POLS 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Citizen Holdings, United States Border Patrol, Asset Protection

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3600
• Professor: Ethan Boldt

Document Summary

Examples of measures of police productivity: compstat, clearance rate, traffic citations. Patrol is often called the backbone of police operations. Every local police department has a patrol unit. Even in large departments, patrol officers account for up to two thirds of all sworn officers- those who have taken an oath and been given powers by state to make arrests and to use necessary force. The patrol function has 3 parts: answering calls for help, maintaining police presence, proving suspicious circumstances. Preventive patrol: making presence known to deter crime and to make officers available to respond quickly to calls. Detectives: police officers who investigate crimes that have occurred by questioning witnesses and gathering evidence. Talk to victims, suspects, witnesses to find out what happened. Patrol and investigation are the 2 largest and most important units in police department. Traffic, vice, and drug law enforcement: 3 kinds of special operation units that police departments often employ.