Deck 10: Ethical Leadership in the Context of Policing a Community

Question 1

Traditional policing environments emphasize:

A) broadening police discretion.
B) reducing opportunities for corruption.
C) police politics.
D) improved performance through community outreach.
E) all of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Traditional policing (the professional model) promotes distance between the police and the public.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Community policing strategies are not necessary in rural areas because rural populations are homogenous.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The best leaders are those who can mobilize and influence others to identify and solve problems on their own.

Question 5

Community policing places emphasis on service to the public and crime prevention as the primary roles of the police in a democratic society.

Question 6

Some police agencies in the U.S.developed an organizational culture that emphasizes _____ as the purpose of the police mission.

A) crime control
B) aggressive enforcement
C) detection of crime
D) rapid response
E) all of the above

Question 7

Through community policing, citizens are consumers of police services as well as co-producers of policing itself.

Question 8

Mobilizing a community starts with the identification of leaders within a community.

Question 9

To date, little research is available to verify the effectiveness of community policing efforts.

Question 10

Contemporary policing should:

A) focus on crime control only.
B) be paramilitaristic.
C) be highly supervised.
D) focus on community problems.
E) all of the above.

Question 11

To encourage central control by the government, policing in the U.S.was not meant to be shared with the people.

Question 12

Law enforcement's only mission is to control crime.

Question 13

Contemporary policing requires a strategy that is inconsistent with a totally traditional model of policing.

Question 14

To interact fairly and objectively with others in a diverse society, police officers must be sensitive to the cultural differences of others.

Question 15

Community policing does little to enhance community support for, and the police image of, the police.

Question 16

A police strategy and philosophy that focuses on engagement and solutions to community-based problems can improve the _____ of the police.

A) image
B) efficiency
C) effectiveness
D) productivity
E)

Question 17

Given appropriate resources, the police can control crime without public support.

Question 18

Research indicates a general acceptance of community participation and extensive problem-solving efforts in most jurisdictions in the United States.

Question 19

In many agencies, contemporary policing:

A) remains authoritarian.
B) is paramilitaristic.
C) aspires to predictability in performance.
D) assumes officers are incapable of independent decision making.
E) all of the above.

Question 20

The concept of government agencies working in partnership with a community (community-oriented government) is not new to the United States.

Question 21

In a community policing environment, a police officer must:

A) analyze, plan, and take the initiative.
B) limit direct contact with the public.
C) emphasize the crime control model of policing.
D) encourage solidarity within the police profession.
E) all of the above.

Question 22

From a community-oriented policing perspective, a _____ may be defined as any collection of people who share common concerns or attitudes toward crime and disorder problems.

A) group
B) city
C) county
D) community
E) all of the above

Question 23

In a community policing environment, emphasis is placed on:

A) decentralization.
B) a recognition that crime control is only one function of the police.
C) a closer relationship between the police and the public.
D) problem-solving.
E) all of the above.

Question 24

Performance measures for community policing include:

A) arrests and clearance rates.
B) response time.
C) citizen involvement and reduced fear of crime.
D) improved quality of life and solutions to problems.
E) all of the above.

Question 25

The police should:

A) let citizens decide what the police role is.
B) prioritize activities and help solve community problems.
C) use uncommitted time to write reports.
D) entertain preconceived notions regarding community desires.
E) all of the above.

Question 26

Community policing:

A) is soft on crime.
B) is in conflict with traditional policing.
C) can achieve ambitious crime control objectives without an increase in resources.
D) requires officers to distance themselves from citizens.
E) enhances opportunities for police corruption.

Question 27

Community policing:

A) is radically different from what the police mission was originally conceived to be.
B) is radically different from traditional policing and requires a total re-organization of a police agency.
C) increases an officer's workload.
D) distracts officers from doing real police work.
E) does not transform police officers into social workers.

Question 28

Community policing consists of two core elements, namely:

A) incident response and problem solving.
B) community partnership and problem solving.
C) crime control and problem solving.
D) community engagement and participation.
E) discovery of problems and solution implementation.

Question 29

Understanding and appreciating individuals and groups within a cultural context can provide new opportunities for:

A) ignoring cultural differences.
B) closing communication channels.
C) advising others on how to behave.
D) common goal achievement.
E) all of the above.

Question 30

Community policing:

A) can be implemented in different ways.
B) takes note of the fact that problems and priorities vary from community to community.
C) is applicable in urban and suburban areas.
D) is applicable in rural areas.
E) all of the above

Question 31

Community policing:

A) is a philosophy and a strategy.
B) promotes community engagement and participation.
C) promotes problem solving.
D) involves action that leads to the discovery and implementation of solutions to community problems.
E) all of the above.

Question 32

Police resistance to change can be traced to:

A) the police subculture.
B) police agency organizational barriers.
C) recalcitrant (resistant) police personnel.
D) personnel who wish to wait until change initiatives pass.
E) all of the above

Question 33

Select the correct statement.

A) Community policing concepts can be reduced to a simple definition.
B) Communities and the police should strive to create perfect policing models.
C) Community policing provides a means to more efficient and effective policing.
D) Community policing should be viewed as the outcome of policing.
E) All of the above are correct statements.

Question 34

The benefits derived from community policing may include:

A) increased police productivity.
B) improvement in the public's image of the police.
C) more officer freedom in decision making.
D) higher salaries for police officers.
E) all of the above.

Question 35

In a community policing environment, the ____ is the main unit of police work.

A) incident
B) community problem
C) crime
D) performance measure
E) all of the above