Exam 6: Policing: Purpose and Organization

________ describes the order of authority within a police department.

________ is a crime-analysis and police management process built on crime mapping that was developed by the NYPD.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the core mission of the police changed to focus on terrorism.

Which of the following was most characteristic of the reform era of policing?

Strategic policing fits best into Wilson's order maintenance style of policing.

Routine incident response is the dominant operational policing strategy today.

The broken windows model of policing focuses on which element of the police mission?

The broken windows model of policing is most relevant to the service provision role of the police.

Quality-of-life offenses are major law violations such as murder.

The number of police personnel or units supervised by a particular supervisor is known as

A patrol officer would be part of the department's staff operations

Match the characteristic to the historical era. A)Reform era B)Political era C)Community policing era D)New era -Emphasis on procedural fairness

Match the characteristic to the type of policing. A)Team policing B)Problem-solving policing C)Police-community relations D)Strategic policing E)Community policing -Involves the use of public-relations officers to provide an array of services

The preliminary investigation is carried out by trained crime scene investigators.

Which of the following is most characteristic of the legalistic style of policing?

The police spend the majority of their time enforcing the law and fighting crime.

Match the police role to the operational category. A)Staff operation B)Line operation -Scientific analysis of evidence

The service style of policing is based on order maintenance.

Match the police role to the operational category. A)Staff operation B)Line operation -Training

________ operations are field activities that relate directly to daily police work.