Community Crime Prevention

Question 1

Describe “opportunity makes the thief.”

Answer 1

The belief that if opportunity increases, so will crime.

Question 2

How many pillars are there in 21st Century Policing?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

What is pillar 1 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 3

Building Trust and Legitimacy

Question 4

What is pillar 2 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 4

Policy and Oversight

Question 5

What is pillar 3 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 5

Technology and Social Media

Question 6

What is pillar 4 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 6

Community Policing and Crime Prevention

Question 7

What is pillar 5 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 7

Training and Education

Question 8

What is pillar 6 of 21st Century Policing?

Answer 8

Officer Wellness and Safety

Question 9

Name the 3 theories of crime.

Answer 9

• Routine Activity Theory
• Situational Crime Prevention Theory
• Broken Windows Theory

Question 10

Describe the crime triangle.

Answer 10

Problem - Offender | Place | Target/Victim

Question 11

What crime theory does the crime triangle fit into?

Answer 11

Routine Activity Theory

Question 12

Describe Pillar 1: Building Trust and Legitimacy.

Answer 12

• Police should focus on several trust building
  activities.
• Emphasizing non-enforcement activities in
  communities and schools.
• Increasing transparency through information
  sharing.

Question 13

How many techniques are there for Situational Crime Prevention?

Answer 13

25

Question 14

What are the 5 main techniques of Situational Crime Prevention?

Answer 14

• Increase the Effort.
• Increase the Risks.
• Reduce the Rewards.
• Reduce Provocations.
• Remove Excuses.