Omnipresence
Sense of always being there, created through the concept of patrol.
Citizens generally do not report crimes immediately.
Results of studies regarding response time indicate this:
Aggressive and Saturation
Two basic kinds of tactical operations in terms of patrol.
Severity
In differential response to calls for service, response to citizens' calls to 911 are matched to the call type and this:
Reactive, Proactive, Control Group
Beats established in the Kansas City study.
O.W. Wilson
One of the authors of the classic text "Police Administration
61%
Percentage of local agencies that had restrictive pursuit policies in 2003.
Predictive Policing
Type of policing involves applying crime analysis, data analysis, and statistical predictions to identify targets for police attention, also called forecasting.
Random Routine Patrol
Type of patrol that involves officers driving around a designated geographic area.
Patrol Officer
The police department's generalist.
Kansas City
Successful example of a directed patrol program that achieved positive results was the gun experiment conducted here.
Driver was in a stolen vehicle, driver wants to avoid a ticket, driver wants to avoid a DWI/DUI, driver is afraid of or dislikes the police or enjoys the excitement of a chase.
According to the California Highway Patrol, these are the reasons why drivers fail to stop during a high-speed pursuit.
Directed Patrol
Type of patrol that involves officers patrolling strategically to address a specific crime problem.
Personnel
Most expensive part of a police department's budget.
Calls for service, preventative patrol, and administrative tasks.
Functional categories of routine patrol as defined by Gay, Schell, and Schack.
1980s
Decade that foot patrol returned to policing.
Split-Force Patrol
Type of patrol that is a solution to the problem of directed patrol units often getting interrupted by calls for service, which can effect the performance of their assignments. Involves splitting the patrol force in half with one half conducting directed
Night
Most police pursuits occur at:
The police feel deserve a response by patrol units.
The calls radioed to patrol officers, or assignments given to police patrol units by 911 dispatchers, reveal the types of problems for which people call the police and the types of problems that:
1960s
Decade where the efficiency of foot patrols was challenged.
Fleet Vehicles.
Type of vehicle program most police department utilize.
Crackdowns.
These are initiated in an attempt to target a specific violation of the law.
Basic Components of Response Time
Time between the crime and the 911 call to the police, time required for the police to process the call, and the travel time from receipt of the call to arrival at the scene.
Saturation Patrol
Patrol method that involves assigning a larger number of uniformed officers than normal to an area to deal with a particular crime problem.
Motorized Patrol and Foot Patrol
Two major methods of patrol deployment.
Patrol Division
The most important and visible part of a police department.
Evidence-Based Policing
Type of policing that uses available scientific research on police to implement crime-fighting strategies and department policies.
Three Traditional Ways for Police Work
Random Routine Patrol, Proactive Investigations, Rapid Response to 911 Calls from Citizens
Hot Spots
Areas that receive a high volume of calls for service.
1970s
Kansas City Gun Study occurred when?