The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Flashcards
When did President Barack Obama sign the executive order establishing the Task Force on 21st Century Policing? (Pg1)
December 18. 2014
Executive Summary
Law enforcement cannot build community trust if it is seen as an _______ coming in from outside to impose control on the community. (Pg1)
occupying force
Law enforcement culture should embrace a _______—rather than a _______—mindset to build trust and legitimacy both within agencies and with the public. (Pg1)
- guardian
2. warrior
Law enforcement agencies should adopt _______ as the guiding principle for internal and external policies and practices. (Pg1)
procedural justice
Law enforcement agencies should also establish a culture of _______ and _______ to build public trust and legitimacy. (Pg1)
- transparency
2. accountability
Law enforcement agencies should have clear and comprehensive policies on what topics? _______ (Pg2)
- use of force (including training on the importance of de-escalation);
- mass demonstrations (including the appropriate use of equipment; particularly rifles and armored personnel carriers);
- consent before searches;
- gender identification;
- racial profiling; and
- performance measures.
Law enforcement and communities should establish _______ separate from criminal and administrative investigations. (Pg2)
civilian oversight mechanisms
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) to expand its _______ to serve as the National Register of _______ with the goal of covering all agencies within the United States and its territories. (Pg2)
- National Decertification Index
2. Decertified Officers
law enforcement agencies should develop and adopt policies and strategies that reinforce the importance of _______ in managing public safety. (Pg3)
community engagement
Every law enforcement officer should be provided with _______ and training as well as _______. (Pg4)
- individual tactical first aid kits
2. anti-ballistic vests
Who said; “When any part of the American family does not feel like it is being treated fairly; that’s a problem for all of us.” (Pg5)
President Barack Obama
In establishing the task force; the President spoke of the distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities—the sense that in a country where our basic principle is equality under the law; too many individuals; particularly _______; do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. (Pg5)
young people of color
People are more likely to obey the law when they believe those who are enforcing it have the right—_______—to tell them what to do. (Pg5)
the legitimate authority
The President should promote programs that take a comprehensive and inclusive look at _______ that address the core issues of _______; _______; _______; and _______.(Pg8)
- community-based initiatives
- poverty
- education
- health
- safety
The public confers legitimacy only on those they believe are acting in _______. (Pg9)
procedurally just ways
Procedurally just behavior is based on four central principles: (Pg10)
- Treating people with dignity and respect
- Giving individuals “voice” during encounters
- Being neutral and transparent in decision making
- Conveying trustworthy motives
An _______ is a conscious bias about certain populations based upon race; gender; socioeconomic status; sexual orientation; or other attributes. (Pg10)
explicit bias
1.1 Recommendation: Law enforcement culture should embrace a guardian mindset to build public _______. Toward that end; police and sheriffs’ departments should adopt _______ as the guiding principle for internal and external policies and practices to guide their interactions with the citizens they serve. (Pg11)
- trust and legitimacy
2. procedural justice
The missions and rules of engagement are completely different. The soldier’s mission is that of a warrior: to _______. The rules of engagement are decided before the battle. The police officer’s mission is that of a guardian: to _______. (Pg11)
- conquer
2. protect
_______ is more likely to conform to culture than rules. (Pg12)
Behavior
1.2 Recomendation: Law enforcement agencies should acknowledge the role of policing in past and present injustice and discrimination and how it is a hurdle to the promotion of _______. (Pg12)
community trust
1.2 Recomendation: Law enforcement agencies should acknowledge the role of policing in past and present injustice and discrimination and how it is a hurdle to the promotion of _______. (Pg12)
community trust
1.2.1 Action Item: The U.S. Department of Justice should develop and disseminate _______ that provide examples where past injustices were publicly acknowledged by law enforcement agencies in a manner to help build community trust. (Pg12)
case studies
1.3 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should establish a culture of _______ in order to build public trust and legitimacy. This will help ensure decision making is understood and in accord with stated policy. (Pg12)
transparency and accountability
1.3.1 Action Item: To embrace a culture of _______ ; law enforcement agencies should make all department policies available for public review and regularly post on the department’s website information about stops; summonses; arrests; reported crime; and other law enforcement data aggregated by _______. (Pg13)
- transparency
2. demographics
1.3.2 Action Item: When serious incidents occur; including those involving alleged police misconduct; agencies should communicate with citizens and the media swiftly; openly; and neutrally; respecting areas where the law requires _______. (Pg13)
confidentiality
1.4 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should promote legitimacy internally within the organization by applying the principles of _______. (Pg14)
procedural justice
Research shows that agencies should also use tools that encourage employee and supervisor collaboration and foster strong relationships between supervisors and employees. A more effective agency will result from a real partnership between the chief and the _______ and a shared approach to public safety. (Pg14)
staff
1.4.1 Action Item: In order to achieve _______; law enforcement agencies should involve employees in the process of developing policies and procedures. (Pg14)
internal legitimacy
1.4.2 Action Item: Law enforcement agency leadership should examine opportunities to incorporate procedural justice into the _______; placing additional importance on values adherence rather than adherence to rules. Union leadership should be partners in this process. (Pg14)
internal discipline process
1.5 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should proactively promote public trust by initiating positive _______ activities to engage communities that typically have high rates of investigative and enforcement involvement with government agencies. (Pg14)
nonenforcement
In order to achieve external legitimacy; law enforcement agencies should involve _______ in the process of developing and evaluating policies and procedures. (Pg15)
the community
1.5.2 Action item: Law enforcement agencies should institute _______incentive programs such as _______Officer Programs. (Pg15)
- residency
2. Resident
1.5.3 Action item: Law enforcement agencies should create opportunities in _______ for positive nonenforcement interactions with police. Agencies should also publicize the beneficial outcomes and images of positive; trust-building partnerships and initiatives. (Pg15)
schools and communities
1.5.4 Action Item: Use of physical control equipment and techniques against vulnerable populations—including children; elderly persons; pregnant women; people with physical and mental disabilities; limited English proficiency; and others—can undermine public trust and should be used _______ . Law enforcement agencies should carefully consider and review their policies towards these populations and adopt policies if none are in place. (Pg16)
as a last resort
1.6 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should consider the potential damage to public trust when implementing _______ . (Pg16)
crime fighting strategies
1.6.1 Action item: Research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of crime fighting strategies should specifically look at the potential for _______ of any given strategy on community trust and legitimacy. (Pg16)
collateral damage
1.7 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should track _______ by their communities just as they measure changes in crime. Annual community surveys; ideally standardized across jurisdictions and with accepted sampling protocols; can measure how policing in that community affects public trust. (Pg16)
the level of trust in police
1.7.1 Action Item: The Federal Government should develop survey tools and instructions for use of such a model to prevent local departments from incurring the expense and to allow for _______. (Pg16)
consistency across jurisdictions
1.8 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should strive to create a workforce that contains a broad range of diversity including race; gender; language; life experience; and cultural background to improve understanding and effectiveness in dealing with _______. (Pg16)
all communities
It is also important to recognize that diversity means not only race and gender but also the genuine diversity of _______ ; _______ ; and _______ that has been found to help improve the culture of police departments and build greater trust and legitimacy with all segments of the population. (Pg17)
- identity
- experience
- background
1.8.1 Action Item: The Federal Government should create a _______ designed to help communities diversify law enforcement departments to reflect the demographics of the community. (Pg17)
Law Enforcement Diversity Initiative
1.8.2 Action item: The department overseeing this initiative should help localities learn _______ for recruitment; training; and outreach to improve the diversity as well as the cultural and linguistic responsiveness of law enforcement agencies. (Pg17)
best practices
1.8.3 Action item: Successful law enforcement agencies should be highlighted and celebrated and those with less diversity should be offered _______ to facilitate change. (Pg17)
technical assistance
1.8.4 Action item: Discretionary federal funding for law enforcement programs could be influenced by that department’s _______ to improve their diversity and cultural and linguistic responsiveness. (Pg18)
efforts
1.8.5 Action Item: Law enforcement agencies should be encouraged to explore more flexible _______. (Pg18)
staffing models
1.9 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should build relationships based on _______ with immigrant communities. This is central to overall public safety. (Pg18)
trust
1.9.1 Action item: Decouple _______ from routine local policing for civil enforcement and nonserious crime. (Pg18)
federal immigration enforcement
1.9.2 Action Item: Law enforcement agencies should ensure reasonable and equitable _______ for all persons who have encounters with police or who enter the criminal justice system. (Pg18)
language access
1.9.3 Action Item: The U.S. Department of Justice should not include civil immigration information in the FBI’s _______. (Pg18)
National Crime Information Center database
2.1 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should collaborate with community members to develop policies and strategies in communities and neighborhoods disproportionately affected by crime for deploying resources that aim to _______ by improving relationships; greater community engagement; and cooperation. (Pg20)
reduce crime
2.1.1 Action Item: The Federal Government should incentivize this collaboration through a variety of programs that focus on public health; education; mental health; and other programs not traditionally part of the _______. (Pg 20)
criminal justice system
2.2 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should have comprehensive policies on the use of force that include training; investigations; prosecutions; data collection; and information sharing. These policies must be clear; concise; and openly available for _______. (Pg20)
public inspection
2.2.1 Action Item: Law enforcement agency policies for training on use of force should emphasize _______ and alternatives to arrest or summons in situations where appropriate. (Pg20)
de-escalation
2.2.2 Action Item: These policies should also _______external and independent criminal investigations in cases of police use of force resulting in death; officer-involved shootings resulting in injury or death;or in-custody deaths. (Pg21)
mandate
2.2.3 Action Item: The task force encourages policies that mandate the use of external and independent _______ in cases of police use of force resulting in death; officer-involved shootings resulting in injury or death; or in-custody deaths. (Pg21)
prosecutors
2.2.4 Action Item: Policies on use of force should also require agencies to collect; maintain; and report data to _______ on all officer-involved shootings; whether fatal or nonfatal; as well as any in-custody death. (Pg21)
the Federal Government
2.2.5 Action Item: Policies on _______ should clearly state what types of information will be released; when; and in what situation; to maintain transparency. (Pg22)
use of force
2.2.6 Action Item: Law enforcement agencies should establish a Serious Incident Review Board comprising _______ and _______ to review cases involving officer involved shootings and other serious incidents that have the potential to damage community trust or confidence in the agency. The purpose of this board should be to identify any administrative; supervisory; training; tactical; or policy issues that need to be addressed. (Pg22)
- sworn staff
2. community members
2.3 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to implement _______ of critical incidents separate from criminal and administrative investigations. ( Pg22)
nonpunitive peer review
2.4 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to adopt _______ that implement scientifically supported practices that eliminate or minimize presenter bias or influence. (Pg23)
identification procedures
2.5 Recommendation: All federal; state; local; and tribal law enforcement agencies should report and make available to the public census data regarding the composition of _______ including race; gender; age; and other relevant demographic data. (Pg24)
their departments
2.5.1 Action Item: The Bureau of Justice Statistics should add additional demographic questions to the _______ (LEMAS) survey in order to meet the intent of this recommendation. (Pg24)
Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
2.6 Recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should be encouraged to collect; maintain; and analyze _______ on all detentions (stops; frisks; searches; summons; and arrests). This data should be disaggregated by school and non-school contacts. (Pg24)
demographic data
2.6.1 Action Item: The Federal Government could further incentivize _______ and other organizations to partner with police departments to collect data and develop knowledge about analysis and benchmarks as well as to develop tools and templates that help departments manage data collection and analysis. (Pg25)
universities
2.7 recommendation: Law enforcement agencies should create policies and procedures for policing mass demonstrations that employ a continuum of managed tactical resources that are designed to minimize the appearance of a military operation and avoid using provocative tactics and equipment that _______. (Pg25)
undermine civilian trust
2.7.1 Action Item: Law enforcement agency policies should address procedures for implementing a layered response to mass demonstrations that prioritize de-escalation and a _______ mindset. (Pg25)
guardian
2.7.2 Action Item: The Federal Government should create a mechanism for investigating complaints and issuing sanctions regarding the inappropriate use of _______ and _______ during mass demonstrations. (Pg25)
- equipment
2. tactics
2.8 recommendation: Some form of civilian oversight of law enforcement is important in order to strengthen trust with the community. Every community should define the appropriate form and structure of civilian oversight to meet _______. (Pg26)
the needs of that community
2.8.1 Action Item: The U.S. Department of Justice; through its research arm; the National Institute of Justice (NIJ); should expand its research agenda to include _______ . (Pg26)
civilian oversight
2.8.2 Action Item: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of _______ (COPS Office) should provide technical assistance and collect best practices from existing civilian oversight efforts and be prepared to help cities create this structure; potentially with some matching grants and funding. (Pg26)
Community Oriented Policing Services