When the public and police officers identify the role of police as enforcing the law, they capture the essence of what it means to be a police officer.

Peacekeeping differs from law enforcement in not being as clearly defined by statute.

Most citizens see patrol officers more often than they see detectives.

Preventative patrol involves canvassing neighborhoods in an effort to identify crimes in progress and stop them.

Mounted patrols are particularly effective for crowd patrol.

A substantial and visible police presence has a fairly uniform effect on deterring all categories of criminal activity.

When an emergency occurs, it takes priority over all other police work until order is restored.

The events of September 11, 2001 brought about changes in concerns about racial profiling, with a new focus on black motorists.

Pursuits are more likely to cause injuries when multiple police agencies are involved.

Quality-of-life programs are criticized on the basis of it being inappropriate for government to take a law-enforcement approach to social and economic problems.

Criminalistics is about as old as policing itself.

August Vollmer's partnership with the University of California, Berkeley encouraged a number of scientists to become interested in criminal investigations.

Mystery novels and television shows offer a simplified view of detective work and the goals of police investigation.

Developing a theory of the crime happens during the preliminary investigation steps.

Because they usually dress in street clothes, many detectives might as well be working undercover.

Successful undercover operations have been run via a partnership with law enforcement, activist, and media.

Police pay is such that undercover officers are rarely enticed by the money that changes hands in the illegal drug trade.

The "anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and initiation of action to remove or reduce it" is a definition of

Crime Prevention