Question 1

Which of the following best defines 'social control'?

Accepted Answer

A)  The social processes through which the behaviour of individuals is directly controlled by the police 
B)  The control of how individuals or groups perceive social norms 
C)  The social processes through which the behaviour of individuals or groups is regulated. 
D)  The lack of control of how individuals or groups behave 
A)  The social processes through which the behaviour of individuals is directly controlled by the police 
B)  The control of how individuals or groups perceive social norms 
C)  The social processes through which the behaviour of individuals or groups is regulated. 
D)  The lack of control of how individuals or groups behave C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 most important elements of the 'mosaic of control' in terms of governing the police?

Accepted Answer

A)  The notion of legitimacy 
B)  Governance by the law 
C)  Forms of direct democratic oversight and governance placed around and above police organisations 
D)  Intimidation of the police from large gangs and/or crime groups 
A)  The notion of legitimacy 
B)  Governance by the law 
C)  Forms of direct democratic oversight and governance placed around and above police organisations 
D)  Intimidation of the police from large gangs and/or crime groups D

Question 3

What is organisational justice in the context of policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The policing of organisations 
B)  Police officers and staff perceptions of fairness in the workplace 
C)  Police responses to crimes against or between organisations 
D)  The policing of corruption within the police force 
A)  The policing of organisations 
B)  Police officers and staff perceptions of fairness in the workplace 
C)  Police responses to crimes against or between organisations 
D)  The policing of corruption within the police force B

Question 4

What is 'Evidence based policing' (EPB)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police officers carry out a random patrol in different areas 
B)  Non-crime related police duties 
C)  Police officers and communities work together to decide the best methods of policing certain areas and neighbourhoods 
D)  Police officers and staff create, review and use the best available evidence to inform and challenge policies, practices and decisions 
A)  Police officers carry out a random patrol in different areas 
B)  Non-crime related police duties 
C)  Police officers and communities work together to decide the best methods of policing certain areas and neighbourhoods 
D)  Police officers and staff create, review and use the best available evidence to inform and challenge policies, practices and decisions

Question 5

What are the two most important factors underlying positive police-community relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  The willingness of the public to trust and grant legitimacy granted to the police, and awareness within the police that they need to earn this through their actions 
B)  Police relying on knowing the offenders in the community and having civilian friends 
C)  The ability of police to create the appearance of conflict - that needs a police response - and the legitimacy that flows from specialist knowledge about crime 
D)  The extent to which police know potential offenders personally and the legitimacy granted by other police organisations 
A)  The willingness of the public to trust and grant legitimacy granted to the police, and awareness within the police that they need to earn this through their actions 
B)  Police relying on knowing the offenders in the community and having civilian friends 
C)  The ability of police to create the appearance of conflict - that needs a police response - and the legitimacy that flows from specialist knowledge about crime 
D)  The extent to which police know potential offenders personally and the legitimacy granted by other police organisations

Question 6

What is procedural justice in the context of policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The procedures utilised by police 
B)  The ability of the police to bring justice 
C)  The fairness and transparency of police activity 
D)  The ability of the police to reform offenders 
A)  The procedures utilised by police 
B)  The ability of the police to bring justice 
C)  The fairness and transparency of police activity 
D)  The ability of the police to reform offenders

Question 7

What are the 'three Ts' of evidence-based policing activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing, Transformation and Tracing 
B)  Targeting, Testing and Tracking 
C)  Targeting, Tracking and Transformation 
D)  Tracking, Transformation and Testing 
A)  Testing, Transformation and Tracing 
B)  Targeting, Testing and Tracking 
C)  Targeting, Tracking and Transformation 
D)  Tracking, Transformation and Testing

Question 8

In what way has the internet, and consequently cyber-crime, presented significant challenges to policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has allowed for better sharing of records and data between police forces 
B)  Criminals can look up policing strategies and try to get around them 
C)  It has shifted criminal activity from geographical spaces to virtual, in which the perpetrators may be located anywhere 
D)  It has shifted the nature of policing away from offline crime 
A)  It has allowed for better sharing of records and data between police forces 
B)  Criminals can look up policing strategies and try to get around them 
C)  It has shifted criminal activity from geographical spaces to virtual, in which the perpetrators may be located anywhere 
D)  It has shifted the nature of policing away from offline crime

Question 9

What is 'Hotspots policing'?

Accepted Answer

A)  The targeting of resources and activities to those places where crime is most concentrated 
B)  Non-crime related activities that police deal with 
C)  The ability of the police to use force 
D)  The moving of resources to low-level crime areas 
A)  The targeting of resources and activities to those places where crime is most concentrated 
B)  Non-crime related activities that police deal with 
C)  The ability of the police to use force 
D)  The moving of resources to low-level crime areas

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional 'three Rs' of police activity outlined by Sherman (2013)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Random patrol 
B)  Reactive investigations 
C)  Restorative justice 
D)  Rapid response 
A)  Random patrol 
B)  Reactive investigations 
C)  Restorative justice 
D)  Rapid response

Exam 23: Policing

Which of the following best defines 'social control'?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 most important elements of the 'mosaic of control' in terms of governing the police?

What is organisational justice in the context of policing?

What is 'Evidence based policing' (EPB)?

What are the two most important factors underlying positive police-community relationships?

What is procedural justice in the context of policing?

What are the 'three Ts' of evidence-based policing activity?

In what way has the internet, and consequently cyber-crime, presented significant challenges to policing?

What is 'Hotspots policing'?

Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional 'three Rs' of police activity outlined by Sherman (2013)?

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