Community Policing
The research showed that simply implementing the reform movement's law enforcement strategies did not lead to a reduction in crime. That research led to this
What is community policing?
The Police Chief in Berkeley California from 1909 through 1932, he attempted to implement police agency reform policies.
Who is August Vollmer.
The system of policing that colonists brought with them from England
What was the Constable/Watch System?
Right now there are more than 18,000 of these in the United States.
What is local or municipal police agencies operating in the United States
Said the long way its "Compare Statistics Meetings:
What is CompStat?
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Narrowing the function of police from social service and the maintenance of order to law enforcement; a shift from foot patrol to motorized patrol; reliance on technology
What were the major changes championed by the reform movement?
The office of Sheriff develops as an alternative to the constable/watch system in these areas of the Country
Where are the Rural and Southern areas?
The percentages 76.3% White, 11.7 % African American, and 9.1% Hispanic describe what?
What is the nationwide racial diversity of local full-time police officers?
Its basic definition is: A technological and management system intended to make police better organized and more effective crime fighters
What is "Compstat"?
The continual experience of arriving at crime scenes again and again without having a lasting impact on the lives of residents led to these
What are the frustrations that led to the development of community policing?
The two requirements imposed by the Cincinnati Police Department on officer candidates in the 1880s.
What were High moral character and footspeed.
These were the causes of widespread civil disturbances, that required the use of police agencies to maintain order.
What were Racial and ethnic tensions caused by social and economic changes in American cities.
The four types of Police Duties expected of local police agencies
What are Law Enforcement, Peacekeeping (or Order Maintenance), Service, and Information gathering
CompStat concentrates decision making power at what level of police officer?
What is among Command Staff.
The change in attitude required to implement community policing.
What is a shift from incident based crime fighting to a problem solving orientation?
Two key ingredients in developing professional police officers
What are Training and Education
Regardless of other duties, neither the watch nor the constables were responsible for this
What is the discovery and prevention of crime?
The hierarchy of duties taught by some police academies, known by the acronym PEPPAS
What is "Protect Life, Enforce the Law, Prevent Crime, Preserve Peace, Arrest Violators, Serve the public"
For Compstat there are these four: 1.provide accurate and timely crime data to the organization, 2.choose effective strategies to specific problems, 3.implement strategies by rapid deployment, 4. diligently evaluate results
What are the crime reduction principals that are the basis of ComStat?
It's emphasized use allows officers engaged in community policing to come to know and be known by the residents of a neighborhood.
What is foot patrol?
Four committees that studied the structure of American police agencies in the late 1960s and early 1970s
What were The Blue Ribbon Commissions?
Until the 1920s this prevented the development of professional police forces in most American cities
What is local party politics?
The overwhelming majority of local police agencies are this size.
What is less than 49 sworn officers
With regard to Compstat it's 1/3 of the largest and an additional 25% of the rest.
What is the portion of the nations police agencies using Compstat