Chapter 7: Skills for the Successful Police Officer
Self Check Answers
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Chapter Links
Computer on Patrol, page 278
http://www.TraceIt4U.com
Web Patrol, page 283
Improve Your Cross-Cultural Communication
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
What Is Critical Thinking?
http://www.sjsu.edu
Exploring Nonverbal Behavior
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu
Additional Activities
Simulation Scenarios
Test your knowledge of law enforcement application with a Simulation Scenario.
Advanced Web Research
- To get a concise and helpful list of the skills needed for policing, visit "Core Policing Skills" at http://www.rcmp-learning.org.
- How informative did you find this list?
- Would you add anything else to this list? Why or why not?
- Read about the Reno (NV) Police Department's use of community policing to effect problem solving in crime and crime-causing situations at http://www.nalusda.gov.
- What are the two components of this COPPS program mentioned at this site, and what do they do?
- Name at least one reason why any police department could implement such a program.
- To understand how the skills and talents of new officers can be successfully developed in the community-policing model, read "Selecting and Grooming New Talent: The Key to Effective Community Policing," at http://www.communitypolicing.org.
- What behaviors make a successful community policing officer?
- How should trainers use problem-solving and critical thinking opportunities to students?
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