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Learning Objectives

6-1:  Explain why the way that police view their role determines the nature of the functions they perform.

6-2:  List the priorities of the three main style of policing.

6-3:  Describe how the three approaches to allocation are used to determine the appropriate number of police personnel for various jurisdictions.

6-4:  Evaluate the effectiveness of each of the four main forms of patrol.

6-5:  Discuss implications the seminal Kansas City preventive patrol experiment and other similar research results.

6-6:  Describe the strategies to evaluate officer and agency performance.

6-7:  Identify how the relationship between the local police and the local media can either enhance or hinder police–community relations.

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Opinion:  'Broken Windows' Policing, Three Decades On
This interview with George Kelling, the founder of Broken Windows Theory, discusses its application and impact in policing.

1. What is broken windows theory?
2. How has it been applied in policing?
3. What evidence and various arguments are there for and against the theory?

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Memphis police take specialized approach to mental illness
This video documents an innovative Memphis police approach to dealing with mentally ill people.

1. How is Memphis Police Department dealing with mentally ill people?
2. How does this approach differ from traditional police strategies dealing with mentally ill people?
3. What are implications of this approach’s outcomes?

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Foot Patrols Lead to Less Crime in Boston
This video discusses how Boston Police Department's increased use of foot patrol has affected crime and relations with community.

1. How has foot patrol impacted crime and relations with community members?
2. Why did Boston Police Department shift to foot patrol?
3. What are implications for other agencies?

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NYC Police Chief Calls Inspector General's Critical Report 'Grandstanding'

This NPR interview with NYC Police Chief Bratton discusses changes in use of force policy, and a recent evaluation of NYCPD by the Inspector General.

1. What are recent changes in NYCPD’s use of force policy?
2. How does Police Chief Bratton view a recent Inspector General evaluation about NYCPD?What are the purposes of evaluations and how can they be used?