Deck 3: Traditional Policing

Question 1

1 The term used to describe the policing approach of officers simply responding to calls rather than attempting to stay on top of crime is

A) reductive policing
B) reactive policing
C) predictive policing
D) creative policing

Answer 1

reactive policing

Question 2

Hiring more police officers might not reduce crime because

A) increasing police visibility only encourages criminals to displace their criminal behavior.
B) hiring more police officers encourages veteran officers to make fewer arrests.
C) sick leave, vacation, training, and paperwork are all factors that reduce police deployment.
D) it takes to long to train and certify new police recruits.

Answer 2

sick leave, vacation, training, and paperwork are all factors that reduce police deployment.

Question 3

Many police agencies have implemented the ________ system for nonemergency calls.

A) 311
B) 511
C) 711
D) 911

Answer 3

311

Question 4

Which method of intervention did the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment suggest as most effective in a domestic violence case?

A) mediation
B) arrest
C) referral
D) separation

Question 5

The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment showed that

A) placing more police officers on patrol reduced crime.
B) police layoffs correlated with an increase in crime.
C) citizens are very aware of increased patrol presence
D) more police officers on patrol did not reduce crime.

Question 6

Which office was created to disburse funds to local police agencies through Title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994?

A) The Rand Corporation
B) National Institute of Justice
C) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
D) National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards

Question 7

Traditional policing tends to favor random and ________ patrol.

A) preventive
B) aggressive
C) directed
D) targeted

Question 8

Private police focus largely on

A) 311 calls
B) vandalism
C) loss control and prevention
D) murder investigations

Question 9

Research has shown that rapid police response to 911 calls has

A) been highly successful in reducing the crime rate.
B) not accomplished much in reducing the crime rate.
C) has not improved medical assistance at automobile accident scenes.
D) dramatically increased police related automobile accidents.

Question 10

Approximately ________ percent of a police departments personnel are allocated to the detective bureau.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 15
D) 30

Question 11

Requiring a police officers to reside within the community they serve is known as

A) residency requirements.
B) response time requirements.
C) location requirements.
D) zone requirements.

Question 12

Research has suggested that most successful detective work

A) is a result of an investigator's sixth sense.
B) relies heavily on the crime stoppers program.
C) is accurately portrayed on television.
D) relies on witness or victim information.

Question 13

Which of the following is not discussed in the text as a response to the traditional police approach of hiring more officers?

A) Implementation of a 311 system
B) Eliminating two-officer patrols and replacing them with one-officer patrol units
C) Reducing officer downtime
D) Utilizing reserve or part time officers

Question 14

Traditional policing embraces which theory?

A) incapacitation
B) rehabilitation
C) deterrence
D) retribution

Question 15

Relatively few police departments require that their police officers have________ .

A) college degrees
B) high school degrees
C) CPR certification
D) a valid drivers license

Question 16

The 511 number was developed as an option to handling nonemergency calls.

Question 17

The traditional policing approach to deterring crime has been effective.

Question 18

The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment found that increased patrol did not deter crime.

Question 19

COPS funds were used to enhance community policing.

Question 20

An alternative to a police strike involves staging a sick-out or blue flue in which officers call in sick.

Question 21

Research indicates that when police have historically gone on strike, there was no effect on crime rates.

Question 22

Increased arrests rates have conclusively shown to lower the crime rate.

Question 23

A rapid response by police officers to a crime increases the probability of arrest.

Question 24

Police agencies cannot establish residency requirements.

Question 25

Hiring more police officers is a traditional response to crime.

Question 26

President Clinton's Violent Crime Control Act resulted in the hiring of 100,000 ________.

Question 27

Most 911 calls to police are for ________.

Question 28

The ________ study determined that an investigator's time is largely consumed un reviewin reports, documenting files, and attempting to locate and interview victims.

Question 29

One explanation for the growth of private policing is the need to police ________, such as shopping malls.

Question 30

________ is a traditional policing strategy wherein police respond more quickly to the crime scene.

Question 31

________ believes criminals will be deterred from criminal activity by not knowing when a patrol car will appear.

Question 32

High housing cost, safety and privacy concerns have caused many police officers to oppose ________.

Question 33

A Police Executive Research Form study identified advantages of police officers having a ________.

Question 34

Private police are ________, so they are not bound by the same legal requirements as public police.

Question 35

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment suggested that domestic violence is best resolved by ________.

Question 36

Explain why hiring more police officers might not reduce crime.

Question 37

Provide an explanation for the use of a "311" nonemergency number.

Question 38

List the four findings that research has suggested regarding one-officer versus two-officer patrol units.