CJUS 101: Chapter 6

What are the basic purposes of policing in democratic societies?

prevent crime, investigate crimes and apprehend offenders, provide enforcement-related services, enforce/support the laws, and ensure peace and tranquility

Respect for the law begins with the ______ behavior of the police

personal and public

Explain crime prevention:

a proactive approach to the crime problem; anticipate, recognize, appraise a crime risk and initiate action to eliminate or reduce it, act before crime happens

Crime prevention programs depend on_______

community involvement

Define CompStat?

a process of crime analysis and police management using crime mapping

Define CrimeStat?

Identifies crime hot spots, spatial distribution of incidents, and distance analysis

Define ShotSpotter?

can identify gunshots and alert police to their origin

Most calls for police service are placed through the _______. some areas have started a 311 system for nonemergency calls

911 system

List the five core operational strategies:

preventive patrol, routine incident response, emergency response, criminal investigation, and problem solving

What is the purpose of police patrol?

deter crimes, interrupt crimes in progress, position officers for quick response, increase public’s feelings of safety and security

Response time it takes for officers to respond to calls for service is directly linked to ______________

citizen satisfaction

Emergency response training includes_______________

first aid, hostage rescue, and the physical capture of suspects

Explain criminal investigations process

the process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible

First responders are the first investigators on a scene and provide _______

emergency assistance, capture suspect, and secure crime scene

What do SARA and CAPRA stand for?

SARA: Scanning, analysis, response, assessment; CAPRA: clients, acquired/analyzed, partnerships, response, assess

Police managers may include sworn law enforcement personnel with ______________

administrative authority or civilians

Explain the span of control

the number of personnel or units supervised by a particular commander

Explain Wilson’s three policing style:

watchman style: characteristic of the political era; legalistic style: similar to professional crime fighting of reform era; service style: increasingly common today

The watchman style of policing are typically found in ________ communities where interpersonal relations include violence or physical abuse

lower- or lower-middle-class

____________(PCR) has moved away from policing emphasis on apprehension of law violators, toward increasing the level of positive police citizen interaction

Police-Community Relations

Explain team policing

reorganization of conventional patrol strategies into “an integrated and versatile police team assigned to a fixed district”

What are some key problems with the community policing movement?

difficult to determine program effectiveness or citizen satisfaction with the program, ambiguity surrounding the concept of community, not all police officers or managers are willing to accept non-traditional images of police work, efforts to promote community policing can demoralize the department

How did the September 11th attacks influence policing?

agencies at all levels now devote more time and resources to prepare for possible terrorist attacks and to intelligence-gathering

____________ compiles information, analyze or disseminated in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity

criminal intelligence