CRIMJ 210 CHAPTER 12, CRIMJ 210
CHAPTER 11, THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENT
FINAL, CRIMJ 210 CHAPTER 13 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
The Executive Sessions on Policing focused and debated on the use and price of:
a. rolling traffic enforcement
b. adaptable computer databases
c. intelligence-led policing
d. community policing - ANSWERSd. community policing
Which of the following was not one of the corporate strategies of policing described by
the Executive Sessions on Policing?
a. team policing
b. strategic policing
c. community policing
d. problem-solving policing - ANSWERSa. team policing
In the 1960s, changes in police management led to the abandonment of:
a. bicycle patrol
b. two-man patrol units
c. foot patrol
d. equestrian patrol - ANSWERSc. foot patrol
Many believe that modern community policing began with James Q. Wilson and George
L. Kelling's article "'____________________': The Police and Neighborhood Safety."
a. Littered Streets
b. Disordered Communities
c. Broken Windows
d. Dangerous Streets - ANSWERSc. Broken Windows
Which of the following is not one of the human behaviors found by Wesley Skogan to be
extremely disruptive to the community?
a. public drinking
,b. youths firing gunshots into the air
c. commercial sex
d. street harassment - ANSWERSb. youths firing gunshots into the air
Which of the following is not one of the most important benefits of community policing,
according to the scholar Herman Goldstein?
a. a more realistic acknowledgment of police functions
b. a recognition of the interrelationships among police functions
c. an acknowledgment of the limited capacity of the police to accomplish their jobs on
their own and of the importance of an alliance between the police and the public
d. community control of the police - ANSWERSd. community control of the police
With incident-driven policing, officers tend to respond to similar incidents at the same
location:
a. once
b. as tactical response units
c. with problem-solving tactics
d. numerous times - ANSWERSd. numerous times
The concept of problem-solving policing can be attributed to:
a. James Q. Wilson
b. Lee P. Brown
c. George Kelling
d. Herman Goldstein - ANSWERSd. Herman Goldstein
According to Herman Goldstein, traditional policing is:
a. incident driven
b. community driven
c. patrol driven
d. service driven - ANSWERSa. incident driven
Problem-oriented policing involves officers dealing with the:
a. underlying causes of incidents
b. things as they are before them
c. community pressures
d. management priorities - ANSWERSa. underlying causes of incidents
When officers reach the assessment process in the SARA model of problem-solving,
officers:
a. plan further strategic movements
, b. evaluate community policing
c. evaluate the effectiveness of the response
d. evaluate incident-driven policing - ANSWERSc. evaluate the effectiveness of the
response
Who founded the National Center for Community Policing in East Lansing, Michigan?
a. Robert C. Trojanowicz
b. Logan Stout
c. Richard Hill
d. Rick D. Patterson - ANSWERSa. Robert C. Trojanowicz
The problem-oriented policing process necessitates improving various skill sets. One of
those skill sets is:
a. scanning
b. analysis
c. response
d. communication - ANSWERSd. communication
What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations?
a. strategic policing
b. community policing
c. citizen-based policing
d. political-based policing - ANSWERSa. strategic policing
Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those
underlying problems is referred to as:
a. zero-tolerance policing
b. problem-solving policing
c. political-based policing
d. targeted policing - ANSWERSb. problem-solving policing
The Office of Community Policing Services (COPS) is part of the
____________________.
a. NIJ
b. FBI
c. president's cabinet
d. Chicago Police Department - ANSWERSa. NIJ
The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program.
a. TOPS
CHAPTER 11, THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENT
FINAL, CRIMJ 210 CHAPTER 13 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
The Executive Sessions on Policing focused and debated on the use and price of:
a. rolling traffic enforcement
b. adaptable computer databases
c. intelligence-led policing
d. community policing - ANSWERSd. community policing
Which of the following was not one of the corporate strategies of policing described by
the Executive Sessions on Policing?
a. team policing
b. strategic policing
c. community policing
d. problem-solving policing - ANSWERSa. team policing
In the 1960s, changes in police management led to the abandonment of:
a. bicycle patrol
b. two-man patrol units
c. foot patrol
d. equestrian patrol - ANSWERSc. foot patrol
Many believe that modern community policing began with James Q. Wilson and George
L. Kelling's article "'____________________': The Police and Neighborhood Safety."
a. Littered Streets
b. Disordered Communities
c. Broken Windows
d. Dangerous Streets - ANSWERSc. Broken Windows
Which of the following is not one of the human behaviors found by Wesley Skogan to be
extremely disruptive to the community?
a. public drinking
,b. youths firing gunshots into the air
c. commercial sex
d. street harassment - ANSWERSb. youths firing gunshots into the air
Which of the following is not one of the most important benefits of community policing,
according to the scholar Herman Goldstein?
a. a more realistic acknowledgment of police functions
b. a recognition of the interrelationships among police functions
c. an acknowledgment of the limited capacity of the police to accomplish their jobs on
their own and of the importance of an alliance between the police and the public
d. community control of the police - ANSWERSd. community control of the police
With incident-driven policing, officers tend to respond to similar incidents at the same
location:
a. once
b. as tactical response units
c. with problem-solving tactics
d. numerous times - ANSWERSd. numerous times
The concept of problem-solving policing can be attributed to:
a. James Q. Wilson
b. Lee P. Brown
c. George Kelling
d. Herman Goldstein - ANSWERSd. Herman Goldstein
According to Herman Goldstein, traditional policing is:
a. incident driven
b. community driven
c. patrol driven
d. service driven - ANSWERSa. incident driven
Problem-oriented policing involves officers dealing with the:
a. underlying causes of incidents
b. things as they are before them
c. community pressures
d. management priorities - ANSWERSa. underlying causes of incidents
When officers reach the assessment process in the SARA model of problem-solving,
officers:
a. plan further strategic movements
, b. evaluate community policing
c. evaluate the effectiveness of the response
d. evaluate incident-driven policing - ANSWERSc. evaluate the effectiveness of the
response
Who founded the National Center for Community Policing in East Lansing, Michigan?
a. Robert C. Trojanowicz
b. Logan Stout
c. Richard Hill
d. Rick D. Patterson - ANSWERSa. Robert C. Trojanowicz
The problem-oriented policing process necessitates improving various skill sets. One of
those skill sets is:
a. scanning
b. analysis
c. response
d. communication - ANSWERSd. communication
What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations?
a. strategic policing
b. community policing
c. citizen-based policing
d. political-based policing - ANSWERSa. strategic policing
Analyzing crime issues to determine the underlying problems and addressing those
underlying problems is referred to as:
a. zero-tolerance policing
b. problem-solving policing
c. political-based policing
d. targeted policing - ANSWERSb. problem-solving policing
The Office of Community Policing Services (COPS) is part of the
____________________.
a. NIJ
b. FBI
c. president's cabinet
d. Chicago Police Department - ANSWERSa. NIJ
The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) are part of the _____ program.
a. TOPS
