Chapter 4 Quiz

. The SARA model stands for __________.

sound, accuracy, response, aim

scope, aim, response, accuracy

scanning, assessment, response, analysis

none of the above

. Which of the following is included under SCANNING in the SARA model?

Identifying recurring problems of concern to the public and the police and prioritizing those problems.

Research what is known about the problem type and narrow the scope of the problem as specifically as possible.

Search for what other communities with similar problems have done and carry out the planned activities.

Determine whether the plan was implemented and whether broad goals were attained.

. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment found that __________.

increased patrol reduces crime

increased patrol reduces disorder

both a and b

none of the above

. Research on differential police response indicates that it __________.

reduces citizens' feelings of safety

reduces costs and improves effectiveness

does not reduce citizens' level of satisfaction

both b and c

. This approach emphasizes the necessity of tailoring crime prevention responses to the specific characteristics of the crime problem being addressed—it rejects any one-size-fits-all thinking:

Team policing

Foot patrol

Positive interaction

Situational crime prevention

. Which of the following statements is true?

Problem-oriented policing is the same as community policing.

The aim of problem-oriented policing is to repair and improve police-community relations.

The aim of problem-oriented policing is to identify and reduce all kinds of chronic crime and disorder problems.

All of the above statements are true.

. Case screening is __________.

review of cases by citizens to determine whether they are crimes

a method used to screen out cases with a very low probability of being solved so that detectives can concentrate on more promising cases

a method of review that gives great weight to the presence of solvability factors

both b and c

. Which of the following is true of community policing?

Citizens should have open access to police organizations.

Access may be available through elected officials.

Citizens should have input to police policies and decisions.

All of the above.

. Which of the following is a true statement?

Many police agencies implemented community policing only half-heartedly.

Federal financial support for community policing is greatly diminished from the levels seen in the 1990s.

Many people take community policing for granted.

All of the above are true statements.

. Which of the following is a key ingredient of the geographic focus?

Citizen input

Supervision

Research

Permanency of assignment

. The problem-solving approach of community policing should be characterized by several important features. Which of the following should be included?

It should be empirical.

It should emphasize apprehension.

It should emphasize the legalistic style.

All of the above

. Which of the following is TRUE of the broken-windows thesis?

Motor patrol officers pay more attention to disorderly behavior and to minor offenses than do foot patrol officers.

Foot patrol officers have more opportunity than motor patrol officers to control street disorder and reassure ordinary citizens.

Foot patrol officers are likely to ignore vagrants, panhandlers, and noisy juveniles since it is not considered major crime.

All of the above are TRUE statements of the broken-windows thesis.

. This method seeks improvement in doors, windows, locks, alarms, and lighting that make illegal entry into homes more difficult and more time-consuming:

Citizen input

Community relations

Public safety

Target hardening

. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the problem-solving approach?

It should be the standard operating method of policing

It should be practiced by personnel throughout the ranks

It should involve, whenever possible, collaboration between police and other agencies and institutions

All of the above are features of the problem-solving approach

. The effectiveness of community policing has been extremely difficult to determine. Which of the following is a possible reason for this difficulty?

Multiple effects

Programmatic complexity

Research design limitations

All of the above

. Problem-oriented policing is especially concerned with improving the relationship between police and minority citizens and communities.

True

False

. Community policing embraces the narrow view of the police function rather than the broad focus on crime fighting or law enforcement.

True

False

. The techniques used to achieve citizen input should be more important than the end result.

True

False

. Many observers believe that the abandonment of foot patrol by American police during the mid-1900s had a positive impact on police-citizen relations because police were distanced from the citizens.

True

False

. Under community policing, officers are asked to consider the "will of the community" when deciding which laws to enforce under what circumstances.

True

False

. Choosing among the alternative interventions is part of the response under the SARA model.

True

False

. Identifying recurring problems of concern to the public and the police is part of analysis under the SARA model.

True

False

. Community crime prevention is based on the assumption that if a community can be changed, so can the behavior of those who live there.

True

False

. A limitation of community policing is that there is little evidence that it enhances community processes in ways that would be expected to subsequently reduce fear, disorder, and crime.

True

False

. Research has had a meaningful impact on police practices during the second half of the 20th century.

True

False

. The philosophical dimension of community policing includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying community policing.

True

False

. Community policing is the logical combination of more than 30 years of police effectiveness research and decades of experimentation with police-community relation programs, crime prevention strategies, and team policing.

True

False

. The more densely populated an area, the more likely that foot patrol can be used effectively.

True

False

. Community crime prevention and community policing are the same.

True

False

. Removing trash and graffiti is one strategy of CPTED.

True

False

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