Chapter 02 Flashcards
- Community policing reemerged in 1980s as an (__) to traditional policing emphasizing (__ __) between police and the neighborhoods they serve.
(alternative) (close interaction)
- In many ways, especially for people in poverty, the police are the agency of:
First and last resort.
- Makes it difficult to define community policing strategy in formal terms.
Diversity of communities.
- Agency leaders emphasize decentralization by allowing (__-__ __) to make decisions and help solve problems that directly affect citizen’s lives in a (__ __).
(line–level officers) (particular neighborhood)
- Recognize crime control (law enforcement) is only one function of the police when using the community policing strategy.
Agency leaders
- Community policing-Problem identification methods:
- Citizen surveys.
- Demographic and statistical information.
- Dialogue with community leaders.
- Balances reactive responses to calls for service with proactive problem solving centered on the causes of crime and disorder.
Community policing model
- Police and citizens join together as partners, they forge a more intimate relationship than with the traditional approach.
Community policing.
- Community policing may work differently in different communities, dependent on…
what their shared values are.
- These characteristics of community policing create advantages, including meaningful communication between citizens and line officers as well as increased communication between line officers and their…
immediate superiors, leading to greater confidence in all agency members.
- Unlike traditional policing, community policing is..
proactive rather than reactive.
- Once the problem is identified, the (__) and (__) then develop solutions, implement them, and (__) their effectiveness.
(agency) (community) (evaluate)
- Community policing key elements: Between police/public there exists:
- bonds of trust.
- collaboration.
- Community policing occurs every time police officers meet with community members to…
discuss and resolve community-based concerns.
- This mentality often erodes communication and in some cases sparks civil unrest.
“Us versus them”
- Community policing occurs every time solutions are customized to fit the..
unique needs and circumstances of a community.
- Community policing recognizes that (__ __) should not be viewed in the same light as chronic (__ __).
(responsible citizens) (criminal offenders)
- Can generate insights to help a police agency strengthen it’s community policing efforts.
Internal and external surveys
- Represents the tactical implementation of community policing.
Problem oriented policing strategy
- The practical application of community policing involves…
Citizens and police working together to be tougher on crime.
- Real distinctions between officers and those they serve can cause this understandable mentality to arise.
“Us verses them”
- The most visible and readily available representative government.
The police
- In order to combat community policing problems, police agency members and citizens must strive to cultivate a strong sense of…
community in which all share responsibility for reducing and preventing crime and disorder.
- Use of tools such as surveys can help generate information needed to fine tune an agency’s:
Community policing practices.
- Maintaining citizens’ confidence in police by responding when police forward citizen complaints/concerns…this kind of cross agency collaboration requires…
Effective leadership by the police.
- The tactical implementation of community policing.
Problem oriented policing
- According to this strategy, problems differ from incidents.
Problem oriented policing strategy.
- A single occurrence requiring a response from police.
Incident
- Problem oriented police officers and managers appreciate problems’ significance to community, and prioritizes by it’s importance:
- to community-Top priority
- to police agency-Next-level priority
- frequency of occurrence-Next priority
- Outward orientation
Using external criteria such as an agency’s impact on chronic problems in the community.
- Develop/implement solutions to problem.
Respond
- Reviewing crime reports, field intel reports, and citizen interviews to determine problem.
Scan
- Evaluate efficiency/effectiveness of response.
Assess
- Gather and examine info about the problem.
Analyze
- Type of crimes: prostitution, loitering, minor drug offenses, and panhandling.
Quality of life.
- Skills required by police officers using problem oriented policing strategy.
Engaging citizens groups, thinking critically, analyzing situations, communicating effectively, assessing usefulness of responses to problems.
- Used to address crime/disorder problems affecting broad territories and resolve a wide variety of specific community problems.
Problem oriented policing strategy.
- Problem oriented police officers and managers may also categorize Incidents according to:
crime type nature of crime geography (neighborhood) time people involved (suspects/victims).
- Founder of modern concept of problem oriented policing.
Herman Goldstein
- Herman Goldstein suggests police agencies interested in problem oriented policing strategy should shift from…
inward orientation to an outward orientation.
- The occurrence of two or more incidents of a similar nature.
Problem