The Purpose of Policing (chp 6) Flashcards
basic purposes of policing in a democratic society
1) Enforce and support the laws of the society
2) Investigate crimes and apprehend offenders
3) Prevent crime - proactive approach
4) Help ensure domestic peace and tranquility - COMSTAT
5) Provide the community with needed enforcement-related services. - quality of life offenses
who said: “The basic mission for which the police exist is to reduce crime and disorder” ?
Sir Robert Peel
crime prevention
the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation to eliminated or reduce it
Philadelphia Police Department’s Operation Identification
educates citizens on identifying, marking, and listing existing valuables in their house; discourages left and easier to reclaim stolen property
COMPSTAT
1) Collect and analyzing information received from 9-1-1 calls and officer reports
2) This information is mapped using special software
3) The resulting map sequences, generated over time, reveal the time and place of crime patterns and identify “hot spots” of ongoing criminal activity.
Quality-of-life offenses
minor violations of the law (petty crime) that demoralizes community residents and business people. (i.e. -Prostitution)
which approach is similar to the broken windows model of policing?
Quality-of-life offenses
broken window model of policing
the notion that physical decay in a community, such as litter and abandoned buildings, can breed disorder and lead to crime by signaling that laws are not being enforced
The 5 Core Operational Strategies (& examples)
1) Preventive Patrol
2) Routine Incident Response
3) Emergency Response
4) Criminal Investigation
5) Problem Solving
The 4 purposes of preventative control
1) To deter crimes
2) To interrupt crimes in progress
3) To position officers for quick response to emergency situations
4) To increase the public’s feelings of safety and security
Routine incident response
compromise the second most common activity of patrol officers.
Officers responding to routine incidents must collect information and typically file a written report (example: traffic accident)
a measure of citizen satisfaction towards the police
response time
what type of response take priority over all other police work?
emergency response (critical incidents) i.e. traffic accidents with injured people or natural disasters
true or false: criminal investigation dominates the media depictions of police work?
true
criminial investigation
the process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying,and presenting evidence to determine when a crime has occurred
true or false: detectives are not criminal investigators
false: detectives Are the criminal investigators; they must solve most crimes and produce the evidence needed for successful prosecution of suspects
priminary investigation
the foundation on which the entire criminal investigation process is built
problem oriented policing
seeks to reduce chronic offending in a community
CARPA
- Communicating with the clients/community most effected the problems.
- Acquired and analyzed info to determine the problem’s causes
- Reasonable solutions are developed through community partnerships
- Police respond with a workable plan
- After plan implementation, the police periodically assess the situation to ensure progress
police discretion
the exercise of choice by law enforcement officersin the decision to investigate or apprehend, the disposition of suspects, the carrying out of official duties, and the application of sanctions
ethnic and gender issues in policing
the number of female officers has increase but still significantly under represented. from 1990 -2000 the number of Hispanic officers increased by 17,600 (93%) and the number of AF. Americans increased by 13,300
influences on police discretion
- making decision based on what you know and personal judgement
- power to make decision withing legal guidelines
