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Question 1

What is evidence based policing

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Using Data, analysis and research to complement experience and professional judgement, in order to provide the best possible service to the public

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What isn’t evidence based policing

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About dismissing or marginalizing police experience and prof judgement

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What is evidence based policing

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Practical EBP: Data, Analysis, Research and Evidence

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For components that the EBP rests on

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Data, Analysis, Research & Evidence

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Limits of EBP

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Police policies and practices are influenced by

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Law, Values, Politics & Public Opinion

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What other types of knowledge are needed

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Craft, Political & Research Based

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EBP vs Intelligence Led, Problem Oriented and Community Policing

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Is evidence based policing a policing strategy

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No

Question 11

What are 2 errors common when thinking about police effectiveness

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Mistaking output such as number of arrests for an outcome such as reducing crime, choosing one outcome while ignoring others.

Question 12

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The bottom line of policing

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7 dimensions of the policing bottom line

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Reducing serious crime, Holding offenders to account, Maintaining safety and order, Reassuring the public, Providing quality services, Using force and authority fairly and effectively, Using financial resources fairly, efficiently and effectively

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Reducing serious crime

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Holding offenders to account

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3 parts of holding an offender to account

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Identifying & arresting offenders, collecting evidence to support prosecution

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What are 3 reasons holding offenders to account is important

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General Deterrence, specific deterrence, service to victims

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Maintaining Safety & Order

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Reassuring the public

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When is an agency’s effectiveness the highest

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When public fear is commensurate with actual risk and when public has trust and confidence in their police

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What are the two key elements to reassurance policing

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Must be based on accurate information, It should be targeted

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Providing Quality Services

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What was the traditional indicator of good police service

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response time

Question 24

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Using Force & Authority Fairly & Effectively

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Using Financial Resources Fairly, Efficiently & Effectively

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Police Legitimacy

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Crime & Disorder

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Traffic Crashes

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What are the three Es of traffic safety

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Engineering, Education & Enforcement

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Vulnerable people

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Known Offenders

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Fear of crime

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Agencies that conduct community surveys should at a minimum do what

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Include items that measure fear and identify what concerns drive that fear

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Citizen Complaints

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Client Satisfaction

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Public Trust

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In any given year what percentage of people have contact with police

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20-25%

Question 38

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Ofc safety, health & wellness

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Employee Attitudes, Knowledge, Skills & Talents

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Discipline & Grievances

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Applicants & New Hires

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Training

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Arrests, Citations, Stops & Searches

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Use of Force & Pursuits

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Public Contacts, Community Engagement & Problem Solving

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Response Time

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What 3 components of response time should be measured separately

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Answering time, dispatching time, travel time

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Crime Clearances & Judicial Outcomes

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Civil Suits & Judgements

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Analyzing Bottom Line Outcomes

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Analyzing eternal conditions

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Analyzing internal conditions

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Analyzing performance

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Process & outcome assessment

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Evaluating current practices

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Testing new practices

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Experiments & quasi-experiments

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Non-experimental evaluations

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Finding & weighing evidence

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Putting evidence to use

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Creating an evidence based agency

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Continuous improvement