Crime and Disorder Management

Question 1

_____ means the performance of general policing duties in the community by officers assigned to a combination of general and directed patrol, targeted and problem oriented policing initiatives.

Answer 1

1. Community Patrol

Question 2

_____ means a divisional committee that represents all segments of the community.

Answer 2

1. Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC)

Question 3

_____ means a set of systematic, analytical processes directed at providing timely and pertinent information relative to crime patterns and trend correlation. It assists operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, aiding in the investigative process, and increasing apprehensions and the clearance of cases.

Answer 3

1. Crime Analysis

Question 4

_____ means the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk followed by the initiation of some action to remove or reduce the risk, and the measurement and evaluation of the outcome.

Answer 4

1. Crime Prevention

Question 5

_____ means the process by which persons in custody will be asked if they wish to provide information on other crimes including, but not limited to the divisional crime problems established as priorities.

Answer 5

1. Debriefing

Question 6

_____ means a specific activity designed to address an identified concern within the community. _____ are activities detailed to officers in order to have specific measurable tasks carried out. This form of patrol may be enforcement–based but may also be focused on achieving a goal by other means. Directed patrol can be an effective component in the maintenance of public order and improving the quality of life for the community.

Answer 6

1. Directed Patrol

Question 7

_____ means routine policing activities carried out by officers within a specified area. _____ is an important part of community policing that does not specifically focus on or target an identified concern within the community, but permits officers to accomplish their general policing duties in a non–focused manner.

Answer 7

1. General Patrol

Question 8

_____ means the act of upholding community standards, using both informal community activities and law enforcement to create a safer environment, and an improved quality of life.

Answer 8

1. Order Maintenance

Question 9

_____ in reference to Crime and Disorder Management means an issue dealing with public disorder or crime that has been identified by either
* the police (through analysis), or
* by members of the community
that requires police/community intervention.

Answer 9

1. Problem

Question 10

_____ means a technique by which public disorder and crime issues are identified, analyzed, and strategies are developed to eliminate or bring the issues under control.

Answer 10

1. Problem Oriented Policing

Question 11

_____ means an actual or perceived social, economic and physical environment, which is conducive to a state of mental and physical well–being. When applied to neighbourhoods or communities, it means that there is little disorder or anti–social activity, permitting local community members to go about their daily activities with minimal fear or disruption.

Answer 11

1. Quality of Life

Question 12

_____ means patrol or enforcement action targeting a specific area or problem, that is undertaken by an officer, without previous direction from a supervisor. The area of the _____ may be based on trends derived through crime analysis.

Answer 12

1. Self-Initiated Patrol

Question 13

_____ includes the Chief of Police, Command Officers, Staff Superintendents and Directors, and any other member as determined by the Chief of Police.

Answer 13

1. Senior Management Team (SMT)

Question 14

_____ means the targeting of offenders or offences within a specific time period and/or a specific geographic area.

Answer 14

1. Target Policing

Question 15

There are four (4) key steps in establishing the Crime Management Process at the divisional level. Their purpose is to ensure a high level of integration, co–ordination and focus of divisional resources:

1. ____ and evaluation to set direction for the division
2. _____ and evaluation to adjust and react as required
3. Integrated Role for _____
4. Targeted _____

Answer 15

1. Long–term strategic planning
2. Short–term/daily tactical planning
3. Divisional CPLCs
4. Debriefing of All Prisoners

Question 16

The divisional Crime Management Team must meet, at a minimum, _____ starting at the first of the year to establish the crime priorities and strategies for the unit

Answer 16

1. quarterly

Question 17

Where _____, persons in custody will be debriefed as to information they may provide on any of the crime problems set as a divisional priority

Answer 17

1. practicable