and Answers
The most common reason for the U.S. population over 16 years of age to come into
contact with the police is as a: - Answer- Driver in a motor vehicle stop.
Community-oriented policing links police effectiveness to: - Answer- Productive
interaction with the community being served
The first experiments in community-oriented policing involved: - Answer- Foot Patrol
The goal of the Kansas City Patrol Study was to evaluate: - Answer- The effectiveness
of different patrol models
The concept of hot spots of crime is most closely associated with the _______ model of
policing. - Answer- Problem-oriented policing (POP)
_________ is used to describe organized groups of detectives who deceive criminals
into openly committing illegal acts or conspiring to engage in criminal activity. - Answer-
Sting Operation
______ are considered the backbone of a police department. - Answer- Uniformed
Police Officers (Patrol)
Which term is used to describe the concern with making decisions that are arrived at
through procedures that are viewed as fair? - Answer- Procedural justice
The assumption that criminals can be caught if the police can simply get to the scene of
a crime quickly is an aspect of: - Answer- Rapid Response
While police patrol has many objectives, most police experts agree that the majority of
police patrol efforts are devoted to: - Answer- Order Maintenance
Most police agencies are organized in a(n) ______ manner. - Answer- Hierarchical
To catch professional thieves, undercover detectives often pose as: - Answer- Fences