CRMN 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Crime Mapping, Will Horton And Sonny Kiriakis, Problem Solving
26 Oct 2018
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The practice of policing and policing and the law. Throughout existence - police practiced preventative patrols. Speed of response time - best method of apprehending suspects. When not responding to incident - preventative patrols. Patrol officers most visible component of entire criminal justice system. Activities of patrol officers (goff 183: deter crime by maintaining a visible presence, maintain public order within the patrol area, enable the police department to respond quickly to law violations and other emergencies. 1920s - introduction of motor vehicle patrols - disappeared. Reappearance - late 1970s due to citizen complaints - lack of contract. Today- emphasis - greater interaction with community/solving community problems. Orders - how to use patrol time. Police- engage in positive measures - control crime. Belief - too much time spent on organization v. crime problems need to solve. Certain amount of patrol time/locations - watch for specific crimes.
