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- CJ415 · Week 6
This document contains multiple-choice and essay questions on police community relations, covering topics such as prejudice, discrimination, and community policing strategies. It is useful for students preparing for their Week 6 exam in the CJ415 module.
What's inside
- Prejudice and discrimination definitions
- Historical policing and community relations
- Community policing strategies
- Police subculture and solidarity
- Police-community relations in different countries
Who it is for: Students taking the CJ415 module in Criminal Justice. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Police community relations involve how police interact with different groups in society. Students learn about different views on police behaviour and how policing has changed over time.
Police and Discrimination
Different ways that police behaviour can show prejudice are discussed. Questions ask how police treat women and minority groups. Early policing methods in Rome are mentioned.
Crime Prevention Models
The crime prevention model is explained. Community policing and neighbourhood watch programs are discussed. Students consider how these programs help reduce crime.
Police Subculture
The importance of solidarity within police subcultures is explained. Reasons for the existence of subcultures are listed. Students learn how police subcultures affect community relations.
Theoretical Perspectives
Different theories on police and community relations are presented. Functionalist, interactionist and conflict theorist views are discussed. Students see how these views shape policing strategies.
Key terms
- Prejudiced discriminator
- Someone who holds negative attitudes towards a group and acts negatively towards them.
- Chivalry hypothesis
- The idea that women are treated less harshly by the police.
- Scapegoating
- Blaming a subordinate group for problems experienced by the dominant group.
- Community policing
- Policing that involves the community in crime reduction efforts.
- Subordinate group
- A group that is disadvantaged and subjected to unequal treatment.
- Police subculture
- The shared beliefs and behaviours within police groups.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the different ways police can show prejudice?
- How do community policing programs reduce crime?
- Why is solidarity important within police subcultures?
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