Chapter 14 -Community Policing

Question 1

This is the preferred way of doing business in American Law enforcement in the 21st century

Answer 1

Community Policing

Question 2

Common ground definition of community policing labels it as a

Answer 2

Mindset or philosophy of an entire organization

Question 3

Community policing is NOT “Police Social work”, it includes a variety of approaches to include

Answer 3

Car stops, foot patrols, info gathering, hard nosed beats

Question 4

Community policing makes the community feel safer by targeting both (2)

Answer 4

Hard Crime and nuisance disorders

Question 5

The idea behind community policing is to have officers who control the beat to do two things (2)

Answer 5

Identify problems and develop solutions

Question 6

Police officers engaging in CP are ____ in their police work and are not always part of a unit, it is usually a regular cop with regular duties

Answer 6

Proactive

Question 7

Community policing only exists where these two groups comes together to participate in problem identification, analysis, and solution

Answer 7

Community and police

Question 8

Problem solving formula - Three Steps

Answer 8

1.Identify problem (break it down)
2. Identify Actors
3. Solicit info and possible solutions from those involved

Question 9

Community policing is NOT (4)

Answer 9

• Public relations trick
• not intended to be warm and fuzzy and soft on criminals
• Does not require specialized units
• Not anti supervisor or no accountability

Question 10

Appearance is not the reason for CP - these two things are

Answer 10

Effectiveness and efficiency

Question 11

Does CP require more work or less work - what does it do in the long run

Answer 11

MORE WORK - but stops reoccurring problems in the long run

Question 12

Community policing is a MINDSET adopted by the ENTIRE department - this person is critical to its success

Answer 12

Uniformed officers

Question 13

Officers engaging in CP need a ____ and ___ supervisor as much as traditional policing

Answer 13

Interest and intelligent

Question 14

Community policing efforts work best when traditional policing efforts are

Answer 14

Slightly modified

Question 15

This person usually decides if CP will succeed or not

Answer 15

The first line supervisor

Question 16

____ and ___ cause CP to succeed, ___ and ____ cause it to fail

Answer 16

Enthusiasm and sincerity

Indifference and hostility

Question 17

Ideas for solutions and problem must come from ___ and ___ for it to be successful

Answer 17

Officers and FLS

Question 18

If the solutions come from police executives who assign a supervisor to handle the problem this can cause ____ from the FLS as they are not involved

Answer 18

Resentment

Question 19

When supervising CP, you may need to change the way you supervise, these three things are important

Answer 19

Flexibility and adaptability (assets)

Encouraging innovation and new solutions to old problems

Question 20

A necessity in Community policing is to determine what is troubling your people and find a solution, what is the best way to do this

Answer 20

Get to know them

Question 21

Success is not measured by the productivity numbers, rather should you look at the

Answer 21

Quality

Question 22

Things that you still need to be able to do even if you are practicing CP

Answer 22

-qualify with a handgun
-Report writing and human realtions
-Knowledge skill and ability areas
-Solve crime and restore order

Question 23

To be effective in CP you need to shift away from numbers and rigid rules and focus on your people and their knowledge of (3)

Answer 23

Their
- Area
-People
-Problems found there

Question 24

Is accountability to a supervisor reduced in CP

Answer 24

No

Question 25

Under Cp an officer must advise their supervisor of any potential problems or repercussions of their activities, officers have an increase amount of ___

Answer 25

Trust

Question 26

Supervising CP officers you can help in the effort by helping them plan their actions or making suggestions but you must ensure

Answer 26

that they know your suggestions can be disregarded and are NOT ORDERS

Question 27

Supervisors realize that the solutions come from

Answer 27

the bottom up

Question 28

Supervisor in CP will allow their officers to have free time away from traditional policing activities to be successful they also need to ensure that

Answer 28

The other officers picking up the slack have the ability to work on their own CP when needed

Question 29

When dealing with officers who engage in CP and those who do not you need to remember that _____ is the key to success

Answer 29

Equality - There is always a need for cops who dont engage in CP

Question 30

If you do not show equality between CP cops and non CP then these two things will suffer

Answer 30

Morale and Divisiness

Question 31

The supervisors ____ towards CP will determine his officers interest in it

Answer 31

Attitude

Question 32

In a new agency that promotes CP, a supervisor will aid, rewards, and encourages officers to ______ will have the most officers engaging in CP

Answer 32

Solve problems

Question 33

Continued interest in CP by the FLS needed for success, Officers who are told of a problem by the FLS and told to solve it are not as successful, rather officers who use ____ and ____ are more likely to be successful

Answer 33

Discretion and flexibility in problem solving

Question 34

Supervisors of successful problem solvers do the following (3)

Answer 34

-Stay involved in assessment and evaluation of officers work
- recognition when things are good
- Advice when things could be better

Question 35

The most effective supervisors welcome a _____ approach to an old problem and are not quick to criticize a subordinates solution no matter how bizarre or impractical

Answer 35

Novel approach

Question 36

Supervisor should be more concerned with _____ than productivity numbers

Answer 36

Solving problems with the communities help

Question 37

Good community policing supervisor must acknowledge

Question 38

Good community policing supervisor must build both

Answer 38

Trust and positive attitudes

Question 39

Good community policing supervisor acts as a _____ for his people from command

Answer 39

Buffer and info channel

Question 40

Good community policing supervisor must allow their subordinates to FAIL successful by

Answer 40

Allowing them to learn from mistakes without major repercussions

Question 41

What is the most valuable resource a supervisor has to aid their employees

Answer 41

Supervisor support

Question 42

Community policing ______ reactive policing and 911 based policing not replaces it

Answer 42

Compliments