Criminal Justice Administration
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Course Introduction
Criminal Justice Administration explores the foundational structures, roles, and functions of agencies involved in the enforcement of law, adjudication, and correction within the criminal justice system. The course examines the organizational principles, leadership strategies, policy development, budgeting, and ethical considerations relevant to managing police departments, courts, and correctional facilities. Students gain insight into interagency collaboration, contemporary challenges such as community relations and reform, and the impact of technological advancements on criminal justice practices. The course is designed to develop analytical, decision-making, and leadership skills essential for effective administration in the field.
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Community Policing Partnerships for Problem Solving 8th Edition by Linda S. Miller
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Community Policing
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Q1) August Vollmer and O.W.Wilson are credited with spearheading the "reform movement," which called for a drastic change in the organization and function of police departments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Whereas traditional policing has been reactive,responding to calls for service,community policing is ____________,anticipating problems and seeking solutions to them.
Answer: proactive
Q3) 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.
Answer: Kerner Commission Report
Q4) Modern policing began in 1829 with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police,founded by______________.
Answer: Sir Robert Peel
Q5) A ___________________ shift is a new way of thinking about a specific subject.
Answer: paradigm
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Chapter 2: Inside Police Agencies: Understanding Mission and Culture
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Q1) According to the text,police officers are most likely to investigate A)burglary.
B)noise complaints.
C)animal complaints.
D)white collar crime.
Answer: A
Q2) The media have little effect on public opinion.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to the text,when given a ticket,law-abiding citizens believe they should be excused and that the police should concentrate on "real" criminals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The __________________ is also shaped by appearance and police actions. Answer: police image
Q5) A _______________ is simply a belief or philosophy that is meaningful to us. Answer: value
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Involving the Community
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Q1) Community,as defined by the text,
A)applies only to neighborhoods where people know each other by name.
B)develops only after crime is totally eradicated from that specific neighborhood.
C)applies to a specific area and the individuals, organizations, and agencies in that area.
D)All of the above
Answer: C
Q2) 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.
Answer: C
Q3) Incivilities and social disorder occur when _________________ have eroded.
Answer: social control mechanisms
Q4) According to the text,The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)is committed to promoting law enforcement - _________________ partnerships.
Answer: private security
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Chapter 4: Problem Solving: Proactive Policing
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Q1) The Violence Against Women Act is legislation to prevent A)workplace violence.
B)child access to firearms.
C)stalking and domestic violence.
D)the purchase of firearms by felons and other prohibited persons.
Q2) CompStat is viewed by all law enforcement agencies as effective and ethical.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss and give examples of how technology has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement.
Q4) ______________ calculates probabilities of a suspect's residence based on the locations of past crimes.
Q5) The portion of the SARA model where the alternative solution or solutions are selected is called
A)refining.
B)redirecting.
C)reducing.
D)response.
Q6) "Safe storage" laws are also called CAP laws; CAP stands for ________________.
Q7) How do problem solving and crime-specific planning differ?
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Chapter 5: Implementing Community Policing
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Q1) The smallest number of citizens and organizations needed to support and sustain a community policing initiative is known as ________________.
Q2) ________________ is long-term,large-scale,future-oriented planning.
Q3) What is among the most important considerations in successfully implementing the community policing philosophy?
A)A strong community relationship
B)The backing of law enforcement
C)Gifted leadership in the community
D)Strong recruiting and selection of police personnel
Q4) Skills needed by officers in a problem-oriented police environment are
A)creativity and flexibility.
B)imagination and intelligence.
C)Both a and b
D)Neither a nor b
Q5) Strategic planning is an excellent tool to gain fast results.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The text states that the ________________ are opinion leaders,or the ones to whom others come for advice.
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Chapter 6: Communicating With a Diverse Population
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Q1) The homeless are more often the victims of crime than the perpetrators.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The very language used to refer to others can interfere with ___________________.
Q3) Under the ADA,all government brochures and printed material must be available in Braille or on audiotape if requested.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The use of ___________________,technical language of a profession,can be a barrier to communication.
Q5) Mental illness and crisis behavior are the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The communication process involves all of the following except:
A)A sender
B)Feedback
C)A portal
D)A receiver
Q7) Describe and give examples of the results of being victimized.
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Chapter 7: Building Partnerships: a Cornerstone of Community Policing
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Q1) A partnership where a probation officer rides along with a patrol officer
A)has been described as the perfect match.
B)can result in a probationer's immediate arrest for a violation of probation.
C)Both a and b
D)Neither a nor b
Q2) Police departments that use citizen volunteers may benefit from increased cost-effectiveness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Police departments across the country now staff innovative programs with older citizen volunteers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the process of online reporting.What advantages and disadvantages does it have?
Q5) Four dimensions of _____________ are shared priorities,competency,dependability,and respect.
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Q6) Discuss the concept of community courts and how it has affected communities.
Q7) According to the text,a recent alternative to the traditional courtroom is
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Chapter 8: Forming Partnerships With the Media
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Q1) Discuss why it is not a good idea to lie to the media and when it might be necessary to do so.
Q2) The police have different priorities and perspectives from the media.The media depends upon the police
A)for information about crime.
B)to help them maintain a good public image.
C)for professional and legal advice.
D)All of the above
Q3) In a law enforcement context,a PIO is a
A)police informant operator.
B)public information officer.
C)press insight operator.
D)protocol and intelligence officer.
Q4) One way to enhance the media's understanding of police work is to invite the local newspaper and broadcast reporters to enroll in a
A)police speech class.
B)citizens' police academy.
C)criminal justice class.
D)None of the above
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Chapter 9: Early Experiments in Crime Prevention and the
Evolution of Community Policing Strategies
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Q1) In the first Newark Foot Patrol Experiment,positive results were reported by A)residents.
B)business owners.
C)Both a and b
D)Neither a nor b
Q2) 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
Q3) According to the text,the goals of most police-school liaison programs include all except
A)improving police-youth relations.
B)preventing juvenile delinquency.
C)enforcing school regulations.
D)monitoring relations among police, school administrators, and teachers.
Q4) Explain the use of the media in the McGruff crime prevention program and how it was received by the public.
Q5) In the context of law enforcement a PSA is a __________________.
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Chapter 10: Safe Neighborhoods and Communities: From Traffic Problems to Crime
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Q1) Many police departments furnish citizens with information on how to prevent auto theft.Information may be provided in the form of pamphlets,newspaper stories,public service announcements on television,or speeches made to civic organizations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text,victims of ATM robberies
A)are usually robbed between midnight and 4 A.M.
B)are usually robbed by two or more offenders.
C)are usually robbed by an unarmed offender.
D)that are robbed are usually drive-through ATMs.
Q3) Discuss the importance of place and the crime prevention methods used to prevent crime.
Q4) Human trafficking always involves interstate transportation of victims,and federal law enforcement agencies are always involved.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ________________ are variables that predict an increased probability of a person later committing an offense.
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Chapter 11: Community Policing and Drugs
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Q1) The DARE program was developed by the __________Police Department.
A)New York
B)Chicago
C)Miami
D)Los Angeles
Q2) According to your text,how many 12th graders reported trying alcohol?
A)35%
B)2.6%
C)4.3%
D)62%
Q3) One of the core components of the national drug control strategy is breaking the cycle of drug use,crime,and ______________
A)reoffending.
B)incarceration.
C)family violence.
D)trafficking.
Q4) Conservative crime control is focused on addressing poverty and inequality of opportunity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Bringing Youths Into Community Policing
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Q1) According to the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing,law enforcement agencies and schools should establish memoranda of agreement for the placement of School Resource Officers that ____________________police involvement in student discipline.
Q2) _________________ is a peer education program that trains high-risk students to advocate violence prevention by educating and mentoring their peers and younger children on gun violence,drugs,and family conflict.
Q3) A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague,unclear,and ambiguous.
Q4) Which one of the three types of activities,as identified by Finn,do School Resource Officers not engage in?
A)Law enforcement
B)Mentoring
C)Friendship
D)Teaching
Q5) The willful or malicious damage to school grounds and buildings or furnishings and equipment is _____________________.
Q6) An SRO is a _________________.
Q7) A school should be viewed as a _________________,not as an institution.
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Q8) Discuss the problems that are associated with school vandalism and break-ins.
Chapter 13: The Challenge of Gangs: Controlling Their
Destructive Force
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Q1) Civil injunctions can be used to reduce gang activity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the 1950s and 1960s,law enforcement used _______________ toward gangs.
A)a social services approach
B)a suppression approach
C)the same approach they used throughout the 20th century
D)a clearly superior approach to that being used today
Q3) Gangs can fulfill the need to _____________ or the need for ________________.
Q4) According to the text,_______________ distribute wholesale quantities of drugs.
A)local street gangs
B)sophisticated criminal networks
C)organized street gangs
D)prison gangs
Q5) According to the text,discuss the gang's place within the community,including the nature of bonds between gang members and community members and why these bonds pose a challenge to law enforcement.
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Q6) A manner of dress that uses an imaginary line drawn vertically through the body to show allegiance to a gang is called _______________.
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Chapter 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence
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Q1) All of the following are suggested response strategies to drive-by shootings identified by the text except:
A)Targeting the activity, not the individual
B)Reducing weapons availability
C)Identifying situations in which violence may occur
D)Targeting the individuals
Q2) A law enforcement response to domestic violence that is controversial is a ________________ policy.
Q3) Workplace violence shares may characteristics with _______________.
Q4) Research has found that most executives and managers in the corporate sector have given considerable thought to the impact of partner abuse on the health and safety of their employees.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to the text,the most common motivator of hate crime is ________________ bias.
A)racial
B)religious
C)sexual orientation
D)ethnicity/national origin
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Preventing Terrorism
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Q1) What bombings highlight the threat of domestic terrorists?
A)World Trade Center and Centennial Olympic Park
B)Alfred P. Murrah Building and Centennial Olympic Park
C)Alfred P. Murrah Building and the Twin Towers
D)World Trade Center and the Twin Towers
Q2) As a result of 9/11,the Department of Homeland Security was established,reorganizing the departments of the federal government.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An example of politically motivated terrorists is
A)antiabortionists.
B)Red Army faction.
C)Islamic extremists.
D)environmentalists.
Q4) Terrorism by nature is
A)religious.
B)political.
C)racial.
D)territorial.
Q5) Describe the USA PATRIOT Act and its purpose.
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Chapter 16: What Research Tells Us and a Look to the Future
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Q1) Hundreds of agencies across the United States and Canada have become ______________ ,and more are going through the process every year.
Q2) If departments want more effective approaches to evaluating community policing efforts,it is especially important to use data collected and maintained by _______________ agencies other than law enforcement agencies.
Q3) 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
Q4) One ethical issue raised when conducting research is A)evaluation bias by the researchers.
B)high costs of research.
C)denying the control group "treatment."
D)lack of transparency with the public.
Q5) Experiments in criminal justice raise both ethical and privacy issues.
A)True
B)False
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