21st Century Policing

Question 1

What are the 6 pillars of 21st century Community Policing?

Answer 1

Acronym: BPTCOO

Pillar 1: Building Trust and Legitimacy
Pillar 2: Policy and oversight
Pillar 3: Technology and Social Media
Pillar 4: Community Policing and Crime Reduction
Pillar 5: Officer Training and education
Pillar 6: Officer Safety and Wellness.

Question 2

Foundational principle underlying the inquiry into the nature of relations between law enforcement and and the communities they serve is

Answer 2

Building trust and nurturing legitimacy on both sides of the police and citizen divide

Question 3

When are people more likely to obey the law

Answer 3

When they believe that those enforcing the law have legitimate authority to tell them what to do.

Question 4

Who does the public confer legitimacy to?

Answer 4

Those they believe are acting in procedural just ways

Question 5

first of the four central principles of procedurally just behavior

Answer 5

Treating people with dignity and respect

Question 6

second of the four central principles of procedurally just behavior

Answer 6

giving individuals voice during encounters

Question 7

third of the four central principles of procedurally just behavior

Answer 7

Being neutral and transparent in decision making

Question 8

fourth of the four central principles of procedurally just behavior

Answer 8

Conveying trustworthy motives

Question 9

which aspect of procedural justice refers to practices within an agency and the relationships officers have with their colleagues and leaders

Answer 9

Internal

Question 10

what does internal procedural justice refer to

Answer 10

the practices within an agency and the relationship officers have with their colleagues and leaders

Question 11

What has research on internal procedural justice shown

Answer 11

officers who feel respected by their supervisors and peers are more likely to accept departmental policies understand decisions and comply voluntarily. They are also more likely to bring this respect into their interactions with the people they serve

Question 12

when are officers morel likely to accept dept. policies, understand decisions, and comply with them voluntarily?

Answer 12

when they feel respected by their supervisors and peers

Question 13

what is the focus of external procedural justice?

Answer 13

the ways officrs and other legal authorities interach with the public and how the characteristics of those interactions shape the public’s trust of the police

Question 14

a key component of external procedural justice is

Answer 14

the practice of fair and impartial policing

Question 15

what is fair and impartial policing built on?

Answer 15

understanding and acknowledging human biases both explicit and iimplicit

Question 16

What is an explicit bias?

Answer 16

a conscious biase based upon race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or other attributes

Question 17

what shd be the guiding principle for internal and external policies and practices to guide police and sherrif’’s dept in thier interactions with citizens they serve?

Answer 17

Procedural justice

Question 18

since the rules of engagement evolve as the incident unfolds, what should be the police officer’s mission?

Answer 18

Guardian: To protect

Question 19

what is behavior more likely to conform to? Culture or Rules?

Answer 19

Culture

Question 20

what will the values and ethics of the agency guide

Answer 20

officers and their decision making process

Question 21

what is a hurdle to the promotion of community trust?

Answer 21

The role of policing in past and present injustice and descrimination is

Question 22

In order to build public trust and legitimacy what should law enforcement agencies establish

Answer 22

a culture of transparency and accountability

Question 23

To embrace a culture of transparency what should law enforcement agencies make available for public review

Answer 23

All dept policies including regularly posting on the dept’s website info about stops, summonses, arrests, reported crime, and other law enforcement data aggregated by demographics

Question 24

how should police agencies react when serious accidents occur including those involving police misconduct?

Answer 24

Communicate with citizens and media swiftly, openly and neutrally, respecting areas where the law requires confidentiality

Question 25

what can be linked to officer’s interaction with citizens

Answer 25

organizational culture created through employee interaction with management

Question 26

what should law enforcement agencies do to achieve internal legitimacy?

Answer 26

involve employees in the process of developing policies and procedures

Question 26

what happens when the workforce is actively involved in policy develpment?

Answer 26

workers are more likely to use these same principles of external procedural justice in their interactions with the community

Question 27

what does internal procedural justice begin with

Answer 27

clear articulation of organizational core values and the transparent creation and fair application of an organization’s policies, protocols, and decision-making processes

Question 28

how should law enforcement agencies proactively promote public trust?

Answer 28

By initiating positve nonenforcement activities to engage communities that typically have high rates of investgative and enforcement involvement with government agencies.

Question 29

should law enforcement agency leadership examine opportunities to incorporate procedural justice into the internal discipline process?

Answer 29

yes by placing additional importance on values adherence rather than adherence to rules. Union leadership should be partners in the process

Question 30

To achieve external legitimacy what should law enforcement involve the community in

Answer 30

the process of developing and evaluating policies and procedures

Question 31

what should law enforcement agencies consider when implementing crime strategies?

Answer 31

the potential damage to public trust

Question 32

what should research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of crime fighting strategies specifically look at

Answer 32

the potential for collateral damage of any given strategy on community trust and legitmacy

Question 33

to operate effectively, what must law enforcement agencies do?

Answer 33

maintain public trust by having a transparent credible system of accountability

Question 33

what is the only way trust in institutions can be achieved?

Answer 33

if the public can verify what they are being told about a product or service, who is responsible for the quality of the product or service and what will be done to correct any problems

Question 34

why should law enforcement agencies strive to create a workforce that contains a broad range of diversity including race, gender, language, life experience and cultural backgrounds?

Answer 34

to improve understanding and effectiveness in dealing with all communities

Question 35

what is the ultimate goal in achieving diversity?

Answer 35

achieving systematic and comprehensive divrsification throughout each segment of the dept

Question 36

what is a critical factor in managing bias?

Answer 36

seeking candidates who are likely to police in an unbiased manner

Question 37

when you explore more flexible staffing models,

Answer 37

it encourages retention, particularly for officers with sole responsibility for the care of family members

Question 38

what is central to overall public safety

Answer 38

that law enforcement agencies build relationships based on trust with immigrant communities

Question 39

why should state and local law enforcement not be involved in immigration enforcement?

Answer 39

it is important that laws, policies, and practices not hinder the ability of local law enforcement to build the strong relationships necessary to public safety and community well being.

Question 39

what is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

Answer 39

an electronic clearinghouse that law enforcement can access in the field. it contains data submitted by agencies across the county aimed at helping officers identify people, property and criminal histories.