Question 1

Evaluations have to reflect current community policing efforts, not the time-honored and traditional policing techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

When implementing change, a good technique is to implement change on a full scale and evaluate its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Empowerment is the deliberate decision of police executives to create organizational change that allows officers to operate within a frame of reference of self-direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Empowerment is rejected by some officers because with it comes the assumption of additional responsibility and the concomitant risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Failure should lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  A review board 
B)  Growth 
C)  Punishment 
D)  Reparation

Question 6

The analysis component of the problem-solving approach involves identification of a community problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is community policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neighborhood saturation with intensive patrol activities 
B)  Residents becoming officers in order to prevent crime in their communities 
C)  A philosophy of policing in which officers work closely with community residents 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Every aspect of the organization must foster traits such as integrity, risk taking, originality, creativity, individuality, and problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Community policing is a transitional process in which the chief executive officer removes barriers that impede change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the text, philosophically, community policing is an insignificant change in the provision of police services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Instead of making decisions, the supervisor

Accepted Answer

A)  Coaches, supports, mediates and helps officers 
B)  Helps officers identify, plan, and analyze community problems 
C)  Helps officers solve community problems 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

During the facilitation process, the supervisor must do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Take over the task of an independent problem solver 
B)  Convince police officers that community engagement and problem solving are real police work 
C)  Genuinely support organizational changes 
D)  Articulate and reinforce the philosophy of community policing

Question 13

Supervisors can reinforce the collaboration process of problem solving by

Accepted Answer

A)  Requiring detailed paperwork 
B)  Checking the efforts of officers 
C)  Requiring notification of every effort 
D)  Using a "hands-off" approach that encourages independence

Question 14

In identifying community problems, surveys that are helpful include

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime prevention surveys 
B)  Follow-up crime surveys 
C)  Environmental surveys 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

When it comes to community policing, all residents will cooperate with enthusiasm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If community policing is to be successful, it demands

Accepted Answer

A)  A short-term commitment 
B)  An authoritarian management style 
C)  Long-term commitment 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

An essential ingredient of community policing is

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased funding 
B)  Empowerment of officers and first-line supervisors 
C)  Involvement of upper management 
D)  Flexibility of shift assignments

Question 18

The first-line supervisor must manage in a formal manner in order to avoid a mistake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Community policing involves

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduction of crime and fear of crime 
B)  Addressing overall neighborhood decay and social problems 
C)  Addressing civil disobedience and striving to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods 
D)  All of the above

Exam 2: Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving-Improving Neighborhood Quality of Life

Evaluations have to reflect current community policing efforts, not the time-honored and traditional policing techniques.

When implementing change, a good technique is to implement change on a full scale and evaluate its effectiveness.

Empowerment is the deliberate decision of police executives to create organizational change that allows officers to operate within a frame of reference of self-direction.

Empowerment is rejected by some officers because with it comes the assumption of additional responsibility and the concomitant risk.

Failure should lead to

The analysis component of the problem-solving approach involves identification of a community problem.

What is community policing?

Every aspect of the organization must foster traits such as integrity, risk taking, originality, creativity, individuality, and problem solving.

Community policing is a transitional process in which the chief executive officer removes barriers that impede change.

According to the text, philosophically, community policing is an insignificant change in the provision of police services.

Instead of making decisions, the supervisor

During the facilitation process, the supervisor must do all of the following except

Supervisors can reinforce the collaboration process of problem solving by

In identifying community problems, surveys that are helpful include

When it comes to community policing, all residents will cooperate with enthusiasm.

If community policing is to be successful, it demands

An essential ingredient of community policing is

The first-line supervisor must manage in a formal manner in order to avoid a mistake.

Community policing involves