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    CPTED and COP Revision CTPED or Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design is defined as “The prevention strategy which outlines how the physical environments can be designed in order to lessen the opportunity for crime.” (Queensland Police Department.) CPTED not only is defined by this definition, but it focuses on four more characteristics that help to make this design work effectively, and smoothly. These four characteristics are: maximizing the risk that offenders face, maximizing the effort

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    consequences of her attacker. The result of the crime, as a result of negligence, became the basis for its prevention. Only time could establish Riss ' credibility as a victim, but in said time, the crime had unfolded. A detective stated to Riss that “…she would have to be hurt before the police could do anything for her” (Riss qtd. in Jung 142). This completely contradicts the basic principle of crime prevention, which is a primary fundamental right of the government. If the police had taken Riss’ threats as

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    citizens. However the New York City aggressive program of Stop and Frisk have been widely criticized and considered unconstitutional. However, Stop and Frisk, per se is not unconstitutional unless people are being stopped illegally. It 's a crime prevention tactic that allows police officers to stop a person based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and conduct a frisk based on reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and or dangerous. Some argue this policy was created to target minorities

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    of its citizens. The New York City aggressive program of Stop and Frisk have been widely criticized and considered unconstitutional. However, Stop and Frisk, per se is not unconstitutional unless people are being stopped illegally. It 's a crime prevention tool that allows police officers to stop a person based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and to conduct a frisk based on reasonable suspicion that the person is armed. Some argue this policy was created to target minorities. Most of

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    Goldstein award finalist, I evaluated the questions given to me about the problems they were attempting to address, how they determined their best course of action, the response, and how they measured their success or failure. CPTED stands for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. The idea behind CPTED is that effectively using the environment can drastically reduce the act and fear of crime leading to an overall better quality of life. The four principles of CPTED are natural surveillance, natural

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    As chief of the police department for the large diverse city of Bananafanna, I’m committed to providing the courteous, respectful and responsive police services that the citizens have not only come to expect, but also deserve. Within the last two years, the city has seen a significant increase in violent crimes, while also suffering a decrease in patrol officers. It can be argued that the largeness and diversity of the area contributes to its increase in crime, especially issues of increasing poverty

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    displays a positive, growing influence in the society. One of the many solutions to the many early problems is community policing. Today, community policing has been adopted into many law enforcement agencies. Community policing emphasizes crime prevention and partnerships with the community. With its many goals, one of which is reducing crime and the fear of crime. Looking at the history of policing, it is understandable that one is able to recognize corruption in the beginning era of law enforcement

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    More than three hundred and fifty years ago, America 's first known system of law enforcement was established in Boston. Although, very different from America 's first watch, today 's modern policing system is a story of evolution. The process progressed from an idea of reacting to crime once it had already occurred, to a more preventative police force designed to deter crime from happening. For sixty years, beginning in the 1930s, United States law enforcement relied on a professional policing

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    The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss the three different policing strategies known as, broken windows, zero tolerance, and problem oriented policing. Each of these strategies have both their pros and cons throughout this paper I will be describing each of these strategies along with discussing a few articles in relation to these strategies. In light of the recent tension between law enforcement and the community, specifically minorities ill also be discussing how these strategies have

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    Community policing began in the 1980s, based off of work performed at Michigan Sate University (Police Studies Book). However, the Anytown Police Department has not been a part of this method of policing until now. The department’s management feels that community policing would be effective to treat several issues we have been experiencing of late, including our faltering relationship with minorities and with the poor and middle classes. Many, broad sweeping, changes will need to be made to the department

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