首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
An important part of police strategy, rapid police response is seen by police officers and the public alike as offering tremendo
An important part of police strategy, rapid police response is seen by police officers and the public alike as offering tremendo
admin
2013-02-03
29
问题
An important part of police strategy, rapid police response is seen by police officers and the public alike as offering tremendous benefits. The more obvious ones are the ability of police to apply first-aid lifesaving techniques quickly and the greater likelihood of arresting people who may have participated in a crime. It aids in identifying those who witnessed an emergency or crime, as well as in collecting evidence. The overall reputation of a police department, too, is enhanced if rapid response is consistent, and this in itself promotes the prevention of crime. Needless to say, rapid response offers the public some degree of satisfaction in its police force.
While these may be the desired consequences of rapid police response, actual research has not shown it to be quite so beneficial. For example, it has been demonstrated that rapid response leads to a greater likelihood of arrest only if responses are in the order of 1-2 minutes after a call is received by the police. When response times increase to 3-4 minutes--still quite a rapid response-- the likelihood of an arrest is substantially reduced. Similarly, in identifying witnesses to emergencies or crimes, police are far more likely to be successful if they arrive at the scene no more than four minutes on average, after receiving a call for help. Yet both police officers and the public define ’rapid response’ as responding up to 10-12 minutes after calling the police for help.
Should police assume all the responsibility for ensuring a rapid response? Studies have shown that people tend to delay after an incident occurs before contacting the police. A crime victim may be injured and thus unable to call for help, for example, or no telephone may be available at the scene of the incident. Often, however, there is no such physical barrier to calling the police. Indeed, it is very common for crime victims to call their parents, their minister, or even their insurance company first. When the police are finally called in such cases the effectiveness of even the most rapid of responses is greatly diminished.
The effectiveness of rapid response also needs to be seen in light of the nature of the crime. For example, when someone rings the police after discovering their television set has been stolen from their home, there is little point, in terms of identifying those responsible for the crime, in ensuring a very rapid response. It is common in such burglary or theft cases that the victim discovers the crime hours, days, even weeks after it has occurred. When the victim is directly involved in the crime, however, as in the case of a robbery, rapid response, provided the victim was quickly able to contact the police, is more likely to be advantageous. Based on statistics comparing crimes that are discovered and those in which the victim is directly involved. Spelman and Brown (1981) suggest that three in four calls to police need not be met with rapid response.
It becomes clear that the importance of response time in collecting evidence or catching criminals after a crime must be weighed against a variety of factors. Yet because police department officials assume the public strongly demands rapid response, they believe that every call to the police should be met with it. Studies have shown, however, that while the public wants quick response, more important is the information given by the police to the person asking for help. K a caller is told the police will arrive in five minutes but in fact it takes ten minutes or more, waiting the extra time can be extremely frustrating. But if a caller is told he or she will have to wait 10 minutes and the police indeed arrive within that time, the caller is normally satisfied. Thus, rather than emphasizing rapid response, the focus of energies should be on establishing realistic expectations in the caller and making every attempt to meet them.
What is the main topic of the passage?
选项
答案
rapid response
解析
(本文主要讲的是极速反应,包括其重要性及在不同案件中的作用等。)
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/YWyK777K
本试题收录于:
A类竞赛(研究生)题库大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)分类
0
A类竞赛(研究生)
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)
相关试题推荐
Alice’sAdventuresinWonderland(oftenshortenedtoAliceinWonderland)isgenerallythoughtofasoneofthegreatestbooksf
______,computerhasplayedanimportantroleinmodernlife.
ScottishwriterAdamSmithisoftenconsideredthemostimportanteconomisttheworldhaseverknown.Theconceptsofbargaining
ScottishwriterAdamSmithisoftenconsideredthemostimportanteconomisttheworldhaseverknown.Theconceptsofbargaining
TheMid-AutumnFestivalisanimportantfestivalinsomeAsiancountries.Becausethedateofthisfestivalissetaccordingto
TheMid-AutumnFestivalisanimportantfestivalinsomeAsiancountries.Becausethedateofthisfestivalissetaccordingto
Ifyouwanttoset_________acompany,youmust_________theregulationslaiddownbytheauthorities.
HolmesandWatsonhadapprehendedthreepeopleonsuspicionofshoplifting.Thethree,aman,awomanandaboy,wereinterview
HolmesandWatsonhadapprehendedthreepeopleonsuspicionofshoplifting.Thethree,aman,awomanandaboy,wereinterview
CanadianauthoritiesrelayedthatsuspiciontotheU.S.CoastGuard,whichdispatchedacuttertointerceptthevessel.Aftera
随机试题
A.维拉帕米B.普鲁卡因C.吗啡D.对乙酰氨基酚E.环磷酰胺代谢产物活性强于母药的药物是
关于宫颈癌诊断方法以下哪项是错误的
A.AKA阳性B.RF阳性C.ASO阳性D.HLA-B27阳性E.抗Sm抗体阳性系统性红斑狼疮
肺炎支原体肺炎呼吸道合胞病毒肺炎
胁痛的胁是指侧腹部,为第十二肋骨部以下部位的统称。()
甲为摄影家乙充当模特,双方未对照片的发表和使用作出约定。后乙将甲的裸体照片以人体艺术照的形式出版发行,致使甲受到亲朋好友的指责。对此,下列哪一种说法是正确的?
矿井通风机,按其服务范围可分为()三种。
在编制资产负债表时,应根据总账账户的期末借方余额直接填列的项目有()。
在E-mail地址中,@前面的是()。
阅读下面一段文字,完成下列5题。①生物体都具有感觉器官,无论是感知物理信息抑或检测化学信息的这些自然感测器,都是生物体藉以获得生存必需信息的良好帮手。然而人要获得客观世界的大量信息,光凭人类自身的感觉器官是远远满足不了的,必须借助人造的各类感测器
最新回复
(
0
)