Theoretical Policing

Question 1

community oriented policing (COP)

Answer 1

– The goal of community policing is to bring the police and the public it serves closer together to identify and address crime issues.

Question 2

what is the key element of COP?

Answer 2

crime prevention

Question 3

what are the different types of community partnerships formed with COP

Answer 3

• Other Government Agencies - (getting police involved with child services)
• Community Members/Groups - (people will help and come forward with information to help their community)
• Nonprofits/Service Providers - ( blood banks..)
• Private Businesses - Businesses have a stake in the community and can bring considerable resources to the problems of mutual concern.
• Media- Media can publicize community concerns and available solutions and have a big impact on public perception and opinion

Question 4

SARA

Answer 4

• Scanning: Identifying and prioritizing problems
• Analysis: Researching what is known about the problems
• Response: Developing solutions to bring about lasting reductions in the number and extent of problems
• Assessment: Evaluating the success of the responses

Question 5

Problem-oriented policing

Answer 5

• Policing strategy that involves the identification and analysis of specific crime and disorder problems, in order to develop effective response strategies

Question 6

who was POP coined by?

Answer 6

Herman Goldstein

Question 7

what should the police be concerned about in POP?

Answer 7

1) focusing on how their agencies address community problems
2) finding the best response to improve criminal justice or investigation processes

Question 8

key elements to POP

Answer 8

• dealing with the conditions that create the problem
• police should routinely analyze problems before trying to solve them
• police must be proactive not reactive
• PD must increase officers’ freedom to make or participate in important decisions but must also be accountable for their decision-making

Question 9

difference between POP and COP?

Answer 9

POP= focusing on preventing the problem
COP= focus on how to fix the problem; get involved with community

Question 10

broken window policing was described by when and by who?

Answer 10

1982 Wilson and Kelling

Question 11

Broken window policing

Answer 11

focuses on the importance of disorder in generating and sustaining more serious crome

Question 12

true or false: disorder isdirectly linked to serious crime

Answer 12

false: disorder is not directly linked to serious crime

Question 13

Are we in a COP or POP now?

Answer 13

we are in a COP era- police walk the neighborhood and have the community see that they care about the area

Question 14

SARA vs CAPRA

Answer 14

basically the same but handle problems differently; CAPRA is focuses more on client/communication & partnership

Question 15

CAPRA

Answer 15

• community w/ Clients
• info Acquired/analyzed
• solution via Partnership
• police Respond with plan
• Assess results