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
According to the text, reasons victims give for not reporting a crime to the police
include:
a. belief that the police will be unable to do anything.
b. fear that they won”t be believed.
c. fear of reprisal and threats.
d. all of the above
According to the text, evaluating the effectiveness of community policing requires that:
a. crime reports be filed.
b. arrests be made.
c. performance indicators be carefully developed.
d. efficiency be measured accurately.
Two critical barriers to communication in a diverse society are language barriers and:
a. religious barriers.
b. cultural barriers.
c. racial barriers.
d. physical barriers.
An example of religiously motivated terrorists is:
a. antiabortionists.
b. Red Army faction.
c. Islamic extremists.
d. environmentalists.
According to Coleman, the two most important elements in social capital are:
a. honesty and integrity.
b. crime and punishment.
c. trustworthiness and obligations.
d. public and private enforcement.
The communication process involves all of the following except:
a. sender.
b. feedback.
c. portal.
d. receiver.
McGruff is:
a. the Oklahoma City Police Chief.
b. the lead researcher and author of an extensive study of the outcomes of
community-based policing.
c. a spokesperson in a media campaign to teach crime prevention.
d. the founder of CPTED.
Available research indicates that street lighting:
a. decreases the incidence of crime.
b. reduces citizens’ fear of crime.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press is often incompatible with the
_______________ Amendment guarantee of the right to a fair trial and protection of the
defendant’s rights.
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Sixth
A national partnership aimed at reducing gang-related crime is called:
a. Operation Ceasefire.
b. Project Safe Schools.
c. GREAT Program.
d. Project Safe Neighborhood.
According to the text, civilian oversight is:
a. a recent development in American policing, having first been used in the 1970s.
b. becoming more prevalent.
c. not accepted by police agencies.
d. all of the above
Displacement:
a. often occurs in a community ‘soft” on crime.
b. applies to criminal activity that has moved to a new location due to increased police
-presence.
c. is linked to factors such as availability of jobs and level of education.
d. all of the above
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
According to the text, since ancient time this method of deterring and detecting crime
has been used.
a. bicycle patrols
b. fear reduction
c. volunteers
d. street lighting
What crime has been documented to be linked to domestic violence?
a. murder
b. animal abuse
c. child abuse
d. rape
DARE refers to:
a. a game police use to teach preschool children the danger of strangers.
b. an elementary education program to teach children to avoid drug use.
c. a theft prevention program geared toward teens.
d. an adventure survival course offered to at-risk teens to build their self-esteem.
The social contract:
a. provides that each person must give up some freedom.
b. provides that, in a free society, people can do everything they want without
restriction.
c. has been weakened by increased mobility and economic factors.
d. both b and c
This organization was created in 1979 to enhance law enforcement as a profession and
to improve law enforcement.
a. IACP
b. NOBLE
c. CALEA
d. PERF
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:
a. Michigan Foot Patrol Study.
b. Wickersham Commission Experiment.
c. Community Policing Experiment.
d. Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study.
The most commonly used illicit drug is:
a. heroin.
b. cocaine.
c. methamphetamine.
d. marijuana.
Community courts:
a. address the same kinds of problems as other courts.
b. are designed to address the most serious crimes.
c. usually address a wide range of offenses involving quality of life.
d. are an historical alternative to the traditional courtroom.
According to some historians, the community era had its roots in the ______________,
-released in February 1968 by the President’s National Advisory Committee on Civil
-Disorder.
a. Kerner Commission Report
b. Vollmer study
c. Rand Corporation study
d. CID Efficiency Measures study
The increased officer discretion necessary for community policing is a concern to many
police administrators who fear loss of control of their:
a. officers.
b. prosecutorial discretion.
c. parole searches.
d. community relationships.
Which of the following statements is not true concerning attention deficit hyperactivity
-disorder?
a. It is one of the most common disruptive behavior disorders in youths, with an
estimated 5to 10 percent of all children having it.
b. It is characterized by fidgeting, distractibility, and lack of self-control.
c. It affects more girls than boys.
d. The condition often disappears by adulthood.
Many believe that marijuana is a _______________ drug.
a. harmless
b. troublesome
c. gateway
d. none of the above
Tactics such as prevention, arrest, imprisonment, supervision, and surveillance are part
of the _______________ strategy to address the gang problem.
a. community mobilization
b. suppression
c. social intervention
d. organizational change
According to the text, a good way to build relationships and trust within communities
is:
a. keep officers in the same beat and on the same shift.
b. volunteer to clean up run-down neighborhoods.
c. be active in afterschool programs.
d. issue fewer citations and give more warnings for minor offenses.
The Action Research Model is:
a. a cyclical, multistep process.
b. a nomination process for research topics.
c. a process of development for grant-initiated research.
d. the implementation process of the research.
Gangs use females to carry weapons and tools for committing crimes because:
a. officers are hesitant to search females.
b. females attract less attention than males.
c. male gang members would receive a stiffer sentence if caught with these objects.
d. females are less likely to get caught than males.
Discrimination and prejudice are different but related. Some examples of discrimination
include:
a. giving warnings to females who violate traffic laws and issuing tickets to males for
the same violation.
b. arresting a black man for driving while intoxicated.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
A sense of community can be undermined by:
a. increased violent crime.
b. clashes between community groups.
c. severe social disorganization.
d. all of the above
According to the text, some call-management strategies include:
a. using an officer to take telephone reports of nonemergency, low-priority calls.
b. taking reports by appointment.
c. having civilians handle certain calls.
d. all of the above
Describe how futurists work. What will their role be in policing?
Answer:
Answer varies
According to the text, ________________ handgun laws are a controversial issue.
Law enforcement agencies rarely, if ever, seek input from the community when
developing mission statements.
Crime mapping changes the focus from the criminal to the location of crimesthe
______________ where most crimes occur.
Officers who have permanent assignments become experts about their beat.
The COPS Office has increased the number of sworn officers per capita by 3 percent
-nationwide and has also had a significant effect on the adoption of new and effective
police practices.
Government policies can destroy social capital.
According to the text, Walker (1993) cites a number of benefits to police when
community policing is adopted. List and describe these benefits.
Answer:
Answer varies
According to the text, _________________ has been described as being confronted
with a difficult problem and making the right decision despite potentially adverse
personal or -professional consequences.
When forming partnerships, conflicts within communities are not as important to
recognize as the commonalities.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is researching a possible collaboration
between public and private police.
________________ is a law enforcement”led strategy whereby local police direct
intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of
violence.
In addition to call management, many departments are finding they can improve
citizens’ participation in community policing and build trust through _______________.
The text lists as examples several local governments that have been forced to curb
spending in their public safety operating budgets. Discuss what these local governments
have been doing to save money in their public safety operating budgets.
Answer:
Answer varies.
Those who participate in the CAT program waive their rights against search and seizure
-protection.
Polls cited in the text find that Americans are less concerned today about immigration,