Community policing chapter 1
Frankpledge system - ANS-The Norman System requiring all free men to swear loyalty to the
kings law and to take responsibility for maintaining the local peace
Hue and cry - ANS-The summoning of all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and
capturing a wrongdoer
Paradigm - ANS-A model or a way of viewing a specific aspect of life such as politics, medicine,
education, and the criminal justice system
Paradigm shift - ANS-A new way of thinking about a specific subject
Political era - ANS-Extended into the first quarter of the 20th century and witnessed the
formation of police departments
Patronage system - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them with jobs or special
privileges;prevalent during the political era. Also called the spoils system
Reform era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called progressive era
Thin blue line - ANS-The distancing of the police from the public they serve
Professional model - ANS-Emphasized crime control by preventive automobile patrol coupled
with rapid response to calls. The predominant policing model used during the reform era (1970s
and 1980s)
Public relations - ANS-Efforts to enhance the police image
Community relations - ANS-Efforts to interact and communicate with the community-team
policing, community resource officers, and school liaison officers
Human relations - ANS-Efforts to relate to and understand other individuals or groups
Reactive - ANS-Responding after the fact, responding to calls for service. Opposite of proactive
Proactive - ANS-Anticipating problems and seeking solutions to those problems, as in
community policing. Opposite of reactive.
Frankpledge system - ANS-The Norman System requiring all free men to swear loyalty to the
kings law and to take responsibility for maintaining the local peace
Hue and cry - ANS-The summoning of all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and
capturing a wrongdoer
Paradigm - ANS-A model or a way of viewing a specific aspect of life such as politics, medicine,
education, and the criminal justice system
Paradigm shift - ANS-A new way of thinking about a specific subject
Political era - ANS-Extended into the first quarter of the 20th century and witnessed the
formation of police departments
Patronage system - ANS-Politicians rewarded those who voted for them with jobs or special
privileges;prevalent during the political era. Also called the spoils system
Reform era - ANS-Emphasized preventive automobile patrol and rapid response to calls for
service. Also called progressive era
Thin blue line - ANS-The distancing of the police from the public they serve
Professional model - ANS-Emphasized crime control by preventive automobile patrol coupled
with rapid response to calls. The predominant policing model used during the reform era (1970s
and 1980s)
Public relations - ANS-Efforts to enhance the police image
Community relations - ANS-Efforts to interact and communicate with the community-team
policing, community resource officers, and school liaison officers
Human relations - ANS-Efforts to relate to and understand other individuals or groups
Reactive - ANS-Responding after the fact, responding to calls for service. Opposite of proactive
Proactive - ANS-Anticipating problems and seeking solutions to those problems, as in
community policing. Opposite of reactive.
