Deck 9: Police Strategies

Question 1

Which of the following is a concern regarding the implementation of intelligence-led policing (ILP)?

A) ILP does not support consultation with communities.
B) ILP does not provide assessment of the impact of interventions.
C) ILP does not support problem identification and problem solving.
D) ILP does not support community policing,as it moves towards crime control.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A police service informs local television stations and newspaper outlets about the release of a high-risk sex offender from a federal prison and the media alert the public.Which crime attack strategy does this exemplify?

A) community notification
B) neighbourhood warning
C) high-risk criminal offence targeting
D) high-risk criminal offender targeting

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is defined as "the view that if minor crimes are left unaddressed an environment for more serious crime will be created"?

A) iceberg approach
B) broken windows approach
C) social disorganization approach
D) neighbourhood deterioration approach

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is defined as "the use of statistical analysis to identify the time and location of criminal activity that is likely to occur"?

A) actuarial policing
B) predictive policing
C) retributive policing
D) tactical-directed policing

Question 5

What are high-crime areas also known as?

A) caverns
B) icebergs
C) hot spots
D) black holes

Question 6

In what year did the broken windows approach emerge in New York City?

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

Question 7

The Correctional Service of Canada notifies local police services about the statutory release of a high-risk offender.The authorities decide to randomly stop by his residence to make sure he is following the curfew condition of his statutory release.Which of the following terms applies to this activity?

A) proactive policing
B) confident policing
C) crime attack strategy
D) crime response strategy

Question 8

A crime prevention program is implemented by a police service to prevent drug trafficking to persons with mental illness (PwMI)in their neighbourhood.The police see a decrease in drug trafficking to PwMI,but see an increase in drug trafficking to homeless teenagers.Which type of displacement does this exemplify?

A) target
B) victim
C) tactical
D) functional

Question 9

What is the name of the initiative designed to detect and arrest high-risk offenders who are unlawfully at large because they did not return to custody,they have escaped from correctional services,or they have violated the conditions of their release?

A) Multi-Disciplinary Resource Team (MDRT)
B) Integrated Police-Prison Services Initiative (IPPSI)
C) Repeat Offender Program Enforcement Squad (ROPE)
D) Calgary Police Service Serious Habitual Offender Program (SHOP)

Question 10

A police service determines that a stranger assault has occurred three Friday nights in a row in June in their bar district,with reports indicating that two men are responsible for the unprovoked weekly attacks.Which type of crime analysis provides the police service with this information?

A) tactical analysis
B) strategic analysis
C) intelligence analysis
D) administrative analysis

Question 11

Which principle of CompStat is being applied when "a proactive response to crime is developed,which involves a coordinated effort of patrol officers,investigative units,and support personnel"?

A) effective tactics
B) rapid deployment
C) timely and accurate intelligence
D) relentless follow-up and assessment

Question 12

Which of the following is defined as "computer-generated maps that depict the incidence and patterns of specific types of criminal activity in specific geographic areas"?

A) crime maps
B) crime charts
C) CompStat maps
D) CompStat charts

Question 13

Which of the following is the most controversial primary crime prevention program?

A) citizen patrols
B) neighbourhood watch
C) closed-circuit television (CCTV)
D) crime prevention through environmental design (CTPED)

Question 14

Analysis of police data indicates that a local municipal park is a central area for drug trafficking; therefore,city council removes trees and shrubs to increase visibility in the park,hoping to decrease this behaviour.Which crime prevention program does this exemplify?

A) crime prevention through data design (CPTDD)
B) crime prevention through structural design (CPTSD)
C) crime prevention through ecological design (CPTED)
D) crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)

Question 15

A police service recognizes that property crimes in their district are a reflection of social issues,such as the absence of affordable low-income housing.In collaboration with city council and the provincial government,funding for low-income housing is invested in the community.Which crime response strategy does this exemplify?

A) community policing
B) quality-of-life policing
C) broken windows policing
D) problem-oriented policing

Question 16

Following the implementation of a program designed to decrease drug trafficking in a municipal park,city council asks the local police to determine the effectiveness of the program.Which stage of the SARA problem-solving model does this exemplify?

A) review
B) analysis
C) research
D) assessment

Question 17

How many categories of crime prevention initiatives are there?

A) six
B) five
C) four
D) three

Question 18

What are the three categories of crime prevention initiatives?

A) primary,tributary,and tertiary
B) primary,secondary,and tertiary
C) tributary,secondary,and tertiary
D) primary,secondary,and tributary

Question 19

Which form of crime displacement is defined as a "criminal moving their criminal activities to another area"?

A) physical displacement
B) locational displacement
C) geographic displacement
D) environmental displacement

Question 20

To combat the problem of multiple break-and-enters occurring on one city block,a local police service increases random foot,car,and bike patrols on this street.Which stage of the SARA problem-solving model does this exemplify?

A) reaction
B) scanning
C) response
D) acknowledgement

Question 21

Research findings suggest only about 30 percent of households participate in crime prevention programs in Canada.

Question 22

Many crime prevention initiatives are introduced without any analysis,lacking clearly stated,measurable performance objectives.

Question 23

Evaluations of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)program for youth indicate that the program has an impact on student attitudes and beliefs about drugs and drug use.

Question 24

Police officers play a key role in circle sentencing.

Question 25

Identify and discuss the objectives of primary crime prevention programs,secondary crime prevention programs,and tertiary crime prevention programs.

Question 26

American and European evaluations of citizen patrol activities suggest they do not reduce citizens' fear of crime.

Question 27

Define crime displacement and describe two examples of crime displacement.

Question 28

Evaluations of operation provident demonstrate it does not displace crime to other areas.

Question 29

How do the iceberg (80/20)rule and SARA relate to problem-oriented policing (POP)?

Question 30

Evaluations of closed-circuit television (CCTV)indicate it may be most effective in apprehending perpetrators after a crime has been committed.

Question 31

Compare and contrast the doctrines of CompStat and community policing with respect to external and internal accountability.

Question 32

Describe the basic principles of restorative justice and identify one potential strength and weakness of restorative justice approaches as they relate to policing.

Question 33

Evaluations of media-based programs indicate they can increase arrest rates.

Question 34

Police researchers have generally ignored evaluating police strategies in rural,remote,and northern communities.

Question 35

Firearms amnesty programs have been found to reduce the levels of gun-related violence in crime in the U.S.