Question 1

According to the text, the modern community is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   close sense of personal belonging
B)   consistent change
C)   connectivity to the macro-society and world
D)   residents have little sense of relationship to one another A

Question 2

Community refers to all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   fixed place
B)   relationships of mutual interpendence
C)   a sense of belonging
D)   political alliance D

Question 3

Community-based associations who provide a sense of belonging and creativity to address issues and problems are:

Accepted Answer

A)   vertical subsystems
B)   horizontal subsystems
C)   social subsystems
D)   partnerships B

Question 4

________________ are individuals who live in a community and are respected and used by its residents as a source of help in critical moments of need.

Accepted Answer

A)   Appointed leaders
B)   Acknowledged leaders
C)   Sanctioned leaders
D)   Political leaders

Question 5

Crime-ridden, disorderly, and disorganized communities are characterized by high resident victimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Broken Windows theory claims all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Citizen fear, created by disorder, leads to weakened social controls and more crime.
B)   Community quality-of-life issues left unchecked eventually lead to the breakdown of community controls.
C)   If the police engage in quality-of-life or order-maintenance policing, they could simultaneously impact serious crime.
D)   If the police focus on serious crime only, communities will be safer.

Question 7

Public-police collaboration is linked to the public's perceptions of police legitimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Planned working relationships between the police, residents, residential groups, and social organizations in a neighborhood are:

Accepted Answer

A)   community association
B)   community crime control team
C)   police-community partnership
D)   neighborhood night watch

Question 9

The ultimate goal of community policing is for the police to engage community residents as equal partners in addressing local crime and disorder problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Identify and explain Kennedy's (2011) position on police-minority relations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Describe the characteristics of successful community partnerships.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the characteristics of successful community partnerships....

Question 12

According to Kelling and Stewart (1989), defense of neighborhoods is achieved by residents relying on the police as the only source of community safety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the text, recent protest and civil disturbances have occurred because of:

Accepted Answer

A)   lack of police training
B)   lack of minority recruitment
C)   use of controversial military equipment
D)   challenges to the legitimacy of police use of deadly force against minorities

Question 14

Unsafe communities are places where:

Accepted Answer

A)   residents are without a sense of well-being or connection to their neighbors
B)   police engage residents as equal partners
C)   residents accept responsibility for what takes place in their community
D)   individual citizens act on their own to protect themselves and others

Question 15

Identify and describe the steps the police must take to implement community partnerships.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

According to the text, keys to the successful community partnership include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   directing
B)   monitoring
C)   Measurement
D)   evaluation

Question 17

The ability of neighborhood residents to protect themselves against crime and disorder requires:

Accepted Answer

A)   collective efficacy
B)   community patrols
C)   tactical training
D)   more patrol officers

Question 18

Scanning involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   use of community patrols to identify problems
B)   identification of recurring problems of concern to the residents of an area and the police
C)   identifying the consequences of problems for the residents and the police
D)   determining the frequency of problem occurrence

Question 19

Effective community partnerships can achieve what individuals alone cannot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Community residents' fear is primarily shaped by their knowledge of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Creating Safe Communities

According to the text, the modern community is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Community refers to all of the following EXCEPT:

Community-based associations who provide a sense of belonging and creativity to address issues and problems are:

________________ are individuals who live in a community and are respected and used by its residents as a source of help in critical moments of need.

Crime-ridden, disorderly, and disorganized communities are characterized by high resident victimization.

Broken Windows theory claims all of the following EXCEPT:

Public-police collaboration is linked to the public's perceptions of police legitimacy.

Planned working relationships between the police, residents, residential groups, and social organizations in a neighborhood are:

The ultimate goal of community policing is for the police to engage community residents as equal partners in addressing local crime and disorder problems.

Identify and explain Kennedy's (2011) position on police-minority relations.

Describe the characteristics of successful community partnerships.

According to Kelling and Stewart (1989), defense of neighborhoods is achieved by residents relying on the police as the only source of community safety.

According to the text, recent protest and civil disturbances have occurred because of:

Unsafe communities are places where:

Identify and describe the steps the police must take to implement community partnerships.

According to the text, keys to the successful community partnership include all of the following EXCEPT:

The ability of neighborhood residents to protect themselves against crime and disorder requires:

Scanning involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Effective community partnerships can achieve what individuals alone cannot.

Community residents' fear is primarily shaped by their knowledge of crime.