Comminity Policing

Question 0

What is an officers role in community policing?

Answer 0

Officer is a problem solver, facilitator, and communicator to the community and is proactive and reactive to crimes.

Question 1

What is the most important strategies in community based policing?

Answer 1

The ability to problem solve

Question 2

What are three operational strategies ?

Answer 2

Problem solving
Partnerships
Prevention

Question 3

What is the SARA model?

Answer 3

Scanning
Analysis
Response
Assessment

Question 4

What is the goal in scanning for community policing?

Answer 4

Scanning: To collect many pieces of object data so we can create a clear and shared picture of the problem

Question 5

What are the strategies to learn about a problem in scanning (SARA)

Answer 5

Personal observation
Talk and listen to officers
Review all police reports
Newspapers
Interviews of people in the area

Question 6

What are the elements of the crime triangle?

Answer 6

Offense/suspect: someone motivated to commit harmful behaviors
Victim: a desirable and vulnerable target
Location: a place where the suspect and victim meet

Question 7

What is the goal for analysis in SARA?

Answer 7

Analysis: to understand the underlying conditions creating the problem by learning everything possible about the players, incidents and history about the problem

Question 8

What two basic questions should be asked in analysis in SARA?

Answer 8

What do I want to know about this problem?

Who can provide an answer to this question?

Question 9

What is the goal for response in SARA?

Answer 9

To develop custom made responses based on the analysis of the problem

Question 10

What are some solutions to responses in SARA?

Answer 10

Eliminate the problem
Reduce the problem
Reduce the harm created by the problem

Question 11

What is the goal for assessment in SARA?

Answer 11

To measure the impact of the response of the problem.

Assessment allows the problem solver to determine what affect the response had on the problem

Question 12

What are the five measures of success?

Answer 12

Totally eliminate the problem
Substantially reduce the problem
Reduce harm or fear associated with the problem
Improve police responses to the problem 
Redefine problem responsibilities

Question 13

What is crime prevention?

Answer 13

The pattern of attitudes and behaviors directed both at reducing the threat of crime and enhancing the sense of safety and security

Question 14

What is CPTED?

Answer 14

Crime prevention through environmental design

Is the day to day application of crime prevention