Section 3 Flashcards
Community Policing
-History of Policing
~Community Era
*Goals
**Public Involvement
**Return to Peel’s Principles
Problem-Oriented Policing (POP)
-1980’s
~Herman Goldstein (University of Wisconsin)
-Professional Model/Standard Model of Policing
~Ineffectient and reactive
-Simple patrol and high arrests
~Not effective in crime reduction and public satisfaction
-Premise
~Crime is not random
~Crime is caused by underlying causes/ criminogenic areas
~Police should address the source of problems, not just react to it
*Police should ask: “Why is this happening?”
-Goals
Problem-Oriented Policing (POP)
-1980’s
~Herman Goldstein (University of Wisconsin)
-Professional Model/Standard Model of Policing
~Ineffectient and reactive
-Simple patrol and high arrests
~Not effective in crime reduction and public satisfaction
-Premise
~Crime is not random
~Crime is caused by underlying causes/ criminogenic areas
~Police should address the source of problems, not just react to it
*Police should ask: “Why is this happening?”
-Goals
~Reduce repeat calls for service or incidents
*RPD approximately 400 calls/day
*Provide problem-solving tools to officers
~Involve the community in problem-solving
*Police cannot do it all alone
*Community has a stake in the solution too
~ULTIMATE GOAL:
*Focus on one crime = Reduce three (or more)
**DIffusion of Benefits
-Interrelatedness of crime
~Disorder + small crimes = larger crimes
Adopting/ Implementing POP
-Should be a department-wide strategy
-A paradigm shift from the old police model
-Assessment is key
-Need to welcome “out of box” ideas
-Cultural shift in police department
Problem-Oriented Policing
-The SARA Model
-The Problem Analysis Triangle
The SARA Model
-Overview
~Scanning
Hierarchical list of problems in area/beat.neighborhood
**Involves diverse views of areas and people living in it
**Drugs are not always the worst problem
*Identify the consequences of a problem for both the community and the police
~Analysis
*Who, What, When, Where, and How of the problem at hand
*Understand dynamics surrounding the problem
*Identify possible explanations of why the problem is occurring
*DATA! DATA! DATA!
*For Prostitution:
**Calls for service
**Beat officer
**School Principals
**Business Owners
**Motel owners
**Pimps
**Other prostitutes
**“Johns”
**Emergency room staff
**Homeless shelters
**Convenience stores
**Sanitation workers
**Wives/Family
**Etc…
~Response
*Intervention created from the results of an analysis
**“Out of Box” solution
**Avoid typical police responses
**Brainstorm as to possible solutions
**Include stakeholders
*IMPLEMENTATION IS KEY
~Assessment
*Evaluate response
*Did implementation follow the response plan?
*Were intended results achieved?
*Adjust if necessary
-Conclusion
~Overall goals
*Work with the community to prevent problems
*Reduce repeat police problems
*Rely on “evidence-based” practices
~More cost-effective/ Increased officer autonomy and ownership of the beat
~If successful, can be applied to other/ similar situations
Problem Analysis Triangle
-Three elements for crime to occur
~Offender
*Repeat Victimization
*Routine Activities
*Victim Precipitation
~Victim
*Few Offenders = Majority of Crimes
*Routine Activities
*Rational Choice Model
~Location
*Crimiongenic Areas
*Hot Spots
-Visualize problem
-Understand the relationship of crime
-PROACTIVE POLICING IN ACTION
-Handlers
~Control Offenders
-Managers
~Controls Places
-Guardians
~Protect targets/victims
Crime Prevention
-Heart of community and problem-oriented policing
~CRIME PREVENTION
*Much more time and cost-effective
*“How can we prevent crime?”
CPTED
-Problem
-Problem-Oriented Policing
-SARA Model
-CPTED
~After the environment of the problem
CPTED
-“Proper design and effective use of the environment that can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime, and an improvement in the quality of life.”
-Three Principles
~Natural access control
~Natural surveillance
~Territoraial reinforcement
CPTED
-Information needed for planning
-Crime-analysis information
~Demographic
~Land use information
~Resident information
CPTED
-Example
-Motorcycle theft
-Car theft
-Drunk driving
-ATm Vandalism
-Credit card Fraud
-Any crime
-Ticket scalping/theft
-Homeless in bathrooms
-Smoking. snorting pills
-Helmet laws
-Alarms. Keyless ignition
-Alcohol sensors in the steering wheel
-Cameras in machines
-Chip in card
-Increased lighting
-Bar codes on tickets
-Key card for access
-Pills gumming up when tampered with
Repeat Victimization
-More attention on criminal offenders than victims
-Research = police would benefit from knowing more about victims; play major role in crime prevention and analysis
-Want to know where crime will occur next…?
-Look at what happened last!
~Use as a formal crime-prevention effort
~Best single predictor routinely available to police
~Examples:
*Burglary
*Sexual incidents
*Assaults/threats
*Vehicle vandalism
Smart Policing
-Emphasis on data and analytics
-Improved crime analysis, performance measurement, and evaluation research
-Known as Smart Policing Initiative (SPI)
~Research partnership with Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Compstat
-Comparative or Computer Statistics (CompStat)
-Collective and feedback on information on crime
-Introduced 1994 New York City Police Department
-58% large agencies adopted or planed to implement CompStat-like program
CompStat
-Key Elements
-Specific objectives
-Accurate and timely intelligence
-Effective tactics
-Rapid deployment of personnel and resources
-Relentless follow-up and assessment
CompStat
-1990’s
-NYPD/ East Coast
-Data analysis to assessment efficiency
-Problem of poor crime reporting to show the effectiveness
Rule of Law
-“No person, government official or government entity is above the law… no law , or doesn’t conform with fairness
-In terms of policing, officers need to follow procedures and the law.
~Otherwise violation of social contact
~Also illegal
-Tension between the role of the police
~Crime Control or Due Process?
-When in doubt, look to the constitution, the laws of the land, and to proper procedures.
-In policing, ends do not justify means
~Need for regulation
The Police
-Democratic government = little value if police can do whatever they want
-Constitutional Amendments
~Regulate police and prevent abuse of power
*4th Amendment
*5th Amendment
*6th Amendment