Communtiy Policing Flashcards
customer service-Time delay
Let the customer know if there is going to be a delay don’t make them wait for response.
What is the officers role?
To be a problem solver, facilitator, and communication conduit to and from the community. To be proactive and reactive to crime and crime problems
Customer service- time management
Take time to do the job right. Take time or make time if you can’t find someone who can
Customer service – follow up
Follow through on promises. Let the customer know their problem is important to you, give them updates about progress and don’t leave them hanging.
Why is attitude important?
The officer’s attitude determines the success of community policing. It all adds up to professionalism!
What is quality of life?
The amount of livability in the community or neighborhood has defined by the citizens of those areas.
Three operational strategies
- Problem solving
- Partnership
- Prevention
S.A.R.A Model
Scanning - Analysis- Response- Assessment
Scanning goal
To collect as much objective data as possible so we can create a clear and shared picture of the problem
Definition of a problem in Scanning
Two or more incidents that are similar in nature. Similarities include: persons, locations, behaviors, time
Process to solving the problem
- describe the problem is it a drug problem, crime problem, environmental, location and time or persons
- Learned about the problem: gather information by talking to people in the community, talking to officers, reading newspapers or personal observation.
Crime triangle
Victim- offender- location
The goal of analysis
To understand the underlying conditions creating the problem by learning about all of the players, incidents and history related to the problem
Two basic questions to analyze problem or what
- what do I want to know about this problem?
2. Who could provide an answer to the question?
To assist the problem solvers, questions regarding the problem should revolve around what?
- Location
- Suspect/offender
- Victims/ Complaint