AimAim: What patrol : What patrol strategies are used by strategies are used by

the Police?the Police?

Police AssignmentsPolice Assignments Police Supervisors must decide Police Supervisors must decide

how and when to assign Police how and when to assign Police Officers based on many factors:Officers based on many factors:

1.1. Crime StatisticsCrime Statistics

2.2. Percentage of 911 callsPercentage of 911 calls

3.3. Density of population (Urbanization)Density of population (Urbanization)

4.4. Pressure from business and civic Pressure from business and civic groupsgroups

5.5. EthnicityEthnicity

6.6. Socioeconomic ConditionsSocioeconomic Conditions

Patrol TechniquesPatrol Techniques 1.1. Preventative PatrolPreventative Patrol

2.2. Hot Spot PatrolHot Spot Patrol

3.3. Rapid Response PatrolRapid Response Patrol

4.4. Foot PatrolFoot Patrol

5.5. Bike PatrolBike Patrol

6.6. Motorized Patrol (RMP)Motorized Patrol (RMP)

7.7. One man v Two man PatrolOne man v Two man Patrol

8.8. Aggressive Patrol/Plain Cloths PatrolAggressive Patrol/Plain Cloths Patrol

9.9. Community PolicingCommunity Policing

Preventative PatrolPreventative Patrol

Routine patrol of a neighborhood to Routine patrol of a neighborhood to prevent and deter criminal activity:prevent and deter criminal activity: RMP patrol to deter crimeRMP patrol to deter crime Foot patrolFoot patrol Bike Patrol Bike Patrol Basis for having uniformed Basis for having uniformed

Auxiliary PoliceAuxiliary Police

Hot Spot PatrolHot Spot Patrol

Also known as Also known as Directed Patrol:Directed Patrol: concentrates police personnel into concentrates police personnel into

areas where criminals are very areas where criminals are very active. active.

Hot Spots constantly change as Hot Spots constantly change as criminals react to changing police criminals react to changing police activities.activities.

Rapid Response PatrolRapid Response Patrol

This type of patrol relies on citizens:This type of patrol relies on citizens: calling 911 calling 911

Police will respond in various Police will respond in various numbers. numbers.

For this type of patrol to be For this type of patrol to be effective; citizens must call 911 effective; citizens must call 911 and clearly explain the emergency.and clearly explain the emergency.

Foot PatrolFoot Patrol

Until the 1930s, most Police Officers Until the 1930s, most Police Officers walked a walked a ““beat postbeat post””. They walked . They walked around the neighborhood and got to around the neighborhood and got to know everyone. After the 1930s know everyone. After the 1930s Police Officers largely stopped Police Officers largely stopped walking beats. This trend is now walking beats. This trend is now coming back.coming back.

Bike PatrolBike Patrol

Large Police Departments use bicycle Large Police Departments use bicycle patrol very heavilypatrol very heavily Bikes are: Bikes are:

Bikes are inexpensive compared to Bikes are inexpensive compared to vehiclesvehicles

Easy to maintainEasy to maintainLess likely to get stuck in traffic Less likely to get stuck in traffic jams. jams.

Police can quickly and quietly sneak Police can quickly and quietly sneak up on suspects. up on suspects.

Motorized (RMP) PatrolMotorized (RMP) Patrol

With police having to cover larger With police having to cover larger areas with less resources the police areas with less resources the police patrol car became utilized in the late patrol car became utilized in the late 1930s. In NYC, patrol cars are known 1930s. In NYC, patrol cars are known as RMPs or Radio Motor Patrolas RMPs or Radio Motor Patrol

One Man v Two Man PatrolOne Man v Two Man Patrol

Most police departments have begun Most police departments have begun employing one man patrols except employing one man patrols except on Midnight Shifts. The NYPD on Midnight Shifts. The NYPD primarily uses two man patrols based primarily uses two man patrols based on safety concerns with the on safety concerns with the exception being Highway Patrol and exception being Highway Patrol and Canine Officers. Nassau and Suffolk Canine Officers. Nassau and Suffolk County Police use one man patrol, County Police use one man patrol, however the LAPD still uses two man.however the LAPD still uses two man.

Aggressive PatrolAggressive Patrol

Usually employs plain cloths police Usually employs plain cloths police patrolling certain crime prone areas patrolling certain crime prone areas conducting conducting ““SSting Operationsting Operations””. . These officers are looking for in These officers are looking for in progress crimes. In NYC they are progress crimes. In NYC they are known as "known as "Anti-CrimeAnti-Crime".".

Community PolicingCommunity Policing

Going back to the basics of policing. Going back to the basics of policing. Bringing police officers into closer Bringing police officers into closer contact with civilians. The NYPD has contact with civilians. The NYPD has hundreds of Community Affairs police hundreds of Community Affairs police officers who respond to certain officers who respond to certain conflicts with the community. They conflicts with the community. They try to settle local disputes and other try to settle local disputes and other various non criminal problems before various non criminal problems before those problems become criminal.those problems become criminal.

ConclusionConclusion

Police Departments around the country Police Departments around the country employ many different patrol employ many different patrol techniques. However, what works in techniques. However, what works in Los Angeles may not work in New York Los Angeles may not work in New York City, and what works in New York City City, and what works in New York City may not work in Las Vegas, and what may not work in Las Vegas, and what works in Las Vegas may not work in works in Las Vegas may not work in rural Alabama. Each police department rural Alabama. Each police department must find the patrol techniques that must find the patrol techniques that work best for their situation.work best for their situation.