Policing
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This Policing page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, quizzes, flashcards and notes on topics from police accountability and police discretion to stop and search, community policing and police technology. It's built for university students revising a topic or filling gaps, and for teachers after ready-made material, with a few resources that school students could follow too. There are over 180 resources here, including more than 40 quizzes and over 90 mind maps, mostly at university level. Pick a topic, then try a quiz to see what you remember.
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- History of policing22
- Police roles and functions9
- Police organizations and governance14
- Police and society8
- Police culture and discretion15
- Community policing9
- Policing strategies7
- Police patrol and order maintenance8
- Police powers and legal rights16
- Police investigations6
- Police technology and surveillance22
- Police ethics and corruption8
- Police accountability and use of force15
Top Policing resources
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Mind map Accountability of police officers and forces
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Mind map Poverty, Crime & Policing
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72 cardsPACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Changes to Part I, Section 3 over time
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163 questionsFoundations of Criminal Justice Exam 2 Which of the following aspects of police work is “the backbone of policing”?
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101 questionsNEW Phase Test This is the lead agency for the enforcement of federal laws. Part of it's mission is to provide federal lea...
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Mind map Systems of Policing
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82 questionsPolicing and crime control test 2 According to the Home Office, how many police officers were there in the police forces of England and Wales...
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64 questionsCRJ 160 3 Major Issues of the definition of an organization: Weber (1947) Weber’s ideas invite us to think of organ...
Quizzes
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163 questionsFoundations of Criminal Justice Exam 2 Which of the following aspects of police work is “the backbone of policing”?
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101 questionsNEW Phase Test This is the lead agency for the enforcement of federal laws. Part of it's mission is to provide federal lea...
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82 questionsPolicing and crime control test 2 According to the Home Office, how many police officers were there in the police forces of England and Wales...
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64 questionsCRJ 160 3 Major Issues of the definition of an organization: Weber (1947) Weber’s ideas invite us to think of organ...
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50 questionsJSB284 What does 'Social Contract Theory' and Hobbes say about policing?
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53 questionsPolice & Society Midterm The sheriff was formerly known as the:
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53 questionsPolice & Society Midterm The sheriff was formerly known as the:
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50 questionsCriminal Justice The social burden that African American police officers carry by being both minority group members and poli...
Mind maps
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72 cardsPACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Changes to Part I, Section 3 over time
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74 cardsAdmin to Criminal What are the four structures of Canadian Policing?
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53 cardsInto to police unit one Major Responablitys of the police
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95 cardsCrim - Test 1 Community Policing/Responsibilization strategies
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67 cardsPolice and Society Midterm Compromised versus corrupt officer
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14 cardsPublic order policing Public order policing overview
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28 cardsCh. 4: Policing Basic Purposes of policing
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40 cardsCCJS 340 Exam #1 What was a sheriffs main duty?
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Plural Policing •Pluralisation: also referred to as multi-lateralisation – fragmentation - policing beyond government - the ‘extended policing family’ •Represents a new ‘structure of policing’ (Bayley & Shearing, 2001) •‘Pluralisatio...
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Gender & Policing Female Officer Deployment in 1992•Control room dispatch - 44% •CIB - 16% •Sexual abuse teams - 14% •Undercover and/or surveillance work (often as ‘decoys’ or ‘bait’) - 10% •Youth aid - 9% (Source: Butterworth, 2005: 2...
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Police Culture Culture is… •Poly-vocal •Opposite of nature •Defined by Schweder as: community specific ideas about what is true, good, valuable, beautiful , efficient etc…’ •A ‘collective’ concept: socially inherited, customary and ...
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problem oriented policing ePROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING REMEMBERING POP- It is a framework- underlying crime prevention strategy - motivate to change the conditions that lead to crime- Intent to develop new innovative responses driven by: analysi...
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Police Discretion A routine feature of street level policing Every level of police work especially at the micro level involves choice on the part of the police officer’ (Finnane, 1990) police have an extensive range of decisions to mak...
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Chapter 4: Police Four basic mandates Prevent crimes without repressive forces Maintain public order by nonviolent means Reduce conflict between police and public Show efficiency through absence of crime and disorder Sir Robert Peels p...
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hot spot policing HOT SPOTS- A geographic concepts ( a place with a really high crime rate)- the drivers: crime enablers, crime attractors and crime generatorsHOT SPOTS EMERGE WHEN: - the number of motivated offenders increases, the nu...
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The order mainteance function of the police - creado desde un Mapa Mental 1960s Police administrators To maintain order we must
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About Policing
GoConqr OriginalWhat this unit covers
This page sits in the Criminal Justice System strand of Criminology. It brings together material on who the police are, what they do and how they are held to account. Most of it is at university level, and the community that made it has shared mind maps, notes, quizzes and flashcards.
- Accountability: the mind map Accountability of police officers and forces separates institutional accountability, such as the discretion of the Chief Constable over the whole force, from the accountability of individual officers. Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Accountability add more.
- Discretion and culture: the notes Police Discretion describe choice as a routine part of street-level work, while the notes Police Culture treat culture as a shared, socially inherited idea.
- Strategies: Systems of Policing, hot spot policing, problem oriented policing, Zero-tolerance policing and Community policing.
Where to start
Begin with the overview maps: Introduction to role, functions and history of police, and Role, Function and History. They give you the timeline and the vocabulary. Then move to Systems of Policing, which sets out problem orientated and community approaches.
Going deeper
Next, choose the theme you need. Poverty, Crime & Policing covers the Broken Windows Theory of Wilson and Kelling, with arguments for and against. Future of Policing looks at private security. Public Expectations of Police covers reliability and response times. The notes Gender & Policing look at where female officers were deployed in 1992.
For procedure, try the Detention map, which covers the custody officer and PACE, and the flashcards PACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Police Powers.
Using quizzes and maps together
- Read a mind map and note the branches you could not explain.
- Take a quiz on the same theme, such as Policing and crime control test 2 or Police & Society Midterm.
- Return to the map for any gaps, then go over the flashcards, for example Police Cultures.
Some quizzes follow particular course codes, so check that the wording fits your own course. Choose one theme today and try a quiz, then make a map of your own.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I start on this Policing page?
Start with the mind maps Introduction to role, functions and history of police and Role, Function and History for the big picture. Then open Systems of Policing, which covers problem orientated and community policing. After that, pick a theme such as accountability or discretion and test yourself with a quiz.
What do the mind maps cover?
There are over 90 mind maps. They cover accountability, Police and Crime Commissioners, detention and PACE, identification procedures under Code D, stop and search, poverty and the Broken Windows Theory, private security, public expectations, police technology and Predpol. Some also look at policing in America and Canada.
Are these resources free to use?
Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. A free account also saves your quiz scores and lets you make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes. The resources were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself.
Who is this page for?
Mostly university students, since most of the resources are at that level, and teachers looking for ready-made material to share. A smaller share is aimed at school students. You can use the quizzes to check recall and the flashcards to practise key terms.
Which resources help with police discretion and culture?
Try the notes Police Discretion and Police Culture, then the mind map Police discretion and cultures. For quick recall, use the Police Cultures flashcards. Together they cover choice in street-level work and the shared ideas that shape how officers think.
What if I cannot find the topic I need?
Browse the related titles on the page, since many topics appear in more than one format, such as stop and search as a mind map and as another map. If a topic is still missing, you can build your own mind map, flashcards or notes with a free account.