CLEET Community Policing & Communication 2

Question 1

Which communication technique involves restating what a community member said in your own words to confirm understanding?

Accepted Answer

Paraphrasing

Answer

Paraphrasing restates the speaker's message in the officer's own words to confirm accurate understanding.

Question 2

A neighborhood watch program is BEST described as an example of which community policing strategy?

Accepted Answer

Collaborative problem-solving partnerships

Answer

Neighborhood watch programs are collaborative partnerships between police and residents to identify and address crime concerns together.

Question 3

When conducting a community meeting, an officer should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Introduce themselves and explain the meeting's purpose

Answer

Establishing rapport by introducing yourself and setting the purpose builds trust and sets a productive tone for the meeting.

Question 4

The SARA problem-solving model stands for:

Accepted Answer

Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess

Answer

SARA (Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess) is the foundational problem-solving model used in community policing.

Question 5

An officer notices that most burglaries in a neighborhood occur between 2–4 PM on school days. Using community policing principles, the BEST response is to:

Accepted Answer

Partner with schools and parents to address the after-school gap

Answer

Addressing the root cause—unsupervised youth after school—through partnerships is the community policing approach.

(CLEET) Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Certification Practice Test

(CLEET) Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Certification Practice Test

CLEET Community Policing & Communication 2