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Enlightened Police Administration Chapter 4 Patrol Administration

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Enlightened Police Administration

Chapter 4Patrol Administration

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Police Discretion “decision making”

A problem with police administration is police discretion, it is not taught. Administrators don’t think it is fair to pick and choose who to arrest and who goes free.Without discretion mom could get arrested for littering while her toddlers are crying. This is why the community would be outraged if we police went with the letter of law rather than it’s spirit

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Patrol work “back bone of policing”

All new officers start with patrol officers. 50-75% of officers are patrol.When veteran officers leave on department to another they start off in patrol again (most of the time).

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Patrol work is divided into 3 categories

Law Enforcement:Taking crime reportsConducting preliminary investigationsStopping and questioning suspicious personsEnforcing traffic violations.

Service Work:Helping seniors cross a street.

Freeing cats from treesDriving the sick to the hospitalHelping motorist get into their cars when they locked their keys inside

Order Of Maintenance:

Work that is self-initiated or formally assigned by the police dispatcher.

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Patrol Geography

In progress calls – one car is formally assigned, however every car within the area usually responds.Rapid response cars are used for in-progress calls or “hot calls”

Patrol unit of assignment coverage is called a BEAT.

Several beats are in a patrol SECTOR, and supervised by a

sergeant.Beat size depends on the

number of service calls in the area.

Chicago has seasonal beats. The weather changes the lifestyles

of community members.

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Power shifts and tactical teamsPower shifts are during high crime rate periods from 10 am to 6 pm or 6 pm to 2 am.Departments utilize tactical teams during these hours. They are not dispatched, not confined to any one beat.

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Tactical Teams:Respond quickly to calls for serviceProactive policingConduct intelligence work on specific criminal problemsUse search warrants for narcotics, weapons, etc..Conduct criminal investigations.