Chapter 5: On the Streets: Organization, Responsibilities, and Challenges Flashcards
Rotten Apple Theory
The idea that corruption in most police departments can be traced to just a few officers.
Grass-eaters
Identified by the Knapp Commission as officers who acted as passive participants when other were engaging in bribery and corruption.
Meat-eaters
Identified by the Knapp Commission as officers who actively engaged in corrupt activities
Discretion
It allows police and others throughput the criminal justice system the latitude to make an arrest or not
Patrol
Patrol officers are responsible for preventing crime, apprehending suspects, and assisting community members
Reactive Policing
A traditional style of policing relying on responding to calls for services
Proactive Policing
Self-initiated officer activities to prevent and detect crime
Community Policing
A philosophy and style of policing that adopts proactive measures and collaborates with community members
Problem-oriented Policing
A policing style that emphasizes the use of data analysis and assessment to address crime problems
SARA model
Scan
Analysis
Respond
Assess
Crime Triangle
Also referred to as the problem analysis triangle, a strategy that focuses on immediate concerns present in the environment in order to confront difficult issues.
Routine Activity Theory
Cohen and Felson’s theory that posits that the convergence in space and time of motivated offenders, suitable targets and the absence of capable guardians increases the risk of criminal incidents.
Broken Windows Theory
Introduced by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling to describe the social disorder that occurs in run-down and neglected neighborhoods, which leads to higher crime rates.
Hot Spots
Specific geographical locations identified as high crime areas
Zero Tolerance
A policing approach that focuses enforcement efforts on quality-of-life issues such as disorder and minor crime. Enforcement efforts are applied to low-level crimes and minor infractions in specific neighbohoods
