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Discuss the pros and cons of predictive policing, including its potential biases.

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Which of the following are the two major methods of patrol deployment?


A) Motorized patrol and foot patrol
B) Crime patrol and bicycle patrol
C) Bicycle patrol and motorized patrol
D) Bicycle patrol and foot patrol

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A specific type of saturation patrol is a crackdown, which generally targets a specific violation of the law, such as a traffic violation.

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The Kansas City study indicated that our traditional three cornerstones of policing might not be the most effective way to do police work.

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Predictive policing involves linking data and clues to potential suspects or victims by identify at-risk groups, individuals, and locations.

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Explain why the increasing legalization of marijuana across the country is the next big issue in highway safety.

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The most important and visible part of police work to the public is/are ____________________.


A) detective operations
B) public appearances by the police chief
C) patrol
D) crime prevention

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According to research, red light cameras that target traffic violators seem to reduce the occurrence of traffic violations at that location.

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____________________ patrol is a solution to the problem of directed patrol units often getting interrupted by calls for service, which can affect the performance of their assignments.


A) Routine
B) Task force
C) Split-force
D) Foot

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Most departments utilize __________.


A) a take-home car program
B) person-owned vehicles (POVs)
C) fleet vehicles
D) preowned vehicles

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The impression of always being there is called __________.

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In effect, the Kansas City study failed to demonstrate that adding or taking away police patrols from an area made any difference within the ___________.


A) community
B) control group
C) police department
D) experimental group

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At the conclusion of the Kansas City study, everyone in the community knew that an experiment regarding policing had been conducted in his or her community.

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____________________ is/are the most expensive part of a police department's budget.


A) Fuel costs
B) Equipment
C) Personnel
D) Liability insurance

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We will always need some type of rapid police response to citizens' calls to 911, even though we have to realize that a __________ response is highly unrealistic.

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A thorough study conducted in Newark regarding foot patrols concluded that adding foot patrol _____.


A) increased crime
B) decreased crime
C) had no effect on crime
D) decreased crime when foot patrol was added only in the business district

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__________ is the backbone of policing.

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Police officers are never allowed to use potentially deadly force (e.g., ramming a vehicle) to end a high-speed chase of a suspect, even if the suspect's actions risk the safety of other drivers and pedestrians.

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A method in which the patrol force is split and half respond to calls for service and the other half performs directed patrol activities is called __________ patrol.

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In differential response to calls for service, responses to citizens' calls to 911 are matched to the type and ____________________ of the calls.


A) severity
B) location
C) numerical order
D) time of day

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