Chapter 2 Deck 2

Question 1

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, the reform Era of policing. which lasted for several decades in the middle of the 20th century was established to ?

Answer 1

To remove politics from policing and to create standards and infuse scientific management principles into the profession

Question 2

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, what was at the forefront of police & community conflict in the late 1960 & early 1970’s

Answer 2

Power, authority, race and civil liberties

Question 3

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, in 1979 who wrote that police have a broader role in dealing with societal ills, but to do so effectively would require an understanding of and focus on the social, political and economic challenges facing community’s ?

Answer 3

Herman Goldstein

Question 4

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, what theory suggest that neighborhoods that exhibit a sense of disorder, (broken windows, unkempt lots, graffiti, send a message to offenders that no one cares about the Neiborhood?

Answer 4

The Broken window theory

Question 5

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, SARA stands for ?

Answer 5

Scanning
Analysis
Response
Assessment

Question 6

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, The Function of SARA is to?

Answer 6

It’s a model for policing which allows officers on the street to operationalize the ideas promoted by Goldstein and promulgated by community policing enthusiasts. SARA has become a common and accessible way for police to understand and tackle all kinds of crime and disorder issues in modern policing

Question 7

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, Community oriented Policing services, otherwise known as COPS within the US Department of Justice function is to ___________?

Answer 7

Disseminating and overseeing grants funds to police agencies.

Question 8

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, Recent evidence shows that community policing approaches are effective at reducing the fear of crime but less effective at ________?

Answer 8

reducing crime itself

Question 9

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, what marked the true beginning of data driven performance measures in policing?

Answer 9

CompStat by members of the New York City police department in the early 1990’s

Question 10

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, what police commissioner is recognized as one of the foremost contemporary leaders in American policing ?

Answer 10

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton

Question 11

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, what problem solving method is an effective mechanism though which crime and disorder can be reduced?

Answer 11

Systematic problem solving

Question 12

According to Organizational Change Chapter Two, the two primary tools for measuring crime in the US are ___________________?

Answer 12

1. The Uniform Crime Report

2, The National Crime Victimizations Survey