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Question 21

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Eck suggests several nontraditional measures that indicate if a problem has been affected by the intervention and include all of the following except:

A) reduced instances of repeat victimization.
B) reduced citizen fear related to the problem.
C) decreased citizen satisfaction.
D) increased profits for legitimate businesses in the target area.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Community-oriented policing means changing the daily work of the police to include -investigating problems as well as incidents.It means:

A) targeting past problems.
B) focusing on future problems.
C) working with the bad guys and not just the good guys.
D) working with the good guys and not just against the bad guys.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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A departmental-wide strategy aimed at solving persistent community problems is called:

CompStat is viewed by all law enforcement agencies as effective and ethical.

The most prevalent law enforcement response to identified problems is generally increased use of conventional strategies such as enforcement and patrol.

According to the text, the definition of a problem draws attention to six required elements of a problem.The acronym is:

The magnet phenomenon occurs when a phone number or address is associated with a crime simply because it was a convenient number or address to use.

Using the SARA model, the step that involves learning the problem's causes, scope, and -effects is _______________.

In the DOC model, DOC stands for ______________, _____________ and _____________.

In the DOC model, the "D" stands for discretion.

When using alternative dispute resolution techniques, the mediator guides the parties -involved to resolve the dispute as he or she would want it solved.

Which of the following is not a basic element in a problem-solving approach?

The first step in problem-oriented policing is to move beyond just handling incidents.It calls for recognizing that incidents are often merely overt symptoms of problems.

_____________________________ is approaching criminal justice problems by considering the underlying problems that are categorized by the type of offense.

A problem-solving approach to policing was developed partially in response to concerns for:

The primary work unit in the professional model is the ______________-an isolated event that requires police response.

According to the text, community policing focuses on:

When discussing the SARA model, ______________ is acting to alleviate the problem.

As defined in the text, qualitative data examines the amount of change as the result of the response.

The least-effort principle proposes that: