DEFINTION OF “BEAT” DEFINTION OF “BEAT” IT REFERS TO A LEGAL IT REFERS TO A LEGAL SUBDIVISION OF A SUBDIVISION OF A COUNTY,CORRESPONDING TO COUNTY,CORRESPONDING TO TOWNS OR TOWNSHIPS IN TOWNS OR TOWNSHIPS IN OTHER STATES. OTHER STATES.

IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SLANG, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SLANG, IT HAS COME TO MEAN THE IT HAS COME TO MEAN THE PATROL AREA AN OFICER PATROL AREA AN OFICER COVERS WHEN ON PATROL COVERS WHEN ON PATROL

SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLFOOT PATROL

IT PROVIDES THE BEST IT PROVIDES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOSE OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOSE OBSERVATION OF CRIMINAL OBSERVATION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WITHIN RANGE OF ACTIVITY WITHIN RANGE OF THE OFFICERTHE OFFICER

INCREASES GOOD POLICE AND INCREASES GOOD POLICE AND COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR POSITIVE, THE POTENTIAL FOR POSITIVE, LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS

SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLFOOT PATROL

ALLOWS FOR MORE 1ALLOWS FOR MORE 1STST HAND HAND KNOWLEDGE TO BE OBTAINED KNOWLEDGE TO BE OBTAINED BY EXTENDING THE EYES AND BY EXTENDING THE EYES AND EARS OF THE DEPARTMENTEARS OF THE DEPARTMENT

IT AFFORDS ONE OF THE IT AFFORDS ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES MOST EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES FOR PATROLLING DENSELY FOR PATROLLING DENSELY POPULATED OF CONGESTED POPULATED OF CONGESTED AREASAREAS

SPO #1- ADVANTAGES SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLOF FOOT PATROL

PROVIDES FOR THEBEST PROVIDES FOR THEBEST COVERAGE FOR ALL INSPECTIONAL COVERAGE FOR ALL INSPECTIONAL TASKSTASKS

CREATES BETTER INFORMATION CREATES BETTER INFORMATION SOURCES BY REPETATIVE CONTACT SOURCES BY REPETATIVE CONTACT BETWEEN CITIZENS AND OFFICERSBETWEEN CITIZENS AND OFFICERS

ALLOWS OFFICER TO BECOME ALLOWS OFFICER TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE PHYSICAL CHARACTORISTICS OF PHYSICAL CHARACTORISTICS OF THE BEATTHE BEAT

SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF SPO #1- ADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLFOOT PATROL

ALLOWS FOR THE OFFICER TO ALLOWS FOR THE OFFICER TO ANTICIPATE AND READ ANTICIPATE AND READ DEVELOPING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING CONDITIONS BEFORE THE ACTUAL INCIDENT BEFORE THE ACTUAL INCIDENT OCCURSOCCURS

OFFERS A DETERRENT EFFECT OFFERS A DETERRENT EFFECT TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VISIBILITY OF THE PATROL VISIBILITY OF THE PATROL OFFICEROFFICER

Good Places for Foot Good Places for Foot PatrolsPatrols

• Apartment complexes; Apartment complexes; • Hotel/motels; Hotel/motels; • Liquor establishments; Liquor establishments; • Trailer courts; Trailer courts; • Downtown business districts; Downtown business districts; • Pawn shops; Pawn shops; • In some cases residential In some cases residential

areas; areas; • City parks; and City parks; and • Public beachesPublic beaches

SPO #2-DISADVANTAGES OF SPO #2-DISADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLFOOT PATROL

IT IS EXTREMELY COSTLY FORM IT IS EXTREMELY COSTLY FORM OF PATROL BECAUSE OF THE OF PATROL BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED AREA ON OFFICER CAN LIMITED AREA ON OFFICER CAN COVERCOVER

MOBILITY OF THE OFFICER IS MOBILITY OF THE OFFICER IS LIMITEDLIMITED

OFFICERS ARE MORE OFFICERS ARE MORE SUCCEPTIBLE TO ATTACK/AMBUSHSUCCEPTIBLE TO ATTACK/AMBUSH

OFFICERS RANGE IS REDUCED OR OFFICERS RANGE IS REDUCED OR CURTAILED BY INCLIMATE CURTAILED BY INCLIMATE WEATHERWEATHER

SPO #2-DISADVANTAGES SPO #2-DISADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLOF FOOT PATROLAMOUNT AND TYPE OF AMOUNT AND TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AN OFFICER CAN EQUIPMENT AN OFFICER CAN CARRY IS LIMITEDCARRY IS LIMITED

DIFFICULT TO SUPERVISE DIFFICULT TO SUPERVISE FOOT PATROL ACTIVITIESFOOT PATROL ACTIVITIES

CAN BE NEGATIVELY CAN BE NEGATIVELY RECEIVED IF MANAGEMENT RECEIVED IF MANAGEMENT USES FOOT PATROL AS USES FOOT PATROL AS PUNISHMENT/DISCIPLINEPUNISHMENT/DISCIPLINE

KEY POINTS TO KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER ON FOOT REMEMBER ON FOOT

PATROLPATROLP.O. MUST REMAIN ALERT FOR P.O. MUST REMAIN ALERT FOR SIGNS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITYSIGNS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

P.O. MUST MAINTAIN CONTACT P.O. MUST MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE DISPATCHERWITH THE DISPATCHER

THESE 2 POINTS CONTRIBUTE THESE 2 POINTS CONTRIBUTE TO OFFICER SAFETYTO OFFICER SAFETY

CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOOT PATROLFOOT PATROL

ADVISE DISPATCH WHEN YOU ADVISE DISPATCH WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF PATROL CAR AND ARE OUT OF PATROL CAR AND ON FOOTON FOOT

TAKE PORTABLE RADIO WITH TAKE PORTABLE RADIO WITH YOU IF AVAILABLEYOU IF AVAILABLE

DEVELOPE CONTACTS WITH DEVELOPE CONTACTS WITH MERCHANTS AND OTHER MERCHANTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES IN YOUR AREABUSINESSES IN YOUR AREA

CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONSIDERATIONS FOR NIGHTTIME PATROLNIGHTTIME PATROL

ADVISE DISPATCHER THAT YOU ARE ADVISE DISPATCHER THAT YOU ARE OUT OF YOU CAR AND ON FOOTOUT OF YOU CAR AND ON FOOTTAKE PORTABLE RADIO IF TAKE PORTABLE RADIO IF AVAILABLEAVAILABLEPHYSICALLY CHECK CLOSED PHYSICALLY CHECK CLOSED BUSINESSES FOR SIGNS OF BUSINESSES FOR SIGNS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITYCRIMINAL ACTIVITYWHEN CHECKING BUILDINGS, WHEN CHECKING BUILDINGS, AVOID UNNECESSARY NOISE IN AVOID UNNECESSARY NOISE IN ORDER TO AVOID ALERTING ORDER TO AVOID ALERTING SUSPECTSSUSPECTS

WHEN CHECKING BARS WHEN CHECKING BARS DURING YOUR PATROL, IF DURING YOUR PATROL, IF YOU SEE A PLAINCLOTHES YOU SEE A PLAINCLOTHES OR UNDER COVER OFFICER, OR UNDER COVER OFFICER, DO NOT SPEAK TO THEM DO NOT SPEAK TO THEM UNLESS SPOKEN TO FIRSTUNLESS SPOKEN TO FIRST

OFFICER MAY BE WORKING OFFICER MAY BE WORKING UNDER COVER AND YOUR UNDER COVER AND YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MAY CREAT A LIFE THREATENING CREAT A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR HIM OR YOUSITUATION FOR HIM OR YOU

DO NOT ESTABLISH A DO NOT ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF FOOT PATROLPATTERN OF FOOT PATROLIF YOU DISCOVER AN OPEN IF YOU DISCOVER AN OPEN DOOR OR OTHER DOOR OR OTHER SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, BACK SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, BACK OFF AND REQUEST OFF AND REQUEST ASSISTANCEASSISTANCEDO NOT CHECK ALONEDO NOT CHECK ALONEIF YOU OBSERVE A IF YOU OBSERVE A SUSPICIOUS SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY/SUSPECT, ACTIVITY/SUSPECT, APPROACH WITH CAUTIONAPPROACH WITH CAUTION