Predictive Policing Paul T. Lane CIS500005VA016-1134-001 Dr. Edwin Otto 14‚ April 2013 COMPSTAT (COMPuter or COMParative statistics) is a geographic information system adopted by the New York City Police Department in 1994 to predict future crimes. Mathematicians utilize COMPSTAT by designing algorithms to come up with future crimes for police departments. These crimes include‚ but are not limited to drug distribution‚ theft‚ homicide‚ and domestic violence. This method of policing has come
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The history of policing can be traced back a couple of thousand years‚ when there were no rules‚ a lot of conflict and no specific structure on what is right or wrong. Some of the laws that were enforced were done so in the name of religion or politics; the outcomes of some of those punishments were cruel and callous. Before policing was established‚ your everyday citizens took the law into their own hands (Grant and Terry‚ 2017). Policing back then was done by your community and if they felt you
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Aspects of Policing ROBERT COLOMBO INTRODUCTION TO POLICE THEORY AND PRACTICES/ CJA 214 05282011 MR. ALAN HAZEN Policing is a diverse and prestige way of life. Policing is a subculture within society that is held to a higher standard due to a job that requires one make decisions in reference to taking away free individuals constitutional rights. Within the cultures of the policing society there are rules‚ policies‚ and regulations
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Predictive Policing Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. A comparison and contrast of the application of information technology to optimize police performance versus an unaided and random effort at patrolling the streets would mostly reveal the benefits to an IT supported approach as opposed to an unsupported approach. When comparing the two
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claim by the police that politics should be kept out of policing fair or disingenuous?’ This essay will critically assess the requirement for politics in the police and whether or not it acts as an interference which affects policing or as an essential tool in protecting individual’s human rights‚ maintaining law and order‚ meeting crime targets and improving society. It will seek to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of political policing and look to examples of this to provide an answer to
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Police Corruption Police corruption has always been a problem in American society and it happens everywhere. According to the book Criminal Justice A Brief Introduction‚ “Police Corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain.” An example of police corruption can be when‚ a police officer pulls you over and he comes up to you and asks you for money instead of actually giving you the ticket of whatever he pulled you over for. Police will take bribes‚ drugs‚ and anything
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the resources of the police agency. On patrol‚ a police officer makes routine stops through designated areas. Studies have indicated that these patrols are very costly and do not reduce crimes. Because crime is not evenly distributed throughout a community‚ which means some places needed more patrolling than others. Facing budget cuts and not being able to hire more officers to patrol the streets‚ Police departments across the country are trying to find ways to combat crime. In 1994‚ the New York
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Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in United States society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. The following paper discusses the views of the historical context of police which helps us better understand how political‚ economic‚ and social forces have shaped the social institution of policing. First‚ in "The Evolving Strategy of Policing‚" George Kelling and Mark
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national levels. The five main responsibilities of the police are to enforce the law‚ arrest offenders‚ crime prevention‚ preserving the peace‚ and providing services to the citizens of our communities. The main policing style that relates to officers is personality type‚ life philosophy‚ and problem solving. The policing styles are usually grouped into the watchman‚ that can be a bully to maintain peace‚ but they are also willing to give warnings or help people stay out of trouble in exchange for becoming
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The future of policing is fairly clear in what direction it is heading. It has been slowly reforming to meet the needs of the people‚ reduce crime‚ and make policing more efficient. Some of the reforms that will probably take place in the future include‚ better educated police officers and police managers‚ consolidation of police departments to save on money and resources‚ upgraded technology‚ race and gender equality‚ better testing techniques to recruit and promote within the department‚ and
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