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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crime Prevention | The anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of action to eliminate or reduce it |
| CompStat | A crime-analysis and police management process built on crime mapping that was developed by the New York City Police Department in the mid 1990s |
| Quality-of-Life Offense | A minor violation of the law (sometimes called a petty crime) that demoralizes community residents and business people. Involves acts that create physical disorder or social decay. Ex: excessive noise, vandalism Ex: panhandling and prostitution |
| Sheriff | The elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. Is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for the operation of the country jail |
| Fusion Center | A multiagency law enforcement facility designed to enhance cooperative efforts through a coordinated process for collecting, sharing, and analyzing information in order to develop actionable intelligence |
| Police Management | The administrative activities of controlling,directing,&coordinating police personnel,resources,&activities in service of crime prevention,the apprehension of criminals,the recovery of stolen property, and performance of a variety of helping services |
| Line Operations | In police organizations, the field activities or supervisory activities directly related to day-to-day police work |
| Staff Operations | In police organizations, activities (such as administration and training) that provide support for line operations |
| Chain of Command | The unbroken line of authority that extends through all levels of an organization |
| Span of Control | The number of police personnel or the number of units supervised by a particular officer |
| Watchman Style | A style of policing marked by concern for order maintenance. Is characteristic of lower-class communities where informal police intervention into the lives of residents is employed in the service of keeping peace |
| Legalistic Style | A style of policing marked by a strict concern with enforcing the precise letter of the law. May take a hands-off approach to disruptive or problematic behavior that does not violate the criminal law |
| Service Style | A style of policing marked by a concern with helping rather than strict enforcement. Are more likely to refer citizens to community rresources, such as drug-treatment programs, than are other types of agencies |
| Team Policing | The reorganization of conventional patrol strategies into "an integrated and versatile police team assigned to a fixed district" |
| Strategic Policing | Retains the traiditional police goal of professional crime fighting but enlarges the enforcement target to include nontraditional kinds of criminals (serial, gangs...) Innovative enforcement techniques:Undercover strings, electronic survelliance,forensic. |
| Problem-Solving Policing | Assumes many crimes are caused by existing social conditions in the community and that crimes can be controlled by addressing underlying social problems. Police use counseling centers, welfare, job training programs. Involve citizens in crime prevention |
| Community Policing | "A philosophy that promotes organzational strategies, which support systematic use of partnerships&problem-solving techniques, to proactively address immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues like crime, social disorder,&fear of crime" |
| Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) | A now-defunct federal agency established under Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1969 to funnel federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies |
| Scientific Police Management | The application of social sciences techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness, reducing the frequency of citizen complaints, and enhancing the efficient use of available resources |
| Kansas City Experiment | The first large-scale scientific study of law enforcement practices. Sponsored by the Police Foundation, it focused on the practice of preventive patrol |
| Directed Patrol | A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques |
| Evidence-Based Policing (EBP) | The use of the best available research on the outcomes of police work to implement guidelines and evaluate agencies,units, and officers |
| Police Discretion | The opportunity of law enforcement officers to exercise choice in their daily activities |
| Police-Community Relations (PCR) | An area of police activity that recognizes the need for the community&police to work together effectively&based on the notion that police dderive their legitimacy from the community they serve. Many police agencies began to explore this in the 60s and 70s |
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