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A reason for the conflict between the press and the police is:
a. competing objectives.
b. incongruity between constitutional guarantees.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that speeding was a
-contributing factor in what percentage of fatal crashes?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 27
d. 32
According to the text, in 2010, 31 percent of traffic fatalities were caused by:
a. speeding.
b. cellular phone usage.
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c. drunk driving.
d. seat belt usage.
Traffic concerns include:
a. speeding in residential areas.
b. red light running.
c. nonuse of seatbelts.
d. all of the above
The majority of sexual assaults are committed by:
a. registered sex offenders.
b. individuals known to the victim.
c. strangers.
d. males between the ages of 25 and 30.
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Service to the community includes:
a. suicide prevention.
b. delivering death notifications.
c. assisting motorists with disabled vehicles.
d. all of the above
Conflicting interests may impede establishing a __________ and shared goals.
a. common vision
b. mission statement
c. community interest
d. negotiating stance
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When discussing domestic terrorism, a number of reasons have been given for the acts
-committed on U.S. soil. Which among the reasons listed below was not mentioned in
thetext?
a. opposition to the government
b. opposition to taxation
c. opposition to abortion
d. All of the above were mentioned in the text.
Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the
-following except:
a. profiles of the perpetrators.
b. mediation strategies.
c. warnings.
d. means and pathways to violence.
Initiated in 1994, the Boston Gun Project includes gun trafficking interdiction as one
-component in their broad strategy to stop gun violence. Partners in the project include
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); the Boston Police
Department (BPD); theSuffolk County District Attorney's Office; and:
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a. the Kennedy school.
b. the FBI.
c. the U.S. Attorney's Office.
d. the Massachusetts Attorney General.
According to the text, including crime statistics in an anticrime newsletter:
a. raises the fear level of citizens.
b. decreases the exposure of the newsletter.
c. increases its effectiveness.
d. none of the above
The domestic violence intervention project in Charlotte-Mecklenburg dealt with a/an:
a. reduction in domestic violence.
b. increase in domestic assaults.
c. mandatory arrests in domestic assaults.
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d. none of the above
The ABP was formed as a mechanism to help:
a. combat street-level drug dealing in middle-class neighborhoods.
b. guard entrances to buildings and ask visitors to sign in.
c. patrol the U.S. borders, finding and detaining illegal immigrants.
d. walk the streets to deter prostitution.
The Officer Friendly program is:
a. an athletic program for youth.
b. a highly rated TV show for children that teaches crime prevention.
c. a ride-along program for youths.
d. a program generally including a police officer who goes into classes to discuss good
-citizenship, responsibility, and general safety.
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The CIT model combines police officers with what other professionals?
a. doctors
b. nurses
c. university professors
d. mental health professionals
According to the text, resistance to change is common, especially in tradition-oriented
professions. The six impediments to implementing innovative community-oriented
policing include all of the following except:
a. lack of vision.
b. cost of innovation.
c. cost of training.
d. unions.
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According to the text, the law enforcement community is perhaps the best and quickest
at culling these types of individuals from the ranksthose who are:
a. supervisors.
b. consistent.
c. managers.
d. bad people.
A guide to officers as to what they should or should not do is called:
a. baseline standards.
b. integrity guides.
c. civility.
d. values.
According to the text, the importance of ___________ to all citizens is a central theme
in the discussion of community.
a. corporate rights
b. special rights
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c. individual rights
d. community rights
Member of at least _______________ gangs have been identified on both domestic and
international military installations.
a. 36
b. 53
c. 68
d. 42
A central goal of community policing and community partnership is:
a. supplementing auto patrol.
b. establishing and maintaining mutual trust.
c. providing community forums.
d. adding mini-stations.
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Which of the following is an example cited by the text of how the security industry can
assist law enforcement?
a. serve civil documents
b. respond to burglar alarms
c. assist with traffic control
d. monitor community watch programs
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
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______________ isomorphism results from professionalism, with influences coming
from such organizations as the Police Executive Research Forum.
a. Normative
b. Coercive
c. Refractive
d. Mimetic
As stated in the text, which of the following statements is true regarding the overall
-socioeconomic structure of the U.S. population?
a. The lower class is shrinking.
b. The middle class is shrinking.
c. The upper class is shrinking.
d. The gap between the lower and upper classes is shrinking.
Discrimination is:
a. a behavior.
b. an attitude.
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c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
In the case of Pottinger v. City of Miami (1992), a U.S. District Court found the practice
of ________________ unconstitutional.
a. removing park benches
b. bum sweeps
c. panhandling
d. loitering
Crime-specific planning involves all of the following except:
a. the offense.
b. the target.
c. the community.
d. the response.
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The Child Development"Community Policing initiative advocates the development of
-collaborative relationships between law enforcement and ________________ to ensure
that youths exposed to violence have access to a wide array of services offered in their
communities.
a. the YMCA
b. mental health communities
c. local schools
d. major corporations
Statements such as "The French are great lovers" are based on:
a. notions.
b. bias.
c. stereotypes.
d. history.
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The Department of Homeland Security has established a ________________-level,
-color-coded threat system used to communicate with public safety officials and the
public atlarge.
a. five
b. four
c. three
d. seven
Problem solving is based on the belief that patterns and trends can be discovered that
reflect the causes of the problem. The five principles of analysis include all of the
following except:
a. individual problems require individual analysis.
b. analysis does not need to be complex.
c. analysis is based on common sense.
d. there is one way to do the analysis.
A fundamental source of conflict between the press and the police is:
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a. statements of witnesses/victims.
b. competing objectives.
c. perceived police silence about a case.
d. perceived media interference.
According to the text, the public expects the police to:
a. enforce the law against others.
b. give breaks only to their own family and friends.
c. help them when they have a problem.
d. all of the above
The text states that the ________________ are opinion leaders, the ones to whom
others come for advice.
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______________ research emphasizes full participation by everyone directly affected
by the process and results.
Agencies that have common interests but work independently with no collaboration are
said to be _____________________.
Effective communicators recognize their own and others' biases and prejudices.
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.
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2300 BCE is the date of the earliest record of an ancient society's rules to control
human -behavior when ___________ rulers codified their concept of offenses against
society.
The police image is affected by individual officers' backgrounds, the media, and
citizens' personal experiences with the criminal justice system.
Officers who are ________________ are given authority and enabled to make
decisions.
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Most general policies on "workplace violence" also specifically address domestic
violence and its impact in the workplace.
Negative contacts, as defined in the text, will result in the police being unable to
perform their duties.
Community-based corrections is also called __________________.
Define community policing and describe its essential elements. Include a discussion
about the various dimensions used to view community policing.
Answer:
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Answer varies.
According to the text, youths seeking protection, security, status, an identity, a sense of
belonging, and economic security can fulfill all of these needs through gang
membership.
As an alternative to graffiti, students might be encouraged to design and paint murals in
locations where graffiti is most likely to occur.
Whereas traditional policing has been reactive, responding to calls for service,
community policing is ____________, anticipating problems and seeking solutions to
them.
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____________________ is an approach to problem solving that asks what is it about
this location that places people at risk, or that results in opportunities for crime.
Describe and give examples of the results of being victimized.
Answer:
Answer varies.

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