Public Safety and Policing Concepts

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Public Safety Systems

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Any safety program sponsored by the government.

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Community Policing

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Law enforcement working closely with community and local non-profit organizations, sharing information with the public, and getting feedback in town hall meetings.

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Predictive Policing

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Developing ways to identify locations at high-risk for crime.

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Intelligence-Led Policing

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Basing policing decisions on previous knowledge about offenders.

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Seizure

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Taking personal objects to use as evidence or arresting a suspect.

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Warrants

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Documents issued by a judge after being presented evidence to prove there is just cause for the allowance of an arrest of a person or a search of an area.

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Plainclothes Officer

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Police officers who do not wear uniforms on duty, normally to observe the behavior of civilians who are unaware of police presence.

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Jurisdiction

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Having control or authority over someone or something.

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Indentured Servant

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Person who provides free labor for an allotted time to pay off a debt or serve a sentence and then receives freedom.

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Correctional Officer

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Officer responsible for the supervision and protection of prisoners.