Introduction to Policing
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Self-check questions and answers
1. What three elements did Skogan (2006) suggest characterise community policing initiatives in the USA?
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citizen involvement, problem-solving and decentralisation
2. How did Weatheritt suggest the term ‘community policing’ had been used in Britain?
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3. What are four aspects of Alderson’s model of community policing?
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4. What was the name of the policing model introduced alongside panda cars, two-way radios and other innovations in the late 1960s?
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5. What legislation required that the police, in partnership with other agencies, conduct audits to establish the community safety needs of local communities?
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6. How many people were estimated to live in areas covered by Neighbourhood Watch schemes in 2006?
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7. What did a 2001 HMIC report establish as the three core features of reassurance policing?
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8. What features of police work explain the tendency for officers to be culturally isolated from the wider community?
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9. Why might local residents’ perceptions of crime risks not be reliable?
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10. What trend appears to contradict moves to devolve policing closer to local communities?
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