Week 2 Assignment 1 Compstat was designed to help fight and predict crimes. CompStat short for Computer Statistics was introduced to the New York City police department in 1994. Compstat was invented by a group of researchers‚ Mathematicians George Mohler and Martin Short‚ Criminologist George Tita‚ and an anthropologist Jeff Brantingham . (Goode‚ E. (2011‚ August 15). The researcher’s envision was that CompStat would predict crimes as meteorologist predict the weather
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List and explain the four basic functions of management and provide an example of how a manager would use each function in their work. In order to be a good and effective manager one must possess four basic characteristics. He or she must be able to plan‚ be organized‚ have good leadership skills‚ and have control of their work environment. Management is explained by Robbins & Coulter (2007)‚ as someone who coordinates and oversees the work activities of others so that their activities are
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CompStat Model In this paper will attempt to analyze the CompStat Model and explain the five-stage process that makes up CompStat. I will also explain its effect on crime with facts that back it up. CompStat‚ or computer-driven crime statistics‚ emerged as the centerpiece of the New York Police Department Crime Control Model during the mid-1990s (White‚ p. 112‚ 2007). During this time New York was having a major crime wave mostly because of crack cocaine. When new mayor Rudolph Giuliani took
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the planning function of management contribute to achieving organizational objectives within your chosen industry? Being able to create a detailed plan for a desired goal..It allows you to see where your company is now and where it could be in the future. Setting objectives‚ deciding on best course of action for achieving those objectives (game-plan)‚ setting and achieving goals will help to decide a companies identity and future. 2- How does the organizing function of management
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A brief introduction of PMT‚ IPMT and PPMT Excel functions MS Excel – PMT Function(WS‚ VBA) • In Excel‚ the PMT function returns the payment amount for a loan based on an interest rate and a constant payment schedule. • The syntax for the PMT function is: • PMT( interest_rate‚ number_payments‚ PV‚ [FV]‚ [Type] ) • • • • interest_rate is the interest rate for the loan. number_payments is the number of payments for the loan. PV is the present value or principal of the loan
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Case Analysis: Chapter 12 – Does CompStat Reduce Crime? Table of Contents Introduction 3-5 Analysis 6-8 What management‚ organization‚ and technology factors make CompStat effective? 6 Can police departments effectively combat crime without the CompStat system?. 7 Is community policing incompatible with CompStat? 7 Why would officers misreport certain data to CompStat? 8 What should be done about the misreporting of data 8 How can it be
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Functions of the family Key terms Expressive role- Parsons term for the female function of a mother/housewife‚ looking after children‚ emotional work and caring Instrumental role- Parsons term for the male breadwinner‚ working and earning money for the family Industrialisation- when society moved from agricultural production to industrial manufacturing Nuclear family-a family that consists of a mother‚ father and their dependent children Extended family- a nuclear family with the addition
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(Australian Law System) The Functions of law‚ Social Cohesion‚Social‚Progress‚Sources of law‚Parliament made law‚Judge-made law Which type of law is sovereign?‚Classification of Law‚Regulation of human behaviour‚Criminal law‚Classifications of Crime‚Objectives of sanctions‚Civil Law‚Types of civil wrongs‚Civil remedies‚Types of civil remedies‚Crimes The Functions of law The two functions are: 1 Social Cohesion 2 Social Progress Laws are needed to achieve these dual functions simultaneously. Social
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Four Functions Rosa L. Flores University of Phoenix Management: Theory‚ Practice‚ and Application/ Mgt 330 Kennett Baca December 20‚ 2008 Management Four Functions This paper will define the four basic functions of management; planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. This paper will also describe how these were applied in my worksplace. Management definitively has more functions than just the four mentioned above. The four that will be discussed in this paper are the four basic and most
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Does Compstat reduce crime ? Compstat (short for computer statistics or comparative statistics) originated in the new york city police department (NYPD) in 1994 when william bratton was police commissioner. Compstat is a comprehensive‚ city-wide database that records all reported crimes or complaints‚ arrests‚ and summonses issued in each of the city’s 76 precincts. City officials had previously believed that crime could not be prevented by better information and analytical tools but instead by
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