Explain the difference between general and directed patrol and give a real world example of each. How do these types of patrolassist police officers in the successful completion of their duties?
What will be an ideal response?
• Most patrol officers work general patrol, making the rounds of a specific area with the purpose of carrying out the various patrol functions.
o General patrols are random because the officers spend a substantial amount of their shifts hoping to notice any crimes that may be occurring
• In contrast, directed patrols are specifically designed to deal with crimes that commonly occur in certain locations and under circumstances that provide police with opportunity for preparation.
o For example, the Philadelphia Police Department sends extra officers to patrol the city's twelve most dangerous areas from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in late 2009.
o Most directed patrols are limited in time and scope because of the strain they place on departmental resources.
• The use of both types of patrol assist police departments in addressing issues that are specific to their area of jurisdiction and allow additional resources to be used to target very serious and specific issues with directed patrols.
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