Chapter 4 Flashcards
traditional policing
hiring more cops can reduce crime and crime can be deterred by police presence. Favors militarization.
does more cops equal less crime?
no
proper tactics
help identify and address the community problems
improper tactics
can be ineffective at solving problems, can waste resources, and can damage the relationships between police officers and citizens
hazards
situations that have a high risk of accidents or criminal activity
interception patrol
deployment formulas argues that certain street segments in different sections of cities were more susceptible to crime than others. patrol routes design in hopes that they could stop a crime or intercept it
random preventative patrol
primary tactic used by police in hazard-prone places. argues that it would provide a sense of omnipresence in the community by problem prone locations at throughout high-risk areas in random fashion
pulling levers
kind of strategy that involves cracking down on high crime areas with high risk offenders
Thames River Police Force
created as a response to “hot spots” in the dockyards. established the principle of preventative patrol strategies, and led to the establishment of other police organizations in England.
hot spots
concentrated areas of significant criminal activity. patrol with direction, concentrating police presence in problem areas.
hot times
times of day when crime is problematic
Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment
designed to understand the relationship between patrol and crime. divided the city up into 3 groups of patrol beats. different levels of patrols had no effect on crimes, and citizens were not even aware of differences in the area.
spatial displacement
crime moves to a different location
temporal displacement
offend at a time when officers are not present
tactical displacement
used to easily avoid detection
