Test 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
4 Basic Functions of a police officer
-Enforce laws
-Maintain Order
-Protect constitutional rights
-Provide Services
4 major responsibilities of a Police Officer
-Identify and locate crime
-Apprehend suspects who you believe to have committed a crime
-Participate in any court proceedings
-Prevention Patrol
3 Types of Patrol
- Basic Patrol
- Directed Patrol
- Specialized Patrol
Basic Patrol
Most common, working the beat
Directed Patrol
When you use statistics and data collection to put agency resources in high crime areas
Specialized Patrol
Plain clothes officer assignments
BPD Mission Statement
work to fight crime, reduce fear, and improve the quality of life
MISSION IS COMMUNITY POLICING
3 principals of community policing
(the 3 P’s)
1.Partnership
2.Problem Solving
3.Prevention
THE 3 P’s
3 Styles of Policing
- Watchman
- most chill and ignores minor offenses - Legalistic Style
- most extreme and follows each law very strictly - Service Style
- middle of two extremes, will intervene when necessary but doesn’t take everything super seriously
Patrol Types
- Car
- foot patrol (walking beat)
- Bicycle
- Motorcycle
- Mounted (RIP)
- Canine
- Harbor (boats)
- Undercover
3 Police Strategies
- Aggressive Patrol
- Random Patrol
- Direct Deterrent Patrol
Aggressive Patrol
Pulls over a lot of people to get a lot of interaction
- Basically means they are very active
Random Patrol
Has a different rounte/patrol pattern to become unpredictable
Direct Deterrent Patrol
Uses Crime analysis numbers to take calls from a specific location to bring down trends of crime in an area
- basically spends more time in high crime areas
Tours of Duty (shifts)
- Days (D)
0730-1600 - First Half (F) (Afternoon)
1600-2345 - Last Half/Morning (A)
2345-0730
Rank Structor (sworn)
- Police Officer
- Detective
- Sergeant
- Lieutenant
- Captain
Rank Structor ( Appointed )
-means the higher ups
- Deputy Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Super Intendent in Chief
- Police Commissioner
