Neighborhood Policing Flashcards
What is evidence based policing?
Gathered evidence on a problem
Fits largely around ASB, policing in communities
Service offer
Prevent harm
Reduce demand
Prevent re-offending
Activate citizens and mobilise communities
Increase delivery with partners
Increase public confidence
PEEL
Police
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Legitimacy
SARA model
Scanning
Analysis
Response
Assess
Citizen focused approach
RAISE
Responsive
Accountable
Improve
Strategic
Empowered
Anti-social behaviour
Day to day incidents of crime
Nuisance and disorder
Make many people’s lives a misery
Crime and disorder act 1988
Causes or is likely to cause
HAD
On one or more persons not of the same household
Acceptable behaviour contracts
Voluntary written agreement which is signed by an individual committing anti-social behaviour
Low level intervention for children involved in ASB
Section 50 Police Reform Act 2002
Constable in uniform has reason to believe person has been acting in anti social manner
May require that person to give name and address to Constable
Any person who fails to give name and address or gives false details is
Guilty of an offence
What is an enforcement officer (EO)?
A person legally authorised to collect a debt on behalf of a creditor
EO’s may be employed by debt collecting organisations and are civilian employees of court appointed private companies.
What are some alternative names for enforcement officers?
- Bailiffs/Sheriffs
- Certificated EO’s
- High Court EO’s
- County Court
- Family court bailiffs
These terms may vary based on the jurisdiction and specific functions.
What types of debts do enforcement officers recover?
- Unpaid taxes or fines
- Overdue/unpaid maintenance payments from an ex-spouse
- Unpaid commission
- Unpaid parking fines
- Commercial rent arrears
- Unpaid HP (hire purchase) agreement
These debts are typically owed to courts or creditors.
What actions must enforcement officers NOT take?
- Enter a home by force
- Enter if only children under 16 or vulnerable people are present
- Enter between 2100 and 0600 hours, Sundays, Good Friday or Christmas Day
- Enter by anything other than the door or usual means of entry
- Give less than 7 days notice of their first visit
These restrictions are in place to protect individuals’ rights and privacy.
Fill in the blank: Enforcement officers must give at least _______ notice of their first visit.
7 days
True or False: Enforcement officers can enter a property at any time of the day.
False
They cannot enter between 2100 and 0600 hours, and on certain holidays.
What is one type of debt that enforcement officers recover from individuals?
Overdue/unpaid maintenance payments from an ex-spouse
What is the role of enforcement officers in relation to courts?
To recover debts on behalf of courts
This includes various types of debts owed to the courts or related creditors.
