Community Policing Chp. 9 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Among the most commonly implemented crime prevention programs have been - Answers a) street
lighting projects;
b) property marking projects;
c) security survey projects;
d) citizen patrol projects; and crime reporting,
e) neighborhood-watch, or block projects.
Claims of success should be carefully examined. Critics often say that the evaluations are flawed. Indeed,
research within communities is extremely difficult because - Answers a) measuring what did not happen
is nearly impossible
b) crime is usually underreported
c) a reduction in reported crime could be the result of the crime prevention program or because the
responsible criminal or criminals left town, went to jail on some other charge, died and so on.
d) Crime can be influenced by everything from seasonal and weather changes, school truancy rates, and
the flu, to road contraction or even a change in a bus stop location. A drop in crime rate does not
necessarily mean a crime prevention program is working.
Property Identification Projects often referred to as "Operation Identification" or "O-I" projects, property
identification aims to - Answers deter burglary and, when deterrence fails, return stolen property if it is
recovered.
Most property identification projects provide citizens with - Answers instructions, a marking tool, and a
unique number to be applied to all valuable items within a household. Stickers are provided to
homeowners to display on windows and doors warning possible burglars that the residents have marked
their valuables and they are on record with the place.
In addition to its deterrent effect, the property identification program also helps police track the source
of stolen goods and return stolen property to its rightful owners.
One hazard of citizen patrols is the possibility of vigilantism, which has - Answers a long, often proud,
history in the US and indeed, in the history of law enforcement and criminal justice. Now this hazard is
quite serious because of the increase of readily available handguns in our country.
Guardian Angels are - Answers Private citizen patrols who seek to deter crime and to provide a positive
role model for young children.
, The best-known citizen patrol is the - Answers Guardian Angels, a group of private citizens who seek to
deter crime and to provide a positive role model for young children. A modern expansion of the Angels
is the all-volunteer Internet Safety organization.
Membership in this group unites more than 1,000 users from 32 countries who police the Internet
through what they call Cyberspace Neighborhood Watch. Calling themselves CyberAngels, they focus on
protecting children from online abuse by fighting child pornography and advising online victims about
hate mail.
Very few of the programs concentrate on only the - Answers "neighborhood watch" Crime prevention
efforts such as Project Operation Identification and home security surveys are by far the most common
activities of neighborhood-watch programs.
a) street lighting programs
b) crime tip hotlines
c) measures to address physical environmental concerns are also quite common.
Regardless of the activities incorporated, neighborhood-watch programs have been assessed through
meta-analysis as being associated with reductions in crime.
In addition to the traditional types of crime watch programs commonly implemented throughout the
country, some communities - Answers have developed more specialized types of crime watch programs.
Specialized crime watch programs include - Answers a) mobile crime watch
b) youth crime watch
c) business crime watch
d) apartment watch
e) realtor watch
f) carrier alert
National Night Out (NNO) is a program that - Answers originated in 1984 in Tempe, Arizona. Hold
annually on the first Tuesday of August, this nationwide program encourages residents to turn on their
porch lights, go outside, and meet their neighbors in an effort to build stronger, more vigilant
communities that are more resistant to crime and disorder.
Among the most commonly implemented crime prevention programs have been - Answers a) street
lighting projects;
b) property marking projects;
c) security survey projects;
d) citizen patrol projects; and crime reporting,
e) neighborhood-watch, or block projects.
Claims of success should be carefully examined. Critics often say that the evaluations are flawed. Indeed,
research within communities is extremely difficult because - Answers a) measuring what did not happen
is nearly impossible
b) crime is usually underreported
c) a reduction in reported crime could be the result of the crime prevention program or because the
responsible criminal or criminals left town, went to jail on some other charge, died and so on.
d) Crime can be influenced by everything from seasonal and weather changes, school truancy rates, and
the flu, to road contraction or even a change in a bus stop location. A drop in crime rate does not
necessarily mean a crime prevention program is working.
Property Identification Projects often referred to as "Operation Identification" or "O-I" projects, property
identification aims to - Answers deter burglary and, when deterrence fails, return stolen property if it is
recovered.
Most property identification projects provide citizens with - Answers instructions, a marking tool, and a
unique number to be applied to all valuable items within a household. Stickers are provided to
homeowners to display on windows and doors warning possible burglars that the residents have marked
their valuables and they are on record with the place.
In addition to its deterrent effect, the property identification program also helps police track the source
of stolen goods and return stolen property to its rightful owners.
One hazard of citizen patrols is the possibility of vigilantism, which has - Answers a long, often proud,
history in the US and indeed, in the history of law enforcement and criminal justice. Now this hazard is
quite serious because of the increase of readily available handguns in our country.
Guardian Angels are - Answers Private citizen patrols who seek to deter crime and to provide a positive
role model for young children.
, The best-known citizen patrol is the - Answers Guardian Angels, a group of private citizens who seek to
deter crime and to provide a positive role model for young children. A modern expansion of the Angels
is the all-volunteer Internet Safety organization.
Membership in this group unites more than 1,000 users from 32 countries who police the Internet
through what they call Cyberspace Neighborhood Watch. Calling themselves CyberAngels, they focus on
protecting children from online abuse by fighting child pornography and advising online victims about
hate mail.
Very few of the programs concentrate on only the - Answers "neighborhood watch" Crime prevention
efforts such as Project Operation Identification and home security surveys are by far the most common
activities of neighborhood-watch programs.
a) street lighting programs
b) crime tip hotlines
c) measures to address physical environmental concerns are also quite common.
Regardless of the activities incorporated, neighborhood-watch programs have been assessed through
meta-analysis as being associated with reductions in crime.
In addition to the traditional types of crime watch programs commonly implemented throughout the
country, some communities - Answers have developed more specialized types of crime watch programs.
Specialized crime watch programs include - Answers a) mobile crime watch
b) youth crime watch
c) business crime watch
d) apartment watch
e) realtor watch
f) carrier alert
National Night Out (NNO) is a program that - Answers originated in 1984 in Tempe, Arizona. Hold
annually on the first Tuesday of August, this nationwide program encourages residents to turn on their
porch lights, go outside, and meet their neighbors in an effort to build stronger, more vigilant
communities that are more resistant to crime and disorder.
