bobbies
The popular British name given to members of Sir Robert (Bob) Peel's Metropolitan Police Service. (pg. 141)
Bow Street Runner
An early English police unit. (pg. 140)
comes stabuli
A nonuniformed mounted law enforcement officer of medieval England. (pg. 139)
directed patrol
A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through analysis and evaluation. (pg. 146)
evidence-based policing (EBP)
The use of the best available research on the outcomes of police work. (pg. 146)
federal law enforcement agency
The U.S. government agency or office whose primary functional responsibility is to enforce federal criminal laws. (pg. 148)
hot-spot policing
A contemporary policing strategy in which law enforcement agencies focus their resources on known areas of criminal activity. (pg. 155)
Kansas City experience
The first large-scale scientific study of law enforcement practices. (pg. 145)
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
A now-defunct federal agency established to funnel federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies. (pg. 143)
municipal police department
A city- or town-based law enforcement agency. (pg. 153)
new police
A police force formed in 1829 which became the model for modern-day police forces throughout the western world. (pg. 141)
night watch
An early form of police patrol in English cities and towns. (pg. 139)
predictive policing
A contemporary policing strategy that uses statistical techniques to analyze data in order to anticipate or predict the likelihood of crime occurence in locations of interest. (pg. 155)
private protective service
An independent or proprietary commercial organization that provides protective services to employers on a contractual basis. (pg. 154)
Statute of Winchester
A law that created a watch and ward system in English cities. (pg. 139)
scientific police management
The application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness. (pg. 144)
sheriff
The elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. (pg. 153)
smart policing
A law enforcement initiative that makes use of techniques shown to work at both reducing and solving crimes. (pg. 155)
sworn officer
A law enforcement officer who is training and empowered to perform full duties, such as making arrests, conducting investigations, and carrying firearms. (pg. 153)
vigilantism
The act of taking the law into one's own hands. (pg. 142)
Wickersham Commission
The National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. (pg. 143)