Sociology 4451F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Proactive Policing, Routine Activity Theory
18 Jan 2019
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Sociology 4451 / guest lecture / october 3, 2018. Reactive policing: respond to things after the fact, 911 calls/dispatch, solving the crimes that have already happened. Proactive policing: stop things before they happen, seek crime and disorder and how they can help/prevent. Includes prevention, problem solving, community engagement and partnerships: prevention, problem solving and partnerships (three p"s) Philosophical dimensions: citizen input: police agencies need extensive input from citizens on problems, priorities, policies, broad function: policing is a broad function its more than just law enforcement, personal service: opposite of stranger policing. Conditions for crime and disorder: addiction, mental health, homelessness, economic factors, culture clashes, the law. Problem solving: sara, scanning, what is the problem, develop goals. Theoretical foundations of pop: routine activity theory, crime pattern theory, clustered patterns of crime, rational choice theory, cost vs benefits in committing crimes. Crime analysis: behaviours, places, persons, times, want to look for repeat offenders and repeat crimes.
