Evidence exists that random police patrol has little or no effect upon crime. This might imply that merely driving around a jurisdiction is a waste of resources.
Question 1
Evidence exists that random police patrol has little or no effect upon crime. This might imply that merely driving around a jurisdiction is a waste of resources. What are the arguments counter to this position?
Question 2
There are several occupations for which emergency standby are an accepted part of the role. Examples include firefighting, emergency medical assistance (ambulance crews), and the U.S. Coast Guard. The issue appears to be problematic only for policing. Why?
Question 3
The problematic nature of police interaction with persons in a mental health crisis concerns every responsible police administrator. Widely replicated by other agencies is a model developed by Memphis (Tennessee) Police Department. The shorthand description has come to be the “Memphis model”. Using library resources, locate descriptive information regarding the Memphis model (it is widely available) and write a synopsis of its characteristics.
Question 4.
It is suggested that the current status of police research parallels the status of research in chemistry prior to Mendeleev’s decoding of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Explain.
…………………..Answer preview…………………..Random police patrol is developed behind the idea that frequent police presence in public is believed have a prevention effect on crime as well as reduces the general public’s fear of crime. Research conducted in the UK to determine the expectations of the public in policing revealed that “… People’s seemingly……………………….
