Exam 2: A History of Communities and Policing

What were the problems with professional movement in regard to police attempting to reach the community? List and describe the problems as to how it impacted police-community relations.

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$\bullet$ Police were isolated from the public they served,
$\bullet$ Relied on personal as opposed to constitutional authority, and
$\bullet$ Lacked the communal attachments necessary for effective citizen-police interaction.
$\bullet$ Contributing to communal isolation of the American police has been a shift in organizational strategy emphasized throughout most of the twentieth century.

Sir Robert Peel was responsible for the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 and the creation of the London Metropolitan Police Department.

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This idea proposes that the development and maintenance of an effective criminal justice system is an expensive proposition, and frontier towns should not bear the expense, when vigilantism can do the job efficiently for free.

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Most transformations in policing were the result of which of the following pressures:

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Question 4

Describe the role of the 1960s in the birth of community policing.Explain the social factors that influenced and molded policing during this period of time.

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During the 1960s, policing faced many challenges such as social unrest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam protests, as well as the political assassinations of John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

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The police are social control agents, an institution of government that imposes the force of law on the public.

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The New Jersey State Police was the first state police department in the history of policing in the United States.

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Question 8

The Reform Movement brought about many changes in policing, which are contained in the philosophy of community policing.Which of the following were changes introduced during this movement?

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Question 9

August Vollmer was responsible for developing ten principles for police reform.List and explain the importance of five of the ten principles.

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Question 10

The professionalism movement was successful in removing politics and corruption from police departments.

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Sir Robert Peel launched the modern era of policing in the United States.

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Question 12

August Vollmer and O.W.Wilson revolutionized policing in seven areas, ranging from administration to operations.

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Question 13

The birth of community policing was affected by the following factors:

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Question 14

Over the years, community policing and its programs were referred to as the following:

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Question 15

Advances in technology have not had an influence on policing.

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Question 16

Between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, political elites, rather than the community, became the controllers of the police.

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Red laws were concerned with making customs criminal such as consumption of alcoholic beverages, dancing, and store hours on Sunday.

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Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.

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Question 19

What was the purpose of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing?

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What were the problems with professional movement in regard to police attempting to reach the community? List and describe the problems as to how it impacted police-community relations.

Sir Robert Peel was responsible for the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 and the creation of the London Metropolitan Police Department.

This idea proposes that the development and maintenance of an effective criminal justice system is an expensive proposition, and frontier towns should not bear the expense, when vigilantism can do the job efficiently for free.

Most transformations in policing were the result of which of the following pressures:

Describe the role of the 1960s in the birth of community policing.Explain the social factors that influenced and molded policing during this period of time.

During the 1960s, policing faced many challenges such as social unrest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam protests, as well as the political assassinations of John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

The police are social control agents, an institution of government that imposes the force of law on the public.

The New Jersey State Police was the first state police department in the history of policing in the United States.

The Reform Movement brought about many changes in policing, which are contained in the philosophy of community policing.Which of the following were changes introduced during this movement?

August Vollmer was responsible for developing ten principles for police reform.List and explain the importance of five of the ten principles.

The professionalism movement was successful in removing politics and corruption from police departments.

Sir Robert Peel launched the modern era of policing in the United States.

August Vollmer and O.W.Wilson revolutionized policing in seven areas, ranging from administration to operations.

The birth of community policing was affected by the following factors:

Over the years, community policing and its programs were referred to as the following:

Advances in technology have not had an influence on policing.

Between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, political elites, rather than the community, became the controllers of the police.

Red laws were concerned with making customs criminal such as consumption of alcoholic beverages, dancing, and store hours on Sunday.

Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.

What was the purpose of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing?

The Idea of Community Policing

The Changing Meaning of Community

The Police and Community Perception

Managing and Implementing Community Policing

Community Policing and Crime

Community Policing and Fear of Crime

Problem Solving and Policing Problem Spaces

The Changing Meaning of Community

Community Policing and Drugs

Community Policing and Special Populations

Toward a New Breed of Police Officer Community

Community Policing at the Crossroads

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