Chapter 6 Community Policing And Crime

Question 0

T/F
The professionalization movement in policing was predicated on the assertion that police could control crime and that crime fighting was their mandate

Answer 0

True

Question 1

Since the police reform movement of the 1930s, the primary job of the public police has narrowed to that of…

Answer 1

Crime fighter

Question 2

As part of the professional model, Four generally accepted measurements to evaluate police performance were…

Answer 2

Reported crime rates
Overall arrests
Clearance rates
Response times

Question 3

UCR focuses on eight part one crimes

Answer 3

Four violent crimes:
Murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault

And four property crimes:
Burglary, larceny/theft, MV theft and arson

Question 4

What is a status offense?

Answer 4

An act that if committed by an adult, would not be a crime.

Question 5

The traditional model suggests there are three times that police can influence crime…

Answer 5

Prevent it,
Intervene as it happens,
Solve the crime after it takes place

Question 6

The main focus of tradition policing is

Answer 6

Motor patrol

Question 7

T/F

Studies show that random motor patrol lowers crime rates and makes people feel safer

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Police influence on solving crimes canbe summed up as…

Answer 8

Detectives suck

Question 9

T/F

CPOs have little effect on domestic violence

Answer 9

False

Question 10

T/F

Traditional preventative motor patrol remains the most effect means of controlling crime

Answer 10

False.

Big stupid waste of money

Question 11

Traditional policing is basically:
A) reactive
B) aggressive
C) dangerous

Answer 11

A) reactive