Patricia Dahl, Ph.D.

Unit 3:PolicingCJ101

This week’s assignments!

To-Do List: Read Chapters 5 & 6 Discussion Board Quiz Begin PowerPoint Project (due at the end of Unit 4)

Unit 4 = Challenging!

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Unit 4 Discussion Board:

Read about Miranda rights in textbook Watch two videos for the DB Research using 1 of 3 websites provided Justify your response to the DB from the

research you conducted It’s a little more challenging than usual! Give yourself extra time for Unit 4 DB

Resources you can use!

Student Writing Guide (in Doc Sharing) Useful links under “Webliography” tab Kaplan Writing Center: live tutors, etc. Writing workshops each month Your instructor & your class peer advisor!

Policing in the U.S.

We borrowed a lot of ideas from the British model of policing!

Sir Robert Peel created London’snew police in early 1800s.

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•Enforce laws•Apprehend offenders•Prevent crime•Preserve peace•Provide services

Mission of the Police

Operational strategies they might use…

5 core strategies:5 core strategies:

1. Preventive patrol – on the street2. Routine incident response – 2nd most common

activity!3. Emergency response – critical incidents4. Criminal investigation – smaller part of police work5. Problem solving – solutions, plans!

PLUS: 1 “ancillary” strategy!PLUS: 1 “ancillary” strategy!Support services – dispatch, records, training, evidence techs (CSI), victim assistance, public relations, etc.

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Question!

What are the 4 purposes of patrol?

Core Strategy #1: Patrol

Primary policing function! On the streets Takes up most of the resources

4 purposes4 purposes:1. Deter crime2. Interrupt crimes3. Quick responses to emergencies4. Help public feel safe & secure

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Core Strategy #2: Routine Incident Response

2nd most common activity! Respond Collect information Write reports Response time = public satisfaction

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Police Chief to new recruit: “As a recruit, you'll be faced with some difficult issues. What would you do if you had to arrest your mother?”

New recruit: “Call for backup!”

Warning!! Joke ahead!

Core Strategy #3: Emergency Response

Critical incidents! Priority over all other calls

So, what would you consider a “critical

incident?”

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Core Strategy #4: Criminal Investigation

Smaller proportion of police work Discovering, collecting, preparing,

indentifying, presenting evidence Usually: Detectives do this Officers: Preliminary investigation at the

scene

Two police officers respond to a crime scene behind a grocery store. The homicide detective is already there. “What happened?” asks the first officer.

“Male, about twenty-five, covered in Raisin Bran and dead as a doornail.”

“Good grief,” says the second officer. “Didn't we have one covered in Frosted Flakes yesterday? And Captain Crunch last week?”

“You're right,” said the detective. “I'm afraid this is the work of a ________________________.”

Core Strategy #5: Problem Solving

Also called: problem-oriented policing! SARA = the method used

- Screening- Analysis- Response- Assessment

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Types of Law

Can you think of what would be included in support services?

Support Services

Support Services

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Dispatch Training Human resources Property & evidence techs Records Public relations Victim advocates Volunteers

Policing Styles

History helps shape policing styles…

There have been 3 basic policing stylesover the years:1. Watchman – control, order, discretion2. Legalistic – “letter of the law”3. Service – popular today; meet needs of

community; concerned with helping

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Community Policing

Has at least one of these 4 elements:1. Community-based crime prevention2. Patrol activities & nonemergency

services3. Increased police accountability to

public4. Greater use of civilians in police

decision making

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Question!

What might be some criticisms of community policing?

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Critique of Community Policing

Too abstract of a concept Hard-to-measure success Not always accepted by all police officers or administrations How to define a “community problem” so

that everyone agrees

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How do we know what works in policing?

Scientific Police Management!(Lots of research in 1969-1982)

= using social science research to study police administration

for effectiveness & best practices

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Question!

What kind of impact do you think terrorism has had on policing?

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The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks changed the role of police departments.

• Core mission is still the same• More resources for:

-possible terrorist attacks-intelligence gathering-intelligence-led policing-sharing information

Police Discretion

Even as police agencies adapt to threats posed by terrorism, individual officers still retain a considerable amount of discretiondiscretion.

Discretion = choice

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Question!

If you were a police officer, what factors might influence your use of discretion

(the choices you make)?

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Factors Influencing Discretion

Officer’s background Suspect’s characteristics Department policy Community interest Pressure from victim Disagreement with the law

5. I can’t reach my license unless you hold my beer.4. Sorry, I didn’t have my radar detector plugged in.3. You must have been doing 125 to keep up with me.2. Well, when I reached down to pick up my bag of

crack, my gun fell off my lap and got lodged betweenthe brake and the gas pedal.

1. Wow, you look just like the guy in the picture onmy girlfriend’s nightstand!

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Seminar Summary!

• The mission of police• 5 core strategies of police, plus support services• 3 policing styles• Community policing• Impact of terrorism on policing functions• Police discretion• Corny police jokes!

Question & Answer Time!

Email: PDahl@kaplan.eduPhone: 303-279-4840AIM screen name: PatriciaDahl

Thank you for participating!Have a great week!