community partnerships and problem solving.

Question 19

Community policing was well received by police departments and officers throughout the United States.

Question 20

The "Broken Windows Theory" states that if small problems are not dealt with, it will cause neighborhood deterioration and an increase in criminal behavior.

Question 21

The emphasis of community policing is order maintenance and community building.

Question 22

The "Weed and Seed" program is an example of the aggressive style of policing.

Question 23

Situational crime prevention is an "opportunity-reducing" strategy aimed at removing or reducing the perceived rewards of the offender.

Question 24

One of the core concepts of community policing is the development of trust between the police and the community.

Question 25

Community policing and traditional policing share the same concepts and strategies.

Question 26

The goal of community policing is to involve officers in the life of the community so that the officers will feel responsible for what happens in their beats, and the people who live there.

Question 27

The terrorist attacks on 9/11 did not affect funding for community policing programs throughout the United States.

Question 28

The use of community policing can be used to identify and apprehend potential terrorists.

Question 29

Community policing is a philosophy of policing, based on the concept that police officers and people working together in creative ways can help solve contemporary community problems related to crime, fear of crime, quality of life, and neighborhood conditions.

Question 30

What are the two primary components of community policing? Explain their importance to community policing.

Question 31

Explain the philosophy of community policing.

Question 32

List and describe five characteristics of what community policing is NOT.

Question 33

Discuss how community policing is sometimes used as a cover for aggressive tactics.Provide one example and be specific in your details.