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What is the primary goal of community policing?
What is the primary goal of community policing?
- To increase the number of arrests made by police officers
- To reduce the police response time to emergency calls
- To increase the number of police patrols in a neighborhood
- To address contemporary community problems through police-citizen collaboration (correct)
What is the role of a community policing officer (CPO)?
What is the role of a community policing officer (CPO)?
- To develop imaginative ways to address community concerns (correct)
- To primarily focus on law enforcement
- To focus on handling random police calls
- To patrol a wide geographic area
What is a key aspect of the community policing strategy?
What is a key aspect of the community policing strategy?
- Increasing police response time to emergency calls
- Increased police presence in high-crime areas
- Shifting focus from handling random calls to solving community problems (correct)
- Implementing a zero-tolerance policy for minor crimes
What is the purpose of freeing patrol officers from their patrol cars?
What is the purpose of freeing patrol officers from their patrol cars?
What is the desired outcome of allowing CPOs to 'own their beat areas'?
What is the desired outcome of allowing CPOs to 'own their beat areas'?
What is the primary means of resolving incidents in the traditional policing model?
What is the primary means of resolving incidents in the traditional policing model?
How is a department's performance typically measured?
How is a department's performance typically measured?
What is a limitation of the traditional policing model?
What is a limitation of the traditional policing model?
What is a common expectation of peace officers in the traditional policing model?
What is a common expectation of peace officers in the traditional policing model?
What is the term for a policing model that deviates from the traditional model?
What is the term for a policing model that deviates from the traditional model?
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Study Notes
Community Policing
- Community policing is a philosophy that emphasizes police officers and private citizens working together to solve community problems related to crime, fear of crime, social disorder, and neighborhood decay.
- It requires police departments to develop a new relationship with law-abiding citizens, allowing them a greater voice in setting local police priorities and involving them in efforts to improve quality of life.
Shift in Focus
- Community policing shifts the focus of police work from handling random calls to solving community problems.
- It involves freeing patrol officers from isolation to maintain direct, face-to-face contact with people in the same geographic area (beat) every day.
Community Policing Officer (CPO)
- A CPO serves as a generalist, developing imaginative ways to address community concerns.
- The goal is for CPOs to "own" their beat areas, establishing rapport and trust with citizens.
Traditional Policing Model
- The primary means of resolving incidents is to involve the criminal justice process.
- The department's performance is measured by statistical comparisons, such as citywide crime rate and arrest rate.
- Statistics can be affected by various factors, including lack of community and employee involvement in the decision-making process.
- Citizen and employee expectations are often not met, as they expect peace officers to have a high impact on crime.
Limitations of Traditional Model
- The traditional model relies on specialized units, which can be effective but limited in their approach.
- Directed patrol, traffic, investigative, and other related approaches have had success in many police agencies, but may not address the full spectrum of community concerns.
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