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Ways to improve public perception - Exercise authority fairly and impartially
by properly employing aspects of
patrol - Have a respect-based police survival attitude
- Manage citizen contacts with the understanding
that negative events can be handled in a positive
way
- Shift efforts away from a narrow focus on
enforcement and deterrence toward policing
efforts that build public trust
What is Proactive Patrol? Working to prevent crime rather than waiting for it
to occur
,Goals with Proactive Patrol - LE Agencies to move away from incident-driven,
reactive policing, and move towards Proactive
Policing
- Officers should be conducting proactive patrol
anytime they are not responding to calls
- Officers are encouraged to act on their own
initiative and develop information about crime and
strategies for its suppression
Considerations when dispatched to a - Urgency of the situation
crime in progress - Safety of any victim who may be under attack or
bystanders who may come under attack
- Traffic considerations for other responding units
- Agency policy and protocol
- Anyone and anything that appears to be out of
the ordinary in the area
- If possible, record or call out license plate
numbers of the vehicles leaving the scene or
driving around the area
- Unless necessary, arrive as quietly as possible
- If possible, make your arrival using parallel streets
to avoid being seen by a look out or the suspect
- Do not park directly in front of the location unless
absolutely necessary
Main responsibilities when - Respond to the incident in the safest and most
responding to a crime in progress tactically sound manner
- Secure the scene
- Preliminary Investigation
, Ways to maintain situational - Be conscious of and avoid normalcy bias that
awareness while conducting develops from taking multiple similar calls that do
searches not produce a threat
- Avoid locking your focus on any one thing at the
expense of what is happening around you
- If you are working alone, continually stop, look,
and listen so you are aware of your environment
- If working with others, have one person focused
on the search and one focused on covering the
searching officer
Psychomotor skills Demonstrate a proper field interview (roleplay)
Demonstrate necessary officer safety factors
during a foot pursuit (scenario)
Signs of a Relaxed dog - Body Posture: Relaxed, weight carried evenly,
may observe a play bow or body wiggle
- Tail: Relaxed and in neutral position, may be
wagging
- Ears: Relaxed and in neutral position
- Mouth: Appears in soft, may be open, tongue
hanging out, mouth may be closed with lips
relaxed over teeth
- Eyes: Soft, relaxed, eyebrows neutral, normal
pupil size, steady, relaxed gaze
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Terms in this set (62)
Ways to improve public perception - Exercise authority fairly and impartially
by properly employing aspects of
patrol - Have a respect-based police survival attitude
- Manage citizen contacts with the understanding
that negative events can be handled in a positive
way
- Shift efforts away from a narrow focus on
enforcement and deterrence toward policing
efforts that build public trust
What is Proactive Patrol? Working to prevent crime rather than waiting for it
to occur
,Goals with Proactive Patrol - LE Agencies to move away from incident-driven,
reactive policing, and move towards Proactive
Policing
- Officers should be conducting proactive patrol
anytime they are not responding to calls
- Officers are encouraged to act on their own
initiative and develop information about crime and
strategies for its suppression
Considerations when dispatched to a - Urgency of the situation
crime in progress - Safety of any victim who may be under attack or
bystanders who may come under attack
- Traffic considerations for other responding units
- Agency policy and protocol
- Anyone and anything that appears to be out of
the ordinary in the area
- If possible, record or call out license plate
numbers of the vehicles leaving the scene or
driving around the area
- Unless necessary, arrive as quietly as possible
- If possible, make your arrival using parallel streets
to avoid being seen by a look out or the suspect
- Do not park directly in front of the location unless
absolutely necessary
Main responsibilities when - Respond to the incident in the safest and most
responding to a crime in progress tactically sound manner
- Secure the scene
- Preliminary Investigation
, Ways to maintain situational - Be conscious of and avoid normalcy bias that
awareness while conducting develops from taking multiple similar calls that do
searches not produce a threat
- Avoid locking your focus on any one thing at the
expense of what is happening around you
- If you are working alone, continually stop, look,
and listen so you are aware of your environment
- If working with others, have one person focused
on the search and one focused on covering the
searching officer
Psychomotor skills Demonstrate a proper field interview (roleplay)
Demonstrate necessary officer safety factors
during a foot pursuit (scenario)
Signs of a Relaxed dog - Body Posture: Relaxed, weight carried evenly,
may observe a play bow or body wiggle
- Tail: Relaxed and in neutral position, may be
wagging
- Ears: Relaxed and in neutral position
- Mouth: Appears in soft, may be open, tongue
hanging out, mouth may be closed with lips
relaxed over teeth
- Eyes: Soft, relaxed, eyebrows neutral, normal
pupil size, steady, relaxed gaze
