Community Policing - Partnerships for Problem Solving Ch12 Exam Questions and Answers Already
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In 2009 what youth ages had the highest rate of victimization? - Answers 12 to 24
What will allow youth who have experienced trouble fitting into the traditional academic environment
to belong to a smaller educational community that connects their academic studies directly with career
aspirations and goals, and develops strong relationships between students and professional entities? -
Answers Magnet schools
What are an important segment of the community that is often overlooked when implementing the
community policing philosophy? - Answers Children and teenagers
What program, endorsed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), brings together
children and officers to have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches? - Answers The
Kops 'n' Kids program
What program did the LaGrange Park (Illinois) Police Department sponsor where each participating
elementary grade school level "adopts" an officer, who then serves as their liaison for the entire school
year? - Answers Adopt-a-Cop
What program led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police teaches front-line officers about the causes of
youth crime and how to effectively partner with young people to help prevent youthful offending and
victimization? - Answers Youth Officer Program
What initiative has as its mission to reduce youth injuries and deaths through peer education, peer
intervention, mentoring, and leadership development? - Answers Teens on Target (TNT)
What program led by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in the District of Columbia started as a
way to include the area youth in community policing and the problem-solving process as well as enable
the department to develop partnerships with area youth? - Answers School Security Division Youth
Advisory Council (YAC)
What are the three basic objectives of YAC? - Answers To expose students to the variety of career paths
available; To provide access to mentors, role models, and internships that can serve as springboards for
future career choices; and To offer the opportunity to gain the tools and skills necessary to become
successful adults
What initiative is a citywide program targeting high crime areas that conducts community awareness
activities, provides informational handouts to residents, and coordinates youth activities? - Answers
Beat the Street Program
What term denotes what the Search Institute promotes by establishing 40 ideals, experiences, and
qualities that are associated with reduced high-risk behaviors and increased thriving behaviors? -
Answers developmental assets
, What is known as a condition, characteristic, or variable that increases the likelihood that a child will
become delinquent? - Answers risk factor
What law went into effect in 2006 and strengthens the national standards for sex offender registration
and notification as well as provides statutory authorization for Project Safe Childhood. - Answers The
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act also known as the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA)
What is the nation's largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of youth, consisting of more
than 400 corporations, nonprofits, communities, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups, educators,
and policy makers who has as its mission, to forge a "strong and effective partnership . . . committed to
seeing that children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed? - Answers America's
Promise Alliance
What initiative aims to protect children by investigating and prosecuting offenders involved in child
sexual exploitation? - Answers Project Safe Childhood
What program, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), was
developed to prevent and reduce the impact of family and community violence on young children
(primarily from birth to age 6) and their families in response to emerging statistics and research on the
prevalence and effects of children's exposure to violence? - Answers The Safe Start Initiative
__________ is an alliance based on interface and interdependence - Answers Horizons
What did a survey of educators identify as the most crucial problem facing schools? - Answers
"emotionally immature" parents
Schools play an important role in the lives of children and in their social development. How should a
school be viewed? - Answers as a community, not as an institution
What initiative is a comprehensive, whole-school improvement program designed by the Developmental
Studies Center in Oakland, California that fosters children's cognitive, ethical, and social growth by
providing all students with engaging, challenging learning opportunities and creating a strong sense of
community among students, teachers, and parents? - Answers The Child Development Project (CDP)
What program functions as an integral connection between the school and the community with its
accepted model engaging in three types of activities being law enforcement, teaching, and mentoring? -
Answers School resource officers (SROs)
What does Community policing in the schools start with? - Answers building police-youth partnerships
What is the first step in building policy-youth partnerships in community policing? - Answers having
police personnel who are dedicated to working with youth in the community
What partnership between USC, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Police
Department recruits volunteers to watch over students on their way to and from school and to provide
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In 2009 what youth ages had the highest rate of victimization? - Answers 12 to 24
What will allow youth who have experienced trouble fitting into the traditional academic environment
to belong to a smaller educational community that connects their academic studies directly with career
aspirations and goals, and develops strong relationships between students and professional entities? -
Answers Magnet schools
What are an important segment of the community that is often overlooked when implementing the
community policing philosophy? - Answers Children and teenagers
What program, endorsed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), brings together
children and officers to have fun rather than to deliver antidrug or anticrime speeches? - Answers The
Kops 'n' Kids program
What program did the LaGrange Park (Illinois) Police Department sponsor where each participating
elementary grade school level "adopts" an officer, who then serves as their liaison for the entire school
year? - Answers Adopt-a-Cop
What program led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police teaches front-line officers about the causes of
youth crime and how to effectively partner with young people to help prevent youthful offending and
victimization? - Answers Youth Officer Program
What initiative has as its mission to reduce youth injuries and deaths through peer education, peer
intervention, mentoring, and leadership development? - Answers Teens on Target (TNT)
What program led by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in the District of Columbia started as a
way to include the area youth in community policing and the problem-solving process as well as enable
the department to develop partnerships with area youth? - Answers School Security Division Youth
Advisory Council (YAC)
What are the three basic objectives of YAC? - Answers To expose students to the variety of career paths
available; To provide access to mentors, role models, and internships that can serve as springboards for
future career choices; and To offer the opportunity to gain the tools and skills necessary to become
successful adults
What initiative is a citywide program targeting high crime areas that conducts community awareness
activities, provides informational handouts to residents, and coordinates youth activities? - Answers
Beat the Street Program
What term denotes what the Search Institute promotes by establishing 40 ideals, experiences, and
qualities that are associated with reduced high-risk behaviors and increased thriving behaviors? -
Answers developmental assets
, What is known as a condition, characteristic, or variable that increases the likelihood that a child will
become delinquent? - Answers risk factor
What law went into effect in 2006 and strengthens the national standards for sex offender registration
and notification as well as provides statutory authorization for Project Safe Childhood. - Answers The
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act also known as the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA)
What is the nation's largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of youth, consisting of more
than 400 corporations, nonprofits, communities, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups, educators,
and policy makers who has as its mission, to forge a "strong and effective partnership . . . committed to
seeing that children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed? - Answers America's
Promise Alliance
What initiative aims to protect children by investigating and prosecuting offenders involved in child
sexual exploitation? - Answers Project Safe Childhood
What program, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), was
developed to prevent and reduce the impact of family and community violence on young children
(primarily from birth to age 6) and their families in response to emerging statistics and research on the
prevalence and effects of children's exposure to violence? - Answers The Safe Start Initiative
__________ is an alliance based on interface and interdependence - Answers Horizons
What did a survey of educators identify as the most crucial problem facing schools? - Answers
"emotionally immature" parents
Schools play an important role in the lives of children and in their social development. How should a
school be viewed? - Answers as a community, not as an institution
What initiative is a comprehensive, whole-school improvement program designed by the Developmental
Studies Center in Oakland, California that fosters children's cognitive, ethical, and social growth by
providing all students with engaging, challenging learning opportunities and creating a strong sense of
community among students, teachers, and parents? - Answers The Child Development Project (CDP)
What program functions as an integral connection between the school and the community with its
accepted model engaging in three types of activities being law enforcement, teaching, and mentoring? -
Answers School resource officers (SROs)
What does Community policing in the schools start with? - Answers building police-youth partnerships
What is the first step in building policy-youth partnerships in community policing? - Answers having
police personnel who are dedicated to working with youth in the community
What partnership between USC, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Police
Department recruits volunteers to watch over students on their way to and from school and to provide
