Untitled Flashcards Set
Community crime prevention and community policing are the same.
True
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False
Question 2
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Which of the following is a key ingredient of the geographic focus?
Citizen input
Supervision
Research
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Permanency of assignment
Question 3
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This approach emphasizes the necessity of tailoring crime prevention responses to the specific characteristics of the crime problem being addressed—it rejects any one-size-fits-all thinking:
Team policing
Foot patrol
Positive interaction
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Situational crime prevention
Question 4
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Which of the following is TRUE of the broken-windows thesis?
Motor patrol officers pay more attention to disorderly behavior and to minor offenses than do foot patrol officers.
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Foot patrol officers have more opportunity than motor patrol officers to control street disorder and reassure ordinary citizens.
Foot patrol officers are likely to ignore vagrants, panhandlers, and noisy juveniles since it is not considered major crime.
All of the above are TRUE statements of the broken-windows thesis.
Question 5
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Choosing among the alternative interventions is part of the response under the SARA model.
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True
False
Question 6
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The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment found that __________.
increased patrol reduces crime
increased patrol reduces disorder
both a and b
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none of the above
Question 7
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Case screening is __________.
review of cases by citizens to determine whether they are crimes
a method used to screen out cases with a very low probability of being solved so that detectives can concentrate on more promising cases
a method of review that gives great weight to the presence of solvability factors
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Both b and c
Question 8
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A limitation of community policing is that there is little evidence that it enhances community processes in ways that would be expected to subsequently reduce fear, disorder, and crime.
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True
False
Question 9
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Community crime prevention is based on the assumption that if a community can be changed, so can the behavior of those who live there.
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True
False
Question 10
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What does CPTED stand for?
Crime Prevention To End Deterrence
Certain Patrol Techniques Envision Drunk Drivers
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
None of the above
Question 11
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Research has had a meaningful impact on police practices during the second half of the 20th century.
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True
False
Question 12
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The problem-solving approach of community policing should be characterized by several important features. Which of the following should be included?
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It should be empirical.
It should emphasize apprehension.
It should emphasize the legalistic style.
All of the above
Question 13
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The SARA model stands for __________.
sound, accuracy, response, aim
scope, aim, response, accuracy
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scanning, assessment, response, analysis
none of the above
Question 14
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Community policing is the logical combination of more than 30 years of police effectiveness research and decades of experimentation with police-community relation programs, crime prevention strategies, and team policing.
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True
False
Question 15
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Identifying recurring problems of concern to the public and the police is part of analysis under the SARA model.
True
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False
Question 16
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Which of the following is true of community policing?
Citizens should have open access to police organizations.
Access may be available through elected officials.
Citizens should have input to police policies and decisions.
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All of the above.
Question 17
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The effectiveness of community policing has been extremely difficult to determine. Which of the following is a possible reason for this difficulty?
Multiple effects
Programmatic complexity
Research design limitations
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All of the above
Question 18
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During the 1980s, the police became more political, reactive, and assertive in an effort to deal with citizens' fear of crime.
True
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False
Question 19
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Which of the following is included under ANALYSIS in the SARA model?
Stating the specific objectives for the response plan and searching for what other communities with similar problems have done
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Research what is known about the problem type and identify and understand the events and conditions that precede and accompany the problem
Identify new strategies needed to augment the original plan and determine whether the plan was implemented
Selecting problems for closer examination and confirming that the problem exists
Question 20
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Community policing embraces the narrow view of the police function rather than the broad focus on crime fighting or law enforcement.
True
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False
Question 21
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the problem-solving approach?
It should be the standard operating method of policing
It should be practiced by personnel throughout the ranks
It should involve, whenever possible, collaboration between police and other agencies and institutions
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All of the above are features of the problem-solving approach
Question 22
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The philosophical dimension of community policing includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying community policing.
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True
False
Question 23
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Community policing is a philosophy, not a program.
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True
False
Question 24
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Community policing emphasizes a reactive approach that conforms to the professional model.
True
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False
Question 25
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The techniques used to achieve citizen input should be more important than the end result.
True
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False
Question 26
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Research on differential police response indicates that it __________.
reduces citizens' feelings of safety
reduces costs and improves effectiveness
does not reduce citizens' level of satisfaction
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both b and c
Question 27
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Which of the following is included under SCANNING in the SARA model?
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Identifying recurring problems of concern to the public and the police and prioritizing those problems.
Research what is known about the problem type and narrow the scope of the problem as specifically as possible.
Search for what other communities with similar problems have done and carry out the planned activities.
Determine whether the plan was implemented and whether broad goals were attained.
Question 28
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Many observers believe that the abandonment of foot patrol by American police during the mid-1900s had a positive impact on police-citizen relations because police were distanced from the citizens.
True
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False
Question 29
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Which of the following statements is true?
Problem-oriented policing is the same as community policing.
The aim of problem-oriented policing is to repair and improve police-community relations.
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The aim of problem-oriented policing is to identify and reduce all kinds of chronic crime and disorder problems.
All of the above statements are true.
Question 30
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Removing trash and graffiti is one strategy of CPTED.
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True
False
Question 31
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Problem-oriented policing is especially concerned with improving the relationship between police and minority citizens and communities.
True
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False
Question 32
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Under community policing, officers are asked to consider the "will of the community" when deciding which laws to enforce under what circumstances.
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True
False
Question 33
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This method seeks improvement in doors, windows, locks, alarms, and lighting that make illegal entry into homes more difficult and more time-consuming:
Citizen input
Community relations
Public safety
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Target hardening
Question 34
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The more densely populated an area __________.
the more likely foot patrol would be ineffective
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the more likely foot patrol would be effective
foot patrol should not be considered
none of the above
Question 35
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Under the SARA model, assessment would involve narrowing the scope of the problem as specifically as possible.
True
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False
Question 36
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There exists no single definition of community policing or any universal set of program elements.
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True
False
Question 37
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The more densely populated an area __________.
the more likely foot patrol would be ineffective
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the more likely foot patrol would be effective
foot patrol should not be considered
none of the above
Question 38
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Removing trash and graffiti is one strategy of CPTED.
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True
False
Question 39
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the problem-solving approach?
It should be the standard operating method of policing
It should be practiced by personnel throughout the ranks
It should involve, whenever possible, collaboration between police and other agencies and institutions
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All of the above are features of the problem-solving approach
Question 40
Community policing emphasizes a reactive approach that conforms to the professional model.
True
Correct!
False