Ch 2- Policing Today Flashcards
What are the 4 core principles of police departments model of COMPSTAT?
- ) accurate & timely intelligence based on geography
- ) rapid deployment of resource
- ) effective tactics/strategies of enforcement that focus on visible street crimes or quality of life crimes
- ) relentless followup and assessment
Where did the 4-step problem solving method commonly referred to as SARA originate?
Newport News, Virginia
The most strongly supported policing practices in the US, which are aided by the use of GIS, crime analysis, and artificial intelligence are
Geographic based and focused policing approaches such as hot-spots policing and directed patrols
In regards to Evidence-Based Policing, What strategy does Sherman focus?
Triple T Strategy
What is the Triple T Strategy
Targeting - assessing harm/allocating police resources
Testing - looking at research for evidence of success or failure
Tracking - continually check performance & implementation
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.
Hot spots policing
The strongest support for hot spots policing comes from
National Academy of Sciences
Hot spots policing includes
Directed patrols
Saturation patrols
Zero tolerance and disorder enforcement
Aggressive traffic enforcement
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
Intelligence-Led Policing
Where did Intelligemce LED Policing originate
United Kingdom
What are the limitations of ILP?
- ) data entry problems
- ) lack of training
- ) lack of continuity
- ) confusion over principles
The process of identifying patterns and relationships between crime data to prioritize and target police activities
Crime Analysis
Common Crime Analysis techniques
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 )
Common uses of social media by law enforcement
1) emergency
2. ) transparency
3) outreach
4) networking
5) investigations
6) public relations
What is most common purpose of police using social media for?
Investigative purposes
8.3%
What was most common complaint about SWAT teams?
Property Damage
Least common was unlawful tactics w excessive force
What are 6 pillars of Obama’s 21st century policing
1) trust & legitimacy
2) police oversight
3) technology/social media
4) comm Policing/crime reduction
5) training & education
6) officer wellness/safety
Under the 1st pillar - building trust & legitimacy, procedurally just behavior is based on what 4 principles?
Dignity/respect
Voice
Neutral/transparent
Trustworthy motives
What are the unique benefits of the internet?
Speed & efficiency
Global reach
