Exam 5: Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing

Areas that contain a greater number of criminals and higher-than-average levels of victimization are often labeled _______________.

A policing philosophy that moves beyond responding to incidents and attempts to solve the root causes of criminal behavior is ___________________________.

The study of firearms,including the firing of the weapon and the flight of the bullet is _______________.

The application of science to establish facts and evidence during the investigation of crimes is ___________________.

In which type of patrol do officers make the rounds of a specific area with the purpose of carrying out the various patrol functions?

This is the smallest stretch that a police officer or group of police officers regularly patrol.

In most police departments the police responsibilities are divided according to zones as well as by time.

The ____ is a division within a police department that receives and investigates complaints of wrongdoing by police officers.

The four categories of ethical dilemmas involve discretion,duty,honesty,and _____________.

The term "clearance rate" refers to:

Aggressive investigation strategies include:

____________________ is a strategy for answering calls for service in which response time is adapted to the seriousness of the call.

Discuss two aggressive investigation strategies

The ______________________ is a division within a police department that receives and investigates complaints of wrongdoing by police officers.

Who operated the National Combined DNA Index System?

The most pressing shortcomings of America's 911 services are organizational.

Which of the following is defined as "a metaphorical term used to refer to the value placed on secrecy and the general mistrust of the outside world shared by many police officers?"

Discuss the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.

Explain community policing and its contribution to the concept of problem-oriented policing.

Discuss police subculture and how police officers become socialized.