CRIM 251 - Community Policing (Chapter 3 AND 4) Test Questions and Answers Already Passed
What are the principles of the traditional model of policing? (POPD) What are the 2 the textbook
extended upon? - Answers -The primary responsibility of police is crime control
-Objectives are legally defined and involve criminal incidents
-Police may not work in conjunction with the community
-Decision making occurs through a hierarchy demand // -Role of the police officer is to control crime,
and this role is carried out by way of preventative patrol and rapid response times
-Police services are centralized
What are the 3 R's of the traditional model? (react) What is the central premise of random patrol?
Which R is the cornerstone of traditional models of policing, even today? - Answers -Random patrol
-Rapid response
-Reactive investigation / is that the mere presence of patrol cars serves as a deterrent to crime and
increases citizens feelings of safety / random patrol
What are the characteristics of the traditional approach? (IRFF) Define each. - Answers -Incident
oriented: the primary focus is on responding to specific incidents, calls, cases or events
-Response oriented: police managements and operations are oriented towards responding to events as
they arise, response capacity and capability are emphasized, and little time and dew resources are
devoted to proactive intervention or prevention activities
-Focuses on limited analysis: as rapid response and the availability of resources are top priority, info
gathering is limited to specific situations and does not include analysis of the causes of events
-Focuses on the means rather than the end: the emphasis on response efficiency means that little
significance is placed on the impact of police strategies of preventing, reducing or eliminating problems
What is the traditional deployment of police officers? (OPBEN) - Answers -Operating on a "watch"
system
-Patrol officers work the same shift rotation
-Based on a para-military model of policing
-Emphasis on command and control
-Narrow range of police responses
What are the concerns with the traditional model? (hint: 2 / IC) Define what insensitivity to community
needs is. What is the extra concern the textbook added? (internal/external) - Answers -Insensitivity to
, community needs: officers deployed to one neighbourhood during a shift rotation are not redeployed to
the same neighbourhood on the next
-Creativity is stifled among front-line police officers / Policing becomes internally focused rather than
having an external community focus
In the traditional model of police work, effectiveness is determined by response times and what ______
rate? What is the definition of clearance rates? What is another measure often used to assess the
effectiveness of the police? (what rate) How can this rate be good or bad? (hint: increase / decrease)
Why should police performance not solely be based on crime control measures? (hint: increase could
indicate...) - Answers clearance rate / The % of cases in which an offence has been committed and a
suspect identified, regardless of whether the suspect is ultimately convicted of the crime. the crime rate:
a rising crime rate can reflect either good or poor police performance as when the official crime rate
goes down, the police are generally credited with doing a good job, AND when it goes up, the police are
seen as doing a poor job. / An increase in the official crime rate could indicate good police performance,
both in terms of more calls being reported by a supportive public and more criminals being
apprehended
What are the 4 concerns with using clearance rates as a measure of POLICE effectiveness? (PCNN)
Explain each. - Answers -Police officers do not spend most of their time chasing criminals: most of their
time is spent on nonenforcement situations revolving around maintaining order, providing services, and
preventing crime
-Crime rate should be used with caution: if there is an increase in the official rate of crime in a
community, does that mean that the police are ineffective (the reason why crime rate went up) or
effective (official crime rate being an indicator that the police are catching more criminals)
-Not all police officers serve in the same type of communities: while some officers are assigned to
remote and rural areas, others work in suburban and urban areas. The specific levels and types of crime
in these areas vary as well, which means that police officers are confronted with different types of
problems and situations
-Not all police officers are assigned to the same type of police work: some police officers work out of
community police stations; others work in specialty units such as the gang squad and the auto theft task
force. *Makes even more unrealistic to use only a single measure of police effectiveness
What is community policing defined? (hint: 3/ IIA) - Answers -Is a philosophy, management, style and
organizational strategy
-Includes community-police partnerships
-Addresses problems of crime and social disorder in communities
What are the principles of the traditional model of policing? (POPD) What are the 2 the textbook
extended upon? - Answers -The primary responsibility of police is crime control
-Objectives are legally defined and involve criminal incidents
-Police may not work in conjunction with the community
-Decision making occurs through a hierarchy demand // -Role of the police officer is to control crime,
and this role is carried out by way of preventative patrol and rapid response times
-Police services are centralized
What are the 3 R's of the traditional model? (react) What is the central premise of random patrol?
Which R is the cornerstone of traditional models of policing, even today? - Answers -Random patrol
-Rapid response
-Reactive investigation / is that the mere presence of patrol cars serves as a deterrent to crime and
increases citizens feelings of safety / random patrol
What are the characteristics of the traditional approach? (IRFF) Define each. - Answers -Incident
oriented: the primary focus is on responding to specific incidents, calls, cases or events
-Response oriented: police managements and operations are oriented towards responding to events as
they arise, response capacity and capability are emphasized, and little time and dew resources are
devoted to proactive intervention or prevention activities
-Focuses on limited analysis: as rapid response and the availability of resources are top priority, info
gathering is limited to specific situations and does not include analysis of the causes of events
-Focuses on the means rather than the end: the emphasis on response efficiency means that little
significance is placed on the impact of police strategies of preventing, reducing or eliminating problems
What is the traditional deployment of police officers? (OPBEN) - Answers -Operating on a "watch"
system
-Patrol officers work the same shift rotation
-Based on a para-military model of policing
-Emphasis on command and control
-Narrow range of police responses
What are the concerns with the traditional model? (hint: 2 / IC) Define what insensitivity to community
needs is. What is the extra concern the textbook added? (internal/external) - Answers -Insensitivity to
, community needs: officers deployed to one neighbourhood during a shift rotation are not redeployed to
the same neighbourhood on the next
-Creativity is stifled among front-line police officers / Policing becomes internally focused rather than
having an external community focus
In the traditional model of police work, effectiveness is determined by response times and what ______
rate? What is the definition of clearance rates? What is another measure often used to assess the
effectiveness of the police? (what rate) How can this rate be good or bad? (hint: increase / decrease)
Why should police performance not solely be based on crime control measures? (hint: increase could
indicate...) - Answers clearance rate / The % of cases in which an offence has been committed and a
suspect identified, regardless of whether the suspect is ultimately convicted of the crime. the crime rate:
a rising crime rate can reflect either good or poor police performance as when the official crime rate
goes down, the police are generally credited with doing a good job, AND when it goes up, the police are
seen as doing a poor job. / An increase in the official crime rate could indicate good police performance,
both in terms of more calls being reported by a supportive public and more criminals being
apprehended
What are the 4 concerns with using clearance rates as a measure of POLICE effectiveness? (PCNN)
Explain each. - Answers -Police officers do not spend most of their time chasing criminals: most of their
time is spent on nonenforcement situations revolving around maintaining order, providing services, and
preventing crime
-Crime rate should be used with caution: if there is an increase in the official rate of crime in a
community, does that mean that the police are ineffective (the reason why crime rate went up) or
effective (official crime rate being an indicator that the police are catching more criminals)
-Not all police officers serve in the same type of communities: while some officers are assigned to
remote and rural areas, others work in suburban and urban areas. The specific levels and types of crime
in these areas vary as well, which means that police officers are confronted with different types of
problems and situations
-Not all police officers are assigned to the same type of police work: some police officers work out of
community police stations; others work in specialty units such as the gang squad and the auto theft task
force. *Makes even more unrealistic to use only a single measure of police effectiveness
What is community policing defined? (hint: 3/ IIA) - Answers -Is a philosophy, management, style and
organizational strategy
-Includes community-police partnerships
-Addresses problems of crime and social disorder in communities
