Community Safety and Well-being Strategies Quiz-TERMS

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What does community capacity building involve?

Identifying, strengthening, and linking resources within a neighborhood (correct)
Providing financial support to community-based organizations
Enforcing social control in the community
Establishing police legitimacy in the neighborhood

What does police legitimacy refer to?

Neighbors valuing what the police do and how they do it in their neighborhood (correct)
The financial support provided to community-based organizations
The positive relationships between people tackling community problems together
The ill-treatment such as bullying, oppression, discrimination, abuse, and harassment

What is social capital?

Ill-treatment such as bullying, oppression, discrimination, abuse, and harassment
A condition where behavior and activities lack control or order
The ways in which people influence each other's thoughts and behavior
Positive relationships enabling people to work together for the common good (correct)

What are criminogenic factors?

Community or personal characteristics signaling the probability of crime or social disorder (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is procedural justice?

Fairness or perceived fairness in procedures (A) Signup and view all the answers

What do social determinants of health include?

Protective factors ensuring equal access to qualities and benefits of life without socio-demographic differences (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does victimization refer to?

Ill-treatment such as bullying, oppression, discrimination, abuse, and harassment by another person or people (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is community cohesion?

Strong and positive relationships between people tackling community problems together (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are community-based organizations typically dedicated to?

Community service, often not-for-profit, and raising funds to support activities (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is social control?

Encompassing the ways in which people influence each other's thoughts, values, feelings, and behavior in their neighborhood (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is social disorder?

A condition where behavior and activities lack control or order, deviating significantly from what is considered comfortable, reasonable, or safe (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are protective factors in the context of community safety and well-being?

Positive characteristics or conditions that can moderate the negative effects of risk factors (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does risk mitigation involve in the context of community safety and well-being?

Efforts to identify and customize interventions to reduce imminent risks before an emergency response is required (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the asset principle emphasize in the context of community safety and well-being?

Even in disadvantaged neighborhoods, there are people and groups that will engage constructively in community problem-solving (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the metaphorical meaning of 'silo' in the context of community safety and well-being?

A metaphor for the way public service agencies operate separately, making collaboration difficult (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does CPTED involve in the context of community safety and well-being?

Using spatial and architectural measures to strengthen the security of buildings and grounds (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of restorative justice in the context of community safety and well-being?

To heal and repair relationships after a crime, involving victims, offenders, and communities (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of social entrepreneurship in the context of community safety and well-being?

Leveraging business techniques to solve social problems (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does prevention involve in the context of community safety and well-being?

Proactively implementing evidence-based measures, policies, or programs to reduce priority risks (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is community cohesion in the context of community safety and well-being?

Refers to strong, positive relationships between people tackling community problems together (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of social development in the context of community safety and well-being?

Long-term efforts to improve social determinants of health and reduce the probability of harm and victimization (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of applied research?

To solve practical problems (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does a contingency table represent?

Frequencies of one variable in relation to another (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of peer-reviewed journals?

To ensure quality information through scholarly review (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does risk-focused decision-making involve?

Basing decisions on hard data about real threats (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aim of emergency response?

Expedited mobilization of emergency services (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of knowledge-based policing?

Using information technology and collaboration to get new knowledge about social drivers of crime (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does community intelligence involve?

Information about community dynamics originating and used by community members (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of asset-based community safety and well-being planning?

Building a plan on the skills, knowledge, and experience of community agencies (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does risk mitigation involve in community safety and well-being?

Efforts to reduce risks before an emergency is required (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of social development in the context of community safety and well-being?

Long-term, multi-disciplinary efforts to improve social determinants of health (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does prevention involve in the context of community safety and well-being?

Proactively implementing evidence-based situational measures (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of community-based research?

To apply research methods in a real community setting (A) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Community Capacity Building

Strengthening resources within a neighborhood

Police Legitimacy

Community's trust in police actions