Deck 3: Effectiveness of Police in Reducing Crime and the Role of Crime Analysis

Question 1

A large retail store that has had a disproportionate number of shoplifting incidents over the last several years is an example of:

A)Problem target
B)Problem location
C)Hot spot
D)Compound problem

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Crime analysis can play a role in every type of policing.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which type of policing uses analysis of up-to-date computerized crime, arrest, and "quality of life" data is used to produce statistics and maps in strategy meetings to hold managers accountable?

A)Community policing
B)Broken windows policing
C)Hotspots policing
D)Compstat
E)Problem-oriented policing

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which policing strategy, that is not considered a crime reduction strategy, allows police departments to organize its' crime analysis and crime reduction activities?

A)Problem-Oriented Policing
B)Stratified Policing
C)Predictive Policing
D)Compstat

Question 5

Which type of policing is the strategy in which police systematically identify areas within a city that have disproportionate amounts of crime and employ responses in those specific areas?

A)Community policing
B)Broken windows policing
C)Hot Spots policing
D)Compstat
E)Problem-oriented policing

Question 6

Which type of policing asserts that police must work with the community and draw from other resources outside police to prevent and solve crime problems?

A)Community policing
B)Broken windows policing
C)Hotspots policing
D)Compstat
E)Problem-oriented policing

Question 7

Which contemporary policing strategy has no systematic evaluations of its' effectiveness on crime reduction?

A)Intelligence Led Policing
B)Broken Windows Policing
C)Hot Spots Policing
D)Community Policing

Question 8

Police officers and detectives are already given the responsibility of addressing calls for service and investigations, so as the activity becomes more complex, higher ranks are assigned responsibility for addressing them.Which policing strategy is responsible for the assignment of ranks?

A)Problem-Oriented Policing
B)Stratified Policing
C)Predictive Policing
D)Compstat

Question 9

In regards to stratified policing, which activity facilitates action-oriented accountability at the line level for evidence-based strategies implemented for immediate and short-term problems?

A)Problem-Oriented Policing
B)Monthly meetings
C)Daily roll calls
D)Incidents

Question 10

A homicide is an example of a

A)Repeat incident
B)Serious incident
C)Incident
D)Pattern

Question 11

Which activity is NOT included in the Stratified Policing Structure?

A)Annual Meetings
B)Monthly meetings
C)Daily roll calls
D)Weekly Meetings

Question 12

Which is a category within short-term problems?

A)Repeat incidents
B)Serious incidents
C)Incidents
D)Problem locations

Question 13

Repeat incidents and patterns are short-term levels of activity.

Question 14

Problem-oriented policing has not shown to prevent or reduce crime.

Question 15

Research on the effectiveness of police has found that which type of policing has shown the most promise for reducing and preventing crime?

A)Community policing
B)Broken windows policing
C)Hotspots policing
D)Compstat
E)Problem-oriented policing

Question 16

Crime analysis is most integral in broken windows policing.

Question 17

The research on community policing is clear that is has no effect on reducing or preventing crime.

Question 18

If policing is to have a preventative role, crime reduction strategies must be focused and approached in a systematic way.This can achieve through which kind of approach?

A)Analysis Approach
B)Problem-Solving Approach
C)Bottom-Up Approach
D)Community Policing Approach

Question 19

Which of the following are NOT elements of the standard model of policing?

A)Increasing the number of police officers
B)Directed motorized patrol
C)Rapid response to calls for service
D)Follow-up investigations by detectives

Question 20

Which policing strategy lacks a specific set of tactics or police responses, but is an "advanced" analytical approach used to deploy patrol officers in the immediate and short term?

A)Problem-Oriented Policing
B)Broken Windows Policing
C)Predictive Policing
D)Compstat

Question 21

Crime analysis has a have a direct link to crime reductions.

Question 22

Hot spots policing is effective in reducing crime and the effects of most strategies used today are primarily long-term.

Question 23

Problems considered "short-term" are isolated incidents that occur and are resolved within minutes, hours, or in some cases, days.Incidents are individual events that an officer typically responds to or discovers while on patrol

Question 24

A particular convenient store that is typically robbed is considered a "risky place" or a problem location.

Question 25

A problem that encompasses various locations, offenders, and victims and, in most cases, exists throughout an entire jurisdiction is called a short-term problem

Question 26

Research on community policing is "ambiguous" and better measurements are required to make more definitive conclusions.

Question 27

Problem-Oriented Policing is the only policing approach that seeks to institutionalize crime analysis into the day-to-day operations of the police department and specifically lays out a structure for crime analysis products and how they should be used.

Question 28

Focused deterrence is a strategy that can address high profile gang members.

Question 29

There is no evidence that disorder policing reduces fear of crime or increases community bonds.

Question 30

The standard model of policing generally applies various tactics such as patrol, arrests, and investigation.