Ch 2- Policing Today

Question 1

What are the 4 core principles of police departments model of COMPSTAT?

Answer 1

1. ) accurate & timely intelligence based on geography
2. ) rapid deployment of resource
3. ) effective tactics/strategies of enforcement that focus on visible street crimes or quality of life crimes
4. ) relentless followup and assessment

Question 2

Where did the 4-step problem solving method commonly referred to as SARA originate?

Answer 2

Newport News, Virginia

Question 3

The most strongly supported policing practices in the US, which are aided by the use of GIS, crime analysis, and artificial intelligence are

Answer 3

Geographic based and focused policing approaches such as hot-spots policing and directed patrols

Question 4

In regards to Evidence-Based Policing, What strategy does Sherman focus?

Answer 4

Triple T Strategy

Question 5

What is the Triple T Strategy

Answer 5

Targeting - assessing harm/allocating police resources

Testing - looking at research for evidence of success or failure

Tracking - continually check performance & implementation

Question 6

Studies that focused police resources on this, provides the strongest collective evidence of police effectiveness that is now available. It’s helpful in reducing crime and disorder without significant displacement of crime control benefits.

Answer 6

Hot spots policing

Question 7

The strongest support for hot spots policing comes from

Answer 7

National Academy of Sciences

Question 8

Hot spots policing includes

Answer 8

Directed patrols
Saturation patrols
Zero tolerance and disorder enforcement
Aggressive traffic enforcement

Question 9

Unlike directed and saturation patrols, this type of policing is not a tactic, nor is it a crime reduction strategy, but rather a business model for policing

Answer 9

Intelligence-Led Policing

Question 10

Where did Intelligemce LED Policing originate

Answer 10

United Kingdom

Question 11

What are the limitations of ILP?

Answer 11

1. ) data entry problems
2. ) lack of training
3. ) lack of continuity
4. ) confusion over principles

Question 12

The process of identifying patterns and relationships between crime data to prioritize and target police activities

Answer 12

Crime Analysis

Question 13

Common Crime Analysis techniques

Answer 13

Tactical = tabular
Strategic = long term patterns
Link = hidden connections
Telephone Toll
Visual investigative = key event, chronological order
Case analysis = clarify relationships
Intelligence = identification (of networks )

Question 14

Common uses of social media by law enforcement

Answer 14

1) emergency
2. ) transparency
3) outreach
4) networking
5) investigations
6) public relations

Question 15

What is most common purpose of police using social media for?

Answer 15

Investigative purposes

8.3%

Question 16

What was most common complaint about SWAT teams?

Answer 16

Property Damage

Least common was unlawful tactics w excessive force

Question 17

What are 6 pillars of Obama’s 21st century policing

Answer 17

1) trust & legitimacy
2) police oversight
3) technology/social media
4) comm Policing/crime reduction
5) training & education
6) officer wellness/safety

Question 18

Under the 1st pillar - building trust & legitimacy, procedurally just behavior is based on what 4 principles?

Answer 18

Dignity/respect
Voice
Neutral/transparent
Trustworthy motives

Question 19

What are the unique benefits of the internet?

Answer 19

Speed & efficiency

Global reach