community policing Flashcards
SERVE Style
Spotting the Problem
Ethical Decisions
Research Facts
DeVelop and Execute a Plan
Evaluate Results
SARA Model
Scanning
Analyzing
Responding
Assessment
History of Policing
Peelian Principles
The Reform Era
Era of Professionalism
Community Policing
History of Policing in Boston
1631: watch
1854: Boston Police Department
1903: patrol car
1912: patrol wagon
1919: strike
Key Moments and Time Periods
1974-1988: busing
late 1980’s-early 1990’s: violence/crack cocaine epidemic & Charles Stewart
1991: BPD first community policing program
1994-1995: neighborhood policing implemented
1996-1999: Boston miracle
2001: Sept.11 terrorist attacks
2013: Boston marathon bombing
2013-2015: national anti-police/black lives matter
2020 Current Challenges
-anti-police sentiment
-distrust of police by immigrant communities
-homeland security responsibilities—domestic and international terrorist threats
-constantly changing technology
-easy access to guns
-intergenerational cycle of -trauma and violence
-opioid/fentanyl crisis
-lack of service and treatment for individuals with mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues
-social media influence
Principle 7: “the police are the public and the public are the police”
-police at all times should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police of the public and the public at the police.
-police are members of the public (community) who have pledged their full-time attention to the duties that are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of promoting the community’s welfare and existence
July 1903
The first city in the United States to use an automobile as a police cruiser was Boston. Placed in service at station16 in July 1903. It covered about 60 miles a day. Chauffeur driven, a uniformed officer rode on a seat high enough to allow him to look over the back fences.
Community policing
is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime social disorder in fear of crime.
3 key components of community policing
-community partnership
-organizational transformation
-problem solving
Community Partnerships
The public should play a role in prioritizing and addressing public safety problems.
The media
The media represents a powerful mechanism by which to communicate with the community.
The Boston Miracle
focused on the role of young people involved in gang activity, and involved a unique cooperative arrangement between a range of professionals who work with youth: from police to social workers, from Christian ministers to prosecutors
Law Enforcement Oath of Hono
A public affirmation of adhering to an oath of honor is a powerful vehicle demonstrating ethical standards. To be successful at enhancing integrity within an organization, leaders must ensure the oath is recited frequently and displayed throughout the organization.
Public Trust:
charge of duty imposed in faith toward those you serve
A community’s profile
is determined by the make-up of the community looking at the geographic boundaries demographics and economics social environment crime data public safety and various other factors. Police may identify communities need and address their concerns.
Risk Factor:
anything that increases the probability that a person will suffer harm
Protective Factor:
something that decreases the potential harmful effect of a risk factor
Youth Connect:
partnership between BPD and the Boys and Girls Clubs formed in 1996 that place is social workers and police station with the front line officers.
Operation Homefront
collaboration between the BPD School Police Unit, MBTA Police, School Safety, etc. to address the belief that the family is the first line of defense against gang activity, truancy, etc.
Youth Dialogues:
facilitated sessions to break down walls between youth and the police.
BPD partners with a variety of programs that use different techniques and formats to achieve the same results (increased trust).
Bureau of Community Engagement
(formed in 2018) ensure that every district has a dedicated and consistent community policing effort concentrating on building relationships and neighborhoods where they do not currently exist
CEASE Boston:
to lessen the harm inherent in the illegal sex industry were reducing the demand for paid sex. The network aims to cut illegal sex trade by 20% in every city it operates in within two years.
BRIC—Boston Regional Intelligence Center:
serves as a central point for the collection, synthesis, analysis and dissemination of strategic and tactical intelligence; and assist the federal government as a partner for national security. Contains the real time crime center, shot spotter, and GPS monitoring system.
