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 challe

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             

·        contagion