Ld 3 - Policing The Community
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LD 3 - Policing The Community
- 1.A key way that officers can positively influence the expectations a communityhas for them is to:
- A.
Attend community events such as festivals and cultural celebrations.
- B.
Always remember to speak in a professional, authoritarian manner.
- C.
Get out of their patrol cars frequently and have friendly, non-enforcement discussions with adults and children.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
A) and c) only.
- 2.A individual's perception of peace officers is likely to be influenced by whichof the following factors?
- A.
Apathy
- B.
Socio-economic conditions
- C.
Collective feeling of victimization
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B) and c) only
- 3.To effectively transmit a clear message, an officer must consider:
- A.
Content.
- B.
Listening skills.
- C.
Body language.
- D.
A) and c) only.
- E.
All of the above.
- 4.A community crime prevention program commonly includes:
- A.
Taking specific actions designed to reduce the opportunity for criminal activity.
- B.
Increasing the number of officers assigned to the community.
- C.
Anticipating potential criminal activity within the community.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
A) and c) only.
- 5.In community policing, who is responsible for developing proactive strategiesfor crime prevention?
- A.
A specially trained team of law enforcement professionals.
- B.
All peace officers
- C.
Citizens
- D.
Both peace officers and citizens
- E.
A select group of citizens and peace officers specifically trained in SARA problem solving methods
- 6.A peace officer who is analyzing reports to determine crime patterns isengaging in:
- A.
Reactive crime prevention.
- B.
Proactive crime prevention.
- C.
Law enforcement.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
None of the above.
- 7.Which of the following circumstances would an officer evaluate whenperforming a commercial security survey?
- A.
Lighting
- B.
Landscaping
- C.
Inventory control
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
A) and b) only.
- 8.Peace officers are perceived by residents as unable or unwilling to handleservice calls in a particular neighborhood. Officers can help combat thisstereotype by:
- A.
Trying to go beyond their own recognized limitations to handle more situations.
- B.
Applying different standards of enforcement or assistance for different groups in the community.
- C.
Conducting additional community meetings in the concerned neighborhood.
- D.
Increasing individual interaction with community members when not on dispatched calls.
- E.
C) and d) only.
- 9.To deliver service effectively, peace officers should develop the ability toempathize with victims and witnesses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.When a peace off,rcer speaks to an individual, the primary portion of themessage is typically being conveyed by the officer's:
- A.
Words.
- B.
Voice characteristics.
- C.
Nonverbal signals.
- D.
Tone.
- 11.Community policing programs generally rely upon an analytical approachto problems and develop solutions using:
- A.
Traditional law enforcement problem-solving tactics.
- B.
Nontraditional law enforcement problem-solving tactics.
- C.
Both a) and b).
- D.
Applied mathematical models.
- E.
Applied psychological models.
- 12.Officers respond to the scene of a burglary at the home of a 45-year-old singlefemale. When they arrive, the victim is extremely upset. When officers try tocommunicate with the victim, they should:
- A.
Tell the victim to calm down since no one was hurt.
- B.
Let the victim know they are there to assist her.
- C.
Use a strong authoritarian tone of voice to take control of the situation.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
B) and c) only.
- 13.In which of the following scenarios is the peace officer fulfilling a publiceducation role?
- A.
An officer visits a third grade classroom to talk about safety.
- B.
A peace officer talks with an elderly woman on his beat about self protection.
- C.
A peace officer talks to a young teen on his beat about the dangers of heroin abuse.
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A) and b) only
- 14.SARA refers to:
- A.
An analytical process used to identifu crime risk factors within a community.
- B.
A problem-solving model.
- C.
A method for evaluating the effectiveness of a proposed problem-solving strategy.
- D.
All of the above
- 15.The benefits of integrating communily mobilizationwith Homeland Securityincludes:
- A.
Identification of potential terrorist targets.
- B.
Intelligence gathering.
- C.
Apprehension of those who commit terrorist acts.
- D.
All of the above
- 16.Effective communication techniques for active listening include:
- A.
Paraphrasing.
- B.
Use of limited physical force.
- C.
Officer positioning in relation to the subject.
- D.
Summarizing.
- E.
A) and d) only
- 17.Peace Officers who exercise ethical leadership,
- A.
Promote trust.
- B.
Communicate well.
- C.
Take action.
- D.
Embrace change.
- E.
All of the above.
- 18.In helping to establish community partnerships, officers should develop goodfacilitation skills.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Officers are commonly evaluated by members of a community based on theofficers':
- A.
Appearance.
- B.
On duty activities when not responding to a call.
- C.
Friendly, rather than authoritarian, demeanor.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
A) and c) only.
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