community policing

Question 1

community policing - partnership

Answer 1

contends that police are inseparable from the community and vice versa. community and police seen as equal partners in crime prevention. calls for police and community to adjust perceptions of each other to work collaboratively to solve crimes

Question 2

community policing: prevention

Answer 2

primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention

Question 3

community policing: problem solving

Answer 3

police & community work together to identify chronic problems and strategize solutions. endorses diagnosing the underlying cause rather than only responding to symptoms

Question 4

community policing: power sharing

Answer 4

promotes the transferring of authority and resources to communities to maximize community participation in solving day-to-day problems. police organizations share their resources with the community

Question 5

community policing has a more positive effect on ____ rather than ____

Answer 5

white people rather than minorities

Question 6

in dialogue between officers and male youth of colour in 2007, what reason did young people give for not cooperating with the police?

Answer 6

the only time they saw police was when officers were responding to a problem in the community; limited opportunity for meaningful interactions so relationship could not progress; fear of retaliation from criminal elements in community and being labelled a snitch

Question 7

abdi’s case

Answer 7

allegedly groped a woman, which led to a violent altercation with police. an officer pepper sprayed him and hit him with a baton and clenched fist. he died 45 min before he was transported to the hospital