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Local gun courts that deal exclusively with gun law violations reinforce community standards against violence and ensure swift punishment of violators.

A) True
B) False

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The emphasis in community policing is efficiency.

A) True
B) False

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Crime-specific planning uses the principles of problem solving to focus on identified crime problems.

A) True
B) False

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Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the following except:


A) Profiles of the perpetrators
B) Mediation strategies
C) Warnings
D) Means and pathways to violence

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The "S" in SARA represents


A) scanning.
B) solution.
C) symptoms.
D) selection.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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The Boston City Department of Health and Hospitals initiated Boston's Prevention Project in 1982 to prevent ________________ violence.


A) workplace
B) nursing home
C) gun
D) youth

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Research has found that most executives and managers in the corporate sector have given considerable thought to the impact of partner abuse on the health and safety of their employees.

A) True
B) False

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In the DOC model,the "D" stands for discretion.

A) True
B) False

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A community includes all of the following except:


A) Individuals
B) Businesses
C) Government
D) All of the above are examples of a community.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Crime mapping changes the focus from the criminal to the location of crimes-the ______________ where most crimes occur.

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Mediation,sometimes called alternative dispute resolution (ADR),is shared problem solving by parties in a dispute guided by a neutral person.Describe how police use this in problem solving.

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Using the SARA model,the step that involves learning the problem's causes,scope,and effects is _______________.

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The causes of violence as described in the book include all of the following except:


A) Desensitization
B) Guns
C) Family cohesiveness
D) Drugs and alcohol

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries.

A) True
B) False

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Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation,corporate support for antiviolence projects,and addressing violence as a public health problem.What key partnership involves schools?


A) Corporate support and public dialogue
B) Corporate support and public health
C) Community mediation and public health
D) Public dialogue and community mediation

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Routine activity theory states that crime occurs at the intersection of


A) motivation, target, and an absent or ineffective guardian.
B) the base of operation, target, and an absent or ineffective guardian.
C) motivation, opportunity, and an absent or ineffective guardian.
D) motivation, target, and geographic proximity.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person,property,or society that is motivated by racial bias and involve violence.

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Thirty percent of women in the United States say they've been victims of domestic violence or stalking by a husband,partner,or date at some point in their lives.

A) True
B) False

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The problem analysis triangle includes all of the following except:


A) Likely offenders
B) Likely victims
C) Suitable targets
D) Time and space

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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All of the following are suggested response strategies to drive-by shootings identified by the text except:


A) Targeting the activity, not the individual
B) Reducing weapons availability
C) Identifying situations in which violence may occur
D) Targeting the individuals

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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