Module 7

Question 1

1. A community profile helps officers understand the customers in their community.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

are the different ways a community may be defined.

Answer 2

all of the above: common issue or concern; geographical boundary; & shared interest

Question 3

The leaders (informal and positional) of a community are a community profile category

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Positional Leaders often fail because

Answer 4

they direct people instead of working with people

Question 5

. Informal or non-positional leaders use __________ to influence others.

Answer 5

communication
shared values/goals
negotiation
all of the above (Correct Answer)

Question 6

is a key difference between real and perceived crime.

Answer 6

the feeling of safety related to how an individual feels

Question 7

. The ____ resources within a community profile consist of any asset used to achieve a goal, such as homeless/runaway shelters or domestic violence shelters.

Answer 7

Capital

Question 8

Discussions with non-positional leaders, such as volunteer group leaders, is rarely used to develop a community profile

Answer 8

False

Question 9

. When developing a community profile, researching the website of the __________ could provide important information.

Answer 9

• Illinois Department of Public Health
• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Illinois State Board of Education
• All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 10

. Officers may obtain a “pulse” of a community by

Answer 10

all of the above: meeting and speaking with informal leaders of groups; simply being available and accessible to citizens during events; & attending community meetings.

Question 11

Meeting with positional leaders in developing a community profile is important because

Answer 11

__they have considerable information concerning community concerns/issues_

Question 12

The SARA model is composed of

Answer 12

Scanning, Analyzing, Response, Assessment

Question 13

Before responding to a community problem, officers should

Answer 13

develop a broad list of ideas for solving the problem

Question 14

When applying the SARA model, which of the following SARA components will determine if the problem has been effectively resolved or the model will need to be applied again with a different response?

Answer 14

Assessment

Question 15

A community profile helps officers understand the _______ in the community from many different perspectives, which ultimately _______ the cooperation of citizens to solve community problems.

Answer 15

• customers / increases (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 16

___________ are the different ways a community may be defined.

Answer 16

• common issue or concern
• geographical boundary
• shared interest
all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 17

. _______________ is/are category(ies) of a community profile.

Answer 17

• Community resources
• Leaders (informal and positional)
• Quality of life indicators
• All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 18

Positional leaders use ___________ to influence people.

Answer 18

• facilitation skills and team building
• negotiation
• common concerns or interests
• none of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 19

Informal or non-positional leaders use __________ to influence others.

Answer 19

• communication
• shared values/goals
• negotiation
all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 20

The governmental resources within a community profile consist of any asset used to achieve a goal, such as homeless/runaway shelters or domestic violence shelters.

Answer 20

• False (Correct Answer)

Question 21

____________ is used to develop a community profile

Answer 21

• Research
• Discussions with governmental leaders/department leaders
• Informal discussions with neighborhood watch groups
• All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 22

Audiences of community/neighborhood meetings are often a good source of information in developing a community profile because they are typically proactive and engaged citizens.

Answer 22

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 23

The _____________ component of the SARA model is concerned with researching what is known about the problem, i.e. how big is it, who is involved.

Answer 23

• Analysis (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 24

. Before solving a community problem, officers should ______________.

Answer 24

• Consider all of the unknown or learning issues (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 25

After implementing a response to a community problem, officers should determine if anything is different.

Answer 25

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 26

A _____________ is/are simply a snapshot of a community at a particular time.

Answer 26

Community profile (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 27

These communities are comprised of individuals of certain age, gender, ethnicity, income, or profession.

Answer 27

Demographic boundaries (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 28

_______________ is/are NOT a category in a community profile.

Answer 28

Community resources

• Leaders (informal and positional)
• Quality of life indicators
• None of the above (Correct Answer)

Question 29

. _________ is/are important quality of life indicators in a community profile.

Answer 29

Safety and security

• Employment opportunities
• Community services
• all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 30

The community resources within a community profile consist of _________.

Answer 30

Capital resources

• Human resources
• Natural resources
• All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 31

Researching government and university websites is a good process to develop a community profile.

Answer 31

True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 32

When developing a community profile, researching the website of the __________ could provide important information.

Answer 32

Illinois Department of Public Health

• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Illinois State Board of Education
• All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 33

Meeting with positional leaders in developing a community profile is important because _______________.

Answer 33

they are the voice of organizations

• they have considerable information concerning community concerns/issues
• they have the ability to motivate people to work collaboratively
• all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer

Question 34

Before solving a community problem, officers should consider the “who” involved in the problem, which may include ______________.

Answer 34

Who has jurisdiction/responsibility over the area (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 35

Meeting with positional leaders in ____________ is important in developing a community profile because these groups have outreach programs and volunteers willing to support community initiatives or provide donations of food, shelter, or money.

Answer 35

centers of worship (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 36

. After implementing a response to a community problem, officers should determine if ___________.

Answer 36

• another problem was created because of the response
• there are best practices that may be used in the resolution of other problems
• there is a need to re-evaluate the action plan
all of the above (Correct Answer/Your answer)

Question 37

A city or town may have more than one community

Answer 37

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 38

Informal or non-positional leaders are often more effective than positional leaders.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Officers may develop a community profile by information obtained through discussions with people at/during __________.

Answer 39

restaurants during “coffee with a cop” (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 40

The _____________ component of the SARA model is concerned with evaluating the success of responses.

Answer 40

• Assessment (Correct Answer / Your Answer)