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Police Administration –
Structures, Processes &
Behavior Study Guide
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artificial intelligence Computer software systems focused on the intelligent processing of
knowledge versus mere data processing; based on scientific disciplines.
CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Program) One of the largest and most comprehensive community policing initiatives in
the U.S.
CODEFOR Computer Optimized DEployment Focus on Results; One of the first
experiments in the Compstat process used in Minn, designed specifically to
reduce crime and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the PD
Community Policing A policing philosophy that focuses on general neighborhood problems as a
source of crime; CP is preventative, proactive, and information based.
Compstat A crime-analysis and police-management process built on crime mapping
that was developed by the New York City Police Department in the mid-1990s.
Crime Analysis The organization of massive quantities of raw data and information relating to
reported crime in an effort to identify trends and pattern and then to forecast.
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Structures, Processes &
Behavior Study Guide
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artificial intelligence Computer software systems focused on the intelligent processing of
knowledge versus mere data processing; based on scientific disciplines.
CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Program) One of the largest and most comprehensive community policing initiatives in
the U.S.
CODEFOR Computer Optimized DEployment Focus on Results; One of the first
experiments in the Compstat process used in Minn, designed specifically to
reduce crime and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the PD
Community Policing A policing philosophy that focuses on general neighborhood problems as a
source of crime; CP is preventative, proactive, and information based.
Compstat A crime-analysis and police-management process built on crime mapping
that was developed by the New York City Police Department in the mid-1990s.
Crime Analysis The organization of massive quantities of raw data and information relating to
reported crime in an effort to identify trends and pattern and then to forecast.
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