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CRJ101: Intro to Criminal Justice > Final: Chapter 4- Policing + Purpose > Flashcards

Final: Chapter 4- Policing + Purpose Flashcards

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Police Missions (5)

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enforce law, apprehend offenders, prevent crime, preserve peace, provide services

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What do police spend the majority of their time doing?

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answering non-emergency calls (90%)

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Crime prevention

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proactive approach
-anticipating, recognizing, and reducing crime

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Compstat

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process of crime analysis
developed by NYPD in 1990’s
form of predictive policing

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Predictive policing

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limited resources assigned to areas w/ the greatest need

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Preserving the peace meaning

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restoring a sense of order, reducing fear and lessening the number of serious crimes

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Quality of life offenses

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minor violations of the law that demoralize residents and create disorder

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Broken windows policy

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model of policing based on the idea that physical decay in a community can breed disorder and signal that laws are not being enforced

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Computerized Forensic Database (CODIS)

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database of DNA profiles of offenders
-uses DNA to identify perpetrator when a match is found

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What unit of FBI was created after 9/11?

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Counterterrorism

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Two types of state agencies

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centralized + decentralized

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Centralized state agency

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central bureau that assist local law enforcement, patrol state highways, and state wide jurisdiction

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Decentralized state agency

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two separate agencies
- on highway or off highway

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Which form of state agency is Michigan?

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centralized

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Sheriffs

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elected chief officers of a county law enforcement agency; responsible for operating count jail and bail in court

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Problem with information sharing among agencies?

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obtaining the necessary clearance for local law enforcement agencies to view data is challenging
- higher agencies struggle to accept others security clearance

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Police Administration

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activities that contol, direct and coordinate police personnel, resources and activities to prevent crime

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Line Operations

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authority flows from top down, all involved in providing field services

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Staff Operations

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includes support roles such as admin

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Chain of command

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order of authority that extends thru all levels from top to bottom

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Span of control

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number of personnel/units supervised by a commander

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Political Era

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1840-1930
close ties between police and public officials
-police served interest of politicians

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Reform Era

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1930-1970
pride in professional crime fighting
- focus on solving traditional crimes
- introduction of state police

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Community Policing Era

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1970- somewhat now
stresses the service role for community
- envisions partnership btw police and community

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Homeland Security- New Era

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2001- ongoing
importance of community trust
- more/better training, education requirements, age requirements

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Wilson’s 3 styles of Policing Listed

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Watchman Style, Legalistic Style, Service Style

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Watchman Style of Policing

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concern for order + maintenance
- lower class communities
- control illegal/disruptive behavior

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Legalistic Style of Policing

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enforce strict letter of the law

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Service Style of Policing

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concern with helping rather than strictly enforcing the law

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Police- Community Relations

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recognizes the importance for community + police to work together
- police derive goals from the community
- movement away from apprehension

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Team Policing

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recognition of patrol strategies to form versatile police teams assigned to fixed district (become familiar w/ community)

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Strategic Policing

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emphasis on dealing with crimes not able to be dealt w/ the traditional way
Ex. gangs, serial killers, white collar
- innovative techniques

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Problem-solving policing

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views that many crimes are caused by the social conditions
- goal to address underlying social issues

34
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LEAA

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defunct agency that aimed to funnel federal funds to local and state agencies

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Kansas City Experiment + Results

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Patrolled + unpatrolled parts of a city w/ citizens unaware of differences in number of patrols
Result: crime rates and citizen disturbances did not change
Conclusion: patrolling around does not simply enforce the law

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Result of Kansas City Experiment

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Directed Policing; increased number of patrols depending on time and frequency of crimes

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