Police & Community Relations Final Exam with complete solutions
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Police & Community Relations
Police & Community Relations Final Exam with complete solutions
Community Policing - AnswerPromotes interaction between officers and citizens.
/.Two Basic Themes to Community Policing - Answer1. Police and Community Partnerships
2. Proactive, problem solving approach to the Police function....
Police & Community Relations Final Exam with complete
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Community Policing - AnswerPromotes interaction between officers and citizens.
/.Two Basic Themes to Community Policing - Answer1. Police and Community
Partnerships
2. Proactive, problem solving approach to the Police function.
/.Mission Statement - AnswerWritten Decleration of Purpose
/.Affirmative Action - AnswerBring more Minorities and Females into the workforce.
More today then before.
/.The Police Officer Today - AnswerHigher education, less military experience. Helping
People V. Fighting Crime
/.Police Action - AnswerNothing to do with Criminal Law Enforcement, involves more
Service to Community.
/.Code of Silence - AnswerSolidarity and Secrecy within a Police Dept. Negative impact
on Police Image
/.Police Image - AnswerAffected by;
-Individual Backgrounds
-Media
-Citizens' personal experiences with the criminal justice system. Good/Bad
/.Negative Contacts - AnswerUnpleasant interactions between the police and the public.
/.Discretion - AnswerFreedom to make choices among possible courses of action or
inaction, for example, to arrest or not arrest
/.Ethic Check Questions - Answer1. Is it Legal?
2. Is it balanced?
3. How will it make me feel about myself?
/.Ethics - AnswerA form of self accountability. Inner voice that guides us.
/.Community - AnswerSpecific geographic area served by a Police Dept. Feeling of
belonging, and sense of integration.
/.Bowling Alone - AnswerMetaphor, referring to a striking decline in Social Capital and
Civic Engagement in the United States.
, /.Broken Windows - AnswerWilson and Kellings theory that a neighborhood in disrepair
signals that criminal activity is tolerated in the area. Thus, by cracking down on
"QUALITY OF LIFE" crimes, police can reclaim the neighborhood and encourage law-
abiding citizens to live and work there.
/.Demographics - Answer-Population size
-Distribution
-Growth
-Density
-Employment rate
-Ethnic makeup, Average Age, Eduction, and Income.
/.Formal Power Structure - AnswerIncludes divisions of society with wealth and political
influence such as federal, state, and local agencies and governments, commissions,
and regulatory agencies
/.Restorative Justice - AnswerPunishment intended to repair the damages done by the
offender, against the victim and community.
/.Retribution - AnswerA repayment; a deserved punishment
/.Crime Prevention Programs - AnswerInvolving residents to serve as the "eyes and
ears" of the police. Neighborhood Watch, Civilian Review boards, Citizen Patrols, street
lighting projects, ect.
/.Efficiency V. Effectiveness - AnswerMinimizing waste, expense, or unnecessary effort
V. Producing the desired Goal - Doing things Right.
/.Crime Mapping - AnswerCharts trends in Criminal Activity. The Hot Spots where
crimes occur.
/.Problem Solving Policing - AnswerIdentify long-term community problems and develop
strategy to eliminate them.
/.Change Management - AnswerThe development of an overall strategy to examine the
present state of an organization, envision the future, and devise a means of moving
from one to the other. -What Does V. Does not Work.
/.Communication Process - AnswerSender, a Message, Channel, Receiver, and
Feedback. *Police-Community Relations depends on Effective Communication.
/.Critical Barriers to Communication - AnswerDiverse Society, Language and Cultural
Barriers
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