CJT chapter 6

Crime Prevention

The anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of action to eliminate or reduce it.

CompStat

A crime-analysis and police-management process ; developed by the New York City Police Department in the mid-1990s.

quality-of-life offense

a minor violation of the law (sometimes called a petty crime ) that demoralizes community residents and businness people . Quality-of life offenses involve acts that create physical disorder for example excessive noise or vandalism)or that reflect social decay (for example panhandling and prostitution)

crime scene

The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found.

Preliminary Investigation

All of the activities undertaken by a police officer who responds to the scene of a crime, including determining whether a crime has occurred, securing the crime scene, and preserving evidence.

solvability factor

Information about a crime that forms the basis for determining the perpetrator's identity.

the problem solving acronym known as SARA

Scanning, Anaylisis, Response, and Assessment

the problem solving acronym known as CAPRA

Clients, Acquired, Partnership, Response, Assess

line operations

In police organizations, the field activities or supervisory activities directly related to day-to-day police work.

staff operations

In police organizations, activities (such as administration and training) that provide support for line operations.

Chain of Command

The unbroken line of authority that extends through all levels of an organization, from the highest to the lowest.

Span of control

the number of police officers who report directly to a commander

the basic mission

___________________ for which the police exsist is to reduce crime and disorder.

five core operational strategies

1. Preventive patrol

2. Routine Incident Response

3. Emergency responce

4. criminal investigation

5. problem solving

watchman style

A style of policing marked by a concern for order maintenance.

Legalistic Style

A style of policing marked by a strict concern with enforcing the precise letter of the law. Legalistic departments may take a hands-off approach to disruptive or problematic behavior that does not violate the criminal law.

Rodney King Incident

__________ was beaten and arrested by LAPD during a police traffic stop, suffering two jolts from a taser, fifty six blows by baton, and six kicks in order to subdue

intellegence-lead policing

a collection of analysis and information to produce an intelegence end product design to inform police decision making at both a tactical and strategic level

strict traffic enforcement

an instruction to ticket every motorist going even one mph over the speed limit. an example of the legalistic style.

strategic policing

involves a continued reliance on traditional policing operations. does not just focus on tradtional kinds of crimes, but non tradtional as well.

Problem-Solving Policing

A type of policing that assumes crimes can be controlled by uncovering and effectively addressing the underlying social problems that cause crime.

James Q. Wilson

______________ created the legalistic and watchman style of policing

Community Policing

a philosophy based on forging a partnership between the police and the community. its a colaborative effort between the two