Reference no: EM131504020

QUESTION 1 :  Which of the following is considered the father of modern policing?

Robert Peel

August Vollmer

Robert Palmer

William Parker


QUESTION 2 ; The 1972 police research experiment that tested the effect of different levels of patrols and challenged the basic assumptions about the effect of patrol on crime was known as the:

Michigan Foot Patrol Study

Wickersham Commission Experiment

Community Policing Experiment

Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study

QUESTION 3 : Giving officers permanent assignments so they can get to know the citizens within their area is part of the ____________ dimension.

philosophical

strategic

relative

progressive

QUESTION 4 : Cordner's four dimensions of community policing include all of the following except:

tactical

organizational

standardization

strategic

QUESTION 5 : All of these are essential elements of community policing except:

partnerships

problem solving

organizational change

All are elements of community policing

QUESTION 6 : Whereas traditional policing has been reactive, responding to calls for service, community policing is ____________, anticipating problems and seeking solutions to them.

QUESTION 7 : The police image is affected by:

individual officer backgrounds

the media

officers' personal experiences

all of the above

QUESTION 8 : According to the text, the public expects the police to:

enforce the law against others

give breaks only to their own family and friends

help them when they have a problem

all of the above

QUESTION 9 : The lowest-ranking and newest patrol officers typically have:

no discretion

the least amount of discretion

the greatest amount of discretion

the same amount of discretion as civilian personnel

QUESTION 10 : The informal values, beliefs, and expectations of officers are known collectively as _______________.

QUESTION 11 : The broken windows phenomenon signifies:

that people don't care about the neighborhood.

an impending crime wave.

an ineffective police force.

all of the above

QUESTION 12 :  A sense of community can be undermined by:

increased violent crime.

clashes between community groups.

severe social disorganization.

all of the above

QUESTION 13 : The "_________________" is the point at which an ordinary, stable phenomenon can turn into a crisis.

QUESTION 14 : Using the SARA model, the final step in problem solving is:

assessment

analysis

arbitration

assistance

QUESTION 15 :  According to the text, the transition to community policing is made easier by:

officers who accept orders unquestioningly.

recognition of the importance of intrinsic rewards.

the need to provide fewer services with more resources.

all of the above

QUESTION 16 : ________________ assumes that all people within a specific group are the same; they lack individuality.

Racism

Cultural diversity

Stereotyping

Racial profiling

QUESTION 17 : According to the text, police and the media share a common goal of:

serving the public

enforcing the law

protecting information

being transparent

QUESTION 18 : One component of crime prevention through environmental design is:

clean sewers

street lighting

clearly marked parking spaces

property identification

QUESTION 19 :  Some of the unintended consequences of video surveillance are:

displacement

increased suspicion

increased reported crime

all of the above

QUESTION 20 : Eck suggests that _______________ blocking changes to make crime more difficult, riskier, less rewarding or less excusable is one of the oldest forms of crime prevention.

place

opportunity

diffusion

contagiona