Question 1

The professional model had little direct impact on crime rates even after millions of federal dollars were poured into crime-fighting programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Researchers have proposed that socioeconomic factors influence or affect crime.List and explain the socioeconomic factors affecting crime.

Accepted Answer

Researchers have proposed a variety of socioeconomic factors that affect crime, including the following:
$\bullet$Income inequality and unemployment (Flores & Fanara, 2014; Fajinzylber, Lederman, &
$\bullet$Loayza, 2002; Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Demographics where there is a larger proportion of young people in the population
$\bullet$(Flores & Fanara, 2014; Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Population density and degree of urbanization (Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Cultural characteristics including religion, education, and, recreation (Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Availability of drugs and drug use patterns (Flores & Fanara, 2014; Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Availability of guns (Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Increased number of offenders incarcerated (Flores & Fanara, 2014; Marowitz, 2000)
$\bullet$Family conditions, broken families (Marowitz, 2000)

Question 3

The UCR really tells us more about police practices than about crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to Rosenbaum (1996), "Nearly all of the evaluation research on collective anti-crime strategies focuses on opportunity-reduction activities."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The RAND Corporation conducted a study of the criminal investigative process and concluded:

Accepted Answer

A) An investigator's time is largely consumed in reviewing reports, documenting files, and attempting to locate and interview victims on cases that experience shows will not be solved. 
B) Training pays an important part in the solving crime, arrest rates, and clearance rates. 
C) On the use of investigators' time: Substantially more than 90% of all serious reported crimes receive a large percentage of attention from investigators. 
D) The victim's failure to document a case investigation thoroughly may have contributed to a higher case dismissal rate and a weakening of the prosecutor's plea bargaining position. 
A) An investigator's time is largely consumed in reviewing reports, documenting files, and attempting to locate and interview victims on cases that experience shows will not be solved. 
B) Training pays an important part in the solving crime, arrest rates, and clearance rates. 
C) On the use of investigators' time: Substantially more than 90% of all serious reported crimes receive a large percentage of attention from investigators. 
D) The victim's failure to document a case investigation thoroughly may have contributed to a higher case dismissal rate and a weakening of the prosecutor's plea bargaining position.

Question 6

According to research by Eck, there are three categories of crimes facing investigators.As a result of his research, it was recommended that investigators be assigned the following category of criminal investigations:

Accepted Answer

A) crimes that cannot be solved regardless of effort 
B) crimes that can be solved with moderate effort 
C) crimes that can be solved with minimum of effort 
D) all of the above 
A) crimes that cannot be solved regardless of effort 
B) crimes that can be solved with moderate effort 
C) crimes that can be solved with minimum of effort 
D) all of the above

Question 7

One rationale for having motor patrol officers cruise streets on free patrol is that their visible presence in the community should act as a deterrent to crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the RAND Study, it was determined that investigative strike forces were not effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the 1970s, researchers conducted a study of preventive patrol in Minneapolis.The results of the study showed that preventive patrol did prevent crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research has found that policies of criminal justice agencies have not had an effect on crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Advocates of the deterrence theory advocate that police can have an effect upon crime if they intervene during the crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The showed arrest was the most effective of the three standard methods police use to reduce domestic violence.

Accepted Answer

A) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study 
B) New York Study Domestic Violence Study 
C) Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment 
D) Dallas Reactive Patrol Experiment 
A) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study 
B) New York Study Domestic Violence Study 
C) Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment 
D) Dallas Reactive Patrol Experiment

Question 13

According to Eck, there are only two categories of cases that face investigators.They are solvable and unsolvable. Unsolvable account for 80% of an investigator's caseload.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One study showed that 75% of serious crimes were cold when police were notified, and that delays in calling the police are attributable to:

Accepted Answer

A) apathy 
B) shame 
C) trauma 
D) all of the above 
A) apathy 
B) shame 
C) trauma 
D) all of the above

Question 15

According to the text, the ____________ statistics compiled by the FBI show trends, but they do not provide a true picture of the crimes actually committed at any specific time.

Accepted Answer

A) Uniform Crime Reports 
B) National Incident Based Reports 
C) COMPSTAT Report 
D) National Crime Trend 
A) Uniform Crime Reports 
B) National Incident Based Reports 
C) COMPSTAT Report 
D) National Crime Trend

Question 16

Community policing can reduce violence by targeting domestic violence by:

Accepted Answer

A) enmeshing officers in the community and detecting signs of domestic violence 
B) train officers to provide assistance to victims in controlling aggressors 
C) officers make follow-up visits as part of their assignment 
D) all of the above 
A) enmeshing officers in the community and detecting signs of domestic violence 
B) train officers to provide assistance to victims in controlling aggressors 
C) officers make follow-up visits as part of their assignment 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Murder can be premeditated or impulsive, but, in either case, the police face limits on their ability to make a difference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research has disputed the traditional model of investigation.Explain the arguments against traditional investigation as to why it is not effective.

Accepted Answer

The RAND study of the criminal investiga

Question 19

The ___________ was a major study to determine the effectiveness of patrol.

Accepted Answer

A) New York Preventive Patrol Study 
B) Los Angeles Community Policing Study 
C) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study 
D) all of the above 
A) New York Preventive Patrol Study 
B) Los Angeles Community Policing Study 
C) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study 
D) all of the above

Question 20

The presence and absence of crime has been an occupational standard against which police programs were measured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The professional model had little direct impact on crime rates even after millions of federal dollars were poured into crime-fighting programs.

Researchers have proposed that socioeconomic factors influence or affect crime.List and explain the socioeconomic factors affecting crime.

The UCR really tells us more about police practices than about crime.

According to Rosenbaum (1996), "Nearly all of the evaluation research on collective anti-crime strategies focuses on opportunity-reduction activities."

The RAND Corporation conducted a study of the criminal investigative process and concluded:

According to research by Eck, there are three categories of crimes facing investigators.As a result of his research, it was recommended that investigators be assigned the following category of criminal investigations:

One rationale for having motor patrol officers cruise streets on free patrol is that their visible presence in the community should act as a deterrent to crime.

In the RAND Study, it was determined that investigative strike forces were not effective.

During the 1970s, researchers conducted a study of preventive patrol in Minneapolis.The results of the study showed that preventive patrol did prevent crime.

Research has found that policies of criminal justice agencies have not had an effect on crime rates.

Advocates of the deterrence theory advocate that police can have an effect upon crime if they intervene during the crime.

The showed arrest was the most effective of the three standard methods police use to reduce domestic violence.

According to Eck, there are only two categories of cases that face investigators.They are solvable and unsolvable. Unsolvable account for 80% of an investigator's caseload.

One study showed that 75% of serious crimes were cold when police were notified, and that delays in calling the police are attributable to:

According to the text, the ____________ statistics compiled by the FBI show trends, but they do not provide a true picture of the crimes actually committed at any specific time.

Community policing can reduce violence by targeting domestic violence by:

Murder can be premeditated or impulsive, but, in either case, the police face limits on their ability to make a difference.

Research has disputed the traditional model of investigation.Explain the arguments against traditional investigation as to why it is not effective.

The ___________ was a major study to determine the effectiveness of patrol.

The presence and absence of crime has been an occupational standard against which police programs were measured.

The Idea of Community Policing

A History of Communities and Policing

The Changing Meaning of Community

The Police and Community Perception

Managing and Implementing Community Policing

Community Policing and Fear of Crime

Problem Solving and Policing Problem Spaces

The Changing Meaning of Community

Community Policing and Drugs

Community Policing and Special Populations

Toward a New Breed of Police Officer Community

Community Policing at the Crossroads

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Exam 6: Community Policing and Crime

The professional model had little direct impact on crime rates even after millions of federal dollars were poured into crime-fighting programs.

Researchers have proposed that socioeconomic factors influence or affect crime.List and explain the socioeconomic factors affecting crime.

The UCR really tells us more about police practices than about crime.

According to Rosenbaum (1996), "Nearly all of the evaluation research on collective anti-crime strategies focuses on opportunity-reduction activities."

The RAND Corporation conducted a study of the criminal investigative process and concluded:

According to research by Eck, there are three categories of crimes facing investigators.As a result of his research, it was recommended that investigators be assigned the following category of criminal investigations:

One rationale for having motor patrol officers cruise streets on free patrol is that their visible presence in the community should act as a deterrent to crime.

In the RAND Study, it was determined that investigative strike forces were not effective.

During the 1970s, researchers conducted a study of preventive patrol in Minneapolis.The results of the study showed that preventive patrol did prevent crime.

Research has found that policies of criminal justice agencies have not had an effect on crime rates.

Advocates of the deterrence theory advocate that police can have an effect upon crime if they intervene during the crime.

The showed arrest was the most effective of the three standard methods police use to reduce domestic violence.

According to Eck, there are only two categories of cases that face investigators.They are solvable and unsolvable. Unsolvable account for 80% of an investigator's caseload.

One study showed that 75% of serious crimes were cold when police were notified, and that delays in calling the police are attributable to:

According to the text, the ____________ statistics compiled by the FBI show trends, but they do not provide a true picture of the crimes actually committed at any specific time.

Community policing can reduce violence by targeting domestic violence by:

Murder can be premeditated or impulsive, but, in either case, the police face limits on their ability to make a difference.

Research has disputed the traditional model of investigation.Explain the arguments against traditional investigation as to why it is not effective.

The ___________ was a major study to determine the effectiveness of patrol.

The presence and absence of crime has been an occupational standard against which police programs were measured.

The Idea of Community Policing

A History of Communities and Policing

The Changing Meaning of Community

The Police and Community Perception

Managing and Implementing Community Policing

Community Policing and Fear of Crime

Problem Solving and Policing Problem Spaces

The Changing Meaning of Community

Community Policing and Drugs

Community Policing and Special Populations

Toward a New Breed of Police Officer Community

Community Policing at the Crossroads

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