Community policingh

Question 1

community policing is associated with a set of particular strategies

Answer 1

False. It is not

Question 2

given that Each community has its own issues as well as its own resources,

A) police services have to invent their own brand of policing

B) police services do not have to invent their own brand of policing

C) police services should mimic the actions taken by other police services elsewhere

D) police services should not adapt their services

Answer 2

A

Question 3

community policing represents a _____, _____, and ______ approach to policing

Answer 3

Philosphical, organizational and operational

Question 4

what can the modern community policing era be traced down to?

Answer 4

an influential article called “broken windows” by Wilson and Kelling

Question 5

in order for community policing to be effective, it needs to be

A) centralized

B) decentralized

C) unique

D) encouraging

Answer 5

B - decentralized

Question 6

what did Wilson and Kelling’s article Broken WIndows emphisize?

Answer 6

• neighbourhood disorder sends out crime promoting signals
• police cant combat crime themselves
• importance of community involvement
• police roles must change in order to facilitate this involvement
• community residents become fearful and withdrawn
• police become partners rather than enforcers

Question 7

what are the 3 P’s of community policing?

Answer 7

• prevention
• problem-solving
• partnership

Question 8

define broad blue line

Answer 8

police should be working with the community rather than in the community

Question 9

define thin blue line

Answer 9

Police combating crime themselves

Question 10

what problems have been identified with community policing?

Answer 10

• tendency for community policing to be an add-on program
• disconnect b/w problem-solving and community partnership
• failure to tailor to community’s specific needs
• lack of support at the working level
• few recourses being devoted to community policing
• failure to integrate community policing into routine policing operations
• disparged as social work

Question 11

what was the project conducted in edmonton for community policing?

Answer 11

Foot Patrol project

Question 12

what did the food patrol project demonstrate?

Answer 12

• reduced repeat calls for service
• improved user satisfaction
• improved constables job satisfcation
• increased constables knowledge of neighbourhood
• community happier with police

ARGUMENT FOR: simply enough to feel good about it

ARGUMENT AGAINST: no evidence it actually works

Question 13

Some have argued that community policing is giving way to more traditional forms of policing; however, evidence seems to point toward ______

Answer 13

Hybrid policing

Question 14

what is a Hybrid form of policing?

Answer 14

1. Brown Model: militarized approach to policing
2. Blue model: based on Peel’s principles

Question 15

in the textbook, they argue that the public wants … (with policing)

Answer 15

• police to respond to the needs of vulnerable victims and groups
• growing pluralism of canadian society -> police need to adapt
• police need to reflect the diversity that we see in the community