TCOLE Chapter 2: Professional Policing(Correctly solved)
watch and ward system correct answersWatch-- nighttime,
Ward-- daytime
American Policing Reform Era was brought about by... correct answersAugust Vollmer
National Commission on Law Enforcement, in the _________, reported in ____ "the greatest
promise for the future of policing is the college or university." correct answersWickersham
Commission, 1931
The professional police model developed with emphasis on... correct answersAccountability and
increased standards.
Common indicators of police performance during the 1950s-1970s were... correct
answersResponse time, crime statistics, and citizen complaints
Radios became a driving force during the... correct answers1950s - 1970s
In the beginning, policing in Texas was handled by the... correct answersSpanish military
Texas became a free and independent republic in ____ after the ___________. correct
answers1836, Battle of San Jacinto
Who founded the Texas Rangers in 1823? (Designated as official in 1836) correct
answersStephen F. Austin
The Texas Rangers were created to... correct answersProtect the settlers from Indian and bandit
raids.
The watch/ward system of police did not evolve in Texas because of... correct answers...its large
territory and absence of large cities and urban areas.
The elected county law enforcement in Texas are the... correct answersConstables and Sheriffs
Types of Municipal Law Enforcement in Texas: correct answersType A General, Type C
General, Home-Rule Municipality
What are the aspects of the traditional police service model? correct answersReactive response,
incident-driven, use of the criminal justice system, use of aggregate statistics, lack of community
and employee involvement in the decision making process, citizen and employee expectations
(not met), the use of specialized units.
_____ is a new philosophy of policing, based on the concept that police officers and private
citizens working together in creative ways can help solve contemporary community problems
related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay. correct
answersCommunity Policing
, Community policing shifts the focus of police work from ______ to ______. correct
answersHandling random calls...to solving community problems
The goal of community policing is to allow officers to ____ their beat areas. correct answersOwn
Community policing stresses new ways to protect and enhance the lives of those who are most
vulnerable: correct answersJuveniles, the elderly, minorities, the poor, the disabled, and the
homeless.
Community policing recognizes that the police cannot impose order on the community from...
correct answers...the outside
In community policing, success is determined by... correct answers...the reduction in citizen fear,
neighborhood disorder, and crime.
In traditional policing, success is determined by... correct answers...crime rates and citizen
satisfaction by the police.
No officer should ever make a referral to... correct answers...a private attorney or bail bondsman
Small claims court are for cases involving money matters of $_____ or less, and no attorney is
required. correct answers$10,000
Traditional policing is _____, community policing is _____. correct answersReactive, proactive
(and co-active)
For whom do police work? correct answersThe citizen of the community in which he is
employed.
_______ argues that the legitimacy of the police is linked to public/community judgments about
the fairness of the processes through which the police make decisions and exercise authority.
correct answersProcedural Justice
The Four Principles of Procedural Justice: correct answers1. Give people a voice
2. Neutrality/fairness
3. Be respectful
4. Transparency
Procedural justice is a way to increase... correct answersLegitimacy
Benefits of procedural justice and legitimacy are... correct answersGreater officer safety, lower
level of resistance, acceptance of police decisions, and less use of "threats of force" for control
What are the rewards of providing quality police customer service? correct answersOfficer pride,
pride in the community, financial benefits (salary, raises)
watch and ward system correct answersWatch-- nighttime,
Ward-- daytime
American Policing Reform Era was brought about by... correct answersAugust Vollmer
National Commission on Law Enforcement, in the _________, reported in ____ "the greatest
promise for the future of policing is the college or university." correct answersWickersham
Commission, 1931
The professional police model developed with emphasis on... correct answersAccountability and
increased standards.
Common indicators of police performance during the 1950s-1970s were... correct
answersResponse time, crime statistics, and citizen complaints
Radios became a driving force during the... correct answers1950s - 1970s
In the beginning, policing in Texas was handled by the... correct answersSpanish military
Texas became a free and independent republic in ____ after the ___________. correct
answers1836, Battle of San Jacinto
Who founded the Texas Rangers in 1823? (Designated as official in 1836) correct
answersStephen F. Austin
The Texas Rangers were created to... correct answersProtect the settlers from Indian and bandit
raids.
The watch/ward system of police did not evolve in Texas because of... correct answers...its large
territory and absence of large cities and urban areas.
The elected county law enforcement in Texas are the... correct answersConstables and Sheriffs
Types of Municipal Law Enforcement in Texas: correct answersType A General, Type C
General, Home-Rule Municipality
What are the aspects of the traditional police service model? correct answersReactive response,
incident-driven, use of the criminal justice system, use of aggregate statistics, lack of community
and employee involvement in the decision making process, citizen and employee expectations
(not met), the use of specialized units.
_____ is a new philosophy of policing, based on the concept that police officers and private
citizens working together in creative ways can help solve contemporary community problems
related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay. correct
answersCommunity Policing
, Community policing shifts the focus of police work from ______ to ______. correct
answersHandling random calls...to solving community problems
The goal of community policing is to allow officers to ____ their beat areas. correct answersOwn
Community policing stresses new ways to protect and enhance the lives of those who are most
vulnerable: correct answersJuveniles, the elderly, minorities, the poor, the disabled, and the
homeless.
Community policing recognizes that the police cannot impose order on the community from...
correct answers...the outside
In community policing, success is determined by... correct answers...the reduction in citizen fear,
neighborhood disorder, and crime.
In traditional policing, success is determined by... correct answers...crime rates and citizen
satisfaction by the police.
No officer should ever make a referral to... correct answers...a private attorney or bail bondsman
Small claims court are for cases involving money matters of $_____ or less, and no attorney is
required. correct answers$10,000
Traditional policing is _____, community policing is _____. correct answersReactive, proactive
(and co-active)
For whom do police work? correct answersThe citizen of the community in which he is
employed.
_______ argues that the legitimacy of the police is linked to public/community judgments about
the fairness of the processes through which the police make decisions and exercise authority.
correct answersProcedural Justice
The Four Principles of Procedural Justice: correct answers1. Give people a voice
2. Neutrality/fairness
3. Be respectful
4. Transparency
Procedural justice is a way to increase... correct answersLegitimacy
Benefits of procedural justice and legitimacy are... correct answersGreater officer safety, lower
level of resistance, acceptance of police decisions, and less use of "threats of force" for control
What are the rewards of providing quality police customer service? correct answersOfficer pride,
pride in the community, financial benefits (salary, raises)
