There are five core operational strategies police departments use in their daily operation. Define and comment on three of those operational strategies. Use examples to support your answer

What will be an ideal response?


Preventive patrol, routine incident response, emergency response, criminal investigation, and problem solving—and one ancillary operational strategy—support services. The first four core strategies constitute the conventional way in which police have worked, at least since the 1930s; problem solving is relatively new. Each strategy has unique features, and each represents a particular way to approach situations that the police encounter.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If individuals indicate that they do NOT want to talk or want to see an attorney, questioning ________.

A. is okay unless the individual leaves B. should be recorded C. may continue until the attorney arrives D. must immediately stop

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a. make decisions b. take actions c. do nothing d. shift blame

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What is true about restitution?

a. Requiring youths to reimburse the victims of their crimes is the most widely used method of restitution in the Europe. b. The use of restitution is decreasing. c. Restitution programs can be employed at various stages of the juvenile justice process. d. Restitution is cost prohibitive for most juvenile justice systems.

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