What is the primary goal of police public relations, according to Cox and Fitzgerald's definition?

creating a favorable image of the police

An annual event in which citizens are encouraged to turn on outside lighting and step outside their homes for an hour in the evening to get to know their neighbors is called:

National Night Out

What is the primary focus of Crime Stoppers programs?

offering cash rewards for information leading to offender conviction

What is the main goal of Victim Coordinators in law enforcement agencies?

providing trauma-informed care to victims

1) True or False: The DARE program has received mixed reviews, and some departments have cut their programs, especially in these tight budget years.

1) True

What is the program in which the police engrave identifying numbers onto property such as bicycles, televisions, and stereos called?

Operation Identification

In 1967, how did the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice describe the police relations with minority groups?

that it had sunk to very low levels

What is crucial for the legitimacy of the police in a democratic society?

active public acceptance and support

Which popular antidrug program aimed at children is discussed, and what new topics have been added to address critical social issues?

DARE; social media safety and vaping

What is the main objective of Night Out?

encouraging citizens to turn off all outside lighting

What is a characteristic of Reserve Police Officers?

They are unpaid volunteers

Where did the idea of Crime Stoppers originate from?

Albuquerque, New Mexico

How did Cox and Fitzgerald define "human relations" in the context of policing?

treating others with respect and dignity

Which program is modeled after DARE and specifically focuses on gangs and violence prevention?

Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT)

2) True or False: The terms racial profiling and driving while Black have become commonplace.

2) True

The Chula Vista Police Department (Chula Vista, CA) won the Herman Goldstein Problem-Oriented Policing award in 2018. What crime was the focus of the program that the police department implemented when they won the award?

domestic violence

What crime did the Albemarle County Police Department use problem-oriented policing to target and reduce?

motor vehicle thefts

Who does the real responsibility for proper police-community relations rest with?

every police officer

3) True or False: The concept of problem-oriented policing can be attributed to Herman Goldstein.

3) True

In 2017, what police department established a Community Policing Advisory Team to enhance community relations?

Aurora, CO

What program requires officers to live in particular communities to strengthen relations between the police and the community?

Resident officer programs

A very early attempt at community policing involving the development of decentralized neighborhood-based precincts that served as "storefront" police stations was tried in what city?

Detroit

What is one type of crime that was occurring in Garden Grove, CA that prompted the police department to use an approach involving Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)?

vandalism

4) True or False: The authors of the seminal article "'Broken Windows': Police and Neighborhood Safety" were O. W. Wilson and Wesley K. Skogan.

4) False

What is the biggest recent threat to community policing and, consequently, the biggest criticism of community policing?

the inability to keep police departments fully staffed and to keep money flowing to these initiatives

In an effort to improve community relations after three officers were indicted for criminally negligent homicide when arresting a 23-year-old Black man, what program did the city of Aurora implement?

Plan to Restore Trust

What organization is composed of individuals from various federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies in an area through which these individuals facilitate the gathering and sharing of intelligence information and the evaluation of this information?

fusion center

What involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations?

Strategic policing

Since 1994, the COPS office has invested more than $14 billion to help advance community policing. Using part of this funding, how many new full-time law enforcement officers have been hired?

1,066

5) True or False: Many states and larger cities have created state and local fusion centers to share information and intelligence within their jurisdictions as well as with the federal government.

5) True