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Pol Patrol and Opn Flashcards

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  • from french ____ - to paddle, paw about, patrol.
  • keep watch over an area by regularly walking or traveling around or through it.
  • a person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area.
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Patrol

patrouiller

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  • are uniformed officers assigned to monitor specific geographical areas, that is to move through their areas at regular intervals looking out for any signs of problems of any kind.
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Patrol officers

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History of Patrol

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  1. Ancient China
  2. Ancient Greece
  3. Roman empire
  4. Medieval England
  5. Spain
  6. France
  7. Britain and Ireland
  8. In the US
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-law enforcement was carried out by prefect. Prefects were government officials appointed by local magistrates who reported to higher authorities such as the governors who in turn were appointed by head of state usually the emperor of the dynasty.

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  1. Ancient China
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  • publicly owned slaves were used by magistrates as police.In Athens, a group of 300 Scythian slaves (rod-bearers) was used to guard public meetings to keep order and for crowd control and also assisted with dealing with criminal, handling prisoners and making arrests.
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  1. Ancient Greece
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  • the army rather than a dedicated police organization provided security. Local watchmen were hired by cities to provide some extra security.Magistrates such as procurators, fiscals and quaestros investigated crime. Under the reign of Augustus, 14 wards were created, the wards were protected by seven squads of 1000 men called vigiles who acted as firemen and night watchmen. Their duties included apprehending thieves and robbers and capturing run away slaves. The vigiles were supported by the urban cohorts who acted as a heavy duty riot force and praetorian guard if necessary.
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  1. Roman empire
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  • bodyguards used by roman emperors.
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praetorian guard

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  • were created by Augustus to counter balance the enormous power of the praetorian guard in the city of Rome and serve as the police force.
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urban cohorts

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  • (watchmen of the city) - were the firefighters and police of ancient Rome
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vigiles

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  • a subdivision of a municipality.
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ward

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  • the Anglo-Saxon system of maintaining public order since the Norman conquest was a private system of tithing, led by a constable to enforce the law.
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  1. Medieval England
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  • was a grouping of 10 households.
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tithing

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  • is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. The office of ___ can vary significantly in different jurisdiction.
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constable

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  • modern police in Europe has a precedent in the _____ or (brotherhood) - peace keeping association of individuals, a characteristic of municipal life in medieval Spain. The first recorded case of the formation of the hermandad occurred when the towns and the peasantry of the north united to police the pilgrim road to Santiago de compostela in galicia and protect the pilgrims against robber knights.
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  1. Spain

Hermandus

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  • The first police force in the modern sense was created by the government of king Louis XIV in 1667 to police the city of Paris, then the largest city in Europe.
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  1. France
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  • in England, a system of sheriffs, reeves and investigative juries to provide basic security and law enforcement.
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  1. Britain and Ireland
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  • is a contraction of the term “shire-reeve” - designated a royal official responsible for keeping the peace through out a shire or county on behalf of the king.
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Sheriff

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  • a senior official with local responsibilities under the crown. ex., chief magistrate of a town or district.
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Reeve

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  • traditional term for a division of land in the UK and Australia.
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Shire

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  • is a sworn body of people convened to render impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court or to set a penalty or judgement.
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Jury

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  • a private individual hired to capture criminal.
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Thief taker

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  • London’s first professional police force.
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Bow street runners

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  • a magistrate educated at Elton college who founded the Bow street runners originally numbered just six.
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Henry Fielding

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  • in 1285, obliged the authorities of every town to keep a watch at the city gates and arrest all suspicious night walkers.
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Statute of Winchester

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  • prime minister of England from Dec. 1834 to April 1835 and again From Aug.1841 to June 1846. While home secretary, help create the modern concept of the police force leading to officers being known as bobbies in England and peelers in Ireland.
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Sir Robert Peel

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  • (1745 - 1820) - a Scottish merchant and a magistrate who founded the first regular preventive police force in England, the Thames river police.
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Patrick Colquhoun

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  • the first city police services were established in Philadelphia in 1751, Boston 1838 and new york 1845.
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In the US

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  • first police chief of Berkeley California. He is sometimes called the father of modern law enforcement in the US.
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August Vollmer

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  1. He was the first chief to require that police officers attain college degrees.
  2. First police chief to create a motorized force placing officers on motorcycles and cars so that they could patrol broader areas with greater efficiency.
  3. He was also the first to use the lie detector in police work.
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August Vollmer

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  • studied under August Vollmer. Became Chief of Police of the Fullerton police department. He alsonbecame chief of police of the Wichita police department. He introduced the following reforms and innovations:
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O.W. Wilson

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  1. requires new policeman to have college education.
  2. use of police car for patrol, mobile radios and use of a mobile crime laboratory.
  3. he believe that the use of a two way radio allowed better supervision of patrol officers.
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O.W. Wilson

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What are the 3 main task of supervision?

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  1. Organize
  2. Delegate
  3. Oversee
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means planning the work of the department and of the personnel in an orderly manner.

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  1. Organize -
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  • means giving someone else the responsibility and authority to do something.The supervisor confers upon a subordinate officer the same authority and responsibility that the supervisor possesses to accomplish the specific task. The supervisor remain responsible for the completion of the delegated task.
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  1. Delegate
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  • means that the supervisor ensures that the work that has been organized and delegated is satisfactorily completed.
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  1. Oversee
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  • is the process by which an organized group of citizens devoted a time to crime prevention within a neighborhood. When suspecting criminal activities, members are encourage to contact the authorities and not to intervene.
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Community policing

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  • the deployment of officers in a given community, area or locality to prevent and deter criminal activity and to provide day to day services to the community.
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Beat patrol

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  • organized groups of detectives who deceived criminals into openly committing illegal acts of conspiring to engage in criminal activity.
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Sting Operations

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  • the view that a significant portion of all police calls in cities typically radiate from a relatively few locations.
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Hotspots of Crime

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Models of Policing

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  1. Neighborhood Oriented Policing
  2. Pro Active Policing
  3. Problem Oriented Policing
  4. Community Oriented Policing
  5. Reactive Policing
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  • a philosophy of police suggesting that problem solving is best done at the neighborhood level, where issues originate not at a far-off central headquarters.
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  1. Neighborhood Oriented Policing
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  • aggressive law enforcement style in which patrol officers take the initiative against crime instead of waiting for criminal acts to occur.
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Pro Active Policing

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  • a style of police management that stresses pro active problem solving instead of reactive crime fighting.
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  1. Problem Oriented Policing
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  • programs designed to bring the police and the public closer together and create more cooperative working environment between them.
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4.Community Oriented Policing

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  • the opposite of Pro Active policing where the police wait for crime to occur.
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  1. Reactive Policing
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  • describes the secrecy and insulation from others in society that is a consequence of the police subculture.
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Blue Curtain

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  • the belief that most peoples actions are motivated solely by personal needs and selfishness.
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Cynicism

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Civilian Review Board - ex. ____ - organized citizen groups that examine police misconduct.

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PLEB

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  • style of policing characterized by an emphasis on maintaining public order.
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Watchman

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  • the oldest standard relating to the use of deadly force.
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Fleeing Felon Rule

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  • designated police patrol areas.
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Beats

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  • unit that investigates allegations of police misconduct.
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Internal Affairs

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  • police killing of a suspect who resists arrest or presents a danger to an officer or the community.
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Deadly Force

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  • the administrative record of an arrest listing the offenders name, address, physical description, date of birth, time of arrest, offense and name of arresting officer. It also include photographing and fingerprinting of the offender.
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Booking

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  • placing a suspect in a group for the purpose of being viewed and identified by a witness.
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Line Up

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  • the situation in which police officers who are suspicious of an individual run their hands lightly over the suspects outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon. Also called _______
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Stop and Frisk

Inquiry of Pat Down.

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  • police patrol that takes officer out of cars and puts them in walking beat to strengthen ties with the community.
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Foot Patrol

58
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  • an overdose of adrenaline that can occur in heated confrontation with the police.
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Excited Delirium

59
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Patrol reduces crime by creating an impression of ______.

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omnipresence

60
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  • total response time is comprised of four dimensions.
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Responding to Crime

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4 dimension of Responding to Crime

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  1. Discovery Time
  2. Reporting Time
  3. Processing Time
  4. Travel time
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  • interval between the commission of the crime and its discovery.
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  1. Discovery Time
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  • interval between the discovery of the crime and when it is reported to the police.
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  1. Reporting Time
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  • interval between receiving the call and dispatching the officers for service.
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  1. Processing Time
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  • the amount of time it takes for the police to travel to the scene of the crime.
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  1. Travel time
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  • “residual deterrence” most people believe that the police is present even when the are not in sight.
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The Phantom Effect

67
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  • the date that a sworn employee took the oath of office for their position.
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Sworn Date

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Advantages of Foot/Bicycle Patrol

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  1. Increased personal contact between the police and
    citizen.
  2. Increased observation ability.
  3. Increased ability to gather information
  4. Economical
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Advantages of Motorized Patrol

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  1. Increased speed and mobility
  2. Increased conspicuousness
  3. Availability of additional equipment
  4. Increased transportation capability
  5. Deceased response time
  6. Communications
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Basic Preventive Patrol Methods Utilized by an Officer

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  1. Frequent check and contact with business premises
  2. Frequent check of suspicious persons
  3. Fluctuating patrol patterns
  4. Maintenance of visibility and personal contact
  5. Daily individual patrol and community action plan
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Factors to be Considered in Becoming Familiar with the Community

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  1. General population information
  2. Appropriate geographical information
  3. Recent criminal activity
  4. Specific factors that may influence patrol functions
    ex. location of hospitals, high crime areas,
    community habits.
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How to Prepare for a Normal Patrol Shift

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  1. Gathering information through crime reports and
    briefings
  2. Gathering needed materials ex. report forms,
    citation books
  3. Obtaining and checking equipment
  4. Planning work around identified priorities
  5. Preparing daily patrol and community action plan
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What an Officer on Night time Patrol Should be Looking for

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  1. broken glasses
  2. open doors and windows
  3. pry marks
  4. suspicious vehicles
  5. persons on foot
  6. differences in normal lighting (on or Off)
  7. unusual sounds
  8. access to roof tops or upper floors
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  • a primary subdivision of a bureau with a department wide responsibility for providing a specific specialized functions.
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Section

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  • a subdivision of a section usually small in size with personnel assigned to perform a specialized activity, one or two employees performing assigned work.
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Unit

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  • a subdivision of a unit.
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. Squad

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  • a subdivision of a squad.
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Detail

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-the primary geographic subdivision of the patrol operation bureau.

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Precinct

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  • the primary geographic subdivision of a precinct, supervised by a sergeant.
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Sector

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  • the primary subdivision of a sector.
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Beat

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  • one of several tours of duty.
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Watch/Shift

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  • a fixed geographic location usually assigned to an individual officer.
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Post

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  • an adhoc work group normally established by bureau commander to respond to a specific incident or series of related incidents. Task Force assignment is temporary.
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Task Force

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  • overall commander of the department.
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Chief of Police

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  • a fundamental component of proper supervision.The chain of command requires that each employee reports and is accountable to only one direct supervisor.
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Chain of Command

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  • the act of determining policies and guidelines for police activities and operations and providing controls and safeguards for such activities and operations in the department. Involves strategies or tactics, procedures, policies or guidelines.
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Police Operational Planning

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  • the use of rational design or patten for alldepartmental undertakings rather than relying on chance in an operational environment. The preparation and development of procedures and techniques in accomplishing each of the primary tasks and functions of an organization.
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Operational Planning

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  • an attempt by police administrators in trying to allocate anticipated resources to meet anticipated service demands. The systematic and orderly determination of facts and events as basis for policy formulation and decision making affecting law enforcement management.
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Police Planning

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  • the determination in advance of how the objectives of the organization will be attained; involves the determination of a course of action to take in performing a particular function or activity. The process of developing methods or procedures or an arrangement of parts intended to facilitate the accomplishment of a definite objective. The process of deciding in advance what is to be done and how it is to be done.
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Planning

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  • an organized schedule or sequence by methodical activities intended to attain a goal or objectives for the accomplishment of mission or assignment. A method or way of doing something in orderto attain objectives and provides answers to the 5Ws and 1H.
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Plan

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  • a broad design or method or a plan to attain a stated goal or objective.
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Strategy

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  • are specific design, method or a course of action to attain a particular objective in consonance with strategy.
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Tactics

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  • are sequences of activities to reach a point or to attain what is desired.
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Procedures

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  • a course of action which could be a program of

actions adopted by an individual, group, organization or government or the set of principles on which they are based.

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Policy

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  • a definite target - specific activity conducted in relation to an intelligence project under which it is affected. Several case operations may fall under one intelligence project.- refers to a preparatory plan on how to carry out a case operation which is the last resort to pursue intelligence objectives when normal police operations fail.
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case operational plan (COPLAN)

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  • area where case conferences, briefings and debriefings are being conducted by the responding agencies.
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command post/holding area

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  • is a police operation purposely to seal off the probable exit points of fleeing suspect from the crime scene to prevent their escape.
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dragnet operation

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Management or Administrative Functions

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  1. Planning
  2. Organizing
  3. Directing
  4. Controlling
  5. Staffing
  6. Reporting
  7. Budgeting
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Guidelines in Planning

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  1. What - mission/objective
  2. Why - reason/philosophy
  3. When - date/time
  4. where - place
  5. How - strategy/methods
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Characteristics of a Good Plan

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  1. A Plan must have a clearly defined objective
  2. A Plan must be simple, direct and clear
  3. A Plan must be flexible
  4. A Plan must be attainable
  5. A Plan must provide standards of operation
  6. A Plan must be economical in terms of resources
    needed for implementation.
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Types of Plan

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  1. Procedural/Policy Plan
  2. Operational Plan
  3. Tactical Plan
  4. Administrative/Management Plan
  5. Extra-Departmental Plan

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