community policing Flashcards
Sir Robert Peel
Development of the first police force and considered the father of modern “policing”
The peelian principals
9 basic principals
Define community policing
A group of people living in the same place having a particular characteristic in common.
Define policing
The maintenance of law and order by a police force.
Define community service
Voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area.
Define community service officer
Provides support in crime prevention, investigation, and call response while upholding law and order.
Recognize the philosophy and definition of community policing
Under the community policing model, where officers are empowered to identify and solve problems proactively, the answer is YES.
Why is community policing important?
It promotes interaction between officers and citizens.
New methodology community policing
Encourages reverting back to an evolved foot patrol.
Criticism of officers in cars
It creates an environment where the officer began losing touch with the community and caused public apathy.
Core competencies for law enforcement
- Ability to use good judgment and to problem solve
- Capacity for empathy and compassion
- Capacity for multitasking
- Ability to determine courage and to take responsibility
- Ability to be resourceful
- Demonstrate assertiveness
- Possess and demonstrate integrity
- Capacity for engaging in teamwork and ability to collaborate
Developing community partnership
Encouraging interactive partnerships between law enforcement and their community.
Collaboration
The act of working with another or other on a joint project and something created by working with others.
Coercion
Forced conformity with behavior predetermined by one who has the power to impose that conforming behavior.
C.O.P definition of problem solving
Any condition that alarms, harms, threatens or has potential for disorder in the community, particularly incidents that may appear as isolated.
The SARA model
Scanning
Analysis
Response
Assessment
Police handle cluster in 4 ways
Behavior, Place, Person and Time
Policing organization features
Agency management
Organization structure
Personal
Information systems and tech.
Explain the importance of being more customer service oriented
Develop the ability to listen closely to community concerns. This is the number 1 skill because, in essence this is what the job is about.
Verbal communication skills
Good communication skills will benefit and protect the officer, it is your ability to effectively communicate with the people you come in contact with.
What is empathizing
Sensing and understanding the emotions of others and of all the customer service related skills.
Being professional
Officers have by law an expectation to have a thicker skin than the general public.
Being respectful
Hearing people out, be quit and listen to them talk.
Being flexible
It shouldn’t be the officers objective to be feared.
