Deck 12: Bringing Youths Into Community Policing

Question 1

Forman contends that community policing has not reached its full potential because a critical group has largely been left out of the new policing model.Who is this critical group?

A)Young adults
B)Youths
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Kops 'n' Kids program,endorsed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP),brings together children and officers to

A)counteract negative perceptions of police.
B)have lunch.
C)participate in ride-along programs.
D)have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which one of the three types of activities,as identified by Finn,do School Resource Officers not engage in?

A)Law enforcement
B)Mentoring
C)Friendship
D)Teaching

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Another term for bullying-name calling,fistfights,purposeful ostracism,extortion,character assassination,repeated physical attacks,and sexual harassment-is

A)closet bullying.
B)peer child abuse.
C)passive bullying abuse.
D)disengaged bullying.

Question 5

A condition characteristic that increases the likelihood that a child will avoid delinquency is called

A)a risk factor.
B)a protective factor.
C)a community factor.
D)an engagement factor.

Question 6

According to the text,bullying is more accurately termed

A)peer child abuse.
B)psychopathic peer pressure.
C)pulling levers.
D)zero tolerance.

Question 7

Partnerships should include youths at all levels of activity,with their roles considered as important as those of adults.Which of the following programs is based on this philosophy?

A)Teens on Target
B)Horizons
C)On your Side
D)All of the above

Question 8

To prevent bullying,Dr.Olweus recommends

A)clear and positive communication between parents and school officials.
B)assistance to bullying victims that helps them assert themselves.
C)clear and swift reaction to persistent physical or verbal bullying.
D)All of the above

Question 9

According to the text,crisis planning is the final prong in

A)effective leadership.
B)effective mentoring.
C)effective management.
D)effective security.

Question 10

According to a Rand research report,all of the following are risk factors of adolescent violence except:

A)Exhibiting early deviant behavior
B)Poor grades
C)Frequent moves during elementary school
D)All are characteristics of adolescent violence.

Question 11

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe that long-term prevention of youth crime and victimization can only be accomplished

A)in partnership with the community.
B)with School Resource Officers.
C)through teen and student court.
D)by law-related education.

Question 12

According to the text,the most prevalent form of bullying is

A)electronic.
B)physical.
C)relational.
D)verbal.

Question 13

A long-term,community-based,violence reduction or prevention program designed to help create an environment that reduces violence and establishes more sociable ways of behaving,living,and working in families,school organizations,and communities is

A)Student Crime Stoppers.
B)PeaceBuilders.
C)Horizons.
D)the McGruff media campaign.

Question 14

Dr.Olweus's program to prevent bullying has as a basic tenet: the intervention by ______________ when they see bullying behavior.

A)students
B)teachers
C)school liaison officers
D)parent volunteers

Question 15

According to the text,all of the following are elements of the developmental assets approach except:

A)Community commitment
B)Constructive use of time
C)Social competence
D)Support

Question 16

Schools that implemented Dr.Olweus's program found ______________ in the rate of bullying behavior within the first two years.

A)a 25% increase
B)a 15 to 20% reduction
C)a 40 to 50% reduction
D)no change

Question 17

The program at school that offers youths an anonymous TIPS line to get information about crime or violence to those who can stop it is

A)Student Crime Stoppers.
B)PeaceBuilders.
C)Horizons.
D)the McGruff media campaign.

Question 18

According to the text,zero tolerance strategies in schools

A)are quite effective in reducing school violence.
B)grew out of antiviolence policies enacted during the turbulent 1960s.
C)no matter what the underlying circumstances, a student will be suspended or expelled.
D)All of the above

Question 19

In the 1980s,a nonprofit youth development agency in Oakland,California,established this program to address increasing numbers of youth homicides as a result of heightened gang activity:

A)Peer Educators Symposium
B)Youth Advisory Council
C)National Youth Strategy
D)Teens on Target

Question 20

The 2011 National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV)indicated that ______________ % of children age 0 to 17 had been victims of physical assault.

A)23%
B)60%
C)3%
D)41.2%

Question 21

Safe Start was developed to prevent and reduce the impact of family and community violence on young children.What age group was the program developed for?

A)Birth to 6
B)Birth to 3
C)Birth to 10
D)None of the above

Question 22

School Resource Officers roles include safety expert and law enforcer,problem solver and liaison,and ______________.

A)mentor
B)coach
C)educator
D)advisor

Question 23

To prevent bullying,Dr.Olweus recommends consistent,nonphysical punishment of students who misbehave.

Question 24

The FBI's four-pronged assessment evaluates four major areas making up the "totality of the circumstances." Which of the following is not one of these factors?

A)Personality of the student
B)Family dynamics
C)School dynamics
D)Societal dynamics

Question 25

The Adam Walsh Child Protection Act,also known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA),created a new federal sex offender registry.

Question 26

The developmental asset approach promotes all of the following except:

A)Social competence
B)Commitment to learning
C)Extracurricular activities
D)Endorsement

Question 27

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act,also known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification act (SORNA),went into effect in

A)2004.
B)2006.
C)2005.
D)2007.

Question 28

After-school programs are often touted as one method to keep youths out of trouble and to help them succeed in school.A __________________ has been developed and is being piloted by the COPS Office.

A)Police-Based After-School Program
B)Citizen-Based After-School Program
C)Justice-Based After-School Program
D)Volunteer-Based After-School Program

Question 29

According to the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing,law enforcement agencies should work with schools to do what in regards to suspensions and expulsions?

A)Strictly enforce suspension and expulsion policies
B)Create alternatives to suspensions and expulsions
C)Expand the reasons for suspensions and expulsions
D)Not be involved in school business

Question 30

The America's Promise Alliance,founded in 1997,focuses on five promises.Which of the following is not one of those promises?

A)Caring adults
B)Safe places
C)A healthy start
D)Free lunches

Question 31

Who was the founder of the America's Promise Alliance in 1997?

A)Madeline Albright
B)Colin Powell
C)Donald Rumsfeld
D)George H.W. Bush

Question 32

The Safe Start initiative is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs.

Question 33

California's Butte County Safe Schools program is an example of using what to prevent problems?

A)Teams
B)Strict enforcement
C)Monthly directed response
D)Community surveys

Question 34

A school break-in is defined as willful or malicious damage to school grounds and buildings or furnishings and equipment.

Question 35

Oakland,California developed which project as a whole-school improvement program to foster positive development in children?

A)TeensNCops
B)CopsInSchools
C)Police Explorers
D)Child Development Project

Question 36

Schools play an important role in what type of the development of children?

A)Social
B)Criminal
C)Behavioral
D)Psychological

Question 37

This police department has the Horizons Family Counseling project operating out of the police department:

A)Boston
B)Livermore
C)Chicago
D)Los Angeles

Question 38

This system links eye-scanning cameras with computers to identify people who have been preauthorized to enter schools.

A)JBAS
B)SSI
C)T-PASS
D)T-COP

Question 39

A main objective of the Kops 'n' Kids program is to present police as positive role models and to build trust with children.

Question 40

The main goals of Youth Courts are listed in the text as

A)punishment and restoration.
B)family unity and correction.
C)response to behavior and building youth responsibility.
D)restitution and prevention.

Question 41

School vandalism and break-ins pose a serious problem to school administrators and communities.

Question 42

The concept of "school teams" involves designated groups of students who watch for signs of trouble and step in to prevent problems before police can be called in.

Question 43

One of the central components of zero tolerance is school expulsion.

Question 44

Most children who commit violent acts in school rarely show any warning signs of inner turmoil; instead,they typically have a moment at which they "snap" from nonviolence into violence.

Question 45

An SRO is a _________________.

Question 46

According to the text,one of the responses to prevent school vandalism that has been successful is controlling the sale of vandalism tools.

Question 47

To prevent bullying,Dr.Olweus recommends parental encouragement that students develop and maintain friendships.

Question 48

As defined in the text,_________________ is something done to get someone in trouble,but _________________ is done to keep someone safe.

Question 49

The Kid Watch Program recruits volunteers to watch over students on their way to and from school and marks safe houses along routes to the schools.

Question 50

A/an _________________ threat tends to be vague,unclear,and ambiguous.

Question 51

Dr.Olweus's program to prevent bullying is used only in the United States.

Question 52

_________________ is a program endorsed by the IACP that brings together children and officers to have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches.

Question 53

In 40 cases of school violence in the past 20 years,the Secret Service's National Threat Assessment found that teenagers often told someone before they did the deed.

Question 54

A school should be viewed as a _________________,not as an institution.

Question 55

According to the text,data suggests that zero tolerance policies reduce school violence.

Question 56

The _________________ program,focusing on high-risk youth,is a family counseling -service in Livermore,California that operates out of the local police department.

Question 57

Remember calling,fistfights,purposeful ostracism,extortion,character assassination,repeated physical attacks,and sexual harassment are common behaviors in schools; these behaviors are also called _________________.

Question 58

The family is viewed by many as the cornerstone of the community.

Question 59

A direct threat identifies a specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a straightforward,clear,and explicit manner.

Question 60

In response to a specific problem or rash of incidents,School Watch has produced short-term reductions in vandalism.

Question 61

Police _________________ schools involve youth in police agencies,develop bonds between youth and police officers,and encourage youth to view law enforcement as a rewarding career path.

Question 62

The willful or malicious damage to school grounds and buildings or furnishings and equipment is _____________________.

Question 63

Discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation's four-pronged assessment of school shooters.What do you believe to be the most important and why?

Question 64

_________________ is a peer education program that trains high-risk students to advocate violence prevention by educating and mentoring their peers and younger children on gun violence,drugs,and family conflict.

Question 65

Discuss the seven-pronged approach to effective school security.What partnerships,strategies,and programs are vital to achieving safe schools?

Question 66

According to the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing,law enforcement agencies and schools should establish memoranda of agreement for the placement of School Resource Officers that ____________________police involvement in student discipline.

Question 67

_________________ is the concept of punishing all offenses severely,no matter how minor.

Question 68

_________________ are ideals,experiences,and qualities that help young people make wise decisions,choose positive paths,and grow up competent,caring,and responsible.

Question 69

Discuss and describe the various approaches to combat bullying.Which one do you feel is most effective and why?

Question 70

The University of Southern California (USC)has established a successful partnership with area schools and residents to keep students safe called _______________.

Question 71

Discuss the various types of "threats" listed in the text and how a school could prepare to meet these threats.What is the most common threat seen today?

Question 72

Discuss the problems that are associated with school vandalism and break-ins.

Question 73

According to the text,_________________ has been a common behavior in school since they first opened their doors.