CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Administration Police, Elementary And Secondary Education Act

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 100
• Professor: Nuneville, Michelle R

Document Summary

Enforcing the law: majority of time is spent answering nonemergency public service calls, only about 10%-20% of all calls involve situations that actually require a law enforcement response, police cannot enforce all laws. Apprehending offenders: many offenders are only caught as the result of extensive police work involving investigation. Preventing crime: anticipating, recognizing, and appraising a crime risk and the initiation of action to eliminate or reduce it, techniques and programs, prevention programs are organized efforts that focus resources on reducing a specific form of criminal threat. Predicting crime: compstat, a crime-analysis and police-management process built on crime- mapping that was developed by the nypd in the mid-1990s. Providing services: calls received by 911 operators are prioritized and then relayed to patrol officers, specialized field units, or other emergency personnel. American policing today: from the federal to local level. Federal agencies: law enforcement officers authorized to perform any of the following, conduct criminal investigations, execute search warrants, make arrests.