final Flashcards
what are some activities of a patrol officer?
enforcing laws maintaining order keeping the peace keeping traffic flowing investigating accidents
what is foot patrol?
cops walk around a certain area rather then stay in a car
3 basic components of response time are…
time between crime occurred and the police are called
time required for police to process call
travel time for police to get there
3 main goals of patrol functio
the deterrence of the crime
maintenance of a feeling of public security
24 hour for service
what is ethics
study of what is good and bad
what is corruption?
acts involving misuse of authority by police
what is deception
form of misconduct that includes falsifying police reports
what is the detectives job?
to go to the call of a crime
what are solvability factors?
determining whether or not a case should be assigned for follow up investigations
what is entrapment?
when the police tell you to do something that is illegal
what is saturation patrol?
getting a larger then normal amount of uniformed officers to an area for a specific problem
what is random routine patrol?
officers driving around an area
what is rapid response to citizen calls?
officers being dispatched to a call immediately