CRM 3507 Community Policing

Lecture: Introduction

Lecture: Policing: Review and Foundation

Outcomes

• Identify the concepts of community policing
• Define the two themes that are apparent in the various definitions of community policing
• List and describe the principles Sir Robert Peel emphasized
• List and describe the three eras of policing
• Describe the police relationship with the community during each era
• Describe what the professional model of policing emphasizes
• List and describe some of the common types of crime prevention programs
• List the four essential dimensions of community policing
• List and describe the three generations of community policing that have been identified
• Describe the characteristics of a mission statement
• Identify what police spend the majority of their time doing
• Describe how the makeup of the police force has changed in recent years
• Identify where the police image comes from
• Describe a negative contact
• Identify what the public expects of the police
• Identify what dilemma faces law enforcement
• Describe how discretion fits into the community policing philosophy
• Identify what ethics involves and the three ethics checks
• Describe police organizational culture

Lecture: Police and Community Relationship

Outcomes

• Describe how U.S. citizens established the public peace
• Describe a social contract
• List and describe the ways to define community
• Describe the theory of social bonds and how it relates to crime
• Identify the broken window phenomenon
• List and describe what is included in demographics
• Identify the role organizations and institutions play within a community
• Describe the power structures that exist within a community
• List the issues in the criminal justice system that affect police-community relations
• Describe restorative justice
• Describe how citizens and communities have been involved in community policing

Lecture: Problem Solving

Outcomes

• Describe how problem solving requires changes in the way police treat incidents
• Describe how efficiency and effectiveness differ; identify which community policing emphasizes
• Identify the first step in a problem-solving approach
• List and describe the four stages of problem solving that are used in the SARA model
• Describe the three areas problem analysis considers
• Describe how the magnet phenomenon occurs
• Describe the purpose and goal of the DOC model
• Describe crime-specific planning
• Identify the focus of crime mapping

Lecture: Implementing Community Policing

Outcomes

• Identify the basic changes that are required in making the transition to community policing
• Describe participatory leadership
• Describe what a department’s vision should include
• Identify who should be included in a needs assessment
• Describe how law enforcement agencies have traditionally been organized
• Describe which may be more important: targeting a “critical mass” of individuals or mobilizing the community at large
• Identify what a strategic plan includes
• Identify the most important consideration in selecting strategies to implement community policing
• Describe whether training should be the spearhead of change
• List and describe the most important areas to cover in training
• Describe what transition managers should anticipate and prepare for
• Identify the common pitfalls in making the transition to a community policing philosophy
• Describe which impediments to community policing may need to be overcome
• Describe the process of conducting evaluations and how failures should be viewed
• Explain how leader-member exchange and perceived organizational support impact police retention
• Explain how attraction-selection-attrition and "fit" impact police recruiting and selection
• Summarize the value of a realistic job preview in police recruiting

Lecture: Building Trust

Outcomes

• Describe the components of the communication process
• Identify what individual characteristics are important in the communication process
• Identify the two critical barriers to communication in a diverse society
• Describe why police officers may have more barriers to communication than other professionals
• Identify what dilemma law enforcement officers face when interacting with immigrants
• Identify the difference between prejudice and discrimination
• List what disabilities police officers frequently encounter
• Define hyper vigilance and explain how it affects communication and perceptions of incidents
• Explain the difference between reality and perception

Lecture: Forging Partnerships

Outcomes

• Explore why police are asking the community to help them identify and prioritize crime concerns
• Identify what kind of beats community policing officers should be assigned to and why
• Describe what may impede a shared vision and common goals
• Identify what must be recognized when forming partnerships
• Identify the common criticisms of community policing and describe how these common criticisms can be addressed
• Describe the purpose served by citizen police academies
• Identify what key collaborators may be overlooked in community policing efforts
• Describe what some benefits of using citizens as volunteers are
• Identify why it can be more difficult to build partnerships in a lower income neighborhood
• List and identify the common goal of the police and the media
• Describe why the police-media relationship can be called symbiotic
• Identify the amendment that guides the police in their relationship with the media
• List and describe the legitimate reasons for not giving information to the press
• Discuss whether it is ever appropriate or justifiable to lie to the media
• Describe how officers can improve relations with the media
• Describe why partnerships with the media are critical to the successful implementation of community policing

Lecture: Lessons Learned

Outcomes

• Describe what the most commonly implemented crime prevention programs have traditionally been
• Identify the organizations that have concentrated their efforts on community crime prevention
• Describe how volunteers have been used in crime prevention
• Describe what traditional programs for youths have promoted positive police community relations and enhanced crime prevention efforts
• Identify what a police-school liaison program is and identify its dual goals
• Identify what components of the criminal justice system can help reduce the crime problem
• Identify what impediments might hinder implementing community policing
• Describe the role crime prevention plays in community policing
• Identify what responses can address the problem of speeding in residential areas
• Explain how community policing has addressed citizen fear of crime
• Identify and describe what the Weed and Seed program does
• Describe the components of the routine activity approach and how it relates to crime prevention and CPTED
• Identify the three primary components of CPTED
• Identify how CPTED directly supports community policing

Lecture: The Future of Community Policing

Outcomes

• Identify what is at the heart of experimental design
• Identify the issues that are raised by experiments in criminal justice
• Describe what assistance is available to departments wishing to conduct experiments
• Explain whether or not the citizen complaints generated by community policing and traditional policing differ
• Identify what effect community policing is having on crime statistics
• Identify what other types of statistics might be more helpful
• Identify locations to search for community policing and related research sources
• Describe the six domains for risk factors from the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
• Describe the need for program evaluation and the process of including evaluation in initial grant and/or program design