Final: Chapter 4- Policing + Purpose

Question 1

Police Missions (5)

Answer 1

enforce law, apprehend offenders, prevent crime, preserve peace, provide services

Question 2

What do police spend the majority of their time doing?

Answer 2

answering non-emergency calls (90%)

Question 3

Crime prevention

Answer 3

proactive approach
-anticipating, recognizing, and reducing crime

Question 4

Compstat

Answer 4

process of crime analysis
developed by NYPD in 1990’s
form of predictive policing

Question 5

Predictive policing

Answer 5

limited resources assigned to areas w/ the greatest need

Question 6

Preserving the peace meaning

Answer 6

restoring a sense of order, reducing fear and lessening the number of serious crimes

Question 7

Quality of life offenses

Answer 7

minor violations of the law that demoralize residents and create disorder

Question 8

Broken windows policy

Answer 8

model of policing based on the idea that physical decay in a community can breed disorder and signal that laws are not being enforced

Question 9

Computerized Forensic Database (CODIS)

Answer 9

database of DNA profiles of offenders
-uses DNA to identify perpetrator when a match is found

Question 10

What unit of FBI was created after 9/11?

Answer 10

Counterterrorism

Question 11

Two types of state agencies

Answer 11

centralized + decentralized

Question 12

Centralized state agency

Answer 12

central bureau that assist local law enforcement, patrol state highways, and state wide jurisdiction

Question 13

Decentralized state agency

Answer 13

two separate agencies
- on highway or off highway

Question 14

Which form of state agency is Michigan?

Answer 14

centralized

Question 15

Sheriffs

Answer 15

elected chief officers of a county law enforcement agency; responsible for operating count jail and bail in court

Question 16

Problem with information sharing among agencies?

Answer 16

obtaining the necessary clearance for local law enforcement agencies to view data is challenging
- higher agencies struggle to accept others security clearance

Question 17

Police Administration

Answer 17

activities that contol, direct and coordinate police personnel, resources and activities to prevent crime

Question 18

Line Operations

Answer 18

authority flows from top down, all involved in providing field services

Question 19

Staff Operations

Answer 19

includes support roles such as admin

Question 20

Chain of command

Answer 20

order of authority that extends thru all levels from top to bottom

Question 21

Span of control

Answer 21

number of personnel/units supervised by a commander

Question 22

Political Era

Answer 22

1840-1930
close ties between police and public officials
-police served interest of politicians

Question 23

Reform Era

Answer 23

1930-1970
pride in professional crime fighting
- focus on solving traditional crimes
- introduction of state police

Question 24

Community Policing Era

Answer 24

1970- somewhat now
stresses the service role for community
- envisions partnership btw police and community

Question 25

Homeland Security- New Era

Answer 25

2001- ongoing importance of community trust - more/better training, education requirements, age requirements

Question 26

Wilson's 3 styles of Policing Listed

Answer 26

Watchman Style, Legalistic Style, Service Style

Question 27

Watchman Style of Policing

Answer 27

concern for order + maintenance - lower class communities - control illegal/disruptive behavior

Question 28

Legalistic Style of Policing

Answer 28

enforce strict letter of the law

Question 29

Service Style of Policing

Answer 29

concern with helping rather than strictly enforcing the law

Question 30

Police- Community Relations

Answer 30

recognizes the importance for community + police to work together - police derive goals from the community - movement away from apprehension

Question 31

Team Policing

Answer 31

recognition of patrol strategies to form versatile police teams assigned to fixed district (become familiar w/ community)

Question 32

Strategic Policing

Answer 32

emphasis on dealing with crimes not able to be dealt w/ the traditional way Ex. gangs, serial killers, white collar - innovative techniques

Question 33

Problem-solving policing

Answer 33

views that many crimes are caused by the social conditions - goal to address underlying social issues

Question 34

LEAA

Answer 34

defunct agency that aimed to funnel federal funds to local and state agencies

Question 35

Kansas City Experiment + Results

Answer 35

Patrolled + unpatrolled parts of a city w/ citizens unaware of differences in number of patrols Result: crime rates and citizen disturbances did not change Conclusion: patrolling around does not simply enforce the law

Question 36

Result of Kansas City Experiment

Answer 36

Directed Policing; increased number of patrols depending on time and frequency of crimes