Deck 11: Going Forward: Critical Issues in Canadian Policing

Question 1

Imagine you are sunbathing naked in your backyard when a police drone flies overhead,recording everything in sight.You make a formal complaint to the local police service that your privacy has been violated.This scenario exemplifies how the use of drones may lead to unanticipated consequences,such as a lack of citizen privacy,that might result in critical incidents and therefore limit the potential of their use.What term does Griffiths use to explain this effect?

A) "backfire" effect
B) "backlash" effect
C) "kickback" effect
D) "snap-back" effect

Answer 1

D

Question 2

U.S.research evidence reveals that shrinking the prison population by what amount would result in sufficient savings to hire an additional 100,000 police officers?

A) one-quarter
B) one-half
C) one-third
D) one-sixth

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What portion of respondents residing in British Columbia who completed a national online survey (N = 1,609)on home-grown terrorism in 2014 reported that they believed there were radicals living in their community?

A) one-half
B) one-third
C) one-sixth
D) one-quarter

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the most optimal shift for police officer productivity and work/life balance?

A) 8-hour
B) 10-hour
C) 12-hour
D) 14-hour

Question 5

A Canadian university student takes the summer semester off from her studies to travel from her hometown in Ontario to Syria; her goal is to engage in terrorist attacks against the U.S.on foreign land.What label does Griffiths use to describe this individual?

A) lone wolf
B) junior activist
C) critical radicalist
D) extremist traveller

Question 6

The Chief of the Winnipeg Police Service has implemented a new police dispatch system after reading that neighbouring jurisdictions have saved millions of dollars in the past five years by utilizing the system.According to Griffiths,what does this exemplify?

A) impact analysis
B) process evaluation
C) outcome evaluation
D) cost-benefit analysis

Question 7

A fatal shooting occurs in a busy city centre on a Friday afternoon.Thirty police officers are deployed to the city centre to locate the suspected shooter.Dispatch sends a photo to each officer's handheld device (e.g.,iPhone,Google Nexus).What does this exemplify?

A) automation of policing
B) militarization of policing
C) mechanization of policing
D) technologicalization of policing

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of technology in policing?

A) Tasers
B) drones
C) batons
D) body-worn cameras

Question 9

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD)requests money from Vancouver's city council to hire additional officers.As part of this request,the VPD provides documentation that indicates the resources will be used to hire 20 additional officers with the goal of decreasing the allocation of overtime among existing officers,which will result in projected savings of $475,000 annually and mental health benefits for staff.What does this exemplify?

A) smart policing
B) enhanced policing
C) traditional policing
D) accountable policing

Question 10

The Canadian federal government accelerated plans to introduce legislation expanding the authority of law enforcement and security services as a consequence of terrorist attacks in what European city?

A) Paris,France
B) Brindisi,Italy
C) Madrid,Spain
D) Brussels,Belgium

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to developing evidence-based practices?

A) general fear of the unknown
B) concerns about the costs of new initiatives
C) resistance of policymakers to new strategies
D) lack of research findings identifying effective policies

Question 12

Imagine that police officers from Canada and the U.S.are sent to Afghanistan to conduct training in international human rights standards and practices for the local police service to bring the service in line with democratic principles.What does Griffiths label this general type of policing?

A) global policing
B) secondment policing
C) international policing
D) collaborative policing

Question 13

RCMP officers are collaborating with police services from various European and American jurisdictions as they investigate a human trafficking ring.An organized crime group is operating the human trafficking ring,communicating online,and facilitating its operations across 16 different countries.What are these organized crime group members likely using to communicate internationally?

A) darknet
B) deep web
C) dark webcast
D) deep network

Question 14

What percentage of Canadians who completed a national online survey (N = 1,609)on home-grown terrorism in 2014 reported that they felt there was a "serious threat of home-grown terrorism in Canada"?

A) 42 percent
B) 52 percent
C) 62 percent
D) 72 percent

Question 15

How much do police officers estimate it costs to maintain 24/7 surveillance of one suspected terrorist?

A) $8 billion
B) $4 billion
C) $8 million
D) $4 million

Question 16

Which of the following is defined as "the adoption of new technologies in the absence of a clear determination of their potential,limitations,and impact"?

A) robo-cop syndrome
B) shiny new toy syndrome
C) novelty of electronics syndrome
D) romanticization of gadgets syndrome

Question 17

As of early 2014,how many Canadians were abroad and identified as having participated in terrorist activities?

A) 30 individuals
B) 130 individuals
C) 1,300 individuals
D) 1,330 individuals

Question 18

What was the name of the original website that was shut down and whose founder went on trial in the U.S.in January 2015,charged with drug trafficking,money laundering,and operating a criminal enterprise?

A) Silk Road
B) Snake River
C) Cotton Trails
D) Highway of Tears

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a concern about equipping police officers with body-worn cameras?

A) the costs of the equipment
B) how the privacy of citizens is protected
C) how the equipment is affixed to an officer's body
D) the storage and retrieval of the videotaped recordings

Question 20

Police services across Canada,the U.S.,and Western Europe work together to investigate and bust a large child pornography distribution business.What trend in policing does this exemplify?

A) urbanization of policing
B) globalization of policing
C) development of new police partnerships
D) diversification of investigative techniques

Question 21

Describe smart policing and its importance.

Question 22

As of early 2014,80 individuals who had been abroad and were suspected to have been involved in terrorist activity had returned to Canada and were being monitored.

Question 23

Define "shiny new toy syndrome" and discuss its significance in the adoption of technology in modern-day policing.

Question 24

Police services have been slow to discard policies and programs that are not effective.

Question 25

Most police initiatives include an evaluation component.

Question 26

Police officers have estimated that it can require 70 to 90 police officers a year to maintain 24/7 surveillance of one suspected terrorist.

Question 27

The two-days/two-nights/four-off shift schedule provides the most effective use of patrol resources.

Question 28

The federal government of Canada plays a major role in coordinating and funding a national strategic plan for police research.

Question 29

In the early 21st century,governments are far more reluctant than in previous decades to provide police services with additional resources without supporting documentation.

Question 30

Police officers in Canada made an average hourly wage of $27.12 in 2012 (controlling for the cost-of-living increases).

Question 31

Researchers in the U.S.have calculated that money diverted from correctional institutions to policing would buy at least four times as much reduction in crime.

Question 32

A university-based police scholar has referred to the state of police research in Canada as "exceptional,coherent,consistent,and exemplary."

Question 33

Define darknet and discuss the two challenges/consequences its existence presents for police services.

Question 34

What factors have contributed to the globalization of policing?