CHAPTER 12: BRINGING YOUTHS INTO COMMUNITY POLICING
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Forman contends that community policing has not reached its full potential because a critical group
has largely been left out of the new policing model. Who is this critical group?
a.
young adults
b.
youths
c.
both a and b
d.
none of the above
2. A condition characteristic that increases the likelihood that a child will avoid delinquency is called:
a.
a risk factor.
b.
a protective factor.
c.
a community factor.
d.
an engagement factor.
3. In 1999, a/an ______________ school for public safety and law was established in largely Hispanic
and African American neighborhoods of East Brooklyn.
a.
alternative
b.
residential
c.
creative
d.
magnet
4. According to the text, bullying is more accurately termed:
a.
peer child abuse.
b.
psychopathic peer pressure.
c.
pulling levers.
d.
zero tolerance.
5. According to the text the most prevalent form of bullying is:
a.
electronic.
b.
physical.
c.
relational.
d.
verbal.
6. Dr. Olweus’s program to prevent bullying has as a basic tenet the intervention by ______________
when they see bullying behavior.
a.
students
b.
teachers
c.
school liaison officers
d.
parent volunteers
7. Partnerships should include youths at all levels of activity, with their roles considered as important as
those of adults. Which of the following programs is based on this philosophy?
a.
Teens on Target
b.
Horizons
c.
On your Side
d.
all of the above
8. In the 1980s a nonprofit youth development agency in Oakland, California, established this program to
address increasing numbers of youth homicides as a result of heightened gang activity:
a.
Peer Educators Symposium.
b.
Youth Advisory Council.
c.
National Youth Strategy.
d.
Teens on Target.
9. A long-term, community-based, violence reduction or prevention program designed to help create an
environment that reduces violence and establishes more sociable ways of behaving, living, and
working in families, schools organizations and communities is:
a.
Student Crime Stoppers.
b.
PeaceBuilders.
c.
Horizons.
d.
the McGruff media campaign.
10. To prevent bullying, Dr. Olweus recommends:
a.
clear and positive communication between parents and school officials.
b.
assistance to bullying victims that helps them assert themselves.
c.
clear and swift reaction to persistent physical or verbal bullying.
d.
all of the above
11. According to the text, all of the following are elements of the developmental assets approach except:
a.
community commitment.
b.
constructive use of time.
c.
social competence.
d.
support.
12. Schools that implemented Dr. Olweus’s program found ______________ in the rate of -bullying
behavior within the first two years.
a.
a 25 percent increase
b.
a 15 to 20 percent reduction
c.
a 40 to 50 percent reduction
d.
no change
13. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe that long-term prevention of youth crime and
victimization can only be accomplished:
a.
in partnership with the community.
b.
with School Resource Officers.
c.
through teen and student court.
d.
by law-related education.
14. Another term for bullying—name calling, fistfights, purposeful ostracism, extortion, -character
assassination, repeated physical attacks, and sexual harassment—is:
a.
closet bullying.
b.
peer child abuse.
c.
passive bullying abuse.
d.
disengaged bullying.
15. According to the text, zero tolerance strategies in schools:
a.
are quite effective in reducing school violence.
b.
grew out of antiviolence policies enacted during the turbulent 1960s.
c.
no matter what the underlying circumstances, a student will be suspended or expelled.
d.
all of the above
16. The program at school that offers youths an anonymous TIPS line to get information about crime or
violence to those who can stop it is:
a.
Student Crime Stoppers.
b.
PeaceBuilders.
c.
Horizons.
d.
the McGruff media campaign.
17. According to a Rand research report, all of the following are risk factors of adolescent -violence
except:
a.
exhibiting early deviant behavior.
b.
poor grades.
c.
frequent moves during elementary school.
d.
All are characteristics of adolescent violence.
18. The Kops ‘n’ Kids program, endorsed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP),
brings together children and officers to:
a.
counteract negative perceptions of police.
b.
have lunch.
c.
participate in ride-along programs.
d.
have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches.
19. According to the text, crisis planning is the final prong in:
a.
effective leadership.
b.
effective mentoring.
c.
effective management.
d.
effective security.
20. Which one of the three types of activities, as identified by Finn, do School Resource Officers not
engage in?
a.
law enforcement
b.
mentoring
c.
friendship
d.
teaching
21. The developmental asset approach promotes all of the following except:
a.
social competence.
b.
commitment to learning.
c.
extracurricular activities.
d.
endorsement.
22. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, also known as the Sex Offender -Registration and
Notification act (SORNA), went into effect in:
a.
2004.
b.
2006.
c.
2005.
d.
2007.
23. Who was the founder of the America’s Promise Alliance in 1997?
a.
Madeline Albright
b.
Colin Powell
c.
Donald Rumsfeld
d.
George H.W. Bush
24. The America’s Promise Alliance, founded in 1997, focuses on five promises. Which of the following
is not one of those promises?
a.
caring adults
b.
safe places
c.
a healthy start
d.
free lunches
25. Safe Start was developed to prevent and reduce the impact of family and community -violence on
young children. What age group was the program developed for?
a.
birth to 6
b.
birth to 3
c.
birth to 10
d.
none of the above
26. This police department has the Horizons Family Counseling project operating out of the police
department:
a.
Boston.
b.
Livermore.
c.
Chicago.
d.
Los Angeles.
27. The FBI’s four-pronged assessment evaluates four major areas making up the “totality of the
circumstances.” Which of the following is not one of these factors?
a.
personality of the student
b.
family dynamics
c.
school dynamics
d.
societal dynamics
28. After-school programs are often touted as one method to keep youths out of trouble and to help them
succeed in school. A __________________ has been developed and is being piloted by the COPS
Office.
a.
Police-Based After-School Program
b.
Citizen-Based After-School Program
c.
Justice-Based After-School Program
d.
Volunteer-Based After-School Program
29. This system links eye-scanning cameras with computers to identify people who have been
preauthorized to enter schools.
a.
JBAS
b.
SSI
c.
T-PASS
d.
T-COP
TRUE/FALSE
1. The Adam Walsh Child Protection Act, also known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Act (SORNA), created a new federal sex offender registry.
2. A main objective of the Kops ‘n’ Kids program is to present police as positive role models and to build
trust with children.
3. To prevent bullying, Dr. Olweus recommends consistent, nonphysical punishment of students who
misbehave.
4. A school break-in is defined as willful or malicious damage to school grounds and buildings or
furnishings and equipment.
5. The Safe Start initiative is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs.
6. One of the central components of zero tolerance is school expulsion.
7. According to the text, data suggests that zero tolerance policies reduce school violence.
8. Dr. Olweus’s program to prevent bullying is used only in the United States.
9. In response to a specific problem or rash of incidents, School Watch has produced short-term
reductions in vandalism.
10. The Kid Watch Program recruits volunteers to watch over students on their way to and from school
and marks safe houses along routes to the schools.
11. The concept of “school teams” involves designated groups of students who watch for signs of trouble
and step in to prevent problems before police can be called in.
12. To prevent bullying, Dr. Olweus recommends parental encouragement that students develop and
maintain friendships.
13. According to the text, one of the responses to prevent school vandalism that has been -successful is
controlling the sale of vandalism tools.
14. Most children who commit violent acts in school rarely show any warning signs of inner turmoil;
instead, they typically have a moment at which they “snap” from nonviolence into violence.
15. School vandalism and break-ins pose a serious problem to school administrators and -communities.
16. The family is viewed by many as the cornerstone of the community.
17. In 40 cases of school violence in the past 20 years, the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment
found that teenagers often told someone before they did the deed.
18. A direct threat identifies a specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a -straightforward,
clear, and explicit manner.
SHORT ANSWER
1. Name calling, fistfights, purposeful ostracism, extortion, character assassination, repeated physical
attacks, and sexual harassment are common behaviors in schools; these behaviors are also called
_________________.
2. An SRO is a _________________.
3. A school should be viewed as a _________________, not as an institution.
4. As defined in the text, _________________ is something done to get someone in trouble, but
_________________ is done to keep someone safe.
5. A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague, unclear and ambiguous.
6. _________________ is a program endorsed by the IACP that brings together children and officers to
have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches.
7. The _________________ program, focusing on high-risk youth, is a family counseling -service in
Livermore, California that operates out of the local police department.
8. _________________ is a peer education program that trains high-risk students to advocate violence
prevention by educating and mentoring their peers and younger children on gun violence, drugs, and
family conflict.
9. _________________ are ideals, experiences, and qualities that help young people make wise
decisions, choose positive paths, and grow up competent, caring, and responsible.
10. _________________ is the concept of punishing all offenses severely, no matter how minor.
11. According to the text, _________________ has been a common behavior in school since they first
opened their doors.
12. Police _________________ schools involve youth in police agencies, develop bonds between youth
and police officers, and encourage youth to view law enforcement as a rewarding career path.
ESSAY
1. Discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s four-pronged assessment of school shooters. What do
you believe to be the most important and why?
2. Discuss the problems that are associated with school vandalism and break-ins.
3. Discuss and describe the various approaches to combat bullying. Which one do you feel is most
effective and why?
4. Discuss the various types of “threats” listed in the text and how a school could prepare to meet these
threats. What is the most common threat seen today?
5. Discuss the seven-pronged approach to effective school security. What partnerships, -strategies, and
programs are vital to achieving safe schools?