Police Rankings
Police roles
Improving Patrol
Vocab
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100

This ranks insignia consist of 3 Chevrons (upside down V) on the sleeve and or collar

Saregeant

100

Name one administrative duty of a police captain or Chief

Writing policies, making schedule, discipline, promotions, etc.

100

Goal of aggressive patrol

Give message that crime will not be tolerated

100

What does it mean to "Canvass" a neighborhood

Going door to door trying to obtain information about a crime that occurred

100

Name one patrol function

Deter Crime

Maintain Public Order

Respond Quickly

Identify and apprehend law violators

Provide aid

Direct traffic

Create a feeling of security in the community

200

This rank consist of only the police department patch on the sleeve

What is a patrol officer or street officer

200

An agressive L.E style in which patrol offciers take the initiative against crime instead of waiting for criminal acts to occur 

Agressive patrol

200

Goal of Broken Windows policing

Prevent serious crimes

200

What does proactive mean

To take action to prevent something, .ie crime before it occurrs

200

Name one of the challenges of community policing

Defining community

Defining roles

Changing supervisors attitudes

Police values

Revising training

Reorienting recrutiment

Reaching out to every community

300

This rank consist of 4 or 5 stars on the collar

What is Chief

300

The role of police as maintainers of the community order and safety, where officers target low level offenses in run down areas to prevent more serious crimes from occurring

Broken Windows policing

300

Goal of precedural justice

Increase chances of citizens helping police fight crime, such as by calling officers

300

How do you spell the police rank which is represented by the chevrons on the uniform sleeve of collar

Sergeant
300

The collection and analysis of information to generate an "intelligence end product" designed to inform police decision making at both the tactical and strategic level

Intelligence-Led Policing

400

This rank consist of a single bar such which looks similar to this

I

What is a lieutenant

400

Name one way Detectives "detect" or try and solve a case

Interview witnesses, gather evidence, record events, collect facts, canvass neighborhoods etc.

400

Strategy used to identify criminals and target crimes efficiently

Use of Technology

400

How do you spell the police rank which is represented by a single silver bar I

Lieutenant

400

Name one of the processes in Intelligence-Led Policing

Planning and direction

Collection

Processing

Analysis

Dissemination

Reevaluation

500

This rank consist of two bars together similar to this

II

What is a Captain

500

Type of detective work where they pose as criminals

Undercover work

500

Tactic used in aggressive patrol

Enforce laws vigorously

500

What does AFIS stand for

Automated Fingerprint Identification System

500

What does C.I stand for in the investigative field

Confidential Informant

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