Deck 5: Implementing Community Policing

Question 1

Departments that have successfully implemented community policing generally have:

A)flattened the bureaucracy, resulting in fewer management positions and more line -personnel.
B)empowered patrol officers to make decisions and problem-solve.
C)assigned permanent shifts and areas to allow officers and supervisors greater knowledge about the citizens, businesses, and organizations in the neighborhoods where they work.
D)all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to the text, this department document will be different for each department and must be tailored to reflect the personnel within the department.

A)change document
B)mission statement
C)strategic plan
D)needs assessment

Answer 2

B

Question 3

While all skills are important to a law enforcement officer, according the text, all of the -following skills are among the most important in the training of community policing -officers except:

A)communication skills.
B)firearms skills.
C)leadership skills.
D)problem-solving skills.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to the text, community policing will require a change in:

A)mission statement.
B)departmental organization.
C)the general approach to "fighting crime."
D)all of the above

Question 5

According to the text, an organization with fewer lieutenants and captains, fewer staff -departments, fewer staff assistants, more sergeants, and more patrol officers is an example of an organization that is:

A)well rounded.
B)flat.
C)top-heavy.
D)decentralized.

Question 6

In the context of community policing efforts, a critical mass is:

A)the minimum number of officers needed to effectively implement the community policing philosophy.
B)that segment of the community that believes community policing is "soft on crime" and, consequently, ineffective.
C)a group of individuals with high levels of social engagement and, thus, who are more -effective in solving a community's problems.
D)the faction within a police department itself that resists community policing, considering it to be "soft on crime."

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding a strategic plan?

A)It is independent of, and should not be restricted by, a department's budget.
B)It should extend a maximum of two years, by which time most departments have fully implemented community policing.
C)It should specify desired outcomes and include an annual assessment of the effectiveness of crime prevention efforts.
D)all of the above

Question 8

Skills needed by officers in a problem-oriented police environment are:

A)creativity and flexibility.
B)imagination and intelligence.
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

Question 9

When comparing community and team policing, both have:

A)a neighborhood focus.
B)centralized decision making.
C)a crime attack model.
D)all of the above

Question 10

All of the following are considered "participatory style" styles of leadership except:

A)go by the book.
B)teamwork.
C)trust employees.
D)problem solving.

Question 11

When each individual has a voice in decisions, but top management retains the ultimate decision-making authority, this style of management is called ________ leadership.

A)autocratic
B)participatory
C)democratic
D)authoritative

Question 12

What is among the most important considerations in successfully implementing the -community policing philosophy?

A)a strong community relationship
B)the backing of law enforcement
C)gifted leadership in the community
D)strong recruiting and selection of police personnel

Question 13

According to the text, the transition to community policing is made easier by:

A)officers who accept orders unquestioningly.
B)recognition of the importance of intrinsic rewards.
C)the need to provide fewer services with more resources.
D)all of the above

Question 14

When implementing the community policing philosophy, the proper order of steps to take is:

A)vision statement, mission statement, needs assessment, strategic planning.
B)needs assessment, mission statement, vision statement, strategic planning.
C)strategic planning, needs assessment, vision statement, mission statement.
D)vision statement, mission statement, strategic planning, needs assessment.

Question 15

If officer retention is to be maintained and loyalty and morale preserved and heightened, -officers must be:

A)verbal.
B)problem solving.
C)empowered.
D)strategic.

Question 16

Flat organizations have:

A)fewer staff departments.
B)fewer sergeants.
C)fewer patrol officers.
D)all of the above

Question 17

When introducing any innovation, the most difficult "adopters" to convince are the:

A)late adopters.
B)late majority.
C)innovators.
D)tertiary adopters.

Question 18

According to the text, which of the following is/are a concern(s) voiced by police unions about community policing?

A)the likelihood of permanent shifts
B)the increase of power the community will have in departmental matters
C)the perceived softening of the police image
D)all of the above

Question 19

Those individuals who embrace uncertainty and change are called:

A)early adopters.
B)late adopters.
C)innovators.
D)late majority.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a likely benefit of implementing community policing?

A)Prevention and detection of crime is increased.
B)Positive relationships are built between police and community and among community members themselves.
C)Immediate reduction of crime levels.
D)Police resources are extended.

Question 21

According to the text, evaluating the effectiveness of community policing requires that:

A)crime reports be filed.
B)arrests be made.
C)performance indicators be carefully developed.
D)efficiency be measured accurately.

Question 22

The most important consideration in selecting strategies to implement community policing is:

A)the financial impact the strategies will have on the department and community.
B)the willingness of officers to accept the assignments associated with the strategies.
C)the potential for such strategies to lead to positive publicity.
D)how well the strategies fit the unique needs of the community.

Question 23

One of the benefits to the community of implementing community policing includes a -reduction in crime.

Question 24

When analyzing the factors that impede implementing community policing, research found few obstacles to be community related.

Question 25

A number of skills are needed by police officers in the problem-oriented policing -environment; these include all of the following except:

A)problem-solving ability.
B)flexibility.
C)creativity.
D)dependency.

Question 26

The text definition of participatory leadership meANS that management:

A)welcomes employee ideas and input.
B)makes the decisions.
C)seeks community input.
D)looks to the governing agency.

Question 27

Although there has not been a "standardized" organizational structure in law enforcement, the organizational structure of traditional law enforcement has been:

A)based on a military model.
B)a triage-shaped hierarchy.
C)centralized model.
D)decentralized model.

Question 28

Community policing will require a change in management style, mission statement and -department organization.

Question 29

Decentralization is an operating principle that discourages flattening of the organization.

Question 30

Community resistance is a trANSition impediment to COP implementation.

Question 31

Decentralization goes hand-in-hand with empowerment.

Question 32

A needs assessment should include:

A)the department only.
B)the community only.
C)both the department and the community.
D)neither the department nor the community.

Question 33

As the text states, the individual who has been given authority and enabled to make -decisions has:

A)been promoted.
B)become transitional management.
C)exercised strategy.
D)been empowered.

Question 34

According to the text, direct interaction with citizens is required for police to develop a -comprehensive picture of their community.

Question 35

Community policing brings police closer to the people, building relationships between police and community and among community members themselves.

Question 36

Resistance to change is one of the most serious and difficult issues to face in a trANSition.

Question 37

Under a traditional police management structure, command officers and supervisors have complete authority over:

A)communication.
B)subordinates
C)change.
D)structure.

Question 38

Team policing and community policing can share the following characteristics, except:

A)a neighborhood focus.
B)decentralized decision making.
C)community input.
D)centralized decision making.

Question 39

The Community Policing Consortium recommends that the entire workforce be directly involved in the visioning and planning processes.

Question 40

The smallest number of citizens and organizations needed to support and sustain a -community policing initiative is called critical mass.

Question 41

________________ is the development of an overall strategy that will review the present state of the organization, envision the future state of the organization, and devise a meANS of moving from one to the other.

Question 42

According to the text, the basic goals of community policing and team policing are the same.

Question 43

________________ is long-term, large-scale, future-oriented planning.

Question 44

The smallest number of citizens and organizations needed to support and sustain a -community policing initiative is known as ________________.

Question 45

Open communication between the police and the citizens they serve often leads to -identifying and solving problems.

Question 46

A ________________ assessment should include not only the department but also the -community of which it is part.

Question 47

When implementing a department's vision statement, those who have been antagonistic to the change process should simply be ignored.

Question 48

In ________________, each individual has a voice in decisions, but top management still has the ultimate decision-making authority.

Question 49

According to the text, when evaluating, failures should be as important as successes--sometimes more important-because a department learns from what does not work.

Question 50

Managers should anticipate and prepare for resistance to the community policing philosophy and the changes that accompany the trANSition.

Question 51

Because of its importance, training should be made the spearhead of change in getting -officers to accept the trANSition to community policing.

Question 52

One common pitfall in implementation of community policing is the expectation that the results will be immediate and measurable.

Question 53

According to the text, Walker (1993) cites a number of benefits to police when community policing is adopted.List and describe these benefits.

Question 54

The text states that the ________________ are opinion leaders, the ones to whom others come for advice.

Question 55

________________ and __________________ personnel are among the most important considerations in successfully implementing the community policing philosophy.

Question 56

_______________ require fewer lieutenants and captains, fewer staff departments, fewer staff assistants, more sergeants, and more patrol officers.

Question 57

According to the text, in the recruitment and selection of officers for community policing, departments must look for diversity.

Question 58

An approach to mixing community policing to officers and to specialized units is called a ________________ approach.

Question 59

Officers who are ________________ are given authority and enabled to make decisions.

Question 60

The vision for each law enforcement department should be basically the same.

Question 61

Describe the five concerns that have most strongly influenced the development of problem-oriented policing.

Question 62

Discuss and explain possible resistance to community policing.

Question 63

How do the management styles of a department affect the implementation and success of community policing?

Question 64

Describe the advantages to having several officers assigned full time to community policing.