Community Policing
What are the two primary components of community policing? - ANS-Community partnerships
and problem-solving. It is a partnership or enhanced relationship between the police and the
community they serve.
What are community partnerships? - ANS-The engagement by the police with the community to
cooperatively resolve community problems.
How does problem-solving relate to community policing? - ANS-Problem solving is where
Community Policing Officers (CPOs) attempt to deal with the conditions that cause crime and
negatively affect the quality of life in a community. Problem-solving is an important part of
community policing.
What did the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 do in regards to
community policing? - ANS-Provided funding for 100,000 more CPO's. Most police departments
in the United States now say the ascribe to community policing.
Name the four major facets that occur when community policing is implemented. - ANS-1. The
philosophical facet
2. The organizational and personnel facet
3. The strategic facet
4. The programmatic facet
What does the philosophical facet of community policing focus on? - ANS-1. Broad police
function and community focus
2. Community input
3. Concern for people
4. Developing trust
5. Sharing power
6. Creativity
7. Neighborhood variation
The police should have a _________________________ that incorporates fear reduction, order
maintenance, and community health. - ANS-Broader function
Describe the Organizational and Personnel Facet of community policing. - ANS-Police
organizations must decentralize in order to be more responsive to the community. Community
policing provides a new way for the police to provide decentralized and personalized service
that offers every community member an opportunity to become active in the police process.
, What are the three strategic facets of community policing? - ANS-1. Geographic focus and
ownership
2. Direct, daily, face-to-face contact
3. Prevention focus
Describe the Programmatic Facet. - ANS-1. Re-oriented police operations
2. Problem solving and situational crime prevention
3. Community engagement
What are the four steps of the problem-solving process? - ANS-1. Identification of the problem
2. Careful analysis of the problem and its attributes
3. Identification of possible solutions
4. Implementation of a solution and a subsequent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of a
solution
What are the goals of Weed and Seed? - ANS-To control violent crime, drug trafficking, and
drug-related crime in designated high-crime neighborhoods and provide a safe environment free
of crime and drug use for residents.
What is the Broken Window Theory? - ANS-It is based on the notion that signs of instability
signify that nobody cares which leads to greater fear of crime and a reduction of community
efficacy, which in turn can lead to more serious crimes and greater signs of instability, repeating
the cycle and causing a potential spiral of decay. It addresses minor quality-of-life offenses and
incidents of social disorder to prevent more serious crime. It takes specific steps to increase the
capacity of communities to exert informal social control.
What are the 4 primary goals for homeland security? - ANS-1. To prevent and disrupt terrorist
attacks
2. To protect the American people, critical infrastructure, and key resources
3. To respond to and recover from incidents that do occur
4. To continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long-term success
According to the textbook, the saying "___________________________________________
"ignores the role power plays in the kind, quality, and distribution of police service. -
ANS-"people receive the kind of policing they deserve"
Every 10 citizens constituted a tithing and every 10 tithings made up a
_______________________. - ANS-Hundred
____________________________ were charged with surveying land, checking weights and
measures, serving warrants, and meeting out punishment. - ANS-Constables
Most transformations in policing were the result of which of the following pressures: - ANS-a.
Continued population growth
What are the two primary components of community policing? - ANS-Community partnerships
and problem-solving. It is a partnership or enhanced relationship between the police and the
community they serve.
What are community partnerships? - ANS-The engagement by the police with the community to
cooperatively resolve community problems.
How does problem-solving relate to community policing? - ANS-Problem solving is where
Community Policing Officers (CPOs) attempt to deal with the conditions that cause crime and
negatively affect the quality of life in a community. Problem-solving is an important part of
community policing.
What did the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 do in regards to
community policing? - ANS-Provided funding for 100,000 more CPO's. Most police departments
in the United States now say the ascribe to community policing.
Name the four major facets that occur when community policing is implemented. - ANS-1. The
philosophical facet
2. The organizational and personnel facet
3. The strategic facet
4. The programmatic facet
What does the philosophical facet of community policing focus on? - ANS-1. Broad police
function and community focus
2. Community input
3. Concern for people
4. Developing trust
5. Sharing power
6. Creativity
7. Neighborhood variation
The police should have a _________________________ that incorporates fear reduction, order
maintenance, and community health. - ANS-Broader function
Describe the Organizational and Personnel Facet of community policing. - ANS-Police
organizations must decentralize in order to be more responsive to the community. Community
policing provides a new way for the police to provide decentralized and personalized service
that offers every community member an opportunity to become active in the police process.
, What are the three strategic facets of community policing? - ANS-1. Geographic focus and
ownership
2. Direct, daily, face-to-face contact
3. Prevention focus
Describe the Programmatic Facet. - ANS-1. Re-oriented police operations
2. Problem solving and situational crime prevention
3. Community engagement
What are the four steps of the problem-solving process? - ANS-1. Identification of the problem
2. Careful analysis of the problem and its attributes
3. Identification of possible solutions
4. Implementation of a solution and a subsequent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of a
solution
What are the goals of Weed and Seed? - ANS-To control violent crime, drug trafficking, and
drug-related crime in designated high-crime neighborhoods and provide a safe environment free
of crime and drug use for residents.
What is the Broken Window Theory? - ANS-It is based on the notion that signs of instability
signify that nobody cares which leads to greater fear of crime and a reduction of community
efficacy, which in turn can lead to more serious crimes and greater signs of instability, repeating
the cycle and causing a potential spiral of decay. It addresses minor quality-of-life offenses and
incidents of social disorder to prevent more serious crime. It takes specific steps to increase the
capacity of communities to exert informal social control.
What are the 4 primary goals for homeland security? - ANS-1. To prevent and disrupt terrorist
attacks
2. To protect the American people, critical infrastructure, and key resources
3. To respond to and recover from incidents that do occur
4. To continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long-term success
According to the textbook, the saying "___________________________________________
"ignores the role power plays in the kind, quality, and distribution of police service. -
ANS-"people receive the kind of policing they deserve"
Every 10 citizens constituted a tithing and every 10 tithings made up a
_______________________. - ANS-Hundred
____________________________ were charged with surveying land, checking weights and
measures, serving warrants, and meeting out punishment. - ANS-Constables
Most transformations in policing were the result of which of the following pressures: - ANS-a.
Continued population growth
