Exam 6: Police Patrol

Research suggests that the most effective way for police to reduce crime is through ______.

The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment found that increased police patrols decreased crime levels.

Crime is more likely to occur at certain times and at certain places.

When traffic stops are used as a crime reduction strategy, police stop vehicles for moving and equipment violations while looking for ______.

In large cities, a collection of patrol areas is called a beat.

A(n) ______ is a computer that is mounted in a police vehicle that is connected wirelessly to the police department's computer network and computer-aided dispatch system.

Crackdowns are an effective means of achieving long-term deterrence of specific criminal behaviors like drunk-driving.

When officers go from one call to the next for an entire shift, making it impossible for them to engage in any other productive activities, it is sometimes called ______.

Discuss the consequences, both intended and unintended, of utilizing traffic stops as a crime reduction strategy.

A crime that is only detected after it has occurred is called a(n) ______ crime.

Explain how the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment was conducted and the results of the study.

Intensive resource allocation is the practice of concentrating police presence in locations and times where crime is concentrated.

Hot spot policing is offense specific and focuses on certain types of offenses.

A crime where a victim or witness see the crime occurring is called a(n) ______ crime.

Hot spot policing may lead to criticisms of ______.

Fast police response seldom leads to an on-scene arrest with discovery crimes.

After car patrol, the most common form of patrol is ______ patrol.

Discuss at least four tasks or duties officers generally perform while on preventive patrol?

When officers respond to calls for service while on patrol, it is called ______ time.

Most 911 call systems can identify the caller's name and address, phone number, and general location for wireless calls.