Chapter 14

Question 1

Community policing is its true form only exist where community or some element of it, in addition to the police, does the following __ pg 271

Answer 1

Participates in the problem identification, analysis and solutions process

Question 2

In many cases, community policing officers follow a problem resolution formula in carrying out a given task. First they attempt to identify the problem or series of problems by breaking the situation down into its component parts. Next they try to ____ and then _____ pg 271

Answer 2

Next they try to identify the actors involved. either as suspects, victims, or others touched by the situation.

Then they solicit information and possible solutions from all those involved.

Question 3

Advocates for community policing are in general agreement about something else. They note that it is the _____ who most often determines whether or not community policing will succeed.

pg274

Answer 3

The first line supervisor

Question 4

To supervise effectively In an agency practicing community policing , a supervisor must be able to ____pg 275-276

Answer 4

Shift his attention away from numbers only and too rigid rules and focus as well on his peoples knowledge of their area, their citizens and the problems to be found there

Question 5

To work best, community policing must be ___ pg 273

Answer 5

An agency wide mindset or way of doing things that is practiced by patrol officers , detectives and support personnel

Question 6

Supervising effectively in a law enforcement agency that has switched to community policing may require that the supervisor: pg 274

Answer 6

Modify somewhat the rigid controls that have long characterized the quasi military way of directing and controlling subordinates

Question 7

Experts on community policing emphasizes that ideas and efforts must originate with _____ to work best pg 274

Answer 7

Line level officers and first line supervisors

Question 8

First of all, it should be emphasized that community policing is a philosophy or mindset for an entire law enforcement operation or organization. It is usually not a separate and distinct, specialized police unit pg 270-271

Question 9

Done correctly, community policing is not antisupervision or “no accountability” oriented, either. Officers involved in community policing require the wise counsel of an interested and intelligent supervisor at least as much as do their traditional policing peers. These officers still need advice, support, training, discipline, and evaluation from a boss who knows the ropes. But often they work best when some of these things are delivered in a slightly modified way.

Question 10

Community policing will force the traditional system supervisor to make some changes in what he monitors as well as in what he ____ in a subordinate. Pg 275

Answer 10

Prizes

Question 11

The supervisor who really understands how community policing works realizes that the best ideas for solutions most often come from the _______ pg 276

Answer 11

Come from bottom up, not the other way around

Question 12

Experience has shown that the most effective ____ supervisors welcome a novel approach to an old problem and are not quick to criticize a subordinate’s proposed solution, however impractical or bizarre it may appear at first glance. Pg 277

Answer 12

Community police

Question 13

Community policing does not weaken supervision. It merely _____ some of its focus of pg 278

Answer 13

Redirects

Question 14

Community policing is not ____ pg 271

Answer 14

Is not police social work

Question 15

First of all, it should be emphasized that community policing is a philosophy or mindset for an entire law enforcement operation or organization. It is usually not a separate and distinct, specialized police unit

Question 16

To work best, community policing must be an agency-wide mindset or way of doing things that is practiced by patrol officers, detectives, and support personnel alike. 273

Question 17

Uniformed officers are critical to the success of community policing and must be afforded the opportunity to participate regardless of where in the jurisdiction or the time of day that they work.

Question 18

Community policing is an all-hands operation. Pg 273

Question 19

Done correctly, community policing is not antisupervision or “no accountability” oriented, either. Officers involved in community policing require the wise counsel of an interested and intelligent supervisor at least as much as do their traditional policing peers.

Question 20

Community policing is not, for example, intended to be a _____

Answer 20

Public relations trick

Question 21

Better police-community relations may, in fact, result from _____

Answer 21

result from improved police service.

Question 22

Appearances are not the reason for going to community policing _____

Answer 22

Increased police effectiveness and efficiency is.

Question 23

Productivity numbers are often not highly regarded as measures of officer success or failure.

Quantity of enforcement will be considered along with other parts of an officer’s work.

Question 24

“Doing community policing here means you have an increased sense of trust from your sergeant,” says one experienced patrol officer working on a problem on his beat. “She’ll still pull my leash if I get out of line. But the leash has gotten a lot longer so I can go out and do what I need to do to fix the problem. It works for me.”

Question 25

The supervisor who really understands how community policing works realizes that the best ideas for solutions most often come from the bottom up, not the other way around.

Question 26

As might be expected, officers granted authority by their supervisors to use discretion and flexibility in their problem solving appear to be the most successful as community policing practitioners.

Question 27

Community policing allows its practitioners to learn from their failures without penalty.

Question 28

The most successful community policing practitioners appear to be those who ____ 277

Answer 28

Are granted by their supervisors to use discretion and flexibility in their problem solving

Question 29

Experience has shown that the most effective community policing supervisors: 277

Answer 29

A. expect and generally get compliance with rules and ethics accompanying good police work.
B. are more concerned with solving problems with the community’s help than they are with production numbers.
C. allow subordinates to fail successfully by learning from experience without major repercussions.

Question 30

Supervision in a police agency practicing true community policing requires a _____with the traditional style of law enforcement supervision.

Answer 30

Partial break

Question 31

Community policing does not do away with 911 responses or reactive modes of policing;

Answer 31

It complements them

Question 32

In its purest form, community-oriented policing calls for real partnerships with the consumers of law enforcement services.

Question 33

What is another term for personal courage

Answer 33

Administrative courage