COMMUNITY POLICING AND
PROBLEM SOLVING
Community Policing and Problem Solving
Lesson Title:
Community Policing and Problem Solving
Prepared By:
Village of Chester Training Division
Village of Chester Police Department
Approved By:
Sergeant Natalizio
Instructor:
Brad Natalizio
Method of Presentation:
Date Prepared:
Lecture
06/16/11
Duration:
1:30
Instructional Objectives:
Upon completion of training, each Police Officer will be able to verbally or in writing,
without reference to notes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
State two characteristics of the political era of policing, without error.
State two characteristics of the professional era of policing, without error.
State two characteristics of the community policing era of policing, without error.
State the five generally accepted expectations that citizens in a free society have for
the police, without error.
5. State the meaning of the problem oriented policing SARA model, without error.
Instructor Reference
Class Notes for John Jay Grad School Classes: Police and the Community
Problem Oriented Policing
Training Aids
Microsoft Powerpoint
Handouts
Dry erase board
Community Policing and Problem Solving
I.
Notes
Introduction
A. Self
B. Experience
C. Objectives
D. Value to Officer’s
E. Relativity to overall program
II.
Presentation
A. Profiling the Village of Chester Community
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
vii)
Physical characteristics
Demographics
Economic characteristics
Social characteristics
Incident trends
Community resources
Distinctive businesses
a. C & S
b. Pep Boys
c. Steris
d. Amscan
e. Lowe’s
f. Chemcor
g. Brakewell Steel
h. Belmay
i. Banks/ Gas Stations/ Alcohol
B. Political Era
i)
ii)
iii)
1840’s till early 1920’s. United States cities tried to
Copy the LMP model.
Politicians ran precincts as small-scale departments.
Foot patrol was the primary method of patrol.
2010 Census
Community Policing and Problem Solving
iv)
Contact with command was maintained through a call
box.
C. Professional Era
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
1920’s to 1970’s
Rejected politics as a basis of police legitimacy.
Civil Service
Patrol car
Police education, police science
D. Federal commissions/ studies
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
Wilmington Split Force Experiment
KC & SD Response Time Studies
Rand Study of Detectives
E. Team Policing
F. Community Policing Era
i)
ii)
Integral dimensions
Roles of the citizens
G. Community Expectations of the Police
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
Protection of citizens’ rights
Development of police as role models
Enhancement of support for rules and laws
Develop solutions to crime/ disorder problems
Respond to non-crime needs
H. Problem Oriented Policing
i)
SARA model
a. Scan
b. Analyze
c. Respond
d. Assess
Notes
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ii)
Village of Chester project
III. Conclusion
A. Objective Review
Notes
Name____________________
Date___/___/_____
Community Policing and Problem Solving
1. List two characteristics of the political era of policing.
a) ____________________
b) ____________________
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of the professional era of policing?
a) Police had good relationships with community members.
b) The community trusted the police.
c) Police distanced themselves from the communities they served.
d) The primary method of patrol was foot patrol.
3. List the two events occurring in the United States near the end of the professional
era that led to the community policing era.
a) ____________________
b) ____________________
4.
a) True
b) False
5. What does the acronym SARA stand for in regards to problem oriented policing?
a) S: __________
b) A: __________
c) R: __________
d) A: __________
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the general expectations that citizens have of
police?
a) Use upmost discretion
b) Development of police as role models
c) Enhancement of support for rules and laws
d) Develop solutions to crime/ disorder problems