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    Police Operations

    Patrol Function
    Categories
    Crime prevention - pro-active deterrence

    Law Enforcement - reactive deterrence

    Order Maintenance - security

    Social Services - community welfare



    Patrol as a function

    Constant Movement

    Prevent/deter crime

    Eliminate opportunity for crime


    Patrol Activities and Purposes
    Crime Detection and Traffic Control and
    Prevention Enforcement
    Apprehension of Parking Enforcement
    Criminals & Wanted Law Enforcement Reduce
    Suspects Citizens Fear of Crime
    Data & Information Detect and Enforce Code
    Collection and Safety Violations
    Report Writing & Rapid Responses to
    Documentation Emergencies
    Public Assistance Public Relations
    Peace Keeping and Police Visibility
    Order Maintenance Property Protection
    Conflict Resolution
    Method of Patrol Techniques of
    Patrol

    Foot Patrol Routine Patrol


    Motorcycle Patrol Directed Patrol
    Motorized Patrol D-Runs
    Bike Patrol Saturation Patrol
    Horse Patrol Split Force
    Aircraft Patrol Suspect-Oriented
    Watercraft Patrol Patrol
    PATROL SUPERVISION
    Hands on - supervisor involved in day to
    day activities

    Command - supervisor shows up at incident


    sites and gives orders

    Counsel - supervisor available and when


    requested shows up at incident sites

    Traffic Enforcement
    Activities Purposes

    Issue Traffic Citations Insure Safety of Public


    Issue Parking Citations Reduce Accidents and
    Investigate Traffic Injuries
    Accidents Collect Information
    Arrest Drunk Drivers Make Criminal Arrests
    Enforce Seatbelt Laws Enforce Laws
    Direct Traffic Facilitate Traffic Flow
    Purposes of Criminal
    Investigation

    Determine whether or not a Develop and follow up all


    crime has been committed. clues.
    Decide if the crime was Locate and apprehend the
    committed within the perpetrator.
    investigators jurisdiction. Aid in the prosecution of the
    Discover all facts pertaining offender by providing
    to the complaint. evidence of guilt that is
    Gather and preserve physical admissible in court.
    evidence. Testify effectively as a
    Identify the perpetrator. witness in court.
    Recover stolen property.
    Specialized Units and Operations

    Special Weapons & Domestic Violence


    Tactics Sex Crimes
    Vice & Drugs Internal Affairs
    K-9 Crime Prevention
    Organized Crime Juvenile & School
    Community Services Service
    Crime analysis Intelligence
    POLICE OPERATIONS
    PATROL - 50 % OF FORCE ~ 80 % OF BUDGET

    CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (Detectives) - SOLVE 20


    % OF CASES SOLVED IN DEPT case screening

    TRAFFIC

    SUPPORT/SPECIAL SEVICES

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