Agnew 6E Learning Objectives 20

After reading this chapter, students should be able to:

1. Describe the major characteristics of preventive patrol.

2. Discuss the general effectiveness of preventive patrol in controlling crime.

3. List the three major strategies for improving police effectiveness.

4. Describe how the police “crack down” on crime and specify the conditions under which police crackdowns are most effective.

5. Explain how community policing addresses the problems of preventive patrol.

6. Provide several examples of community policing.

7. Discuss the effectiveness of community policing.