Cc 291 final exam study sheet
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PD 200
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Law
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Dec 27, 2024
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Arrest:is made to prevent a crime from being committed or to terminate a crime in progress and servesthe primary purpose of compelling a person to appear in court.Broken Window Strategy:the view that if minor crimes are left unaddressed, an environment for more serious crime will be createdClearance Rate:are the proportion of the actual incidents known to the police that result in the identification of a suspect, whether or not that suspect is ultimately charged and convicted.Closed System: Expectation that actions are rational, predictable and certain. The traditional police model is described as a closed system that is bureaucratic, mechanistic, and stableCompstat: a strategy designed to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of police services while holding police personnel accountable for achieving crime reduction objectivesCrime Rate: are probably the most easily attainable and simultaneously problematic measure of police performance.Evidence based targeting: requires systematic ranking and comparison of levels of harm associated with places, times, and people, that policing can lawfully address.Evidence based testing: helps assure that police neither increase crime (through policy or practice) nor waste money.Evidence based tracking: whether police are doing what should be done, such as the use of GPS records police officer positioning or body-worn video recordings of citizen encounters.Evidence based policing: is founded on the premise that policing and policy-making should be groundedin ‘best evidence’ drawn from research and analysis.Intelligence led policing: the application of criminal intelligence analysis to facilitate crime reduction and preventionNational Use of Force Framework: The National Use of Force Framework (Griffiths, Chp 7) which reflects the process by which officers assess and determine the proper action needed to protect themselves and the public.Performance measures: the collective actions taken by a police service to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of its activities and interventionsPluralization:the expansion of policing beyond the public police to include para-police and private securityQuality of Life:police efforts to improve conditions in an area by targeting disruptive and annoying behaviourSearch: to seize items and/or belongings believed to be evidence of a crime.
Seizure: involves law enforcement officers going through part or all of individual's property, and lookingfor specific items that are related to a crime that they have reason to believe has been committedTythinghman: Elected community spokesman responsible for keeping order; considered the forerunner of the English police officer.Zero Tolerance:a crime response strategy centred on the premise that a strict order-maintenance approach by the police will reduce more serious criminal activityBroken WindowTactical Directed patrolHigh Risk Offender NotificationTargeted High Risk Offenders