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Policing and Society Test 2
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What components did the studies of police -the effectiveness of reactive motorized patrol in controlling crime
operations focus on that shook the foundations of -the need for a rapid response to every report of a crime and request
the reform/professional model of policing? for service
-the effectiveness of criminal investigation
What did the studies of police operations raise Whether or not the police were using the best methods to control crime
questions about?
What did Goldstein recommend when telling the that the police begin to think in terms of problems rather than incidents;
police to try and solve crime and disorder that is, they should change from an incident-based response strategy to
problems? a problem-oriented strategy by viewing groups of incidents as
problems that might be caused by identifiable underlying conditions.
-He argued that officers should not only try to determine the
relationship between incidents that might be occurring in the same
family, building, or area, but also consider alternatives other than law
enforcement to try to solve problems
What kind of approach is Goldstein's? problem-oriented approach that uses data to analyze problems to
discover exactly what they are and why they are occurring
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What has pushed police departments into the Data, analysis, and computers
direction of more data driven, intelligence led, and
predictive
What was the main policing priority during the was to maintain order in a growing and rambunctious new country with
political era? a still developing legal system
What was the main policing priority during the to contol crime through enforcement of the law
reform/professional era?
What is the main policing priority today? Although controlling crime is still a huge priority, we are more
conscious of the necessity of good police-community relations to
reinforce the legitimacy of the police in a free society
-we are more aware of how important it is that people feel safe, we are
less tolerant when police fail to exercise their power and authority fairly,
and we are increasingly adamant that police achieve all these goals at
the lowest possible cost
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Who is challenged to design and implement the Police department
strategy, or combination of strategies, that will
work best in its community?
Who must think about the strategies, make Police leaders
decisions about the strategies, and then be held
accountable for having implemented the most
effective strategies?
What is the most influential early study on police Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
operations? -influential for both its breakthrough in initiating large-scale
experimental research in police departments and for the long-term
impact of its findings
How was it prior to the Kansas City Preventative Police departments had little interest in scientific observation or
Patrol Experiment? intellectual inquiry; many, in fact, were anti research
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Policing and Society Test 2
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What components did the studies of police -the effectiveness of reactive motorized patrol in controlling crime
operations focus on that shook the foundations of -the need for a rapid response to every report of a crime and request
the reform/professional model of policing? for service
-the effectiveness of criminal investigation
What did the studies of police operations raise Whether or not the police were using the best methods to control crime
questions about?
What did Goldstein recommend when telling the that the police begin to think in terms of problems rather than incidents;
police to try and solve crime and disorder that is, they should change from an incident-based response strategy to
problems? a problem-oriented strategy by viewing groups of incidents as
problems that might be caused by identifiable underlying conditions.
-He argued that officers should not only try to determine the
relationship between incidents that might be occurring in the same
family, building, or area, but also consider alternatives other than law
enforcement to try to solve problems
What kind of approach is Goldstein's? problem-oriented approach that uses data to analyze problems to
discover exactly what they are and why they are occurring
Page 2 of 86 Page 2 Policing and Society Test 2.pdf
,Policing and Society Test 2 3 2026-03-27
What has pushed police departments into the Data, analysis, and computers
direction of more data driven, intelligence led, and
predictive
What was the main policing priority during the was to maintain order in a growing and rambunctious new country with
political era? a still developing legal system
What was the main policing priority during the to contol crime through enforcement of the law
reform/professional era?
What is the main policing priority today? Although controlling crime is still a huge priority, we are more
conscious of the necessity of good police-community relations to
reinforce the legitimacy of the police in a free society
-we are more aware of how important it is that people feel safe, we are
less tolerant when police fail to exercise their power and authority fairly,
and we are increasingly adamant that police achieve all these goals at
the lowest possible cost
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Who is challenged to design and implement the Police department
strategy, or combination of strategies, that will
work best in its community?
Who must think about the strategies, make Police leaders
decisions about the strategies, and then be held
accountable for having implemented the most
effective strategies?
What is the most influential early study on police Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
operations? -influential for both its breakthrough in initiating large-scale
experimental research in police departments and for the long-term
impact of its findings
How was it prior to the Kansas City Preventative Police departments had little interest in scientific observation or
Patrol Experiment? intellectual inquiry; many, in fact, were anti research
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