Community Policing GPSTC 320/321 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Community Policing GPSTC 320/321
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Community Policing - CORRECT ANSWER - a renewed emphasis on crime prevention
rather than law enforcement to reintegrate policing within the community


good crime prevention is _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - proactive



CPTED - CORRECT ANSWER - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design-
altering the physical environment to enhance safety, reduce the incidence and fear of crime, and
improve the quality of life


what is a good example of crime prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neighborhood
Watch programs


Broken Windows Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - the reason why the state of the urban
environment may affect crime is due to three factors
social norms and conformity
the presence or lack of monitoring
social signaling and signal crime
(broken windows, poor environments, people feel like environment is not one people care if it
gets robbed)


Proactive versus Reactive - CORRECT ANSWER - dealing with crime before it occurs


- we are structuring the environment so as to prevent crimes (think CPTED)