Policing Chapter 8 - Community Policing and Community Involvement Exam Questions and Answers
Solved Correctly
order maintenance
focus on addressing - Answers quality of life offenses (petty crimes)
ex keeping peace at riots
take both proactive steps but also have reactive elements
criticized that such things shouldn't have a law enforcement approach
order maintenance
broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
meaning - Answers allowing physical and social incivilities to go unchecked will allow more serious crime
to flourish
order maintenance
broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
allowing incivilities to go causes - Answers residents to withdraw from actively participating in
community
send message to world-be-offenders because nobody cares
order maintenance
, broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
criticism - Answers translated into police adopting harsh styles or strict styles of policing
this theory believes that catching little fish will eventually lead to bigger fish
community oriented policing is oriented toward problem - Answers solving and is simply part of this
larger community justice movement
"community policing redefines the role of the public - Answers instead of playing a passive role, citizens
are invited to partner with the police to improve neighborhood conditions"
community oriented policing
emerged during - Answers reform era (1970s) due to needed professionalization of policing
didnt really take hold until the 1990s
community oriented policing
characteristics - Answers authorization from community
maintenance of citizen support, trust, and legitimacy
decentralization of police agencies (integrate within community) ex. small sub stations within
community
provide service to community or to work hand-in hand with community to solve problems
community oriented policing
Solved Correctly
order maintenance
focus on addressing - Answers quality of life offenses (petty crimes)
ex keeping peace at riots
take both proactive steps but also have reactive elements
criticized that such things shouldn't have a law enforcement approach
order maintenance
broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
meaning - Answers allowing physical and social incivilities to go unchecked will allow more serious crime
to flourish
order maintenance
broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
allowing incivilities to go causes - Answers residents to withdraw from actively participating in
community
send message to world-be-offenders because nobody cares
order maintenance
, broken windows theory (kelling and wilson 1982)
criticism - Answers translated into police adopting harsh styles or strict styles of policing
this theory believes that catching little fish will eventually lead to bigger fish
community oriented policing is oriented toward problem - Answers solving and is simply part of this
larger community justice movement
"community policing redefines the role of the public - Answers instead of playing a passive role, citizens
are invited to partner with the police to improve neighborhood conditions"
community oriented policing
emerged during - Answers reform era (1970s) due to needed professionalization of policing
didnt really take hold until the 1990s
community oriented policing
characteristics - Answers authorization from community
maintenance of citizen support, trust, and legitimacy
decentralization of police agencies (integrate within community) ex. small sub stations within
community
provide service to community or to work hand-in hand with community to solve problems
community oriented policing
