WATCH 2 OF THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS:
Davis, T. (2011, February 10). Directed patrols: Police target crime. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSWhQdKew_U
KGUN9. (2017, November 13). Sheriff's directed patrols find and fight crime patterns. [Video].
YouTube. KGUN9: https://youtu.be/O7VaXlMvAvk
DISCUSSION:
Directed patrol is an important aspect of policing. Hypothetically place yourself in the role as the chief of police in the City of Miami.
Using key terms the videos respond to the following:
KEY WORDS
Broken windows theory
Conducted Energy Device (CED)
Directed patrol
Fusion center
intelligence-led policing
Impact Munitions
Hot spot
Less-Lethal Weapon
Multijurisdictional drug task force
Pepper Spray
Police Paramilitary Units (PPU)
Posse Comitatus Act
Proactive arrest
Taser
Provide a list of locations within the City that you believe to be “hot spots” for criminal activity. (Research the police agency for its crime statistics.)
Would you increase the number of police officers assigned to these areas? Why or Why not?
If you answer yes, what assignments/units would you pull the police officers from?
What activities would you have the police officers perform in the targeted areas?
Explain how these activities would control crime?
If you answer no, how will you justify your inaction to the city commissioners, the mayor (your boss), the media, and the public?