1. Police Organization and Management
Chapter #6

2. Police Mission in U.S. 1. enforce / support _____ 2. investigate _____
3. apprehend _____
4. _____ crime
5. ensure ___________
6. provide community with _____

3. Police must respond regardless
Enforcing law
_____% - _____% of all calls to police require a police response
Police must respond regardless

4. Prevention based on _____
Crime prevention
Proactive 1. 2. 3.
Prevention based on _____

5. ________ + ________ + __________ = reduction or lower risk
Crime prevention
Compstat: crime analysis & police management based upon crime mapping
________ + ________ + __________ = reduction or lower risk

6. Broken window theory Weed-and-seed programs
Quality of life issues
Broken window theory
Weed-and-seed programs

7. 911 – emergency calls 311 – non-emergency calls
Police services
911 – emergency calls
311 – non-emergency calls

8. Preventive patrol Uniformed officers on street: 1. 2. 3.
4. psychological feeling of safety

9. Response time: from dispatch to arrival
Routine response
2nd most important function
Response time: from dispatch to arrival

10. Critical incidences Human life in jeopardy
Emergency response
Critical incidences
Human life in jeopardy

11. Physical area where a crime is __________& __________
Crime scene
Physical area where a crime is __________& __________

12. Crime scene response 1. determine whether a crime’s been committed
2. initiate enforcement action
3. gather evidence
4. forensic specialists

13. SARA – scanning / analysis / respond / assess
Problem solving
SARA – scanning / analysis / respond / assess

14. Dispatch / training / property control / records / evidence
Support services
Dispatch / training / property control / records / evidence

15. _____ / _____ / coordinating __________
Police management
_____ / _____ / coordinating __________

16. Police Organization and Structure
Most police organization is structured along lines of authority.
Line Operations
Field activities or supervisory activities directly related to day-to-day police work
Staff Operations
Include support roles, such as administration

17. Unbroken line of authority that ________________________
Chain of command
Unbroken line of authority that ________________________

18. __________ a ranked officer supervises
Span-of-control
__________ a ranked officer supervises

19. Historical Eras in American Policing

20. Styles of policing

21. Control _____ behavior
Watchman style
Maintain _____
Control _____ behavior
Consider using ______
Inner city style
Urban areas

22. Ignore quality of life issues
Legalistic style
Enforce the law
Ignore quality of life issues

23. Service style Try to meet community needs
Helping as opposed to arresting

24. Assign officers to fixed districts Get to know the community
Team policing
Assign officers to fixed districts
Get to know the community

25. Community policing Police-Community Relations 1. store front police
2. neighborhood watch
3. Project ID
4. Youth fingerprinting
At least 1 of 4 of the following
1. community-based crime prevention
2. re-orient police to non-emergency service
3. increase police accountability
4. decentralized command

26. Attacks organized crime:
Strategic policing
Attacks organized crime:

27. Use social _____ to attack social ______
Problem oriented
Use social _____ to attack social ______

28. Critique of Community Policing
Some criticize community policing, citing problems such as:
Too abstract of a concept
Hard-to-measure success
Difficult to conceptualize and quantify
“citizen success”
Not readily accepted by all police officers or
managers
Difficulty coming to a consensus with regard
to what’s considered a “community
problem”

29. Impact of terrorism 1. increased federal aid to ______
2. re-define ______
3. re-direct patrol to _____
4. creation of _____
5. protect people
6. new technology

30. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Approach
IACP announced its Taking Command Initiative in
They identified five key principles behind
an effective homeland security policy.
Homeland security proposals must be developed in local context.
Prevention is a key part of any strategy.
State and local law enforcement can help identify, investigate, and apprehend terrorist suspects.
Strategies must be coordinated nationally, not federally.
There cannot be a one-size-fits-all approach considering the vast diversity among state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies.

31. Intelligence-led policing
Use of intelligence to fight terrorism
Criminal intelligence – info compiled / analyzed / disseminated in order to anticipate / prevent / monitor criminal activity

32. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Approach
IACP announced its Taking Command Initiative in
They identified five key principles behind
an effective homeland security policy.
Homeland security proposals must be developed in local context.
Prevention is a key part of any strategy.
State and local law enforcement can help identify, investigate, and apprehend terrorist suspects.
Strategies must be coordinated nationally, not federally.
There cannot be a one-size-fits-all approach considering the vast diversity among state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies.

33. MATRIX – multi-state anti-terrorism information exchange
Exchange of sensitive info b/w
federal / state / local
Boundary-less policing

34. 1. encrypted digital communications
NLETS – International Justice & Public Safety Information Sharing Network 1. 2. 3.
1. encrypted digital communications
2. data bases: A. B. C. D. E.

35. Fusions Centers 1. 2. 3. 4. National ________________ Center
National Gang ______________ Center

36. National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan
1. promote
2. share
3. provide 4.

37. Basis of what a police officer does
Discretion = choice
Basis of what a police officer does

38. 6. disagreement with _____
discretion
Influences:
1. officer’s _____
2. suspect’s _____
3. department _____
4. _____ interest
5. pressure from _____
6. disagreement with _____

39. Police ethics / accreditation
Adhere to the moral duty / obligation that is inherent in police work
National standards that include ethical behavior

40. Education / training

41. Selection process 1. written test 2. oral test 3. personal interview
4. physical agility test
5. medical exam
6. drug testing
7. psychological test

42. Percentage of Local Police Departments Using Various Recruit-Screening Methods, (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000)

43. Ethnic & gender diversity
2000 – _____% of officers were non-Caucasian
Females
___% - all police jobs
___% - minority females
___% - top command
___% - supervisors
___% - line officers

44. Female police officers
Overview 1. 2. 3.
Types