Police and Society
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This course explores the complex relationship between the police and society, examining how social, cultural, political, and legal factors shape the role of law enforcement in communities. Students will analyze the history and evolution of policing, contemporary policing strategies, public perceptions of police, and the impact of policing on diverse populations. Issues such as police discretion, accountability, misconduct, community relations, and efforts toward reform are discussed, providing a critical understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by modern law enforcement agencies in serving the public.
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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) Which of the following was not a factor that led to the police being viewed as the "enemy" in the 1960s in America?
A)The antiwar movement
B)The Civil Rights movement
C)The Women's Rights movement
D)An emerging drug-using counterculture
Answer: C
Q2) Police officer uniforms were successfully introduced at the same time the first U.S.police forces were established.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The tithing system was replaced by William the Conqueror with 55 military districts called
A)home rule.
B)home forts.
C)shires.
D)garrisons.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Inside Police Agencies: Understanding Mission and Culture
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Q1) Community policing emphasizes
A)a wider use of police discretion.
B)tighter control over officers' use of discretion.
C)the need for officers to strictly and fairly enforce all laws in every instance.
D)solidarity of the police.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following best describes an ethics-check question?
A)Is it balanced?
B)Will anybody find out?
C)Is it cost-effective?
D)All of the above
Answer: A
Q3) Traditionally,police officers have been a fairly heterogeneous group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A _______________ is a written declaration of purpose.
Answer: mission statement
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Involving the Community
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Q1) If the community is unresponsive,community policing cannot succeed,no matter how hard the police work.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Cracking down on crime often results in _________________,the relocation of crime and criminals to neighboring areas outside the enforcement zone.
Answer: displacement
Q3) A community's informal power structure includes all of the following except:
A)Regulatory agencies
B)Ethnic groups
C)Political groups
D)Religious assemblies
Answer: A
Q4) A group of signs,causes,and symptoms that occur together to foster specific crimes is called the NIMBY syndrome.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Problem Solving: Proactive Policing
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Q1) ______________ is the concept proposing that criminals tend to commit acts of crimes within a comfort zone located near but not too close to their residence.
Q2) According to the text,______________ is sometimes called alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Q3) Geographic profiling uses crime-mapping in an attempt to identify an anchor point around which a serial suspect operates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The country's first adult gun court was established in A)Miami, Florida.
B)St. Louis, Missouri.
C)Providence, Rhode Island.
D)Reno, Nevada.
Q5) The majority of hate crimes are against property,such as vandalism,arson,and burglary.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Hate can be classified into two categories: ________________ and ________________.
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Chapter 5: Implementing Community Policing
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Q1) Decentralization is an operating principle that discourages flattening of the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A number of skills are needed by police officers in the problem-oriented policing environment; these include all of the following except:
A)Problem-solving ability
B)Flexibility
C)Creativity
D)Dependency
Q3) Managers should anticipate and prepare for resistance to the community policing philosophy and the changes that accompany the transition.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Community resistance is a transition impediment to COP implementation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Officers who are ________________ are given authority and enabled to make decisions.
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Chapter 6: Communicating With a Diverse Population
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Q1) Victims often suffer from ___________________,a persistent reexperiencing of a traumatic event through intrusive memories,dreams,and a variety of anxiety-related symptoms.
Q2) A survey documented in the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (2004)found that Black and nonblack (White and other minority)police officers strongly agree about the significance of race in how citizens are treated by police.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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.
Q4) A dilemma facing law enforcement and the immigration issue is whether police can build _______________ with immigrant communities if they are also to gather intelligence and enforce immigration law.
Q5) 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) The third component of the criminal justice system,__________________,also is an often overlooked partner in the community policing effort.
A)judges
B)dispatch
C)court records
D)corrections
Q2) According to the text,a recent alternative to the traditional courtroom is _______________.
Q3) TRIAD trains police about aging,communication techniques with elderly citizens,victimization of the elderly,and management programs using older volunteers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Agencies that have common interests but work independently with no collaboration are said to be _____________________.
Q5) A coordinated approach known as _______________ works to design interjurisdictional partnerships to reduce victimization of older persons.
Q6) Discuss the concept of community courts and how it has affected communities.
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Chapter 8: Forming Partnerships With the Media
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Q1) According to the text,and depending upon the journalist,"off the record"
A)guarantees that anything said following that term will not be reported by the media.
B)guarantees nothing.
C)may make it more likely that the remarks will be published.
D)Both b and c
Q2) According to the text,conflict between the media and law enforcement can A)break communities apart.
B)create conflict between the public and law enforcement.
C)lead to lawsuits.
D)be beneficial as it can lead to change.
Q3) The Freedom of Information Act replaced the people's "right to know" standard by a "need to know" doctrine.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________________ establishes the presumption that the records of the agencies and departments of the U.S.government are accessible to the people.
Q5) The ____________ Amendment guarantees freedom of the press.
Q6) Explain the news media echo effect.
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Chapter 9: Early Experiments in Crime Prevention and the
Evolution of Community Policing Strategies
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Q1) Police departments' inability to evaluate their own __________ is identified as an impediment that might hinder implementation of community oriented policing.
Q2) Characteristics of the 18 model programs discussed included
A)focus on causes of crime and appropriate punishment.
B)focus on causes of crime and built on community strengths.
C)built on community strengths and diversity.
D)a strong leader and strong laws.
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) One of the impediments to community oriented policing is
A)strong leadership.
B)community involvement.
C)lack of educated officers.
D)the powerful pull of tradition.
Q5) Describe how MADD began and the initiatives started by MADD.
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Chapter 10: Safe Neighborhoods and Communities: From Traffic Problems to Crime
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Q1) To implement the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,then Attorney General Janet Reno created the
A)Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
B)Weed and Seed program.
C)Community Policing Consortium.
D)Bureau of Proactive Policing.
Q2) Focusing only on those living around at-risk places rather than an entire neighborhood is called ________________.
Q3) Partnerships across the country are working on reducing crime and disorder,some focusing on one specific area,and others taking more comprehensive approaches.Describe three programs and their results.
Q4) According to the text,as of August 2005,all 50 states require that the BAC of drivers be less than
A)1.0
B).08
C).05 D).80
Q5) The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)is located within the Department of ________________.
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Chapter 11: Community Policing and Drugs
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Q1) The ONDCP has requested __________ in budget for FY 2017.
A)$1.5 million
B)$1.5 billion
C)$ 15 billion
D)$15 million
Q2) Mixing chemicals in clandestine methamphetamine labs creates substantial risks of A)explosions.
B)fires.
C)chemical burns.
D)All of the above
Q3) The use of drug sting operations is one of the strategies police have used in order to reduce the demand for drugs.These operations have sometimes been criticized because A)they focus on the user, not the dealer.
B)they are ineffective.
C)they may be considered entrapment.
D)they are too dangerous.
Q4) A citizen coalition called ________________ helps instruct and mobilize communities to partner with law enforcement to combat drug problems.
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Chapter 12: Bringing Youths Into Community Policing
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Q1) A direct threat identifies a specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a straightforward,clear,and explicit manner.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the central components of zero tolerance is school expulsion.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In response to a specific problem or rash of incidents,School Watch has produced short-term reductions in vandalism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To prevent bullying,Dr.Olweus recommends consistent,nonphysical punishment of students who misbehave.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss and describe the various approaches to combat bullying.Which one do you feel is most effective and why?
Q6) A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague,unclear,and ambiguous.
Q7) A school should be viewed as a _________________,not as an institution.
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Chapter 13: The Challenge of Gangs: Controlling Their
Destructive Force
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Q1) As defined by the text,a _______________ is a group of people whose allegiance is based on social needs and who engage in acts injurious to the public.
Q2) A national partnership aimed at reducing gang-related crime is called
A)Operation Ceasefire.
B)Project Safe Schools.
C)GREAT Program.
D)Project Safe Neighborhood.
Q3) Homeboy Industries' main focus is to A)eliminate gang activity.
B)help at-risk youths prepare for their future, not their funeral.
C)provide after-school programs for troubled youth.
D)provide GED education for youths who drop out of school.
Q4) A nick Remember given to a gang member is called a _______________.
Q5) According to the text,the most effective strategy to address the gang problem is
Q6) A street gang is a subgroup of a youth gang.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) Describe the gang subculture and discuss the importance of a value system.
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Chapter 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence
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Q1) Only about ________________ % of sexual assaults are reported to authorities.
A)15-20
B)10-20
C)7-10
D)2-5
Q2) Thirty percent of women in the United States say they've been victims of domestic violence or stalking by a husband,partner,or date at some point in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the problem-solving partnership of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on domestic violence.Would you consider this approach effective and why or why not?
Q4) A _____________ of a firearm occurs when a person purchases a firearm for another who cannot legally obtain a firearm.
Q5) Sexual assault on campuses in not a common violent crime.
A)True
B)False
Q6) S*T*O*P Violence against Women stands for services,training,officers,and
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Preventing Terrorism
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Q1) At the federal level,the FBI is the lead agency for responding to acts of domestic terrorism.The Department of Homeland Security is the lead agency for consequence management (after an attack).
A)True
B)False
Q2) Bioterrorism involves such biological weapons of mass destruction as all of the following except:
A)Botulism
B)Flu
C)Plague
D)Smallpox
Q3) Concerns that civil rights may be violated or people of Middle Eastern descent could be discriminated against must be considered by law enforcement when addressing terrorism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Terrorism can survive without publicity,and the media generates much of this publicity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: What Research Tells Us and a Look to the Future
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Q1) ______________ research emphasizes full participation by everyone directly affected by the process and results.
Q2) Experts in police research have made a number of recommendations to improve police-researcher coordination.Which of the following is not one of those recommendations discussed in the text?
A)Law enforcement agencies should partner with only seasoned researchers to carefully design research.
B)Law enforcement agencies should train their leaders in evaluating potential research to ensure their ability to identify suitable research partners and to recognize relevant research topics.
C)Agencies should establish regular forums through which their own research interests and priorities are communicated.
D)Law enforcement agencies should be willing to initiate research partnerships on regional, national, and local levels.
Q3) Assistance in experiments in criminal justice is available through the NIJ's Locally Initiated Research Partnerships in Policing.
A)True
B)False
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