Question 1

What is meant by increasing policing legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

Increasing police legitimacy is a heretofore little discussed crime prevention strategy that may hold great promise. It refers to the collective efforts by the police to ensure that citizens are treated fairly and to explain to community residents the role and activities of the police through face-to-face contact.

Question 2

The approach to crime prevention that attempts to alleviate the conditions that contribute to crime, such as poverty, poor housing, unemployment, and lack of educational opportunities, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing police legitimacy. 
B)  tertiary crime prevention. 
C)  the broken windows approach. 
D)  crime prevention through social development. 
A)  increasing police legitimacy. 
B)  tertiary crime prevention. 
C)  the broken windows approach. 
D)  crime prevention through social development. D

Question 3

The type of crime displacement that involves offenders developing different strategies to commit crimes is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  geographic crime displacement. 
B)  temporal crime displacement. 
C)  target crime displacement. 
D)  tactical crime displacement. 
A)  geographic crime displacement. 
B)  temporal crime displacement. 
C)  target crime displacement. 
D)  tactical crime displacement. B

Question 4

What is crime displacement and what are the various forms it may take?

Accepted Answer

Crime displacement occurs when criminal

Question 5

Research studies suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is unclear whether Operation Identification reduces the levels of property crime. 
B)  Neighbourhood Watch is an effective approach to crime prevention. 
C)  citizen patrols may reduce property crimes and citizens' fear of crime. 
D)  a and c. 
A)  it is unclear whether Operation Identification reduces the levels of property crime. 
B)  Neighbourhood Watch is an effective approach to crime prevention. 
C)  citizen patrols may reduce property crimes and citizens' fear of crime. 
D)  a and c.

Question 6

CPTED assumes that many criminal acts are the result of a cost/benefit decision by the offender, and that such offences can be prevented when there is a reasonable likelihood of apprehension followed by the possibility of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Foot patrols, bicycle patrols, team policing, and community police stations and storefronts are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  crime prevention programs. 
B)  proactive targeting strategies. 
C)  community service approaches. 
D)  crime prevention strategies that do not work. 
A)  crime prevention programs. 
B)  proactive targeting strategies. 
C)  community service approaches. 
D)  crime prevention strategies that do not work.

Question 8

What is the broken windows approach to crime prevention?

Accepted Answer

The broken windows approach to crime pre

Question 9

List and discuss the effectiveness and problems associated with tactical or directed patrol.

Accepted Answer

Tactical or directed patrol invol

Question 10

Why is public notification the subject of controversy?

Accepted Answer

Public notification - the practice of in

Question 11

What is meant by proactive targeted strategies?

Accepted Answer

Proactive targeted strategies rely on th

Question 12

Crime prevention programs that identify opportunities for criminal offences and alter these conditions in order to reduce the likelihood of crimes being committed are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary crime prevention programs. 
B)  secondary crime prevention programs. 
C)  primary crime prevention programs. 
D)  the broken windows approach. 
A)  tertiary crime prevention programs. 
B)  secondary crime prevention programs. 
C)  primary crime prevention programs. 
D)  the broken windows approach.

Question 13

What is tactical or directed patrol and how is it carried out?

Accepted Answer

Tactical or directed patrol involves sat

Question 14

Provide an example of a situational crime prevention program and one that seeks to prevent crime through social development.

Accepted Answer

Situational crime prevention programs se

Question 15

What are crime prevention programs and how do they differ from proactive targeted strategies and community service approaches?

Accepted Answer

Crime prevention programs include a vari

Question 16

Compare primary prevention programs, secondary prevention programs, and tertiary prevention programs.

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention programs are designed

Question 17

Research studies on crime attack strategies suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  in certain situations, the numbers of police officers can reduce the levels of crime. 
B)  proactive police arrests, focusing on high-risk persons and offences, may reduce levels of serious violent crime. 
C)  police patrols directed at certain hot spots may reduce levels of crime. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  in certain situations, the numbers of police officers can reduce the levels of crime. 
B)  proactive police arrests, focusing on high-risk persons and offences, may reduce levels of serious violent crime. 
C)  police patrols directed at certain hot spots may reduce levels of crime. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 18

The police involvement in the post-sentencing and post-incarceration stages of the 	justice system is associated with the term:

Accepted Answer

A)  repeat offender targeting 
B)  high risk policing 
C)  police-public monitoring 
D)  public notification 
A)  repeat offender targeting 
B)  high risk policing 
C)  police-public monitoring 
D)  public notification

Question 19

What is the safer communities approach to crime prevention?

Accepted Answer

The safer communities approach to crime

Question 20

What are the attributes of an effective police deployment model? List some of the key elements that police agencies should attempt to incorporate into their deployment of frontline police officers.

Accepted Answer

•Police officers are assigned to specifi

What is meant by increasing policing legitimacy?

The approach to crime prevention that attempts to alleviate the conditions that contribute to crime, such as poverty, poor housing, unemployment, and lack of educational opportunities, is called:

The type of crime displacement that involves offenders developing different strategies to commit crimes is known as:

What is crime displacement and what are the various forms it may take?

Research studies suggest that:

CPTED assumes that many criminal acts are the result of a cost/benefit decision by the offender, and that such offences can be prevented when there is a reasonable likelihood of apprehension followed by the possibility of incarceration.

Foot patrols, bicycle patrols, team policing, and community police stations and storefronts are examples of:

What is the broken windows approach to crime prevention?

List and discuss the effectiveness and problems associated with tactical or directed patrol.

Why is public notification the subject of controversy?

What is meant by proactive targeted strategies?

Crime prevention programs that identify opportunities for criminal offences and alter these conditions in order to reduce the likelihood of crimes being committed are known as:

What is tactical or directed patrol and how is it carried out?

Provide an example of a situational crime prevention program and one that seeks to prevent crime through social development.

What are crime prevention programs and how do they differ from proactive targeted strategies and community service approaches?

Compare primary prevention programs, secondary prevention programs, and tertiary prevention programs.

Research studies on crime attack strategies suggest that:

The police involvement in the post-sentencing and post-incarceration stages of the justice system is associated with the term:

What is the safer communities approach to crime prevention?

What are the attributes of an effective police deployment model? List some of the key elements that police agencies should attempt to incorporate into their deployment of frontline police officers.

Evolution of Canadian Policing

Understanding Community Policing

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Exam 4: Responding to and Preventing Crime Within a Community Policing Framework

What is meant by increasing policing legitimacy?

The approach to crime prevention that attempts to alleviate the conditions that contribute to crime, such as poverty, poor housing, unemployment, and lack of educational opportunities, is called:

The type of crime displacement that involves offenders developing different strategies to commit crimes is known as:

What is crime displacement and what are the various forms it may take?

Research studies suggest that:

CPTED assumes that many criminal acts are the result of a cost/benefit decision by the offender, and that such offences can be prevented when there is a reasonable likelihood of apprehension followed by the possibility of incarceration.

Foot patrols, bicycle patrols, team policing, and community police stations and storefronts are examples of:

What is the broken windows approach to crime prevention?

List and discuss the effectiveness and problems associated with tactical or directed patrol.

Why is public notification the subject of controversy?

What is meant by proactive targeted strategies?

Crime prevention programs that identify opportunities for criminal offences and alter these conditions in order to reduce the likelihood of crimes being committed are known as:

What is tactical or directed patrol and how is it carried out?

Provide an example of a situational crime prevention program and one that seeks to prevent crime through social development.

What are crime prevention programs and how do they differ from proactive targeted strategies and community service approaches?

Compare primary prevention programs, secondary prevention programs, and tertiary prevention programs.

Research studies on crime attack strategies suggest that:

The police involvement in the post-sentencing and post-incarceration stages of the justice system is associated with the term:

What is the safer communities approach to crime prevention?

What are the attributes of an effective police deployment model? List some of the key elements that police agencies should attempt to incorporate into their deployment of frontline police officers.

Evolution of Canadian Policing

Understanding Community Policing

What Is Community Policing

Problem-Oriented Policing

The Community Policing Police Service

Implementing Community Policing

The Community Police Officer

Restorative Justice Within a Community Policing Framework

The Community and Community Policing

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