police and crime prevention

Question 1

how police prevent crime?

Answer 1

Formal institution of social control: have power to detain
- visual presence
- threat of presence
- preventative detention: if they suspect someone has done a crime they can detain

Question 2

Types of policing?

Answer 2

Hot Spot
Problem oriented
Intellegence led
Reactive
Community policing
Zero tolerance

Question 3

hot spot policing

Answer 3

Police and their resources placed in areas with higher crime rates

Question 4

Problem oriented

Answer 4

identify and address root cause of crime (SARA) Scan, Analyse, Respond, Assess

Question 5

intellegence led

Answer 5

Police based on intelligence gathered

Question 6

reactive

Answer 6

Respond to situations

Question 7

community policing

Answer 7

build trust with community to increase perceptions of legitimacy

Question 8

Zero tolerance

Answer 8

harsh penalties with aim to prevent small crime becoming big crime
- targets poor and marginalised people