14 Jan create a favorable environment

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 POLICE ROLE IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

Examine the role of police officers in relation to their functions in various situations. Has the role changed over the last few decades?

DQ2 DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY

Examine the definition of community and the historical development of police-community relations. What are a few ways of improving community relations in the content of culture?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

List and describe the different categories of communities found in your neighborhood. How can these different categories be an asset to law enforcement in furtherance of community policing?

DQ2 THE POLICE ORGANIZATION

Given the duties ascribed to a police officer and its organizational relationships, what are some of the human challenges faced by today’s police officers?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 JOB-RELATED STRESS

Some police officers have difficulty dealing with the hectic circumstances associated with the high-stress of police work. Coping with problems associated with being a police officer and the traumas they see, is a concern. Should the police department deal proactively or reactively with personnel displaying psychological signs of stress?

DQ2 POLICE DISCRETION

Discuss the boundaries of police discretion. Where is the line drawn? What offenses preclude discretion? Are there exceptions?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 COMMUNITY POLICING

Is community policing a new program or a change in philosophy?

DQ2 THE MEDIA

Discuss whether or not media organizations have political leanings. If so, what are the bounds of propriety regarding fundamental fairness issues?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND THE POLICE

Identify how special populations, such as youth, the elderly, the handicapped, and the homeless, pose challenges for the community and the police.

DQ2 CULTURE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Identify ways in which law enforcement is challenged by a multicultural society.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 DILEMMAS OF DISSENT AND POLICE RESPONSE

Discuss the conflict between the right to dissent and the need to maintain order. What are ways in which police respond to protect the public in peaceful dissent while preventing violent dissent from occurring?

DQ2 VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Discuss the case of the Fort Hood Army officer who killed the soldiers. What could have been done to prevent this incident, if anything?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CRIME

Relate the necessity of community involvement to develop collaborative solutions to the problems of crime and disorder in the rapidly changing climate of the new millennium. What do you propose would build community involvement and improve crime rates?

DQ2 HOMELAND SECURITY

Can we continue to have community participation and also promote Homeland Security? If so, how?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 1 Course Project

Pick your topic on some aspect of Community Policing and complete the introduction for Instructor approval. Next, read the literature and/or conduct applicable research on the topic. This portion contains the cover page, abstract, and an introduction. Review the Course Project Overview in the Introduction & Resources module for details.

JADM260 Community Policing

WEEK 2 YOU DECIDE EXERCISE

Review the Week 2: You Decide page for the details of this assignment.

It is your call, officer. What will you do today? Will you encourage your fellow officers to forget what has happened today in court with the jury’s decision, and suggest they wait for the sentencing by the judge? Will you obey the law and not engage in an unlawful job action by continuing to abandon your duties? Why or why not? Explain.

The length of your paper should be between 1 to 2 pages.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 3 Course Project

Accomplish the second portion of the paper, include a discussion of the issue by describing both sides of it. This portion contains the body of the paper, as well as the cover page, abstract, and introduction.

Make certain to follow the APA Style. Review the Course Project Overview in the Introduction & Resources module for details.

Submit your assignment.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 4 Midterm Exam

Question 1 (TCO 1) How many countries are members of the United Nations?

98

46

107

191

Question 2 (TCO 1) The process by which we exaggerate our experiences is known as:

generalization

deletion

distortion

none of the above

Question 3 (TCO 1) The police role that is more central to the modern police officer’s job is:

service

crime control

order maintenance

none of the above

Question 4 (TCO 1) What is the average size of a U.S. police department?

100

10 or less

20

60

Question 5 (TCO 1) A list that includes decentralization, neighborhood involvement, foot patrol, wide discretion, and use of alternatives to arrest refers to the:

watchman role of policing

crime fighter role of policing

service role of policing

none of the above

Question 6 (TCO 1) Which is not an element of the police officer’s working personality according to Skolnick?

police solidarity

viciousness

suspiciousness

feelings of isolation

Question 7 (TCO 1) Approximately how many police officers are there in the U.S.?

900,000

700,000

2,642,891

750,000

Question 8 (TCO 2) Rumor control, storefront centers, and neighborhood patrols are more consistent with:

community relations

public relations

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 9 (TCO 2) ________ are an example of police external communities.

Captains

Ethnic/racial minorities

Police unions

none of the above

Question 10 (TCO 2) For a police-community relations program to be successful it must be:

well financed by government

demanded by the citizens

the chief’s responsibility

part of every officer’s behavior

Question 11 (TCO 2) The police have two ways to achieve their public relations purpose. These are public

information and:

crack down on crime

friendly police officers

open door policy

image enhancement

Question 12 (TCO 2) The use of non-sworn police employees to perform tasks that do not require sworn police officers is known as:

civilianization

consolidation

decertification

none of the above

Question 13 (TCO 2) Female representation within police organizations has progressed ________ for ethnic minorities.

more slowly than

more rapidly than

about the same as that

none of the above

Question 14 (TCO 2) To deal effectively with the many internal and external communities, the police organization must:

provide equal access and equitable treatment

be managed in a fair and competent manner

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 15 (TCO 3) Studies have found that police officers have ________ rates of suicide than do many other occupations.

unknown as to comparative rates

lower

similar

higher

Question 16 (TCO 3) When a police officer identifies certain individuals or groups as dangerous based upon his/her working personality, it is known as:

labeling

relying on intuition

creating a symbolic assailant

being close-minded

Question 17 (TCO 3) The theory that police behaviors are learned through interactions with other police officers is known as:

socialization

predisposition

selection

none of the above

Question 18 (TCO 3) Which of the following is not a recommended means for police agencies to deal with the hazards of policing?

wellness programs

family programs

community policing

none of the above

Question 19 (TCO 3) The keys to dealing with the threat of death and injury due to violence are:

personnel selection and training

stringent laws designed to protect police

adequate insurance and fiscal planning

none of the above

Question 20 (TCO 3) Operations personnel are also known as ________ personnel.

support

line

staff

none of the above

Question 21 (TCO 3) ________ support services can be performed by civilian personnel.

No

A small portion of

The vast majority of

Almost half of

Question 22 (TCO 4) Law enforcement training seems to be concentrated in which of the following?

social skills

law enforcement tasks

community relations

pursuit driving

Question 23 (TCO 4) Fast speech is perceived as:

a cultural trait

non-thinking gibberish

nervousness

excitement

Question 24 (TCO 4) Communications between people are:

person-to-group

official communication

interpersonal

intrapersonal

Question 25 (TCO 4) Which of the following implies structure where one person addresses more than one person?

interpersonal

intrapersonal

official communication

person-to-group

Question 26 (TCO 4) On an average, people normally talk at about ________ words per minute.

300

450

125

75

Question 27 (TCO 5) In actuality, police officers must utilize discretion:

in every situation they confront

only on rare occasions

in most situations they confront

in some situations they confront

Question 28 (TCO 5) Which is not a reason that police administrators adopt selective enforcement strategies?

community opposition

“bargains” with citizen groups

limited resources

none of the above

Question 29 (TCO 5) Racial profiling is most frequently identified as law enforcement activities that are initiated solely on the basis of:

race

BOLO

probable cause

reasonable suspicion

Question 30 (TCO 5) When a police officer utilizes his/her discretion in a street situation, the following usually occurs:

a report is written explaining the actions taken

the action is not recorded or reported

a supervisor is notified of what occurred

all of the above

Question 31 (TCO 5) A writ of mandamus is an action intended to compel public officials to:

perform a specified act that is dictated by statute

produce an arrestee for court review of the charges

stop participating in unlawful behavior

none of the above

Question 32 (TCO 5) When a police officer exacts justice at the street level by either waving or administering punishment, he/she assumes the role of:

legislator

judge

prosecutor

none of the above

Question 33 (TCO 3) Describe some of the economic hazards of policing that are unique to police officers.

Question 34 (TCO 4) Compare and contrast the three subgroups of nonverbal communication.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 6 You Decide

Scenario Summary

You are a fully trained and experienced police officer assigned to Beat Patrol Area 3, in the Second Sector of the 7th Precinct. You have patrolled this beat for more than one year. You are beginning to learn more about the community and its citizens. You know some residents by name and many of them know your first name. Often, you are greeted with a friendly “Hello, officer” or even the use of your name. You are still enforcing the criminal law as appropriate, using police discretion as you deem applicable to the incident, and responding to calls for police service. You have begun to make inroads at several of the churches’ men’s groups by being invited to attend their breakfast meetings, and you have even been invited to come to the local ladies’ garden club to be a guest speaker. You have engaged with the local schools and even taught a class or two on issues for which the school administrators had requested you make a presentation. You regularly attend the local civic and fraternal club meetings where you are requested to share timely data on local crime statistics. While the crime rate and arrest rates are not always as you would like them to be, sharing timely crime data with the public has endeared you to them. The community members know that they can trust you. You have worked on other problem-solving strategies with the public, including many that are more order maintenance or quality of life issues. Today, a citizen has asked to speak with you on a personal matter. This could be just another problem or an opportunity.

Your Role/Assignment

It’s your call, officer.

Should police officers become involved in non-crime problems in a community? What are the advantages and disadvantages behind assisting citizens with quality of life issues and orderly maintenance problems? How involved should police officers become in the lives of citizens?

As the trust continues to develop within the community for you and your colleagues on the police department through the police efforts with community policing strategies, you are approached while on foot patrol by a familiar face. An elderly citizen waves to you as you pass a row of apartments and asks you for help. You say hello since you recognize the person as someone you have spoken with before at a local tenant’s association meeting. From a doorway, the senior citizen asks to speak with you in private. Is involvement a problem or an opportunity?

The length of your paper should be between 1 to 2 pages.

Issue Dilemma

Taking appropriate action to prevent trouble.

Key Players

Grandma Jennings

Grandma Jennings

A Senior

Citizen

Police Officer Robert Jones

Officer Mickey

Assigned

to a Neighborhood Patrol Area

Mr. Sweeney

John Sweeney

Supervisor of Public Works

Ms. Nosey

Ms. Nosey

The Next Door Neighbor

Scenario

Female Businesswoman 1 Grandma Jennings asks if you have time to come inside to discuss a personal matter of great concern to her. She invites you in and asks you to have a seat in the living room. You agree and enter her apartment as she leads the way. As you do so you notice several small children playing inside of her unit. Grandma Jennings tells you the children are her grandchildren and she is their caregiver. She tells you her problem: she is unwilling to let the children play out of her sight and so they must play inside. In the past, they could play in the back alley that is within sight of her kitchen window. Since the alleyway is now filled with debris, refuse, broken glass, and abandoned refrigerators, she is unwilling to allow them to play there anymore. She says it is dangerous for children. The kids have no safe place to play in this apartment project and she is concerned. Previously, she had requested the landlord and the tenant association to remove the trash, but nothing has been done to fix this problem. She asks if you can help her get the trash cleaned up in the alley.

Female Businesswoman 2 You are the regularly assigned patrol officer in this patrol area. You ask to see the alley from Grandma Jennings’ back door. After Grandma Jennings leads you through the kitchen to the back door, you clearly observe the broken glass, trash, abandoned furniture and appliances. You recognize that it is indeed an unsafe place for children to play. While this is not a crime issue, it is a quality of life concern for the neighborhood. You recognize this matter as an opportunity to help solve a problem for a citizen. This is how trust is established in the community by the police. This is what you were trained to do in your community policing academy class. You pick up the telephone and call the city’s director of public works and ask to speak with a supervisor. When the public works supervisor picks up the phone, you identify yourself and tell him the problem in the alley. You ask for his help with this important community concern.

Female Businesswoman 1 Mr. Sweeney is aware that all city departments are to enable and support the city’s community policing philosophy efforts. Previously, he received a memorandum from the director of his agency that the mayor and city council recommend the community policing model for the entire city government. Mr. Sweeney recognizes that Officer Mickey’s request today is not a routine call for trash removal, but an effort to bond and establish trust with the community. Supervisor Sweeney immediately agrees to dispatch a dump truck and crew to remove the items in the alley. The crew arrives within the hour. They load the debris and trash, along with the old appliances, onto the truck. They use brooms and shovels to sweep the alleyway clean, and they are finished within three hours.

Female Businesswoman 2 When Officer Mickey returns the next day to check on the progress of the debris removal from the alley, he is met by Ms. Nosey, the next door neighbor of Grandma Jennings. Ms. Nosey greets you warmly. This is odd since she has always been somewhat aloof to you and your efforts to improve police-community relations in the past. Ms. Nosey says to you, “That was nice work in getting the trash cleaned up from our alley. My kids can play there again instead of in the street. Next time you need to know what is going on around here, just ask me. I know everybody and everything going on in the projects. It looks like you are really trying to help us around here.”

Activity

The length of your paper should be between 1 to 2 pages.

Top

Review the Week 6: You Decide page for the details of this assignment.

It’s your call, officer.

Should police officers become involved in non-crime problems in a community? What are the advantages and disadvantages behind assisting citizens with quality of life issues and orderly maintenance problems? How involved should police officers become in the lives of citizens?

As the trust continues to develop within the community for you and your colleagues on the police department through the police efforts with community policing strategies, you are approached while on foot patrol by a familiar face. An elderly citizen waves to you as you pass a row of apartments and asks you for help. You say hello since you recognize the person as someone you have spoken with before at a local tenant’s association meeting. From a doorway, the senior citizen asks to speak with you in private. Is involvement a problem or an opportunity?

The length of your paper should be between 1 to 2 pages.

Submit your assignment.

JADM260 Community Policing

Course Project

Research Paper on Community Policing

Objectives

Write a comprehensive research paper on any aspect of Community Policing that reflects reading of the literature and/or applicable research accomplished on the topic.

Guidelines

Papers must 6 to 8 pages in length, 12 point font, double-spaced, and include a cover page, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion, and references.

Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least six authoritative, outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page titled “Reference List.”

Appropriate citations are required in APA format.

All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.

The final paper is due during Week 5 of this course.

Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the Course Q&A Discussion topic.

This paper is worth 120 total points and will be graded on quality of research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar, and sentence structure.

Milestones

Week 1: Pick your topic on some aspect of Community Policing and complete the introduction for Instructor approval. Next, read the literature and/or conduct applicable research on the topic. This portion contains the research topic as well as an introduction.

Week 3: Accomplish the second portion of the paper, and include a discussion of the issue by describing both sides of it. This portion contains the body of the paper, as well as the cover page, abstract, and introduction.

Week 5: Complete the final portion of the task by stating your reasoned position on the issue with a conclusion. The Final Research Paper contains the summary and conclusion and references, as well as portions from Week 1 and Week 3.

See the Best Practices section for more detailed information.

Grading Rubrics

Category Points % Description

Deliverable Content 60 50 Research Paper: What did you learn by research?

Documentation, Formatting, and Editing 30 25 APA format, grammatically or typographically correct

Organization and Cohesiveness 30 25 Logical flow of the document

Total 120 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Best Practices

The following are the best practices in preparing this paper.

Cover Page – Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.

Abstract – a one-paragraph, self-contained summary of the most important elements of the paper.

Introduction – Use a header on your paper. This will indicate that you are introducing your paper.

The purpose of an introduction or opening:

Introduce the subject and state why the subject is important.

Preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.

Establish a tone for the document.

Include in the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an overview of what you are going to cover in your paper and the importance of the material.

Body of Your Report – Use a header titled with the name of your project. Example: “The Development of Hotel X – A World Class Resort”. Then proceed to break out the main ideas. State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence. Break out each main idea you will use in the body of your paper. Show some type of division like separate sections that are labeled; separate group of paragraphs; or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation.

Summary and Conclusion – Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas, as well as their effects.

References – Use APA format.

Additional hints on preparing the best possible project.

Apply a three-step process of writing: Plan, Write, and Complete.

Prepare an outline of your research paper before you go forward.

Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.

Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of your report. Example graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, tables, and Gantt charts.

Proofread your document, use spell-check, and double-check your diction.

Do not leave a question in the reader’s mind.

Do an outline and a rough draft.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 8 Final Exam

Question 1 (TCO 1) How is justice usually defined?

safety

internalized order

law and order

preservation

Question 2 (TCO 1) The police role that is most frequently accepted by both the police and the public is that of:

crime control

order maintenance

service

none of the above

Question 3 (TCO 1) Approximately how many police officers are there in the U.S.?

700,000

750,000

2,642,891

900,000

Question 4 (TCO 1) What is the average size of a U.S. police department?

100

60

20

10 or less

Question 5 (TCO 1) A list that includes decentralization, neighborhood involvement, foot patrol, wide discretion, and use of alternatives to arrest refers to the:

crime fighter role of policing

watchman role of policing

service role of policing

none of the above

Question 6 (TCO 2) Dissenters who approve of violence as a protest strategy are known as:

radicals

terrorists

militants

all the above

Question 7 (TCO 2) During the 1950s, the police attempted to reform their image and focused primarily on the ________ class population.

lower

middle

upper

all levels

Question 8 (TCO 2) One of the recommended skills needed by the police who work in culturally diverse areas is:

a better knowledge of the law

a friendly attitude

knowing when to arrest

an appreciation of the culture

Question 9 (TCO 2) The concept of community participation often encounters resistance from:

citizens

criminal justice practitioners

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 10 (TCO 2) Communications between people are:

intrapersonal

interpersonal

official communication

person-to-group

Question 11 (TCO 3) The right to dissent, to protest, is found in the ________ Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Fourth

Fifth

First

Second

Question 12 (TCO 3) The Seattle police department, prior to the Battle of Seattle:

was known as a brutal police department

was commanded by a little known chief

was very conservative

none of the above

Question 13 (TCO 3) The view that government should protect individual freedoms is held by:

communists

socialists

libertarians

anarchists

Question 14 (TCO 3) Dissident groups are more likely to be successful if they:

have many different goals

present non-negotiable demands

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 15 (TCO 3) The best means of providing conflict management services is through:

the development of a specific conflict management unit

the coordinated efforts throughout the agency

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 16 (TCO 4) Dissent that seeks to make the groups’ ecclesiastical beliefs the dominant moral perspective, is known as ________ dissent.

social

political

economic

religious

environmental

Question 17 (TCO 4) When an ethnic group adopts most of the norms and customs within a society, they are said to be:

culturally assimilated

structurally assimilated

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 18 (TCO 4) Dissent that addresses issues of hazardous materials, endangered species, pollution, etc., is known as ________ dissent.

social

political

economic

religious

environmental

Question 19 (TCO 4) The largest Hispanic group within the United States is:

Puerto Ricans

Cuban Americans

Mexican Americans

none of the above

Question 20 (TCO 5) When people feel that their culture is inferior to others, they are being:

ethnocentric

xenocentric

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 21 (TCO 5) The view of the police that many new immigrants tend to bring with them is that of:

protectors

public servants

oppressors

none of the above

Question 22 (TCO 5) Approximately ________ of all Native Americans live on reservations.

one-fourth

one-third

one-half

two-thirds

Question 23 (TCO 5) The view that multiculturalism is reasonable and healthy, but that America’s societal norms and shared values must be preserved is espoused by advocates of:

political correctness

Americanization

moderation

none of the above

Question 24 (TCO 6) When young people are the victims of crime, they are more frequently the victims of:

robbery

rape

theft

abuse

Question 25 (TCO 6) The presence of the media is said to ________ tensions in potentially dangerous situations.

increase

decrease

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 26 (TCO 6) A police public information officer is supposed to:

defend the police organization

keep the chief informed of media activities

make sure no department secrets leak out

maintain a liaison with the media

Question 27 (TCO 6) Problem-Oriented Policing is argued to be superior to Community-Oriented Policing because:

it does not require decentralization of decision-making

it does not abandon crime control functions

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 28 (TCO 6) The simplest way to enhance police-media communications is to:

appoint a media ombudsman

establish a press council

schedule regular meetings between police and media representatives

none of the above

Question 29 (TCO 7) ________ became the basis for Community-Oriented Policing.

Neighborhood foot patrol

Team policing

ICAP

None of the above

Question 30 (TCO 7) The administration of justice in colonial America was based primarily upon legal practices established in:

Germany

Italy

France

None of the above

Question 31 (TCO 7) When a police officer specifies what laws mean and how they will be enforced, he/she assumes the role of:

legislator

prosecutor

judge

none of the above

Question 32 (TCO 7) Which is not a reason that police administrators adopt selective enforcement strategies?

limited resources

“bargains” with citizen groups

community opposition

none of the above

Question 33 (TCO 8) According to Fickenhauer, the primary factor which seems to influence how discretion is exercised is:

the presence of other officers

the desire to maintain a certain public image

the officer’s education and experience

none of the above

Question 34 (TCO 8) On an average, people normally talk at about ________ words per minute.

75

125

300

450

Question 35 (TCO 8) The power of what is not said is critical in official communications. This is known as:

proxemics

verbal cues

symbolic

paralanguage

Question 36 (TCO 8) When a police officer utilizes his/her discretion in a street situation, the following usually occurs:

a report is written explaining the actions taken

a supervisor is notified of what occurred

the action is not recorded or reported

all of the above

Question 37 (TCO 8) The theory that police behaviors are learned through interactions with other police officers, is known as:

selection

predisposition

socialization

none of the above

Question 38 (TCO 9) Operations personnel are also known as ________ personnel.

staff

support

line

none of the above

Question 39 (TCO 9) Studies have found that police officers have ________ rates of suicide than do many other occupations.

higher

similar

lower

unknown as to comparative rates

Question 40 (TCO 9) The components within the police organization that are responsible for the processes by which police personnel are disciplined and rewarded, are known as ________ units.

operations

administration

auxiliary

none of the above

Question 41 (TCO 9) Which of the following is not a recommended means for police agencies to deal with the hazards of policing?

family programs

wellness programs

community policing

none of the above

Question 42 (TCO 9) The leadership style that is based on leaders who go “by the book” is known as:

authoritative

bureaucratic

diplomatic

none of the above

Question 43 (TCO 10) To deal effectively with the many internal and external communities, the police organization must:

be managed in a fair and competent manner

provide equal access and equitable treatment

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 44 (TCO 10) The criminal justice system may best be described as being:

efficient

effective

orderly

none of the above

Question 45 (TCO 10) The relationships between gays and the police continue to be strained due to:

homophobic police officers

gay rights activism

laws against homosexuality

none of the above

Question 46 (TCO 10) Today, nearly ________ of all American police officers are members of labor unions.

one-fourth

one-half

three-fourths

none of the above

Question 47 (TCO 11) In ________ the level of citizen involvement is kept to a minimum.

community relations

public relations

both A and B

neither A nor B

Question 48 (TCO 11) Police public relations activities are designed to create a favorable environment which:

makes the job of the police officer easier

ensures that the police department is effective

keeps the public informed and enhances the police image

involves citizens in determining services, and establishes mechanisms for solving mutual problems

Question 49 (TCO 11) In order to distinguish between public relations and police-community programs one must examine:

the purpose of the activity

the processes involved in the activity

the extent of citizen involvement in the activity

all of the above

Question 50 (TCO 11) Community relations seeks to:

make the job of the police officer easier

create an image that the police department is effective

create a favorable environment and keep the public informed

involve citizens in determining services, and establish mechanisms for solving mutual problems

Question 51 (TCO 2) Give a brief overview of American community policing from the 1960s to present day.

Question 52 (TCO 6) If you were a police chief in a large city, would you attempt to implement communityoriented policing? Why or why not? Explain.

Question 53 zTCO 11) Why are problem-oriented policing and community-oriented policing not the solutions for all policecommunity relations problems?

Question 54 (TCO 5) How do you feel about the police role of legislator, prosecutor, and judge when it comes to deciding whether to enforce certain statutes or not? Is this power something that should be under review of other superiors within the department? What about a civilian panel that might review such decisions of an officer? Would this bring a more balanced approach?