police operations
activities conducted in the field by law enforcement officers as they "serve and protect"; usually include patrol, traffic, investigation, and general calls for service
heterogeneity
diversity
participatory leadership
allows officers to influence decisions affecting them and seeks to form a cohesive team
community policing
Philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and
broken windows metaphor
broken windows in a neighborhood make a statement that no one cares enough about the quality of life in the neighborhood to bother fixing things that need repair
information
raw data
intelligence
the product of evaluation, manipulation, and analysis of information through which context, value, and validity have been added.
mission
an organization's reason for existence, its purpose
mission statement
written statement of an organization's reasons for existence or purpose
goals
broad, general intentions
objectives
specific activities to accomplish a goal
dog shift
typically the shift from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
policy
a statement of principles that guide decisions
procedures
step-by-step instructions for carrying out departmental policies
regulations
rules put out by a lower level of government governing the actions of employees of the city, including police department personnel
discretion
the ability or power to act or decided a matter on one's own
selective enforcement
the ability to decide when to impose legal sanctions on those who violate the law, whether issuing traffic tickets or arresting someone