Chapter 8: The Community Police Officer Flashcards
ON THE LINE: THE NEW COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER
The two key elements of community policing are the decentralization of decision-making and the empowerment of line officers to collaborate with community residents in problem solving. This has been described as a ___________response. This term recognizes the importance of citizen-police partnerships.
Coactive
ON THE LINE: THE NEW COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER
The coactive role of police officers in a community policing framework does not replace the ___________ and ___________ roles of the police; rather, it expands the role of the police by broadening the capacity of police officers to address the causes of crime and disorder.
Reactive and proactive
ON THE LINE: THE NEW COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER
THE COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER AS A GENERALIST
Within the framework of community policing, the community police officer is viewed as a _____________who supported by specialists within the police service. This term means that line officers have the authority, discretion, and skill to develop partnerships with the community in the area they are assigned and to apply various strategies to solve problems of crime and social disorder.
Generalist
ON THE LINE: THE NEW COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER
THE COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER AS A GENERALIST
For community police officers to be successful, the police service must meet a number of conditions:
> it must take a client oriented approach to dealing with the community
it must focus on solving community problems
it must deploy patrol officers based on clear objectives
it must assign officers to defined areas where they can consult with residents and other agencies
it must provide resources and specialist expertise in support of patrol officers
it must embrace demand driven policing that consider short, medium, and long-term demands on police services.
True or false?
True
THE POLICE PERSONALITY AND COMMUNITY POLICING
Research on the police occupation has resulted in the development of a number of key concepts that provide insight into the attitudes, perceptions, and behavior of police officers. Many of these concepts are components of the ________________________, a set of attitudinal and behavioral attributes that develop as a consequence of the unique role that police officers play and the duties they are asked to perform.
Working personality of police officers
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ATTRIBUTES OF THE POLICE WORKING PERSONALITY
Characteristics of the working personality including preoccupation with danger, excessive suspiciousness of people and activities, a protective cynicism, and difficulties in exercising authority that is - in balancing the rights of citizens under the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms with the need to maintain order.
As a consequence of these personality traits, many police officers:
> tend to view policing as a career and a way of life, rather than merely a 9-to-5 job.
value secrecy and practice a code of silence to protect fellow officers
exhibit strong in group solidarity often referred to as the ____________, with other police officers due to job related stresses, shiftwork, and an “us versus them division” between police and non police. (Goldsmith).
tend to hold conservative political and moral views
exhibit attitudes that emphasize the high-risk/action component of police work often referred to as the ____________________
Blue wall
Blue light syndrome
THE POLICE PERSONALITY AND COMMUNITY POLICING
ATTRIBUTES OF THE POLICE WORKING PERSONALITY
If attitude’s drive behaviors, then many contemporary examples of police misconduct, particularly in relation to the use of force, are likely rooted in the _____________________of police officers.
Working personality
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THE OCCUPATIONAL SUBCULTURE OF POLICE AND COMMUNITY POLICING
There maybe two distinct subcultures within police services: one of ___________________focused on delivering services within the framework of community policing, and the other of _____________focused on the operational realities of day-to-day police work. (Dean and Goldsmith).
Senior police managers
Line officers
