Exam Bundle For Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS )/Certified Prevention Professional (CPP)

Fear - Answer An emotional response of dread or anxiety to crime or symbols that a person associations with crime. Uniform crime reports - Answer Represent the number of criminal offenses known to the police. Part 1 crimes - Answer Violent crimes: murder, rape, robbery, and assault. Pro...

Definition of Crime Prevention - Answer Strategies and measures that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring and their potential harmful effects on individuals and society, including fear of crime, by intervening to influence their multiple causes Things that MAY prevent crime - Answer -R...

One of the goals of crime prevention is to? A) Focus the attention on the criminal rather than the crime B) Make Citizens aware that many crimes are easily prevented C) Assist agencies and accurately tracking crime - Answer B A primary crime prevention function of a law enforcement officers ...

What is Community Policing? - Answer Any and all steps taken to identify and rectify a problem that is identified to you either by reviewing crime statistics or through community feed back. It is aa philosophy that promotes organization strategies, which support the development of partnerships...

the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a CRIME RISK, and the initiation of some action to reduce or remove it. - Answer crime prevention 4 categories of crime prevention - Answer 1)punitive (the threat of punishment deters) 2)corrective (works with person to ensure it doesn't happe...

Crime Prevention is ______ and _____ that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring and their potential harmful effects on individuals and society. - Answer Strategies and Measures Which of the following is NOT a personal protective measure: A. When out at night, walk with a friend B. Carry...

Which of the following is an example of Proactive Policing - Answer Advising a business owner to clear view-obstructing bushes from the entrance to his building. The Three elements of the crime triangle are - Answer Action, ability, and motive. Neighborhood watch can best be described as -...

Prevention strategies, activities, or approaches that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective in the prevention and/or delay of substance use or abuse. - Answer Best Practices Data that already exists and that are maintained by an organization or entity. Typically, this ...

Stages Of Community Awareness - Answer No Awareness, Denial, Vague Awareness, Pre-Planning, Preparation, Initiation, Stabilization, Confirmation, ownership. Dimensions of Community Awareness - Answer Community Efforts, Community Knowledge of the efforts, Leadership, Community Climate, Communi...

Behavioral Health - Answer A state of emotional/mental well-being and/or choices and actions that affect health and wellness. Is substance abuse a behavioral health problem? - Answer Yes- so is addiction, mental disorders, psychological distress, and suicide. Behavioral health service syst...

Qualitative data is often collected through key informant interviews, focus groups, listening sessions, and: A) Community meetings B) Newspaper articles C) Arrest reports D) Hospital records - Answer A: Qualitative data is subjective information about a topic or issue that can't actually be measu...

These are three general tasks included in the Planning Process. - Answer 1) prioritize risk and protective factors 2) select evidence based interventions 3) develop comprehensive, data-driven plan. A finalized comprehensive action plan should include these 6 elements. - Answer 1) problem stat...

The effectiveness of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) begins with a clear understanding of community needs and involves community members in all stages of the planning process. T/F - Answer True What are the 5 steps of SPF framework - Answer 1. Assess Needs: What is the problem and ho...

A community coalition is advocating for an ordinance to ban the sale of alcohol at the annual fall family festival. This is an example of: A. an alternative activity strategy. B. a family intervention strategy. C. an environmental strategy. D. an enforcement strategy. - Answer an environmenta...