Exam 6: The Police: Organization, Role, and Function

CASE 6.2 A few concerned citizens made an appointment to meet with the chief of police in Anytown, USA. They are concerned with the productivity of the police department in their city. They are also concerned with the lack of coordination between the residents of the city and the police department. -The police chief is concerned with the residents' request, as he believes that his policedepartment should stress proactive problem solving. This type of management style isreferred to as:

The majority of a police officer's time is spent handling minor disturbances, service calls,and performing administrative tasks.

CASE 6.1 Chief Williams is a newly hired police chief in the city of Middletown. He was hired to implement changes in the police department. After five consecutive years of increasing crime rates, low-level quality-of-life crimes seem to be on the rise. He was brought in from an outside agency in the hope that he would restructure the police department. -Chief Williams believes that the designated patrol areas need to be made smaller for the patrolofficers. What are these designated patrol areas known as

A(n) ____________________ is an operation designed to encourage and observecriminal behavior so the officers can make an arrest.

____________________ is another term for the order-maintenance function ofpolice.

Police stopping motorists to issue citations and aggressively arresting suspicious persons is anexample of what type of policing

An effect that occurs when criminals move from an area targeted for increased police presenceto another that is less well protected is known as _____________.

Operation Ceasefire was a successful problem-oriented policing case study aimed atcurbing youth gang homicides in Boston.

Designated police patrol areas are called ____________________.

How does the media-depicted version of policing differ from reality

Explain the underlying ideals behind community-oriented policing.

Describe the three-pronged approach detectives take in an investigation.

How does the media-depicted version of policing differ from reality

The goal of the Kansas City Patrol Study was to evaluate:

Detective Jones is investigating a murder. As a seasoned investigator, Jones uses the threeprongedapproach to solving cases. At the onset of his investigation, Jones visits the crime scene,interviews witnesses, and collects evidence. This is known as what

In the third phase of his investigation, Jones decides that he needs to obtain the victim'scomputer hard drive and cell phone records to establish with whom the victim may have hadcontact prior to the murder. This is known as what

Foot patrol efforts were aimed at forming a bond with community residents by acquaintingresidents with the individual officers who patrolled their neighborhood.

Who are considered the backbone of a police department

The _______________________ provides funding for police departments interested inimplementing community-oriented policing.

CASE 6.2 A few concerned citizens made an appointment to meet with the chief of police in Anytown, USA. They are concerned with the productivity of the police department in their city. They are also concerned with the lack of coordination between the residents of the city and the police department. -The concerned residents are pushing for police programs to bring police and the public closertogether and to create a more cooperative environment between them. This type of policing isreferred to as: