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Summarize the eras of policing and how they relate to the concept of community policing
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Define community policing
Explain Sir Robert Peel's principles
Describe the four dimensions of community policing
Identify essential elements and dimensions of community policing
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Compare the role of the police and the role of the community
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Explain the establishment of "public peace" in the United States
Define community
Explain the broken windows theory in relationship to a community
Identify elements of community demographics
Identify demographic trends shaping the U.S. population
Describe the power structures of a community
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Examine problem-oriented policing and problem solving
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Explain how problem-oriented policing is used to identify problems and determine possible causes
Determine how a problem solving approach supports efficiency and effectiveness
Identify the first step in a problem-solving approach
Describe the four stages of problem solving in the SARA model
Summarize the purpose and goal of the DOC model
Analyze the use and focus of crime mapping
Evaluate current technology used in problem solving
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Summarize police culture, image, expectations, and discretion
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Outline how police spend their time
Explain the makeup of the police force and recent changes
Identify sources that affect and shape the police image
Explain why discretion is exercised by police agencies and officers
Recognize when police are authorized to use force and the level and amount of force allowed
Describe the building blocks of ethics
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Assess the public-private policing interaction
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Explain the rise of privatization within the community and police departments
Identify ways in which police and private security are cooperating
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Assess the use of technology for problem solving, including crime mapping and geographic profiling
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Describe technology used to identify similarities in incidents indicating a need for problem-solving
Describe technology used to conduct basic analysis, such as crime mapping and geographic information systems
Define hot spots
Explain the crime mapping technique of geographic profiling
Explain the least-effort principle in geographic profiling
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Describe occupational socialization and how it influences officer's self-image
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Explain how organizational and occupational practices are internalized as part of occupational socialization
Describe what makes up self-knowledge, such as inferring from personal characteristics or qualities from past behaviors
Identify how constructing self-concept through formal lessons or training impacts police identity
Describe how individuals preserve group norms by changing a response choice
Explain how work-style attitudes remain stable or change to cope with changing policing strategies, job functions, calls for service, and subjective outlooks
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Compare and contrast the relationship between police and public/media efforts and role expectations
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Identify common goals promoting the mutual dependence between police and members of the media
Identify the amendment that protects freedom of the press
Identify the guiding amendment for police in their relationship with the public/media
Explain reasons for not giving information to the public/media
Determine the most influential factors in the police-media relationship
Describe how the rights of media can be at odds with the constitutional obligations of the police
Summarize improvement strategies in public/media relations and police
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Analyze the complaints of minorities against the police and the counter complaints of the police
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Interpret the link between collective behavior and civil disobedience
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Illustrate the Citizen Complaint Against the Police process
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Map out typical steps in the citizen complaint process
Describe common allegations in citizen complaints against the police
Incorporate citizen complaint data from the U.S. and/or regionally
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Summarize the relationship between police and “special populations”
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Explain the communication process
Identify barriers to communication that police officers confront
Summarize the dilemma law enforcement officers face when interaction with immigrants
Explain the difference between prejudice and discrimination
Identify the disabilities police officers frequently encounter when interacting with citizens
List the special challenges posed by persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease
Explain the importance of effective communication with victims of and witnesses to crime
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Analyze the relationship between police administrators and politics and how this affects the nature of police-community relations and community policing
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