Police-Community Relations
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Police-Community Relations explores the dynamic interactions between law enforcement agencies and the diverse communities they serve. The course examines historical and contemporary issues affecting trust, communication, and cooperation, analyzing the effects of race, culture, social class, and media on these relationships. Students will assess strategies for building effective partnerships, promoting procedural justice, addressing community concerns, and implementing community policing initiatives. Through case studies and practical scenarios, participants will gain insights into conflict resolution, ethical considerations, and the development of policies that foster mutual respect and public safety.
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Community Policing Partnerships for Problem Solving 7th Edition by Linda S. Miller
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Community Policing
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Q1) Describe another way to view community policing.The text describes community -policing as a organization-wide philosophy and management approach.How would you describe community policing in your community?
Answer: In my community, community policing is seen as a collaborative effort between law enforcement and the community to address and prevent crime and disorder. This approach emphasizes building positive relationships between police officers and community members, as well as working together to identify and solve local issues. Community policing in my area also involves regular communication and engagement with residents, community organizations, and local businesses to better understand their needs and concerns. Additionally, there is a focus on proactive problem-solving and implementing strategies that are tailored to the specific needs of different neighborhoods within the community. Overall, community policing in my area is about fostering trust, cooperation, and mutual respect between law enforcement and the community to create a safer and more inclusive environment for everyone.
Q2) When the police separate the law-abiding, peaceful citizens from the murderous, plundering villains who prey upon them, this is called the
Answer: thin blue line
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Chapter 2: Inside Police Agencies: Understanding Mission and Culture
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Q1) The police image is affected by individual officers' backgrounds, the media, and citizens' personal experiences with the criminal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The police image is affected by the police uniform and the equipment that police officers wear and use.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The police image is affected by:
A)individual officer backgrounds.
B)the media.
C)officers' personal experiences.
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q4) 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) According to the text, public peace is established by:
A)the U.S.Constitution and Bill
B)federal and state statutes.
C)the social contract.of Rights.
D)all of the above
Answer: D
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) A restorative justice model:
A)views offenders as victims of society.
B)insists that individuals are accountable to the victim and the victim's community.
C)is primarily concerned with ensuring a fair system.
D)none of the above
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Problem Solving: Proactive Policing
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Q1) A community includes all of the following except:
A)individuals.
B)businesses.
C)government.
D)All of the above are examples of a community.
Q2) Technology has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss and give examples of how technology has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement.
Q4) According to the text, crime-specific planning is a more precise strategy than:
A)reactive policing.
B)POP
C)community policing.
D)categorized response.
Q5) In the DOC model, the "C" stands for:
A)community.
B)consequences.
C)crime.
D)conflict.
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Chapter 5: Implementing Community Policing
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Q1) Resistance to change is one of the most serious and difficult issues to face in a trANSition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Community policing brings police closer to the people, building relationships between police and community and among community members themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text, in the recruitment and selection of officers for community policing, departments must look for diversity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Decentralization goes hand-in-hand with empowerment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A ________________ assessment should include not only the department but also the -community of which it is part.
Q6) ________________ is long-term, large-scale, future-oriented planning.
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Chapter 6: Communicating With a Diverse Population
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Q1) Italian American, African American, and Asian American are examples of what is sometimes known as the _____________ American.
A)pluralistic
B)hyphenated
C)ethnocentric
D)multicultural
Q2) Nonverbal communication does not include a person's appearance.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The officer's "body language" is very important when communicating with the public. A)True
B)False
Q4) 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.
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Chapter 7: Building Partnerships: A Cornerstone of Community Policing
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Q1) Although community partnerships are important for police agencies serious about -community policing, community policing can succeed without them.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Researchers have concluded that linking 311 call technologies with changes in policy and practice does not advance a department's community-oriented policing agenda.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text, criticism of the partnerships in community policing usually centers on _______________ and _______________.
Q4) Discuss in detail call management and call stacking and give examples of each.
Q5) Partnerships are made up of ______________, those people who have an interest in what hap-pens in a particular situation.
Q6) Crime and disorder were viewed as police matters best left to professionals.That meant that most citizen-police interactions were negative contacts.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Forming Partnerships With the Media
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Q1) According to the text, a professional PIO can be a helpful source for the efficient, timely transmission of information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The "perp walk" serves as visible evidence of the process of justice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Pictures that are kept indefinitely by the media are referred to as ________________.
Q4) Any officer can make a good public information officer, as it does not matter who speaks to the media, just as long as the media receive the proper information.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to the text, a healthy conflict between the press and the police is necessary and beneficial.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The ________________ is the impact highly publicized cases can have on the justice system.
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Chapter 9: Early Experiments in Crime Prevention and the
Evolution of Community Policing Strategies
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Q1) According to the text, all are goals of the police athletic league except:
A)partnering with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters association.
B)reducing gang membership.
C)reducing the use and sale of drugs.
D)reducing violence in the community.
Q2) McGruff is:
A)the Oklahoma City Police Chief.
B)the lead researcher and author of an extensive study of the outcomes of community-based policing.
C)a spokesperson in a media campaign to teach crime prevention.
D)the founder of CPTED.
Q3) The __________________ Foot Patrol Experiment has garnered attention lately for its focus on place-based policing.
Q4) Studies have shown that CCTV:
A)only reduced crime where people were aware they were being watched.
B)had no affect on crime.
C)reduced crime.
D)made citizens more aware of crime in their neighborhoods.
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) The Community Policing Consortium is:
A)an online "chat room" for law enforcement officers involved in community policing.
B)an evaluation board of retired law enforcement administrators who assess the -effectiveness of various community policing efforts throughout the nation.
C)a partnership of five police organizations that provides training in community policing to agencies throughout the United States.
D)an internship program that partners police academy cadets with active-duty community policing officers.
Q2) Enforcement responses to reduce speeding include all of the following except:
A)increasing speed limits.
B)enforcing speeding laws.
C)use of photo radar.
D)using speed display boards.
Q3) For a growing number of cities across the United States, violent crime is accelerating at an alarming pace.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Community Policing and Drugs
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Q1) According to the text, the study "Myth vs.Fact" (2007) states the fact that "testing based on ________________ is designed to confirm drug-using behavior, rather that deter it "
Q2) Which of the following is not a condition making neighborhoods susceptible to drug dealing?
A)serves as recruiting grounds due to a high population of underemployed or unemployed tenants
B)frequent property owner inspections
C)limited natural surveillance of property
D)tenants and nearby residents with drug histories
Q3) As stated in the text, empirical evidence supports the argument that substance abuse -treatment is a sound public investment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _______________ is the most commonly abused illicit drug at all ages.
A)Glue
B)Cocaine
C)Marijuana
D)Methamphetamine
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Chapter 12: Bringing Youths Into Community Policing
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Q1) Dr.Olweus's program to prevent bullying is used only in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Kid Watch Program recruits volunteers to watch over students on their way to and from school and marks safe houses along routes to the schools.
A)True
B)False
Q3) After-school programs are often touted as one method to keep youths out of trouble and to help them succeed in school.A __________________ has been developed and is being piloted by the COPS Office.
A)Police-Based After-School Program
B)Citizen-Based After-School Program
C)Justice-Based After-School Program
D)Volunteer-Based After-School Program
Q4) _________________ is the concept of punishing all offenses severely, no matter how minor.
Q5) A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague, unclear and ambiguous.
Q6) A school should be viewed as a _________________, not as an institution.
Q7) Discuss the problems that are associated with school vandalism and break-ins.
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Chapter 13: The Challenge of Gangs: Controlling Their
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Q1) The ethnic/racial makeup of gangs seems to correlate with the racial makeup of our society at or near the poverty level.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gangs use females to carry weapons and tools for committing crimes because: A)officers are hesitant to search females.
B)females attract less attention than males.
C)male gang members would receive a stiffer sentence if caught with these objects. D)females are less likely to get caught than males.
Q3) _______________ includes crisis intervention, treatment for youths and their families, -outreach, and referral to social services.
Q4) List and describe prevention efforts that need to be addressed in youth's lives.
Q5) According to an OJJDP survey, the strategy most frequently used by law enforcement to address the gang problem is _______________.
Q6) As defined in the text, _______________ are criminal organizations that originated within the penal system and operate within correctional facilities in the United States.
Q7) A nickname given to a gang member is called a _______________.
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Chapter 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence
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Q1) A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or -society that is motivated by racial bias and involve violence.
Q2) Hate crimes are:
A)offenses committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated by an offender's bias against an individual's or group's race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
B)not actually crimes because people can't help their prejudices.
C)justifiable under the First Amendment (freedom of expression).
D)both b and c
Q3) 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.
Q4) The majority of hate crimes are against property, such as vandalism, arson, and burglary.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Preventing Terrorism
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Q1) Terrorism can survive without publicity, and the media generates much of this publicity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The events of September 11, 2001, led to the development of the ________________, the country's first standardized management approach unifying federal, state and local -governments for incident response.
A)National Corroborative Management System
B)National Incident Management System
C)National Incident Reference System
D)none of the above
Q3) As a result of 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security was established, reorganizing the departments of the federal government.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the role media plays in the perpetuation of terrorism.How can law enforcement use this?
Q5) Describe the types of methods of launching attacks used by terrorists.Identify their most common and dangerous methods.
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Chapter 16: What Research Tells Us and a Look to the Future
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Q1) The effectiveness of community policing is often measured using ______________ for a given jurisdiction.
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) Hundreds of agencies across the United States and Canada have become ______________ and more are going through the process every year.
Q4) Describe how futurists work.What will their role be in policing?
Q5) What role should research play in community policing?
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