Cj 474
2-18-10
Aggressive Enforcement
-It reduces’ residents’ fear
-Dealing with low-level offenders leads to serious offenders
-Quality of life is improved by not having to deal with “street people”
-Cooperation/assistance in community increase when serious crime erupts
-Encourages citizens to uphold neighborhood standards for behavior in public spaces
Against Aggressive Enforcement
-Police resources should be focused on serious crime
-The link between disorder, fear, and crime is uncertain
-Aggressive policing against those using public spaces in attacking the poor, not helping them
-Civil liberties of the poor are infringed when the police aggressively enforce public order offenses
Community Policing (Four Components)
-Decentralizing decision making to include residents
-Making police more accountable to the public
-Changing the focus of patrol activities to non-emergency services
-Community-based crime prevention
Foot Patrol Experiments
-Did not reduce crime
-Did not result in less fear of crime
-Gave officers greater satisfaction
-Fewer arrests and complaints
-Fewer resisting arrests
-Similar productivity
Investigations
-Preliminary investigations are:
Generally conducted by patrol officers (details about the crime, witnesses and all other pertinent factors)
A major factor in crime solving
-Follow-up Investigations are: Conducted by detectives -TV over-dramatizes this aspect of policing -Citizen cooperation is important
-Many times the offender is known, or known of and the detectives simply locate him or her
Four Investigative Functions
-Suspect identified & detective gathers evidence
-No suspect identified & detective seeks his or her identity
-Maintaining surveillance over known suspect before a crime is committed
-No suspect, no crime but a hunch something may be up & therefore needs watching (The French Connection)
How Effective Are Investigations?
-Much time is spent on nonproductive work (how
Aggressive Enforcement
-It reduces’ residents’ fear
-Dealing with low-level offenders leads to serious offenders
-Quality of life is improved by not having to deal with “street people”
-Cooperation/assistance in community increase when serious crime erupts
-Encourages citizens to uphold neighborhood standards for behavior in public spaces
Against Aggressive Enforcement
-Police resources should be focused on serious crime
-The link between disorder, fear, and crime is uncertain
-Aggressive policing against those using public spaces in attacking the poor, not helping them
-Civil liberties of the poor are infringed when the police aggressively enforce public order offenses
Community Policing (Four Components)
-Decentralizing decision making to include residents
-Making police more accountable to the public
-Changing the focus of patrol activities to non-emergency services
-Community-based crime prevention
Foot Patrol Experiments
-Did not reduce crime
-Did not result in less fear of crime
-Gave officers greater satisfaction
-Fewer arrests and complaints
-Fewer resisting arrests
-Similar productivity
Investigations
-Preliminary investigations are:
Generally conducted by patrol officers (details about the crime, witnesses and all other pertinent factors)
A major factor in crime solving
-Follow-up Investigations are: Conducted by detectives -TV over-dramatizes this aspect of policing -Citizen cooperation is important
-Many times the offender is known, or known of and the detectives simply locate him or her
Four Investigative Functions
-Suspect identified & detective gathers evidence
-No suspect identified & detective seeks his or her identity
-Maintaining surveillance over known suspect before a crime is committed
-No suspect, no crime but a hunch something may be up & therefore needs watching (The French Connection)
How Effective Are Investigations?
-Much time is spent on nonproductive work (how