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CMRJ101 LESSON 11 QUIZ – CRIME PREVENTION AND
COMMUNITY POLICING EXAM PRACTICE 2026/2027
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES.
CMRJ
Prepare for the CMRJ101 Lesson 11 Quiz – Crime Prevention and Community Policing
with this focused practice resource designed to reinforce essential criminal justice
concepts. Use it to review crime prevention strategies, community policing principles,
law enforcement-community relationships, and related practices. This resource can
help strengthen your understanding, identify areas that may require additional study,
and improve your quiz readiness. It provides a structured supplement to your
coursework and supports a more confident approach to the CMRJ101 assessment.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Module 1: Foundations of Crime Prevention (Questions 1–20)
1. What is the primary goal of crime prevention?
A. To increase arrests after crimes occur
B. To reduce or stop crime before it happens
C. To replace the court system
D. To eliminate all police discretion
Answer: B
Rationale: Crime prevention focuses on reducing the opportunity for
crime and addressing conditions that lead to crime before it occurs. It is
proactive rather than purely reactive.
2. Which type of prevention targets the general population before any
crime or victimization occurs?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Reactive prevention
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Answer: A
Rationale: Primary prevention is directed at the general population or
broad social conditions to prevent crime before it occurs. Examples
include public education and environmental design.
3. Which type of prevention targets individuals or groups at high risk for
offending or victimization?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. General deterrence
Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on individuals or groups who
are at elevated risk. It aims to intervene early before more serious
problems develop.
4. Which type of prevention focuses on offenders after they have
committed crimes, aiming to prevent recurrence?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Situational prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention addresses offenders after offending has
occurred. It includes rehabilitation, treatment, and reentry programs
designed to reduce recidivism.
5. The crime triangle consists of which three elements?
A. Offender, victim, location
B. Police, courts, corrections
C. Motive, means, opportunity
D. Law, punishment, deterrence
Answer: A
Rationale: The crime triangle often depicts the interaction of an offender,
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a victim or target, and a location or place. Crime prevention often focuses
on reducing opportunity at one or more points of the triangle.
6. Routine activities theory suggests crime occurs when which three
factors converge?
A. Motivated offender, suitable target, lack of capable guardian
B. Poverty, unemployment, lack of education
C. Police, courts, corrections
D. Motive, opportunity, punishment
Answer: A
Rationale: Routine activities theory explains crime as the convergence of
a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable
guardian in time and space.
7. Rational choice theory assumes that offenders:
A. Act randomly
B. Weigh potential rewards and risks before offending
C. Cannot be deterred
D. Offend only because of mental illness
Answer: B
Rationale: Rational choice theory assumes offenders make decisions
based on perceived opportunities, rewards, and risks. Crime prevention
can therefore aim to increase risk and reduce reward.
8. Social disorganization theory links crime to:
A. Weak community institutions and informal social control
B. Excessive police patrol
C. Overly strict laws
D. Biological factors alone
Answer: A
Rationale: Social disorganization theory focuses on neighborhoods with
weak social ties, instability, and limited informal social control. These
conditions can increase crime and disorder.
9. Collective efficacy refers to:
A. A community’s shared willingness to intervene for the common good
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B. The number of police officers in a neighborhood
C. The severity of criminal penalties
D. The use of military equipment by police
Answer: A
Rationale: Collective efficacy is the combination of social cohesion and
shared willingness among residents to intervene for the common good,
such as supervising youth and addressing disorder.
10. Developmental prevention focuses on:
A. Early intervention in risk factors across the life course
B. Only adult offenders
C. Only environmental design
D. Only police patrol strategies
Answer: A
Rationale: Developmental prevention targets risk and protective factors
early in life, such as family support, school readiness, and youth
development, to reduce later offending.
11. Situational crime prevention seeks to:
A. Reduce opportunities for crime by altering the immediate environment
B. Change offenders’ personalities
C. Reform the criminal justice system
D. Increase imprisonment rates
Answer: A
Rationale: Situational crime prevention focuses on reducing criminal
opportunities through measures such as target hardening, access
control, and surveillance.
12. Social crime prevention seeks to:
A. Address underlying social causes of crime
B. Only increase police numbers
C. Only use CCTV
D. Only punish offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Social crime prevention addresses root causes such as
CMRJ101 LESSON 11 QUIZ – CRIME PREVENTION AND
COMMUNITY POLICING EXAM PRACTICE 2026/2027
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES.
CMRJ
Prepare for the CMRJ101 Lesson 11 Quiz – Crime Prevention and Community Policing
with this focused practice resource designed to reinforce essential criminal justice
concepts. Use it to review crime prevention strategies, community policing principles,
law enforcement-community relationships, and related practices. This resource can
help strengthen your understanding, identify areas that may require additional study,
and improve your quiz readiness. It provides a structured supplement to your
coursework and supports a more confident approach to the CMRJ101 assessment.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Module 1: Foundations of Crime Prevention (Questions 1–20)
1. What is the primary goal of crime prevention?
A. To increase arrests after crimes occur
B. To reduce or stop crime before it happens
C. To replace the court system
D. To eliminate all police discretion
Answer: B
Rationale: Crime prevention focuses on reducing the opportunity for
crime and addressing conditions that lead to crime before it occurs. It is
proactive rather than purely reactive.
2. Which type of prevention targets the general population before any
crime or victimization occurs?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Reactive prevention
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Answer: A
Rationale: Primary prevention is directed at the general population or
broad social conditions to prevent crime before it occurs. Examples
include public education and environmental design.
3. Which type of prevention targets individuals or groups at high risk for
offending or victimization?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. General deterrence
Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on individuals or groups who
are at elevated risk. It aims to intervene early before more serious
problems develop.
4. Which type of prevention focuses on offenders after they have
committed crimes, aiming to prevent recurrence?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Situational prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention addresses offenders after offending has
occurred. It includes rehabilitation, treatment, and reentry programs
designed to reduce recidivism.
5. The crime triangle consists of which three elements?
A. Offender, victim, location
B. Police, courts, corrections
C. Motive, means, opportunity
D. Law, punishment, deterrence
Answer: A
Rationale: The crime triangle often depicts the interaction of an offender,
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a victim or target, and a location or place. Crime prevention often focuses
on reducing opportunity at one or more points of the triangle.
6. Routine activities theory suggests crime occurs when which three
factors converge?
A. Motivated offender, suitable target, lack of capable guardian
B. Poverty, unemployment, lack of education
C. Police, courts, corrections
D. Motive, opportunity, punishment
Answer: A
Rationale: Routine activities theory explains crime as the convergence of
a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable
guardian in time and space.
7. Rational choice theory assumes that offenders:
A. Act randomly
B. Weigh potential rewards and risks before offending
C. Cannot be deterred
D. Offend only because of mental illness
Answer: B
Rationale: Rational choice theory assumes offenders make decisions
based on perceived opportunities, rewards, and risks. Crime prevention
can therefore aim to increase risk and reduce reward.
8. Social disorganization theory links crime to:
A. Weak community institutions and informal social control
B. Excessive police patrol
C. Overly strict laws
D. Biological factors alone
Answer: A
Rationale: Social disorganization theory focuses on neighborhoods with
weak social ties, instability, and limited informal social control. These
conditions can increase crime and disorder.
9. Collective efficacy refers to:
A. A community’s shared willingness to intervene for the common good
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B. The number of police officers in a neighborhood
C. The severity of criminal penalties
D. The use of military equipment by police
Answer: A
Rationale: Collective efficacy is the combination of social cohesion and
shared willingness among residents to intervene for the common good,
such as supervising youth and addressing disorder.
10. Developmental prevention focuses on:
A. Early intervention in risk factors across the life course
B. Only adult offenders
C. Only environmental design
D. Only police patrol strategies
Answer: A
Rationale: Developmental prevention targets risk and protective factors
early in life, such as family support, school readiness, and youth
development, to reduce later offending.
11. Situational crime prevention seeks to:
A. Reduce opportunities for crime by altering the immediate environment
B. Change offenders’ personalities
C. Reform the criminal justice system
D. Increase imprisonment rates
Answer: A
Rationale: Situational crime prevention focuses on reducing criminal
opportunities through measures such as target hardening, access
control, and surveillance.
12. Social crime prevention seeks to:
A. Address underlying social causes of crime
B. Only increase police numbers
C. Only use CCTV
D. Only punish offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Social crime prevention addresses root causes such as
