Chapter 4

Question 1

What Must the Police depend Upon the Community for

Answer 1

Sorce of Legitmacy

Question 2

Hierarchial Level of Involvment

Answer 2

1. Setting of responsibility for community relations activites is so varried that it defines generalization.
2. Realtivley easy pinpoint managment responsibility for agency activites.

Question 3

Public Relations

Answer 3

1. Citizen involvment is kept to a minimum.
2. Generally Passive
3. Citizens are reasons; but not for participants
4. Activites tend to be standardized
5. Eaasier to control.

Question 4

Police Need to Promote a postive image of themselves

Answer 4

Done by stressing the “helping” and “emergency” attributes the police role.

Question 5

Community Relations

Answer 5

1. Difficult to routinize and standardized
2. Functions they are suposed to perform, usally requires rapid effectivness.

Question 6

Public Relations

Answer 6

Citizen involvment kept to a minimum.

Question 7

Program Examples

Answer 7

1. Public realtions program
2. Speakers bureau
3. Ride-along
4. Police station tours
5. Saftey lectures
6. Citizen recongnition

Question 8

What is the Purpose of Public Relations

Answer 8

1. To chnage preceptions not to solve substantive operational probelms.
2. Convinving the public you care.