Exam 14: Order and the Police

Order maintenance as reinforcement of informal social controls requires that it be understood in the context of the neighborhood.

An important determinant of officer action in order maintenance circumstances appears to be:

Much of police activity in order maintenance, according to Skolnick, involves regulating public morality.

The general tendency of patrol officers is to:

Order maintenance situations often involve:

Wilson and Kelling suggest that the primary benefit of foot patrol is in its effect on:

Departmental policies such as tolerance limits for speed limit enforcement serve to:

Alpert and Dunham found that police officers in Miami changed their policing styles to fit neighborhood characteristics.

Officer behavior in interacting with citizens is affected by the time and place in which the interaction occurs, or the:

According to James Wilson, the primary function of the police in America is: