Chapter 4 Flashcards
Involves proactively identifying problems and making decisions about how best to deal with them
problem-solving approach
A department-wide strategy aimed at solving persistent community problems by grouping incidents to identify problems and to determine possible underlying causes.
Problem-oriented policing (P.O.P.)
The 4 stages of the S.A.R.A model?
Scanning
Analysis
Response
Assessment
Refers to identifying recurring problems and prioritizing them to select one problem to address.
Scanning (SARA)
Examines the identified problem’s causes, scope, and effects; includes determining how often the problem occurs, as well as conditions that appear to create problems.
Analysis (SARA)
Acting to alleviate the problem, that is, selecting the alternative solution or solutions.
Response (SARA)
Refers to evaluating how effective the intervention was; was the problem solved?
Assessment (SARA)
Principle of environmental criminology that states crime occurs at the intersection of a motivated offender, a suitable target, and an absent or ineffective guardian.
Routine activity theory
Changes the focus front he criminal to the location of crime- the hot spots and hot dots where most crimes occur.
Crime mapping
Areas where incidents of crime and disorder tend to cluster in close proximity to one another.
Hot spots
A progressive, goal-oriented, information-driven police management strategy.
Compstat (computer statistics)
Who does the community involve?
Everyone
Who is responsible for the response?
Everyone
Crime specific planning (factors)
- The offenses
- The target
- Impact
- Response
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A. No…
