Test Bank For Police Field Operations 8th
Edition All Chapters
Political Era - ANSWER 1840's-1930's. Bedrock of early American policing.
Dominated by political control. Close ties between policing and politics
Reform era - ANSWER Created to correct the inherent problems created by the
political era. Emphasized on organization along traditional lines. Highly centralized,
bureaucratic and designed on labor, unity and control.
Community Policing era - ANSWER Evolving era of policing. Promotes and
supports organizational strategies to address causes of crime and to reduce fear of
crime and social disorder through problem solving tactics and police-community
partnerships
Crime Prevention - ANSWER Actions taken by police and community to reduce
crime risks and build individual community safety
Problem Solving - ANSWER Critical element of community policing strategy.
Produce long term solutions, Develop responses to problems based on the problems
causes
Differential response - ANSWER A system where police calls are prioritized by the
seriousness of the offense.
Proactive policing - ANSWER Police work with the community to prevent crime
Directed Patrol - ANSWER Officers are assigned to an area to give special
attention to a specific problem areas that are identified through crime analysis
Coactive policing - ANSWER Police, community and other private resources work
together to solve crime related problems
Bureaucracies - ANSWER Concept referring to the way admin executes and
enforces legal rules is socially organized
Chain of Command - ANSWER Line of authority and responsibility in a police
agency which orders are passed
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - ANSWER Written and codified manual of a
police organization. A field guide or road map for the officer
Cynicism - ANSWER Highly skeptical attitude toward social norms
Burnout - ANSWER Form of stress officers experience several timed throughout
their career. Sometimes mistaken for an attitude problem
, Departmental Regulations - ANSWER Govern the conditions of police service,
annual leave, OT, promotions and influence almost all daily activates
Beat - ANSWER Geographical area of responsibility
Field interview - ANSWER Indexed for intelligence purposes
Emergency radio traffic - ANSWER Secure channel for a dangerous scene
Positional Asphyxia - ANSWER Death that occurs due to the position of a person's
body that interferes with breathing
Restraint Asphyxia - ANSWER Restraining an offender that restricts the bodies
movement
Riot - ANSWER A public disturbance by 3 or more persons in an unlawful or
disorderly manner with risk of injury or property damage
Emergency operations mode - ANSWER "Code 3"
Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment - ANSWER This seminal experiment
found that traditional routine patrol strategies in marked police cars do not appear to
effect the level of crime. Nor does it effect the public's feeling of security. The
experiment demonstrated that urban police departments can successfully test patrol
deployment strategies and they can manipulate resources without jeopardizing the
public's safety
Community Policing - ANSWER Policing that focuses on the police working with
the public to prevent and solve crime related problems. Organizational re-
engineering, problem solving and partnerships
Community Partnerships - ANSWER Police and public working together in
partnerships to solve problems of the community
Problem Solving - ANSWER Systematic identification of the actual and potential
causes of crime and conflict within the community that can be analyzed with the
results guiding development of measures that address the problems in short,
medium and long term. Also includes conflict resolution, and other creative methods
to address service delivery and police community relations problems
SARA - ANSWER Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - ANSWER
Multidisciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior. CPTED strategies rely of
the ability to influence offender decisions that precede criminal acts
Broken Windows Theory - ANSWER Based on an article by James Q. Wilson and
George L. Kelling, uses the analogy that if a few broken windows on a vacant
residence are left unrepaired the tendency for vandals is to break more windows.
Edition All Chapters
Political Era - ANSWER 1840's-1930's. Bedrock of early American policing.
Dominated by political control. Close ties between policing and politics
Reform era - ANSWER Created to correct the inherent problems created by the
political era. Emphasized on organization along traditional lines. Highly centralized,
bureaucratic and designed on labor, unity and control.
Community Policing era - ANSWER Evolving era of policing. Promotes and
supports organizational strategies to address causes of crime and to reduce fear of
crime and social disorder through problem solving tactics and police-community
partnerships
Crime Prevention - ANSWER Actions taken by police and community to reduce
crime risks and build individual community safety
Problem Solving - ANSWER Critical element of community policing strategy.
Produce long term solutions, Develop responses to problems based on the problems
causes
Differential response - ANSWER A system where police calls are prioritized by the
seriousness of the offense.
Proactive policing - ANSWER Police work with the community to prevent crime
Directed Patrol - ANSWER Officers are assigned to an area to give special
attention to a specific problem areas that are identified through crime analysis
Coactive policing - ANSWER Police, community and other private resources work
together to solve crime related problems
Bureaucracies - ANSWER Concept referring to the way admin executes and
enforces legal rules is socially organized
Chain of Command - ANSWER Line of authority and responsibility in a police
agency which orders are passed
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - ANSWER Written and codified manual of a
police organization. A field guide or road map for the officer
Cynicism - ANSWER Highly skeptical attitude toward social norms
Burnout - ANSWER Form of stress officers experience several timed throughout
their career. Sometimes mistaken for an attitude problem
, Departmental Regulations - ANSWER Govern the conditions of police service,
annual leave, OT, promotions and influence almost all daily activates
Beat - ANSWER Geographical area of responsibility
Field interview - ANSWER Indexed for intelligence purposes
Emergency radio traffic - ANSWER Secure channel for a dangerous scene
Positional Asphyxia - ANSWER Death that occurs due to the position of a person's
body that interferes with breathing
Restraint Asphyxia - ANSWER Restraining an offender that restricts the bodies
movement
Riot - ANSWER A public disturbance by 3 or more persons in an unlawful or
disorderly manner with risk of injury or property damage
Emergency operations mode - ANSWER "Code 3"
Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment - ANSWER This seminal experiment
found that traditional routine patrol strategies in marked police cars do not appear to
effect the level of crime. Nor does it effect the public's feeling of security. The
experiment demonstrated that urban police departments can successfully test patrol
deployment strategies and they can manipulate resources without jeopardizing the
public's safety
Community Policing - ANSWER Policing that focuses on the police working with
the public to prevent and solve crime related problems. Organizational re-
engineering, problem solving and partnerships
Community Partnerships - ANSWER Police and public working together in
partnerships to solve problems of the community
Problem Solving - ANSWER Systematic identification of the actual and potential
causes of crime and conflict within the community that can be analyzed with the
results guiding development of measures that address the problems in short,
medium and long term. Also includes conflict resolution, and other creative methods
to address service delivery and police community relations problems
SARA - ANSWER Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - ANSWER
Multidisciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior. CPTED strategies rely of
the ability to influence offender decisions that precede criminal acts
Broken Windows Theory - ANSWER Based on an article by James Q. Wilson and
George L. Kelling, uses the analogy that if a few broken windows on a vacant
residence are left unrepaired the tendency for vandals is to break more windows.
