Chapter 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
police chief:
The top administrator of the police department, who sets policy and has general control over departmental practices. The chief is typically a political rather than a civil service appointee and serves at the pleasure of the mayor.
time-in-rank system:
For police officers to advance in rank, they must spend an appropriate
amount of time, usually years, in the preceding rank; for example, to become a captain, an officer must first spend time as a lieutenant.
order maintenance (peacekeeping):
The order-maintenance aspect of the police role involves peacekeeping, maintaining order and authority without the need for formal arrest, “handling the
situation,” and keeping things under control by using threats, persuasion, and understanding.
proactive policing:
A police department policy that emphasizes stopping crimes before they
occur, rather than reacting to crimes that have already occurred.
deterrent effect:
Stopping or reducing crime by convincing would-be criminals that they stand a
significant risk of being apprehended and punished for their crimes
directed patrol:
A patrol strategy that involves concentrating police resources in areas where certain crimes are a significant problem.
broken windows model:
A term used to describe the role of the police as maintainers of
community order and safety.
CompStat:
A program originated by the New York City police that used carefully collected and analyzed crime data to shape policy and evaluate police effectiveness.
sting operation:
An undercover police operation in which police pose as criminals to trap law
violators.
vice squad:
Police officers assigned to enforce morality-based laws, such as those on
prostitution, gambling, and pornography.
forensic science:
The use of scientific techniques to investigate questions of interest to the
justice system and solve crimes
community-oriented policing (COP):
Programs and strategies designed to bring police and the
public closer together and create a more cooperative working environment between them.
foot patrol:
Police patrols that take officers out of cars and put them on a walking beat to
strengthen ties with the community.
neighborhood-oriented policing (NOP):
Community policing efforts aimed at individual
neighborhoods.
problem-oriented policing (POP):
A style of police operations that stresses proactive problem solving, rather than reactive crime fighting.
hot spots of crime:
Places from which a significant portion of all police calls originate. These
hot spots include taverns and housing projects.
intelligence-led policing (ILP):
The collection and analysis of information to generate an “intelligence end product” designed to inform police decision making at both the tactical and the strategic level.
National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP):
A formal intelligence-sharing initiative
that identifies the security and intelligence sharing needs recognized in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
fusion center:
A mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources,
streamline operations, and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources
internal affairs:
The branch of the police department that investigates charges of corruption or
misconduct made against police officers.
