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22 Cards in this Set
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Police hotspots |
-Problem oriented poling. -Has to do with St. Louis Stroll = hot area for prostitution and drugs. |
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Us. v Them Mentality |
-Dont tell anybody anymore then what they need to know. -Dont trust the new guy -Dont give the boses to much activity. -Stay out of the way of captains not in your chain of command. -Know your boses. / Dont trust boses. -Dont talk to much and cover your ass. |
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Artifacts of the police sub culture |
-Sounds -Architecture -Smells -Behavior -Attire -Jargon / language -Products and ceremonies |
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Instilling organizational values |
-Respect -Honesty -Integrity -Solidaitary withe community -Fto should instill these values |
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Community police officers and policing |
-Proactive and information-based police responses. |
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Broken windows |
The theory of crime that argues that crime increases in neighborhoods where visible signs of social decay are present and not cleaned up |
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Racial profiling |
The process of using certain racial characteristics such as skin color as indicators of criminal activity |
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zero tolerance policy |
A focused police strategy built on the philosophy that visible signs of social decay often lead to more serious crimes in a specific neighborhood; emphasizes strict enforcement of the law for even minor crimes of disorder. |
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Discretionary Practices |
A criminal justice professional's ability to use professional judgment rather than being constrained by rigid rules when making decisions about how to handle a case. Discretion is common throughout the criminal justice system |
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Police Stress |
- The job is brought home - effects the family (spouse etc.) -expectations of neighbors -contagion of stress "only other cops and cop families can be trusted" |
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Police cynicism |
Four stages 1. Pseudo: recruits are still idealistic 2. first 5 years most vulnerable to cynicism 3. aggressive cynicism: failure, frustrations, resentment and hostility 4. resigned: detachment, passiveness, acceptance of flaws in the system. |
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Root causes of cynicism |
-the public - police administrators - the courts - training and education - dedication to duty -police solidarity |
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Community policing |
-IT DOES NOT WORK -does not reduce crime -theres corruption -unecessary money spent on programs - 3 things that prevent crime :n kid gets older, kid gets bf / gf , kid gets a job. |
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What is descretion? |
- Excercise of indiciduals choie of judgement -Job autonamy and decision making -Normal, desirable, unavoidable -discretion varies from dept to dept |
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What influences discretion? |
- the law -department policies -political expectations -situations -occupational culture -how busy one is -supervisor preferences |
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Stop and Frisk (NYC) |
Debate questions 1. why are minorities being stopped and frisked in minority neighborhoods? 2. why are minorities being stopped and frisked in white neighborhoods? 3. should practice be stopped if its effective and reducing crime? |
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Public sector v. Private sector |
-less emphasis on physical agility and power test -inscrease reliance on in depth oral interviews conducted by experienced personnel -increase in minimum education requirements -appropriate task analysis for position -communication skills testing -through background check |
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Discretion Quotas |
-if raises are attached to quotas the arrest / tickets will increase but there is no connection between quotas and the effectiveness of policing |
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Police tantrums |
-officers must feel like the community needs to respect them if not it can potentially lead to a "police tantrum". -ie; everybody hates cops -the legal system is not trustworthy -people must be controlled or they will break the law. |
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Directed patrolling |
-patrolling in a high crime area. -it reduces response time and scares off offenders |
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Targeting minorities |
-stop / arrest based on race of citizen -insidious form of racism -easy to track with stop / arrest data -inspection function uses data to identify problem officers |
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Encouraging ethical behavior |
-incorporating the ideas of ethics and integrity into the mission statement -incorporating the focus of ethical decision making into formal functions. -emphasizing ethical behavior as part of the organizational philosophy. -implementing zero tolerance for unethical behavior. |
