Supervision- Session 13 Flashcards
Is permanent beats, posts, and sectors for officers a good practice?
Yes, Officers gain more intimate knowledge of their assigned sector, observe suspicious activity more readily, and have a vested interest in community problems
More efficient than rotating assignments; rotation limits opportunities for corruption but can make tracking down officers for investigations difficult.
What are directed patrols?
Patrol operations directed towards a specific community problem.
What is interactive patrol?
Patrol that seeks community input, such as ‘lock your doors’ and ‘see something, say something’.
What is the purpose of 10 codes in police communication?
Brevity not secrecy and prevents misunderstandings.
What are the benefits of permanent supervisors?
Good supervisors can get well acquainted with the strengths and weaknesses of their officers
Disadvantages include possible favoritism or cliques, but good supervisors do not play favorites.
What has been the historical controversy surrounding K9 units?
K9s have had positive and negative experiences, particularly during protests and crowd control in the 1960s, leading to their limited use in such situations.
Where should K9s be utilized effectively?
Routine patrol, hazardous searches, deterring commercial crime or robberies.
What is the issue with community control of police?
Public should not control the department; it ignores the mobility of police and there are existing controls by the municipality.
Work with the community can be collaborative but should not direct the department
How should patrol officers be distributed?
In proportion to the need for their services, not evenly.
You put officers where they are needed most.
What factors contribute to the need for patrol in certain locations?
- Offenses
- Street mileage
- Response times
- Number of calls for service
- Hazards
- Public gathering locations
- Traffic
- Citation activity
- Felons located in the jurisdiction
What is a reporting zone?
- A subsection of a given sector
- Reporting zones A1, A2, A3 can all be included in the overall crime activity of Sector A
What must an agency decide before allocating resources?
- Department objectives
- Level of performance expected
- How success will be defined.
What is a primary objection to frequent rotating shifts?
Creates physical hardships and is harder on officer health.
How do you determine the number of officers required for patrol?
Determine how many will be required to handle fixed posts.
Minimum manning
What are the pros and cons of overlapping shifts?
- Pros: Additional coverage during heavy workload periods
- Cons: Not necessarily more efficient, can affect sector integrity.
What is the most important principle in distributing the patrol force?
Each section of the community should be assigned patrol resources in proportion to its need for protection.
What is the correct response to why many officers are assigned to a given area?
Police are needed in high crime areas.
How can police visibility be increased without increasing manpower?
Have sector boundaries overlap in that given area.
What are the pros and cons of task forces?
- Pros: Good tool to attack specific problems, cross-jurisdictional cases
- Cons: Unity of command issues, multiple supervisors.
What is the evidence regarding routine police activity and crime deterrent value?
There is little evidence to determine or quantify its deterrent value due to a lack of measurable indicators.
Which types of crimes are responsive to patrol activities?
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Auto crime
- Crimes from persons
- Aggravated assaults
Which types of crimes are not responsive to patrol activities?
- Domestic violence
- Narcotics use or distribution
