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Discuss the concept of community courts and how it has affected communities.

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Community courts are a form of alternati...

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According to the text, the idea of community corrections has been steadily moving forward since the:


A) 1970s.
B) 1960s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1990s.

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

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Departments might free up time for partnerships without expense through effective call -management or call reduction.

A) True
B) False

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Describe the process of online reporting.What advantages and disadvantages does it have?

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The process of online reporting involves...

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Traditional shift and beat rotation work to build partnerships with the community.

A) True
B) False

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Who are considered the key collaborators in the successful development of community policing?

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A process involving a computer-aided dispatch system in which nonemergency, -lower--priority calls are ranked so the higher-priority calls are continually dispatched first isΒ called:


A) call reduction.
B) call stacking.
C) call management.
D) calls for service.

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

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Researchers have concluded that linking 311 call technologies with changes in policy and practice does not advance a department's community-oriented policing agenda.

A) True
B) False

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Community prosecutors tend to focus on which type of crime?


A) murder
B) rape
C) street-level drug dealing
D) burglary

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Crime and disorder were viewed as police matters best left to professionals.That meant that most citizen-police interactions were negative contacts.

A) True
B) False

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When forming partnerships, it is important to recognize commonalities and to ignore -conflicts within communities.

A) True
B) False

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What trend is driving the need for increased use of private policing?


A) increase in burglary alarms
B) proliferation of cybercrime
C) need to conduct background checks
D) protecting existing resources

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Effective community policing depends on optimizing positive contact between patrol officers and community members.

A) True
B) False

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Citizen police academies are shown to have significant benefits such as reduced levels of street crimes.

A) True
B) False

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The third component of the criminal justice system, __________________, also is an often overlooked partner in the community policing effort.


A) judges
B) dispatch
C) court records
D) corrections

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Partnerships are made up of ______________, those people who have an interest in what hap-pens in a particular situation.

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Officers who have permanent assignments become experts about their beat.

A) True
B) False

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Police departments that use citizen volunteers may benefit from increased cost-effectiveness.

A) True
B) False

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Core components of effective community partnerships are:


A) a shared vision and common goals.
B) open communication.
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

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

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Criticisms of the partnerships in community policing usually center on time and money.

A) True
B) False

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