Problem-Oriented Policing Quiz

<p>problem-oriented policing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>controlling crime through law enforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Problem-oriented policing is a framework for improving policing that focuses on the means of conducting a business and the ends it aims to achieve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The means-over-end syndrome refers to the common issue in the police business where the ends of policing are more complex and unclear than those of a bus company.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three main strategies used in standard policing from the 1940s to the 1970s were random preventive patrol, rapid response, and follow-up criminal investigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main focuses of the police profession's basic means or strategies are achieving the law, fighting crime, and catching criminals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The problem-oriented approach suggests that police officers and administrators should focus on the means by which the ends of policing can be achieved, rather than solely on the ends themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers