chapter 6

Question 1

beats

Answer 1

designated police patrol areas

Question 2

broken windows model

Answer 2

the role of the police as maintainers of community order and safety

Question 3

community-oriented policing

Answer 3

programs designed to bring police and public closer together and create a more cooperative environment between them

Question 4

displacement

Answer 4

an effect that occurs when criminals move from an area targeted for increased police presence to another that is less well protected

Question 5

foot patrol

Answer 5

police patrol that takes officers out of cars and puts them on a walking beat to strengthen ties with the community

Question 6

fusion center

Answer 6

a mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources

Question 7

gang tactical detail

Answer 7

a police unit created to combat neighborhood gang problems by targeting known offenders who have shown a propensity toward gang violence or criminal activity

Question 8

hot spots of crime

Answer 8

the relatively few locations- bars, malls, the bus depot, hotels, and certain apartment buildings- from which a significant portion of police calls typically originate in metropolitan areas

Question 9

intelligence-led policing

Answer 9

the collection and analysis of information to generate an “intelligence end product” designed to inform police decision making at both the tactical and the strategic level

Question 10

internal affairs

Answer 10

the police unit that investigates allegations of police misconduct.

Question 11

National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP)

Answer 11

a formal intelligence-sharing initiative that identifies the security and intelligence-sharing needs recognized in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Question 12

order maintenance (peacekeeping)

Answer 12

maintaining order and authority without the need for formal arrest (“handling the situation”)- keeping things under control by means of threats, persuasion, and understanding

Question 13

police productivity

Answer 13

the amount of order maintenance, crime control, and other law enforcement activities provided by the individual police officers and concomitantly by police departments as a whole

Question 14

proactive policing

Answer 14

an aggressive law enforcement style in which patrol officers take the initiative against crime instead of waiting for criminal acts to occur. for example, they stop motor vehicles to issue citations and aggressively arrest and detain suspicious persons.

Question 15

problem-oriented policing (POP)

Answer 15

a style of police management that stresses proactive problem solving instead of reactive crime fighting

Question 16

procedural justice

Answer 16

a concern with making decisions that are arrived at through procedures viewed as fair

Question 17

sting operation

Answer 17

organized groups of detectives who deceive criminals into openly committing illegal acts or conspiring to engage in criminal activity

Question 18

strategic intelligence

Answer 18

information about the changing nature of certain problems and threats for the purpose of developing response strategies and reallocating resources

Question 19

tactical intelligence

Answer 19

gaining or developing information related to threats of terrorism or crime and using this information to apprehend offenders, harden targets, and use strategies that will eliminate or mitigate the threat

Question 20

time-in-rank system

Answer 20

the promotion system in which a police officer can advance in rank only after spending a prescribed amount of time in the preceding rank

Question 21

vice squads

Answer 21

police units assigned to enforce morality-based laws, such as those addressing prostitution, gambling, and pornography