P.O.P Deck 1

Question 1

_________________, not just the police were encouraged to direct their attention to a specific type of crime and to make those changes in existing operations that were deemed necessary to reduce its incidents.

Answer 1

Communities

Question 2

The recent study in ___________, found that the effects of response time on the capacity of the police to deal with crime was negligible, primarily because delays by citizens in reporting crimes make the minutes saved by the police insignificant.

Answer 2

Kansas City

Question 3

This article summarizes the nature of the _______________, syndrome in policing and explores ways of focusing greater attention on the results of policing on the effect that police efforts have on the problem that the police are expected to handle.

Answer 3

Means over ends.

Question 4

The major component in the family crisis intervention project launched all over the country is instructions of police officers in the peculiar skills required to________________, highly emotional family quarrels.

Answer 4

de-escalate

Question 5

The police seem to have reached a plateau at which the highest objective to which they aspire is ______________?

Answer 5

Administrative competence

Question 6

It seems desirable, at least initially in the development of a __________________, to improve the policing, to press for as detailed a breakdown of problems as possible.

Answer 6

Problem - solving

Question 7

An important factor contributing to these successes is that a________________, to improvement is less likely to be seen as a direct challenge to the police establishment and the prevailing police value system.

Answer 7

Problem oriented approach

Question 8

The POP concept was made an integral part of the anticrime program launched in eight cities in January 1972, aimed at bringing about reductions in five crime categories: Muder, Rape, assault, robbery and _________________?

Answer 8

Burglaries

Question 9

True or False : Rank-and file officers are much more likely to support an innovation that is cast in the form of a new response to an old problem.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Serious research into the problem police handle requires ________, police officers over a period of time.

Answer 10

Observing

Question 11

Many of the ____________, coming to the attention of the police officer become their responsibility because no other means has been found to solve them.

Answer 11

Problems

Question 12

The widespread move to fashion a more effective police response to________________________, is probably the best quality of service delivered , and that calls for change in organizations, staffing ,and training only as these are necessary to achieve the primary goal.

Answer 12

Domestic disturbances.