CCJS 340 – Final Assessment: Law Enforcement in
America
Human Development Approach - correct answer ✔✔-Theory X and Theory Y
-Management by Objective
-Job Enrichment
-Education
-Professionalism
Theory X - correct answer ✔✔People do not like to work; work because they have to. Wouldn't
work if they didn't have to.
Theory Y - correct answer ✔✔People do like to work if the work is satisfying and rewarding.
Management by Objective (MBO) - correct answer ✔✔People work hardest when they have a
clear goal in mind and when they see their work as contributing to the goal.
Job Enrichment - correct answer ✔✔-Motivating employees to improve
-Responsibility and recognition makes them excel at their work.
Education - correct answer ✔✔-College educated officers are better
-More objective
-Less authoritarian
-Better problem solvers
Professionalism - correct answer ✔✔-Special training
,-Unique skills
-Discretion (to be used more appropriately)
Structural Design Approach - correct answer ✔✔Changing the way the work flows
Neighborhood Team Policing - correct answer ✔✔one type of approach
Split Force Patrol - correct answer ✔✔-Take a portion of sworn officers and assign them just to
patrol (no calls)
-Need more officers to work effectively
Centralized Processing - correct answer ✔✔-Used to reduce the patrol officer's time off the
street.
-Arresting officer takes prisoner to CPU (20-30 minutes, leaves at CPU. Able to go back out to
the streets).
Consolidation - correct answer ✔✔-Combining small departments together
-Trying to address inefficiency and duplication
Differential Reponse - correct answer ✔✔-Involve the compaint taker assigning an appropriate
response to call based on when it happened.
-Immediate priority response = lights, sirens, speeding, etc.
-Immediate response = no lights and sirens
-Delayed response = will send an officer, but not right away.
-Schedule appointment
-Telephone report = no officer goes to location
-Citizens were positive about this if they had a realistic view of when the officer would arrive.
, Community Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔-"umbrella"
-Committment to community
-4 basic principles
Four basic principles of Community Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔1. Partnership -
community and department are partners
2. Empowerment - shared power, shared ownership
3. Service
4. Trust and Integrity
Problem-Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔-Solve underlying problems
Characteristics of POP - correct answer ✔✔-proactive
-use alternatives to CJS
-Use individual statistics vs. group statistics
-Great deal of info (sharing/analyzing) vs. only from scene
SARA - correct answer ✔✔S-scanning = figure out problem
A-analysis = collect info
R-response = come up with solutions and implement one
A-assessment = did it work? Evaluating solution.
CompStat - correct answer ✔✔-Computer-driven statistics
-Uses techniques to identify crime problems
-Holds commanders responsible for what happens in their areas.
America
Human Development Approach - correct answer ✔✔-Theory X and Theory Y
-Management by Objective
-Job Enrichment
-Education
-Professionalism
Theory X - correct answer ✔✔People do not like to work; work because they have to. Wouldn't
work if they didn't have to.
Theory Y - correct answer ✔✔People do like to work if the work is satisfying and rewarding.
Management by Objective (MBO) - correct answer ✔✔People work hardest when they have a
clear goal in mind and when they see their work as contributing to the goal.
Job Enrichment - correct answer ✔✔-Motivating employees to improve
-Responsibility and recognition makes them excel at their work.
Education - correct answer ✔✔-College educated officers are better
-More objective
-Less authoritarian
-Better problem solvers
Professionalism - correct answer ✔✔-Special training
,-Unique skills
-Discretion (to be used more appropriately)
Structural Design Approach - correct answer ✔✔Changing the way the work flows
Neighborhood Team Policing - correct answer ✔✔one type of approach
Split Force Patrol - correct answer ✔✔-Take a portion of sworn officers and assign them just to
patrol (no calls)
-Need more officers to work effectively
Centralized Processing - correct answer ✔✔-Used to reduce the patrol officer's time off the
street.
-Arresting officer takes prisoner to CPU (20-30 minutes, leaves at CPU. Able to go back out to
the streets).
Consolidation - correct answer ✔✔-Combining small departments together
-Trying to address inefficiency and duplication
Differential Reponse - correct answer ✔✔-Involve the compaint taker assigning an appropriate
response to call based on when it happened.
-Immediate priority response = lights, sirens, speeding, etc.
-Immediate response = no lights and sirens
-Delayed response = will send an officer, but not right away.
-Schedule appointment
-Telephone report = no officer goes to location
-Citizens were positive about this if they had a realistic view of when the officer would arrive.
, Community Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔-"umbrella"
-Committment to community
-4 basic principles
Four basic principles of Community Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔1. Partnership -
community and department are partners
2. Empowerment - shared power, shared ownership
3. Service
4. Trust and Integrity
Problem-Oriented Policing - correct answer ✔✔-Solve underlying problems
Characteristics of POP - correct answer ✔✔-proactive
-use alternatives to CJS
-Use individual statistics vs. group statistics
-Great deal of info (sharing/analyzing) vs. only from scene
SARA - correct answer ✔✔S-scanning = figure out problem
A-analysis = collect info
R-response = come up with solutions and implement one
A-assessment = did it work? Evaluating solution.
CompStat - correct answer ✔✔-Computer-driven statistics
-Uses techniques to identify crime problems
-Holds commanders responsible for what happens in their areas.
