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__% of violent crime reported, __% of property crimes reported - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔40;30
__% of violent crimes fall into the Dark figure of crime - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔60
clearance rate calculation equation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔number of crimes
cleared/number of crimes reported x 100
,People are more likely to voluntarily obey the law and cooperate with the
police if they view them as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔legitimate authorities
public perceptions of police are shaped by... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cumulative
experiences
during the community policing era (1980s to present), there was - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔increasing pressure to address the shortcomings of the
reform era
Importance of police-community relationships over time - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔They weren't a top priority throughout the political and reform era but
have subsequently become a top priority
legitimacy crisis definition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An event or series of events
that undermines public trust and confidence in the police
what best describes the key dissemination mechanisms for legitimacy
crises in the past decade? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Traditional and social media
provide widespread coverage of legitimacy crises for members of the public
and policy makers
,Immediate cause of Ferguson riots - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Michael brown being
shot by Darren Wilson
Task Force on 21st Century Policing was created in ___ and convened by
___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2015; Obama
the Task Force on 21st Century Policing was tasked with... - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔developing policy recommendations for police reform, following the
Michael Brown incident
who composed the Task Force on 21st Century Policing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Local, state, federal law enforcement officials, academics, civil rights
ladders, community representatives
structure of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Guidelines but no actual reforms but rather recommendations for
reform; 59 recommendations
pillar one - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔building trust and legitimacy
pillar two - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔policy and oversight
pillar three - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔social media and technology
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, pillar four - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔community policing and crime reduction
pillar five - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔training and education
pillar six - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Officer Wellness & Safety
two mechanisms of compliance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔police threat of sanctions
or force and voluntary compliance
prevalence of voluntary compliance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔generally high, only
20% of people resist arrest
assumption of instrumental model of policing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔People only
obey the law because they are afraid of the sanctions that come with
violating the law
role of police in instrumental model of policing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Police
create a credible risk for apprehension and punishment
mechanisms of the instrumental model of policing - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Deterrence theory: severity, swiftness, certainty
which aspect of deterrence theory is most important - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔certainty