Deck 11: Police and Community

Question 1

Communities characterized by low vertical relations and low horizontal articulations are called:

A) fragmented
B) disorganized
C) solidary
D) interdependent

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a function having locality relevance?

A) production, distribution, consumption
B) mutual support
C) socialization
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Communities characterized by high vertical relations and low horizontal articulations are called:

A) fragmented
B) disorganized
C) interdependent
D) solidary

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Warren's "Great Change" suggests a shift in the dominant style of social control from informal to formal.

Question 5

Warren's "Great Change" suggests a shift in the dominant source of police authority from:

A) community to larger society
B) larger society to community
C) personal to community
D) personal to larger society

Question 6

Disorganized communities achieve consensus because they are culturally homogeneous.

Question 7

According to Black, the quantity of law (reliance on formal social control) is:

A) positively related to population stratification
B) positively related to reliance on other social control
C) positively related to population heterogeneity
D) all of the above

Question 8

Consensual communities that rely mostly on local resources for provision of locality relevant functions would:

A) likely rely upon formal means of social control
B) likely rely upon informal means of social control
C) employ a police agency that emphasizes law enforcement
D) both B and C

Question 9

Solidary communities rely on which type of social control?

A) democratic
B) formal
C) egalitarian
D) informal

Question 10

Solidary communities rely on which type of social control?

A) democratic
B) egalitarian
C) informal
D) formal

Question 11

According to Ross and Black, in communities where status differences are great (inequality is high), which type of social control would prevail?

A) formal
B) egalitarian
C) democratic
D) informal

Question 12

Which of the following types of communities would rely upon informal social control?

A) disorganized
B) fragmented
C) solidary
D) none of the above

Question 13

Officers policing solidary communities derive their authority from community authority.

Question 14

Horizontal articulation refers to:

A) degree of community social cohesion/integration
B) levels of social supervision operating in the community
C) relative community independence from outside influences
D) none of the above

Question 15

Interdependent communities are characterized by low vertical relations and high horizontal articulation.

Question 16

Communities characterized by high vertical relations and high horizontal articulations are called:

A) interdependent
B) disorganized
C) solidary
D) fragmented

Question 17

Vertical relations refers to:

A) relative community independence from outside influences
B) degree of community social cohesion/integration
C) levels of social supervision operating in the community
D) none of the above

Question 18

Non- integrated communities that rely mostly on external resources for provision of locality relevant functions would:

A) likely rely upon formal means of social control
B) likely rely upon informal means of social control
C) employ a police agency that emphasizes service
D) both A and C

Question 19

According to Ross, heterogeneous populations are more likely to rely on informal (ethical/moral) means of social control.

Question 20

According to Ross, in communities populated by many different kinds of people (heterogeneity is high) which type of social control would prevail?

A) formal
B) egalitarian
C) informal
D) democratic

Question 21

Officers policing fragmented communities derive their authority from community authority.

Question 22

The "Great Change" (urbanization, industrialization, and bureaucratization) has tended to lower community autonomy and integration.

Question 23

Local community autonomy is greatest when the community is oriented toward the larger social system.

Question 24

The way policing is done (policing policy) is most influenced by geographic community.

Question 25

The law enforcement role of the police is largely defined by the larger society, i.e., defined outside the community.

Question 26

Culturally homogeneous communities develop the capacity to act consensually through coordinating councils.

Question 27

The geographic conception is important in understanding the relation between police and community because policing is done to places.

Question 28

Interdependent communities achieve consensus because they are culturally homogeneous.

Question 29

Officers policing disorganized communities derive their authority from the larger society.