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A focused deterrence strategy evaluated in Los Angeles, also patterned heavily after the Boston program, did not produce significant results with respect to gang violence.

A) True
B) False

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Matching -Focused deterrence


A) A location that requires a disproportionate amount of police time and resources
B) Is related to fairness and focuses on the quality of treatment that citizens receive
C) Uses real-time crime analysis and incorporates intelligence analysis to aid in deployment of police
D) Aimed at deterring the small number of people involved in a disproportionate amount of gun violence
E) Emphasizes the focus on quality-of-life offenses
F) Recognizes that small proportions of individuals are involved in a disproportionate amount of crime
G) Clear and honest representation of practices
H) A proactive strategy based on crime and problem analysis
I) Focus on anticipating crimes
J) Targets the reduction of physical (e.g., graffiti) and social (e.g., prostitution) disorder to reduce serious crime

K) A) and C)
L) C) and J)

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Explain the how the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment worked and discuss the findings of the study.

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In the Kansas City Gun Experiment, in which area did gun-related crime decline?


A) The general deterrence area
B) The offender-specific deterrence area
C) The comparison areas
D) None of the above

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

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The Kansas City Gun Experiment indicated that increased seizures of illegal guns in a high-crime area significantly increasese violent gun crimes.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of focused deterrence?


A) Selecting a particular crime problem
B) Focusing only police efforts to embrace nonviolence in order to challenge retaliatory violence
C) Communicating directly and repeatedly with offenders
D) Pulling together an interagency enforcement group

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Why are procedural justice, transparency, and accountability so important to police legitimacy?

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Quality-of-life policing targets the reduction of physical and social disorder in order to reduce serious crime.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of procedural justice?


A) Failing to treat people with dignity and respect.
B) Giving citizens voice during encounters.
C) Being neutral and transparent in decision-making.
D) Conveying trustworthy motives.

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

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Matching -Broken windows theory


A) A location that requires a disproportionate amount of police time and resources
B) Is related to fairness and focuses on the quality of treatment that citizens receive
C) Uses real-time crime analysis and incorporates intelligence analysis to aid in deployment of police
D) Aimed at deterring the small number of people involved in a disproportionate amount of gun violence
E) Emphasizes the focus on quality-of-life offenses
F) Recognizes that small proportions of individuals are involved in a disproportionate amount of crime
G) Clear and honest representation of practices
H) A proactive strategy based on crime and problem analysis
I) Focus on anticipating crimes
J) Targets the reduction of physical (e.g., graffiti) and social (e.g., prostitution) disorder to reduce serious crime

K) F) and J)
L) D) and F)

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_____ targets the reduction of physical (e.g., graffiti) and social (e.g., prostitution) disorder to reduce serious crime.


A) Event analysis
B) Directed patrol
C) Quality-of-life
D) Target-oriented policing

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

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The terrorist attacks on 9/11 are a major factor in accounting for the development and expansion of intelligence-led policing.

A) True
B) False

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Matching -Person-focused approach


A) A location that requires a disproportionate amount of police time and resources
B) Is related to fairness and focuses on the quality of treatment that citizens receive
C) Uses real-time crime analysis and incorporates intelligence analysis to aid in deployment of police
D) Aimed at deterring the small number of people involved in a disproportionate amount of gun violence
E) Emphasizes the focus on quality-of-life offenses
F) Recognizes that small proportions of individuals are involved in a disproportionate amount of crime
G) Clear and honest representation of practices
H) A proactive strategy based on crime and problem analysis
I) Focus on anticipating crimes
J) Targets the reduction of physical (e.g., graffiti) and social (e.g., prostitution) disorder to reduce serious crime

K) I) and J)
L) G) and I)

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Although it did not reduce serious crime, it did have a modest effect on disorder. This statement comes from a study of ___.


A) Directed patrol
B) Risk management
C) Hot spot policing
D) None of the above

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

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Community-based approaches enlist and mobilize people are not in law enforcement.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not one of the factors that led to the development and expansion of intelligence-led policing?


A) Technological improvements in police data systems
B) The terrorist attacks on 9/11
C) The "new managerialsim" philosophy
D) The implementation of foot patrol in inner-city neighborhoods

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

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Matching -Quality-of-life policing


A) A location that requires a disproportionate amount of police time and resources
B) Is related to fairness and focuses on the quality of treatment that citizens receive
C) Uses real-time crime analysis and incorporates intelligence analysis to aid in deployment of police
D) Aimed at deterring the small number of people involved in a disproportionate amount of gun violence
E) Emphasizes the focus on quality-of-life offenses
F) Recognizes that small proportions of individuals are involved in a disproportionate amount of crime
G) Clear and honest representation of practices
H) A proactive strategy based on crime and problem analysis
I) Focus on anticipating crimes
J) Targets the reduction of physical (e.g., graffiti) and social (e.g., prostitution) disorder to reduce serious crime

K) B) and J)
L) A) and J)

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Predictive policing focuses on reacting to crimes.

A) True
B) False

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The authors suggest that police departments choose the elements of the strategies that best fit their organizational cultures.

A) True
B) False

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___ approaches focus on deterring the relatively small number of individuals involved in a disproportionate amount of gun violence, particularly gang or group members, while simultaneously providing services for anyone wanting to avoid violence.


A) Broken windows theory
B) Place-based
C) Specific deterrence
D) Focused deterrence

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

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