CJ 401 Week 4 TEST

QUESTION 1

1.    Which of the following is considered the father of modern policing?

		Robert Peel
		August Vollmer
		Robert Palmer
		William Parker

 

 

QUESTION 2

1.    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

1.    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

1.    Cordner’s four dimensions of community policing include all of the following except:

		tactical
		organizational
		standardization
		strategic

QUESTION 5

1.    All of these are essential elements of community policing except:

		partnerships
		problem solving
		organizational change
		All are elements of community policing

 

 

QUESTION 6

1.    Whereas traditional policing has been reactive, responding to calls for service, community policing is ____________, anticipating problems and seeking solutions to them.

 

 

 

QUESTION 7

1.    The police image is affected by:

		individual officer backgrounds
		the media
		officers’ personal experiences
		all of the above

 

 

QUESTION 8

1.    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

1.    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 8

1.    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

1.    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

1.    The informal values, beliefs, and expectations of officers are known collectively as _______________.

 

 

QUESTION 11

1.    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

1.    A sense of community can be undermined by:

		increased violent crime.
		clashes between community groups.
		severe social disorganization.
		all of the above

 

 

QUESTION 13

1.    The “_________________” is the point at which an ordinary, stable phenomenon can turn into a crisis.

 

 

 

QUESTION 14

1.    Using the SARA model, the final step in problem solving is:

		assessment
		analysis
		arbitration
		assistance

 

 

QUESTION 15

1.    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

1.    ________________ assumes that all people within a specific group are the same; they lack individuality.

		Racism
		Cultural diversity
		Stereotyping
		Racial profiling

 

 

QUESTION 17

1.    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

1.    One component of crime prevention through environmental design is:

		clean sewers
		street lighting
		clearly marked parking spaces
		property identification

 

QUESTION 19

1.    Some of the unintended consequences of video surveillance are:

		displacement
		increased suspicion
		increased reported crime
		all of the above

 

 

 

QUESTION 20

1.    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