FDLE Community Policing and Crime Prevention

Question 1

What is the primary goal of community policing?

Accepted Answer

Building partnerships between law enforcement and the community to solve problems

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Increasing arrest rates in high-crime areas

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Reducing the number of officers needed on patrol

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Centralizing all law enforcement decision-making

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the SARA problem-solving model used in community policing?

Accepted Answer

Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess

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Suspect, Arrest, Review, Assess

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Search, Apprehend, Report, Archive

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Survey, Arrest, Respond, Analyze

Question 3

Under Florida law, which agency is responsible for setting minimum standards for community policing training in Florida?

Accepted Answer

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

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Florida Highway Patrol

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Florida Attorney General's Office

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Florida Department of Corrections

Question 4

Which concept involves citizens reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement and is a key component of community crime prevention?

Accepted Answer

Neighborhood Watch

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Broken Windows Theory

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Hot Spots Policing

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CompStat

Question 5

What does the 'Broken Windows' theory suggest about crime prevention?

Accepted Answer

Tolerating minor disorder signals that more serious crime will be ignored

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Replacing broken windows in police stations improves officer morale

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High-rise buildings create more crime than residential neighborhoods

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Officers should focus only on violent felonies and ignore misdemeanors

Question 6

A community policing officer is assigned to a specific geographic area on a long-term basis. This practice is known as:

Accepted Answer

Geographic assignment or beat ownership

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Saturation patrol

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Random patrol

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Task force deployment

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategy?

Accepted Answer

Installing proper lighting and trimming shrubs to increase natural surveillance

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Increasing minimum mandatory sentences

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Deploying SWAT teams to high-crime areas

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Conducting undercover drug stings