Identify patrol methods.

Identification should include the

  • definition of preventive patrol
  • definition of targeted patrol
  • basic assumptions behind police patrol (e.g., visibility of police, quick response to calls, increased public cooperation with familiar police personnel)
  • advantages and disadvantages of various patrol methods
  • factors that influence how patrol is structured (e.g., staffing, geography, calls for service, citizen input)
  • the effectiveness of one-officer vs. two-officer patrol
  • methods of patrol (e.g., foot, car, bicycle, motorcycle)
  • applications of new technologies used by patrol (e.g., flock system, Fusus, crime mapping, predictive policing).

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How does preventive patrol deter crime?
  • What are the challenges posed by new technologies used in patrol?
  • What is the desired effect of targeted patrol?