Chapter 13: Police-Community Relations
Self Check Answers
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Chapter Links
Web Patrol, page 529
Ask a Cop
www.smpd.net/smpoa/default.html
K-9s in the Community
www.waupunpdk9.org
G.R.E.A.T. in Philadelphia
www.ppdonline.org/ppd8_great.htm
Additional Activities
Simulation Scenarios
Test your knowledge of law enforcement application with a Simulation Scenario.
Advanced Web Research
- Visit the site of the American Association for the Advancement of Community Policing (AAACOP) at http://www.policing.com. Read the first page, then read "Resources," "Mission," and "To find out why we need AAACOP." Compare what you read here to what you have read in your textbook.
- Why does AAACOP feel that its organization is unique?
- What is their mission, and do you agree with it?
- Providing educational resources to help citizens protect themselves against crime is a crucial factor in community policing. One way to distribute these resources is online, where police departments can refer citizens to helpful informational sites such as the Burglary Prevention Council. Visit this site at http://www.burglaryprevention.org, then read "10 Quick Tips."
- Which of these tips did you find most helpful? Why?
- Did the site offer any tips that were new to you? If so, which ones?
- Visit the Gang Crime Prevention Center, an organization that provides the general public with information on street gang awareness and prevention. Their site is located at http://www.gcpc.state.il.us. Read "What's New" and "About the GCPC," and then answer these questions:
- What are the goals of the GCPC, and how are they accomplished?
- What other social problems are linked to, and contribute to, gang membership? Why?
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