Exam 10: The Community and Community Policing

Auxiliaries, also known as "reserve" police officers have been a feature of Canadian police services for many years. Citizens from the community are provided with training, a uniform, and probationary constable wages when working traffic control duties or on an assignment unaccompanied by a full-time police officer.

What are the benefits and limitations of public forums as a way to gather information from the community?

Public opinion surveys and field research studies indicate that:

It may take many years to address and overcome the deep-seated suspicions of the police that are held by some community residents, and that the resolve of the police and the community to develop a true partnership will be severely tested along the way.

Describe the role of volunteers in Ontario policing, noting the key issues surrounding recruitment, screening, training, and retention.

In terms of community involvement in community policing:

An example of a potential obstacle to establishing partnerships with the community is:

Which of the following is not one of the three general types of community policing committees:

Ontario's Police Services Act and the Adequacy Standards:

In recent years, Aboriginal bands have developed legal aid services and programs to protect the Charter rights of Aboriginal peoples. These initiatives have been designed to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal peoples at all stages of the criminal justice system-from arrest to incarceration-in most regions of the country.

Integrated service teams are made up of representatives from:

Volunteers in police services:

In terms of the membership of community policing committees:

Which of the following is a potential barrier to the development of effective police-community partnerships?

Describe the role of integrated service teams within the framework of community policing.

What are focus groups, and what role do they play in identifying the priorities and concerns of a community?

What is a community profile, how are community profiles developed, and what role do they play in community policing?

Research on Aboriginal and visible and cultural minority communities has revealed that:

The information-gathering technique that brings together individuals in the community who share a common attribute, such as age or gender, in order to provide an opportunity for them to relate their perceptions, experiences, and observations is known as a:

Compare the three types of community policing committees: consultative community policing committees, multi-functional community policing committees, and interagency community policing committees.