Crime Prevention and Community Policing - GPSTC

What is Community Policing?

Any and all steps taken to identify and rectify a problem that is identified to you either by reviewing crime statistics or through community feed back.

It is aa philosophy that promotes organization strategies, which support the development of partnerships and problems solving techniques, to proactive address the immediate conditions that give rise to public fear and safety issues and significantly increase citizen satisfaction and cooperation with the Police Department

What makes up the Crime Triangle?

Desire
Ability
Opportunity

What are the Root Causes of Crime?

Causes of Crime are Society, Media, Family History, Morals and Values, Economy

The main Crime Prevention Methods are?

Cooperative efforts between the Police and the Public

What does CPTED stand for?

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

What does CPTED mean?

To review a plan or layout of a specific area and to have a crime Prevention Specialist makes recommendations in order to lessen the likelihood that crime will occur

Why have CPTED?

It utilize human nature and known behavior to deter crime, Harden target, Access Control, Enhance natural surveillance, territorial reinforcement, and maintenance image

What are the benefits of CPTED?

It reduces crime and reduction in potential crime,received greater safety and security

What are the Patrol Vehicle Patterns?

Circular, Double back (grid) , Random

What is the best pattern to use when patrolling?

Random Pattern is the best

Can community policing make arrest?

Yes they still have full police powers

What makes a good community police officer?

Patients, Honesty, Common Sense, Training,

What is Target Hardening?

The use of strategies to make it harder for a crime to be committed

What is the most important thing about Foot Patrols?

Foot patrols are effective anytime you can gather or exchange information

What are the Three lines of Defense in Crime Prevention?

1. A protected site Perimeter barriers
2. The building Exterior
3. The buildings Interior

What is the most effective crime deterrent?

Lighting is most effective

Crime prevention is Non Reactive?

False

What are examples of Patrol Methods?

Foot Patrol, Motorcycle Patrol, Motorized Patrol, Bike Patrol, Horse Patrol, Aircraft Patrol, Watercraft Patrol.

What are some Examples of Alarm Systems?

MOTION, Audible, Silent, Glass Breakage, Fire, Police Panic Trip wire

Officers can recommend any company that they like.

No Officer at anytime can recommend a company or manufacture.

Officers can't recommend methods to assist with preventing crime

Yes officers can recommend methods to assist with preventing crime

What are example of physical barriers?

Fences, gates locks, electronic alarms, and security patrols

Where can you put Intrusion detections devices?

Near Doors, Near windows, Near Vents, and At Floor Level

What can community police produce?

They produce Providing different Services,Partnerships with the public, and Resource Referrals

Examples of additional Door Security.

Alarms, deadbolts, Door Strike reinforcer, Security Strike Plate, Door Reinforcements, Door Chains, Secondary Internal Locks, Door Viewers