Policing Test 2 (Actual test with correct answers)

How can the police prevent crime? correct answers 1. Preventing crime b4 it occurs (proactive) 2. Respond to citizen reports of crime and investigating crime (reactive) 3. Apprehend offenders (reactive) - Have visible presence to deter crime - Target hardening - work w/ community - neighborhood watch, DARE program, GREAT - Identify issues leading to repeat crime in certain areas and find solutions to them Reactive correct answers Crime control; Activities such as responding to calls for service and investigating crimes - Deal with crimes after committed Proactive correct answers Crime control; activities taken to prevent crime before it occurs (broad) Drug crimes correct answers Challenges: what and who do you focus on? - Supply reduction strategy - Demand reduction strategy Target hardening correct answers Focus on a certain area/problems to reduce crime - or even things like giving out steering wheel locks to fight auto theft Supply reduction strategy correct answers - focus on law enforcement targeting the supply of illegal drugs ( undercover officers buy & bust, arrest lower level dealers to help arrest higher level suppliers, aggressive arrests on all drug altercations)