WK4 TEST CJ 401

Answer the Questions

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 strategic 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 proactive, 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 police culture

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 “tipping point” 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

Stereotyping 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 opportunity 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