Community Policing: Partnerships for
Problem Solving. 8th ed - Chapter 1
Community Policing - ANS-It's a philosophy that promotes organization strategies that support
the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the
immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and
fear of crime.
Tithing - ANS-A group of 10 families
Tithing System - ANS-The Anglo-Saxon principle establishing the principle of collective
responsibility for maintaining local law and order.
Frankpledge System - ANS-The Norman system requiring all free men to swear loyalty to the
king's law and to take responsibility for maintaining the local peace
Hue and Cry - ANS-The summoning of all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and
capturing a wrong doer.
Paradigm - ANS-A model or a way of viewing a specific aspect of life such as politics, medicine,
education and the criminal justice system.
Paradigm Shift - ANS-A new way of thinking about a specific subject.
Political Era - ANS-Extended into the first quarter of the 20th Century and witnessed the
formation of police departments.
Patronage System - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them jobs or special
privileges; prevalent during the political era. Also called the spoils system.
Spoils System - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them jobs or special privileges;
prevalent during the political era. Also called the patronage system.
Reform Era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called the progressive era.
Progressive Era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called the Reform Era.
Thin Blue Line - ANS-The distancing of the police from the public they serve.
Problem Solving. 8th ed - Chapter 1
Community Policing - ANS-It's a philosophy that promotes organization strategies that support
the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the
immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and
fear of crime.
Tithing - ANS-A group of 10 families
Tithing System - ANS-The Anglo-Saxon principle establishing the principle of collective
responsibility for maintaining local law and order.
Frankpledge System - ANS-The Norman system requiring all free men to swear loyalty to the
king's law and to take responsibility for maintaining the local peace
Hue and Cry - ANS-The summoning of all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and
capturing a wrong doer.
Paradigm - ANS-A model or a way of viewing a specific aspect of life such as politics, medicine,
education and the criminal justice system.
Paradigm Shift - ANS-A new way of thinking about a specific subject.
Political Era - ANS-Extended into the first quarter of the 20th Century and witnessed the
formation of police departments.
Patronage System - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them jobs or special
privileges; prevalent during the political era. Also called the spoils system.
Spoils System - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them jobs or special privileges;
prevalent during the political era. Also called the patronage system.
Reform Era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called the progressive era.
Progressive Era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called the Reform Era.
Thin Blue Line - ANS-The distancing of the police from the public they serve.
