Doug's Flashcards
(50 cards)
What is theft perspective?
- Desirable vehicules from a thef’s perspective
- Left parked in an area with a high prevalence of auto theft
- Keys are left in the ignition
- Doors unloocked
- Radio transmitter and GPS device
- Marked units are dispatched to intercept
Targeting a particular offense requires the enguagement of multiple units…
a) Tactical uniform patrols
b) Forms of surveillance
c) Directed response patrol
d) Specialized investigative unit
e) Heavy support from crime analysis
What is directive responsive patrol?
When officers are clear from a call, they are directed to a specific offense or set of offense
Street crime usually target by responsive patrol
- Auto theft
- Larceny from a motor vehicule
- Robbery committed in public places
- Burglary
- Street Theft
- Vandalism
- Gang related
What is tactical patrol?
Patrol units freed from calls for service responsibility
Assigned full time to crime interdiction
Burglary is another example requiring multiple approaches… give example of the police response
Targeting repeat offenders
Targeting repeat burglarized stores
Disrupting markets for stolen goods
Establishing business/ shop watch programs
Burglary is another example requiring multiple approaches… give example of the retailer actions
Upgrading external security Installing burglar alarms Safeguarding cash and valuable stock Locking escape routes Screening and training shop staff Employing security guards after hours Using crime prevention through environmental design
Burglary is another example requiring multiple approaches… give example of multiple concurrent approaches illustrated by auto theft
Salvage yard/ accessory dealer inspections Surveillance of known habitual offenders Surveillance of decoy vehicules Stolen parts receiving sting operations Reactive follow-up of reports Agressive patrol programs Enhanced prosecution
Burglary is another example requiring multiple approaches… give example of the city planning measure
Improving street surveillance through lighting and cameras
Promoting living over the shop
Promoting business improved districts
Is it more effective to attack the market for stolen goods than it is to attempt to interdict the theft in progress-TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Twelve types of robbery; NAME THEM
Street robbery (Stranger) Street robbery ( Related to drug transactions) Street robbery(derived from prostitution luring) Street robbery (taxi driver) Street robbery (deliver vehicule) Armored trucks Acquaintances Schoolyard bully Home invasion Pick pocketing, with violence Purse snatching with violence Carjacking
What are the less obvious forms of offense clustering?
Alcohol related (problematic bars,driving while intoxicated,disorderly conduct (assault)
Prostitution ( prostitutes are routinely victimized, customers of prostitutes are frequently target of robbery or theft
Gun offenses (part of both gang violence and drug distribution)
It is more useful to identify frequent pawners -TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Drug market crack down… goal?
Contain / control
Drug market crack down… we will win the war on drugs TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Drug market is the more destructive activity to neighbor TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
What is Malum in se offenses
Mal en soi
Intervention practice for the drug market?
Buy and bust
Buy and warrant
Surveillance
Field interview is…?
strategy in its own rights, controversial, purpose is to reduce the entire constellation of crime and disorder problems
What is the problem with field interview?
Racial profilling, minorities = poor = crime = police = arrest
What us COMPSTAT?
Is the cornerstone of coquitlam RCMP’S crime reduction strategy. It is an innovated system based on smart management technique and direct accountability within the organization
-They focus on putting in place concrete plans considering crime trends.
What are the four principles of COMPSTAT?
1.Accurate and timely intelligence
What is the broken window approach
Attack small problem before they become big one
“crime control strategy meetings” is the appropriate name of COMPSTAT meeting -TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
