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