Question 1

The current dominant model in American policing is:

Accepted Answer

A)   community policing
B)   professional policing
C)   reactive policing
D)   problem- oriented policing A

Question 2

Community policing in theory requires the community to agree on what are problems and what is appropriate behavior, so it is most likely in communities with:

Accepted Answer

A)   low vertical articulation
B)   high levels of heterogeneity
C)   high horizontal articulation
D)   none of the above C

Question 3

The professional model of policing is based on an assumption that police can control crime and improvements in personnel and organization will lead to better crime control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Community policing requires changes in both organizational structure and managerial style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Comparing community police officers to traditional patrol officers, Mastrofski and his colleagues found community police officers based arrests primarily on:

Accepted Answer

A)   suspect characteristics
B)   victim characteristics
C)   legal factors
D)   community norms

Question 6

An increased role of the police in general quality- of- life issues in the community is justified by the:

Accepted Answer

A)   citizen fear of crime
B)   crime prevention goal
C)   neighborhood watch
D)   none of the above

Question 7

Perhaps the most direct forerunner to community policing was:

Accepted Answer

A)   foot patrol studies
B)   problem- oriented policing
C)   team policing
D)   none of the above

Question 8

The community policing movement is an outgrowth of police problems in the late 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Community- policing strategy includes focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)   geography
B)   prevention
C)   substance
D)   all of the above

Question 10

In a recent survey of municipal police, community policing was reported as adopted by:

Accepted Answer

A)   about one- half
B)   about one- quarter
C)   over three- quarters
D)   none of the above

Question 11

Compared to traditional patrol officers, officers assigned as community policing specialists engage in community policing activities at:

Accepted Answer

A)   higher rates
B)   the same rates
C)   rates that vary by agency
D)   lower rates

Question 12

Community policing is now well- defined and clearly understood by both the police and the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Foot patrol studies revealed citizens most wanted the police to do law enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The philosophical dimension of community policing refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   central ideas
B)   officer behaviors
C)   means of accomplishing goals
D)   all of the above

Question 15

Community policing in the United States today is characterized as much by its variety as its consistency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Community members may be reluctant to join with the police to achieve community policing as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)   fear of crime/retaliation
B)   lack of commitment to the community
C)   distrust of the police
D)   all of the above

Question 17

Maguire's study of large municipal police organizations revealed that community policing produced:

Accepted Answer

A)   both major change and increased arrests
B)   little change in organizations
C)   major changes in organization
D)   increases in arrest rates

Question 18

At base, community policing requires empowering the police officer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The emergence of crime prevention as a police goal supported the development of community policing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Community policing creates greater independence for police officers, leading to concerns about:

Accepted Answer

A)   discretion
B)   officer training
C)   discrimination
D)   all of the above

Exam 15: Community Policing: Tying It All Together

The current dominant model in American policing is:

Community policing in theory requires the community to agree on what are problems and what is appropriate behavior, so it is most likely in communities with:

The professional model of policing is based on an assumption that police can control crime and improvements in personnel and organization will lead to better crime control.

Community policing requires changes in both organizational structure and managerial style.

Comparing community police officers to traditional patrol officers, Mastrofski and his colleagues found community police officers based arrests primarily on:

An increased role of the police in general quality- of- life issues in the community is justified by the:

Perhaps the most direct forerunner to community policing was:

The community policing movement is an outgrowth of police problems in the late 1960s.

Community- policing strategy includes focus on:

In a recent survey of municipal police, community policing was reported as adopted by:

Compared to traditional patrol officers, officers assigned as community policing specialists engage in community policing activities at:

Community policing is now well- defined and clearly understood by both the police and the community.

Foot patrol studies revealed citizens most wanted the police to do law enforcement.

The philosophical dimension of community policing refers to:

Community policing in the United States today is characterized as much by its variety as its consistency.

Community members may be reluctant to join with the police to achieve community policing as a result of:

Maguire's study of large municipal police organizations revealed that community policing produced:

At base, community policing requires empowering the police officer.

The emergence of crime prevention as a police goal supported the development of community policing.

Community policing creates greater independence for police officers, leading to concerns about: