Exam 5: Implementing Community Policing

Team policing and community policing can share the following characteristics except:

Recruits are almost always paired with veteran officers when they are released into the field.This may result in the education received in the academy being _____________________________.

The vision for each law enforcement department should be basically the same.

According to the text,the transition to community policing is made easier by

According to the text,an organization with fewer lieutenants and captains,fewer staff departments,fewer staff assistants,more sergeants,and more patrol officers is an example of an organization that is

Balancing increased foot patrol activity while maintaining emergency response times is ____________ impediment.

Although there has not been a "standardized" organizational structure in law enforcement,the organizational structure of traditional law enforcement has been

All of the following are considered "participatory style" styles of leadership except:

Decentralization is an operating principle that discourages flattening of the organization.

Because of its importance,training should be made the spearhead of change in getting officers to accept the transition to community policing.

Managers should anticipate and prepare for resistance to the community policing philosophy and the changes that accompany the transition.

Strategic planning is an excellent tool to gain fast results.

According to the text,Walker (1993)cites a number of benefits to police when community policing is adopted.List and describe these benefits.

Community policing brings police closer to the people,building relationships between police and community and among community members themselves.

One common pitfall in implementation of community policing is the expectation that the results will be immediate and measurable.

According to the text,in the recruitment and selection of officers for community policing,departments must look for diversity.

According to the text,when evaluating,failures should be as important as successes--sometimes more important-because a department learns from what does not work.

One of the benefits to the community of implementing community policing includes a reduction in crime.

What is among the most important considerations in successfully implementing the community policing philosophy?

A needs assessment should include