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Section V Getting the Job Done… Through Others. Chapter 13 Deploying Law Enforcement Resources and Improving Productivity. Deploying Personnel. Police logs Shifts Proportionate assignment. Response Time. Rapid yet safe. Builds public confidence in law enforcement.
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Section VGetting the Job Done…Through Others Chapter 13 Deploying Law Enforcement Resources and Improving Productivity
Deploying Personnel • Police logs • Shifts • Proportionate assignment
Response Time • Rapid yet safe. • Builds public confidence in law enforcement. • Officers arrive at scene before evidence is destroyed. • Officers provide emergency aid to crime victims. • Increases chances of locating witnesses and making arrests.
Differential Police Response Strategies Model • A set of characteristics to define an incident type • A time factor to identify the relationship between the time the incident occurred and the time the police received the call • A full range of response strategies, going from an immediate response by a sworn officer to no response, with numerous alternatives in between
Kinds of Patrol • Random preventative patrol • Puts officers closer to any potential incidents or requests for service before they happen • Based on experiential data, but without any pattern • Provides police presence and reduces response time • Directed aggressive patrol • Prevents and detects crime by focusing on problem areas and investigating suspicious activity • Officers build an intelligence base of their beat
Findings of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment • Increasing or decreasing routine preventive patrol had no effect on • Crime • Citizen fear of crime • Community attitudes toward the police • Police response time • Traffic accidents
Methods of Patrol • Automobile • Bicycle • Motorcycle • Foot patrol • Air • Mounted • Water • Special-terrain • Segway
Involving Citizens While Expanding the Law Enforcement Personnel Pool • Citizen police academies • Citizens on patrol • Reserves • Volunteers • Explorers • Civilianization
Deploying Resources to Fight Crime • Mapping crime • Hot spots: occur in certain geographic areas. • The crime triangle • Three elements: motivated offender, suitable victim and adequate location are required for a crime to occur.
Deploying Resources in Emergencies • Predisaster plans • Available assistance • Responding to an emergency • After the emergency • Cross-trained responders and an all-hazards approach
Strategic Goals of Homeland Security • Prevention of terrorist attacks • Protection from terrorist attacks • Response to and recovery from terrorist attacks
The USA PATRIOT Act • Allows investigators to use the tools already available to investigate organized crime and drug trafficking • Facilitates information sharing and cooperation among government agencies so they can better “connect the dots” • Updates the law to reflect new technologies and new threats • Increases the penalties for those who commit or support terrorist crimes
Local Police and Terrorism • The first line of defense against terrorism is the local patrol officer in the field. • Local police • Add the critical elements of speed, resources and numbers to any situation • Are able to deploy rapidly and can quickly summon more forces if needed
Phases of Homeland Security • Mitigation (lessening the threat) • Preparedness • Response • Recovery
Law Enforcement Productivity • Measured by the quality and quantity of services provided • Traditional measurement methods: • Arrests, stops, traffic citations, the value of recovered property and reduction of crashes and crime • Law enforcement officers do not have control over them. • Quotas vs. performance standards
Symptoms of Productivity Problems • High absenteeism and turnover • High levels of waste • High accident rates • Unreasonable complaints and grievances
Improving Productivity • Training and experience • Rewards and incentives • Improved equipment • Technology
Leadership, Discipline, Motivation and Morale Revisited • The quality of management is the single most important factor for high productivity and morale. • Leadership, discipline, motivation and morale are integrally related.