Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is community Policing?
An organization-wide philosophy and management approach that promotes
1) Community , government, and police partnerships
2) Proactive problem solving to prevent crime
3) Community engagement to address the causes of crime, fear of crime, and other community issues
What are the two vital components of community policing?
1) A problem solving approach to crime and disorder
2) Partnerships involving both the police and the community
What is the “Frankpledge system”?
The Norman system requiring all free men to swear loyalty to the king’s law and to take responsibility for maintaining the local peace
What is “ Hue and Cry”?
The summoning of all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and capturing a wrongdoer
When and how did “Modern Policing” begin
1829
Sir Robert Peel founded and formed the London Metropolitan Police
What are Robert Peel’s Policing principals
1) The duty of the police is to prevent crime and disorder
2) The power of the police to fulfill their duties is dependent on public approval and on their ability to secure and maintain public respect
3) Public respect and approval also mean the willing cooperation of the public in the task of securing observance of the law
4) The police must seek and preserve public favor not by pandering to public opinion but by constantly demonstrating absolutely impartial service to law
5) . The police should strive to maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police
6) The rest of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with these problems
What are the three eras of Policing
1) Political
2) Reform
3) Community
What is the political era
From 1840-1930
Witnessed the formation of the police.
Police were undisciplined “Keystone Cops”
Police sought an intimate relationship with the community
What is the patronage system?
A system where chiefs were politically appointed and had a vested interest in keeping those who appointed them in power.
What are the three essential elements of community policing
Partnerships,problem solving and organizational change.
What Cordner’s four dimensions of community policing
Philosophical, strategic, tactical and organizational
What are the three elements of the Philosophical dimension
1) Citizen input
2) A broadened function
3) Personalized service
What are the three strategic dimension elements?
1) Reoriented operations
2) Geographic focus
3) Prevention emphasis
What are the three important tactical elements?
1) Positive interactions
2) Partnerships
3) Problem solving
