Police Field Operations 2nd Edition Questions
and Correct Answers
Political Era
✓ ~~~ 1840's-1930's. Bedrock of early American policing. Dominated by political
control. Close ties between policing and politics
Reform era
✓ ~~~ Created to correct the inherent problems created by the political era.
Emphasized on organization along traditional lines. Highly centralized, bureaucratic
and designed on labor, unity and control.
Community Policing era
✓ ~~~ Evolving era of policing. Promotes and supports organizational strategies to
address causes of crime and to reduce fear of crime and social disorder through
problem solving tactics and police-community partnerships
Crime Prevention
✓ ~~~ Actions taken by police and community to reduce crime risks and build
individual community safety
Problem Solving
✓ ~~~ Critical element of community policing strategy. Produce long term solutions,
Develop responses to problems based on the problems causes
Differential response
✓ ~~~ A system where police calls are prioritized by the seriousness of the offense.
, Proactive policing
✓ ~~~ Police work with the community to prevent crime
Directed Patrol
✓ ~~~ Officers are assigned to an area to give special attention to a specific problem
areas that are identified through crime analysis
Coactive policing
✓ ~~~ Police, community and other private resources work together to solve crime
related problems
Bureaucracies
✓ ~~~ Concept referring to the way admin executes and enforces legal rules is
socially organized
Chain of Command
✓ ~~~ Line of authority and responsibility in a police agency which orders are passed
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
✓ ~~~ Written and codified manual of a police organization. A field guide or road map
for the officer
Cynicism
✓ ~~~ Highly skeptical attitude toward social norms
Burnout
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