Ten things that stand out. Reading this article brings out some interesting topics. There is definitely a difference in policing when we look at the size of departments. A city like New York or Chicago are going to have to police differently than a city like Peoria. Peoria Police Department has to police differently than a department like Bartonville police department. A city like Chicago/New York is going to have to disperse their assets more than a city like Peoria because their is more area to cover and more citizens to have to police. It is surprising to see departments and cities around the country have a lot of different populations and different sized police departments. The bigger the department probably means bigger the jurisdiction that department has. So in-order to police most effectively, foot patrols and having officers in their community is the most effective way to begin to win more people’s trust with PD’s. The IACP was created to better understand current environments and operating cultures of midsize cities and police agencies. Being able to see the differences and being able to adapt each of their police departments can be better the communities everywhere. Metro is the abbreviation for Metropolitan. Metropolitan city means where all the office buildings and warehouse areas of the city. This is normally right down in the center of the city. Of course sometimes it can stretch farther out of the city. Centerville's (micropolitan) are also known as rural areas of the cities. Micropolitan areas can range from 10,000 to 50,000 in population. Another interesting thing: I found research that shows that in Chattanooga, Tennessee, between 2000-2006, the homicide rate raised 22.2 percent. That was a 50% rise compared to other cities larger than Chattanooga. This shows that large cities aren’t always the most dangerous. All departments, of all sizes, have their weaknesses and strengths. The one thing that they all have in common is cutbacks that paralyze departments no matter the size. This effects state departments, city departments and county department. Smaller departments sometimes get over looked by bigger cities as they could lose out on funding from the state. In some aspects bigger departments have more advantages like when it comes time to hire officers. Today’s society, being a community officer means you can have an easier time getting witnesses to talk about what they saw. Community officers get more trust from the public so the public will feel safer talk to the officer. -chicubs002
I agree with you, there is a big difference in the sizing of police departments and how the operate. Majority of people think that all departments use the same method and system in running a department. But not all methods work the same for the different sizes of police departments and the size of the city that they are enforcing and protecting. #notaplumber002
I agree with everything that you had to say about mid-sized agencies. I think that all agencies big, medium, and small need to be cared about equally as much as the next. I like how you mentioned in the beginning that policing will be different in certain areas. In big cities you will need a different approach than you would in a smaller city. It would be nice if every cities departments could use the same approach as each other, but sadly that is not the way it is.-Anchorman002
Ten thing that I found interesting about this article is that 1 large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Executive Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs.2 a bumburg is defined as an incorparated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area and has maintained double-digit growth in recent decades.”They are distinct from traditional cities because of their low density ,a loose spatial configuration, and often lack large downtowns.3Grasp of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize.4Small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison.5Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with these “big city” problems often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies.6 midsize police departments also possess a combination of characteristics, some positive and some not, which in the view of the chiefs serve to differentiate them from big city police agencies. Midsize departments characteristics.7A case for concentrating attention on midsize cities need not rest on generalized inattention or any other factor introduced to this point. Indeed, there is a far more compelling reason: the pattern of violent crime in America may be shifting, in relative dimension.8Considering that the design meeting occurred in response to concerns and needs expressed by a midsize agency advocacy group, it was predictable that discussions built to a unanimous recommendation to establish a forum or center to service the needs of leaders and executives of midsize police agencies.9The group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership.The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section.10 The most basic purpose of a forum or center would be to enable participating executives to share concerns, best practices, and exchange knowledge, in face-to-face settings (like those held thus far), electronically (a dedicated web site), and certainly a combination.-Kenzie002
I agree what you are saying when it comes to "there is a far more compelling reason the pattern of violent crimes in America may be shifting, in relative dimension. It could be the cause on why violent crimes may be going up and or down in different urban communities. Batman002
This article Out of the Shadows, was very interesting and had a lot of informational and knowledgeable facts. A very interesting fact was a lot of researches focus on either smaller police departments, or larger police departments. I believe that mid-city departments are just as important. They can sometimes have bigger, serious violent crimes that are more serious than the larger cities. But they can also have quiet time periods where crime is not so high. They also have to find the perfect medium to control their town that they are patrolling. There is a difference in policing in all sizes of police departments, but departments learn from one another. One might have a system that works well, while the other might try that system but it doesn’t succeed. Most struggling cities, are high in poverty and high on crime. Whereas, if the population consist of poverty, than how many people are paying their taxes to support the government. The government is than not able to provide the correct amount of money for the police department to strive towards success. They lack in the need of officers, and they lack in the need of new improved technology that will help them become better officers and help them as a whole. The more wealthy a city is, the less crime there is to offer, but the more officers they are able to afford. For example a mid-city police department, “Tend to be lost in the shadow of big cities; are “tweeners” with the needs and demands of larger departments; ignored in favor of the dominant department in a region; challenged just to get (positive) media attention.” This is then how they lead to failure and not succeed because they aren’t able to look and see what other mid-city departments are doing because of the lack of research. Homicide is more prevalent in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.“ This statistic really surprised me because a lot of people are afraid of larger cities and communities because they assume homicide is an all time high. When in reality mid-size cities have a higher crime rate because they don’t get the resources or number of officers that they need. #notaplumber002
I was also suprised on the statistic concerning homicide. I also thought that the bigger cities would have the higher rates when in actuality it is the mid-size cities having the most problems concerning homicide because of the lack of resources. -CUBSFAN002
There is a lot that I learned from this, but you mentioned a lot that I didn’t know about research on mid-cities. I agree with how you wrote about mid-cities crime rate and the type of crime can be just as bad or even worse sometimes. Which is totally right and unfortunate for mid-cities that are ignored, and not given the correct training or materials to improve. dory002
The article, Out of The Shadows was an interesting read and brought out a number of interesting topics. These are ten things that I found interesting about this article 1. large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs.2 Grasps of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize.3 An bumburg is defined as an incorporated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. 4Small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison.5Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with them bigger city problems and often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. 6 Ten of the 25 MSAs (40 percent), have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate (not total incidence), the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. 7 Midsize police agencies might also want to explore a possible role as the nexus of regional centers of excellence. Having, in many cases, resources and capacities that small agencies in their metro- or microplexes do not have, mids can serve as leaders and partners in innovations. 8.Homicide is more prevalent in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.” 9. 9The group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership.The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section. 10. Smaller departments sometimes get overlooked by bigger cities as they could lose out on funding from the state. Which I found to be interesting and unfortunate. Overall, I found this article to be a well constructed article that brought out interesting topics and how these agencies operate. -CUBSFAN002
I found this article very interesting. One reason that I found it interesting is because Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that usually mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with them bigger city problems and often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. Another reason that I found this article interesting is that a bumburg is defined as an incorporated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. I found this interesting because one, I had never heard of this term before and two, I did not know this about certain areas. The third reason that I found this interesting is that small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison. This goes along with the second reason. I understand that when comparing police department conditions and characteristics of big and small sizes one would find many differences in comparison to the other. The fourth reason that I found this article interesting is because I found that midsize police departments also possess a combination of characteristics, both positive and negative, which in the view of the chiefs serve to differentiate them from big city police agencies. In both big city and smaller police departments, that they have to same characteristics both good and bad. The fifth reason that I found this article interesting is because homicide is more wide spread in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. To quote the article, “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.” The sixth reason I found this article interesting is because I did not know that the group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership. The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section. The seventh reason is that I did not know that the most basic purpose of a forum or center would be to enable participating executives to share concerns, best practices, and exchange knowledge, in face-to-face settings (like those held thus far), electronically (a dedicated web site), and certainly a combination. The eighth reason I found out by reading this article is that large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Executive Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs. Basically this says that in bigger cities they have more agencies and in smaller cities they are on their own. The ninth thing I did not know before reading this article is that the grasp of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize. The final reason is that 10 of the 25 MSAs or 40 percent have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate, not total incidence, the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. –Adventureflight002
I agree that all police stations have a lot of good things and bad things about them. I think that this is normal, and agree that we should see a lot more of each when the police are covering a larger area. I think that the focus of police regardless of where they are working at should be to limit the amount of bad things that they do during a period of time. If every police officer did this then I think the police relationships with the community would increase. Celtics002
I learned a lot on this page that I didn’t know much of anything about before. One of the things I learned more about was the law enforcement parallel. Turns out that the policing community has focused on two ends of the spectrum, that being the largest urban departments and the smaller rural areas which are both on different ends of the spectrum. I also learned about the RPI, which is short for the Rural Policing Institute. This has a funding of 35 million for 6 years, which may seem like a lot but that’s less than 6 million a year. I think that they should be funded better than this because they simply need more classes to offer. The RPI portfolio has 22 courses and plans to add more in the future. If they were able to be funded more than it would be a lot easier for them to add more courses. It doesn’t help that our country is very much in debt, but this should be one of the focus areas in the near future for us. There are four elements to defining a midsize city. The first being the forgotten middle, which is cities that get little attention. The second is the Hub of a midsize metro, which is where the city serves as a cultural economic and government center for several other smaller cities around it. I really wish that we had this on a smaller scale for around where I live. I live in a town with about 2000 people, and there are several towns around me that are either smaller or at around the same number. The closest thing we have is Peoria, which depending on how you look at it could be considered a Hub. We have to either go to there or pekin for work, shopping, and higher education. The thinning city is where the population in a city is either stagnant or declining. Lastly, the divided city is where the city is divided by class, income and race. I also learned more about MSA’s and how they differ from population class to population class. It doesn’t seem to matter what the population is in relation to the MSAs, because it goes up and down as the population continues to rise. Celtics002
I find it interesting that they are leaving out mid-cities. Crime is certainly prevalent in all areas of law enforcement. I do agree with you, the cities in the middle have gotten lost. I think that each city needs to have its own little hub. The areas are becoming stagnant, because there are no jobs in the area. I have encountered that as well in my life. The only way things will get better is if the economy picks up. Illinoisgurl002
As I read through this article, it was intersecting that researchers only focus on large cities and small cites. Crime also happens in midsize town as well, and I think it would be beneficial to research all types of areas. Mid-city towns have just as much crime as a large city/small city time. There may be even more crime in mid-cities and potentially more dangerous crimes. Smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs, while the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Rural Policing Institute (RPI), a tuition-free, specialized, and advanced training for city, county, and tribal law enforcement not located in a metropolitan statistical area. I’m surprised at this. I would think that it would be in a large city, because it would be more beneficial for the community. I think that you would want your police officers to attend these trainings. Even the IACP, following the federal government’s lead, has emphasized smaller city advocacy and service, particularly through its Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Technical Assistance Program. This is good, because we need to explore all options, we need to understand each and every one needs not just small cities, large cites, and mid-size cities. We as a society need to work together, in order to combat crime. The Rochester group assumed that any city with a population between 100,000 and 300,000 located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of 1,000,000 persons or more could qualify as midsize. Growing up in a small town, that is shocking to think that they would think that is a mid-size city, I think it would be greater than that. The concept of the “Boomburg,” a new type of large, fast-growing suburb. This says that the population is more than 100,000 people, but is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. Here is an example of Boomburgs in the United States include Plano Texas; Anaheim, California; Coral Springs, Florida; North Las Vegas, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona. I found this fascinating Ninety-six percent have fewer than 50,000 in population. With more than 76,000,000 people, these cities host 40.5 percent of the total city population. Thirty-four cities in excess of 500,000 population represent almost 2 percent of the 19,490 cities. These major cities host 21 percent of city population, at roughly 40,000,000.The “mids,” those between 50,000 and 500,000, number 658 and host a population approaching that of the small cities (less than 50,000) and almost twice that of the majors (more than 500,000). Burgeoning Suburbs are wealthier suburban cities constitute another distinct class of mids. Crime and service issues and demands, police style, the service mix, and public expectations certainly differ in these cities from what is required to police cities in the foregoing class. Illinoisgurl002
For the reading “Out of the Shadows”, I learned a whole new topic of policing that I have never heard before. It was all new to new to me, so reading it was very eye opening. It was mentioned that larger and smaller cities were the most research locations compared to mid-cities. The problems and issue that mid-cities had were overlooked because other cities have an easier way to research crime in the community. There are organizations that have information about mid-cities but keep them hidden like the National League of Cities, The United States Conference of Mayors, etc. There many reason as to way they would keep things hidden and one is maybe that they could probably benefit financially as a city from it. There is a lot of research, development, and even evaluations that are kept silent that are keeping agencies from improving in general because of it. There is from organizations that focus on mid-cities and that is IACP-COPS office response. The focus on the priorities of the city, which was started from an informal network. Which helps understand with the different cultural diversities and police agencies that are present in the community. It was mentioned in class that all police departments are different depending of the size of the city. There is a lot of research as to what would help small or larger city because it's easier to measure the diversity but when it comes to mid-city there is more of a challenge. There is a way that organizations define and figured out what is considered a mid-city? They came up with 4 elements, that would help find them. They were The Forgotten Middle, Hub of the Midsize Metro, The Thinning City, and The Divided city. I found very interesting because a lot of city are placed in portions like that. dory002
Ten things that I found interesting about the article is that the government associations and the urban policy community, the police community has ignored midsize police agencies, a distinct focus of research development, and evaluation. The police community really concentrated on two ends of the spectrum which one bringing the largest urban departments on one end of the spectrum and smaller rural agencies on the other side of the spectrum. And, what I really understood from this is that each agency has its own leadership or support system from big agencies that have more chiefs, more county sheriffs and more FBI’s National Executive Institute alliance. While smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs. A Blumberg is defined as an incorporated place with more than one hundred thousand residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. Metropolitan areas are contiguous counties with an urban core and are known as a population size and community patterns the cores of metropolitan areas have at least fifty thousand people. Concentrating on the interests and needs of midsize police agencies is a priority for the IACP with encouragement and financial support from the office of community-oriented policing service the cop’s office A mid-size department initiative: design meeting one was held at IACP headquarters in May 2009. The RPI which is short for the rural policing institute. Which has funding of thirty-five million for six years, which may seem like a lot but that’s less than six million a year it should be better funded then what it is. The other thing that did not know is that the ways in which midsize police agencies are like and different from agencies of other classes and sizes are another line of inquiry that seems to have been ignored. Meeting participants attempted to break ground on this subject, as well. It is instructive for future inquiry that, during the meeting, the chiefs frequently referenced major city agencies as the compass point from which to compare their own situations. A case for concentrating attention on midsize cities need not rest on generalized inattention or any other factor introduced to this point. Indeed, there is a far more compelling reason: the pattern of violent crime in America may be shifting, in a relative dimension. Ten of the 25 MSAs 40 percent have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. Batman002
I am really glad that these smaller departments are receiving attention though because these big cities have it easier in a sense at least with money and funding and the amount of officers they have but smaller departments get a lot of grunt work and have to do what seems like a lot more of community events to help fund themselves. -holywaffles002
In this article, a study was initially done saying that and deeming a population of 100,000 to 300,000 as mid-size. But a city of these sizes, their murder and non-negligent homicides has an increase by twenty-two percent, which is more than fifty percent higher than that of larger cities. They said that mid size agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences mid-size cities have with these big city problems often go overlooked by researches and funding agencies. They deal with servicing and adapting to diverse racial and or ethnic cultures, in migration of gangs and gang members, terrorism and critical incidents, illegal immigration, improper/unwanted political intervention from governing authorities. Mid size cities have these issues because the big cities have these suburbs that surround the 300,000 plus sized cities and those cities may have a decent amount of crime, but it varies. I live near a city that is mid sized and has quite a high homicide rate and crime rate in general but the gun crime in the city is intense. There are a lot of police calls for service regarding shotspotters and gunshot would victims. I live in a city that is not even deemed as mid size and has small amounts of crime. The ten things I found interesting was that the homicide rate is 50% higher in mid size cities vs. larger sized cities. I also found it interesting that there is currently funding happening for smaller and rural communities regarding training and drug programs. 3) There is a center for rural policing and an institute for it. 4) That older suburban areas are more deserving of special attention 5) Mid size agencies have more issues revolving around crime than bigger cities do 6) There is a COPS office which is a part of the department of justice 7) Bigger cities have more problems with politics and authorities sticking their necks where they do not belong. 8) Larger cities have a larger cities police chiefs organization 9) Smaller cities have easier times receiving grants 10) They have names for their cities based upon sizes. I do not understand what it is like dealing with a bigger department versus a smaller department or the differences with policing and law enforcement as a whole. Bigger cities have their own issues but smaller departments have issues as well and sometimes dependent on how close these cities are together, sometimes people committing the crime work on the outside of that large city in the hopes that they won't be as well noticed. -holywaffles002
After reading this, I found ten interesting things throughout the article that caught my attention. One thing that I thought was very interesting was the fact that bigger, larger cities have more agencies and associations than the smaller cities do. The second thing that I found was interesting was the fact that police community has been ignoring some of these mid-sized cities. Instead they are only worrying about smaller cities and larger cities. The third thing that I found was interesting was the IACP. The IACP made it a main concern that the wants and needs of mid-sized police agencies were met. The third thing that I found was interesting was some of the characteristics of certain city types. These characteristics include: Gold Coast Cities, Metro Cities, Melting Pot Cities, Boomtowns, and Centervilles. The unique thing about the characteristics of these types of cities are their population and how dense they are, along with things such as educational levels and housing stocks. The fourth thing I found interesting was Metropolitan areas are contiguous counties with an urban core and are defined by population size and community patterns. The cores of metropolitan areas have at least 50,000 people. The fifth thing that I found interesting was Micropolitan areas are similarly defined, except their core areas range in populations between 10,000 and 50,000. The sixth thing that I found was interesting was that midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The seventh thing that I found interesting was that small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison of mid-sized agencies departments. Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The eighth thing that I found interesting was the experiences midsize cities have with these “big city” problems often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. The ninth thing that I found was interesting in this article were struggling cities. These are characterized by crimes and disorders, along with urban decay and population. The tenth thing that I found interesting in the article were burgeoning suburbs. These are wealthier suburban cities. They are characterized by being strong, progressive, and community based. After reading this article, I learned so much about different agencies and how the city size and population size makes a huge difference. The fact that mid-sized agencies are not thought of as being as important is false. Mid-sized agencies are just as important and need to be treated just the same as small and larger sized agencies in other cities. -Anchorman002
Ten things that stand out. Reading this article brings out some interesting topics. There is definitely a difference in policing when we look at the size of departments. A city like New York or Chicago are going to have to police differently than a city like Peoria. Peoria Police Department has to police differently than a department like Bartonville police department. A city like Chicago/New York is going to have to disperse their assets more than a city like Peoria because their is more area to cover and more citizens to have to police. It is surprising to see departments and cities around the country have a lot of different populations and different sized police departments. The bigger the department probably means bigger the jurisdiction that department has. So in-order to police most effectively, foot patrols and having officers in their community is the most effective way to begin to win more people’s trust with PD’s. The IACP was created to better understand current environments and operating cultures of midsize cities and police agencies. Being able to see the differences and being able to adapt each of their police departments can be better the communities everywhere. Metro is the abbreviation for Metropolitan. Metropolitan city means where all the office buildings and warehouse areas of the city. This is normally right down in the center of the city. Of course sometimes it can stretch farther out of the city. Centerville's (micropolitan) are also known as rural areas of the cities. Micropolitan areas can range from 10,000 to 50,000 in population. Another interesting thing: I found research that shows that in Chattanooga, Tennessee, between 2000-2006, the homicide rate raised 22.2 percent. That was a 50% rise compared to other cities larger than Chattanooga. This shows that large cities aren’t always the most dangerous. All departments, of all sizes, have their weaknesses and strengths. The one thing that they all have in common is cutbacks that paralyze departments no matter the size. This effects state departments, city departments and county department. Smaller departments sometimes get over looked by bigger cities as they could lose out on funding from the state. In some aspects bigger departments have more advantages like when it comes time to hire officers. Today’s society, being a community officer means you can have an easier time getting witnesses to talk about what they saw. Community officers get more trust from the public so the public will feel safer talk to the officer. -chicubs002
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, there is a big difference in the sizing of police departments and how the operate. Majority of people think that all departments use the same method and system in running a department. But not all methods work the same for the different sizes of police departments and the size of the city that they are enforcing and protecting. #notaplumber002
DeleteI agree with everything that you had to say about mid-sized agencies. I think that all agencies big, medium, and small need to be cared about equally as much as the next. I like how you mentioned in the beginning that policing will be different in certain areas. In big cities you will need a different approach than you would in a smaller city. It would be nice if every cities departments could use the same approach as each other, but sadly that is not the way it is.-Anchorman002
DeleteTen thing that I found interesting about this article is that 1 large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Executive Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs.2 a bumburg is defined as an incorparated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area and has maintained double-digit growth in recent decades.”They are distinct from traditional cities because of their low density ,a loose spatial configuration, and often lack large downtowns.3Grasp of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize.4Small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison.5Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with these “big city” problems often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies.6 midsize police departments also possess a combination of characteristics, some positive and some not, which in the view of the chiefs serve to differentiate them from big city police agencies. Midsize departments characteristics.7A case for concentrating attention on midsize cities need not rest on generalized inattention or any other factor introduced to this point. Indeed, there is a far more compelling reason: the pattern of violent crime in America may be shifting, in relative dimension.8Considering that the design meeting occurred in response to concerns and needs expressed by a midsize agency advocacy group, it was predictable that discussions built to a unanimous recommendation to establish a forum or center to service the needs of leaders and executives of midsize police agencies.9The group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership.The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section.10 The most basic purpose of a forum or center would be to enable participating executives to share concerns, best practices, and exchange knowledge, in face-to-face settings (like those held thus far), electronically (a dedicated web site), and certainly a combination.-Kenzie002
ReplyDeleteI agree what you are saying when it comes to "there is a far more compelling reason the pattern of violent crimes in America may be shifting, in relative dimension. It could be the cause on why violent crimes may be going up and or down in different urban communities. Batman002
DeleteThis article Out of the Shadows, was very interesting and had a lot of informational and knowledgeable facts. A very interesting fact was a lot of researches focus on either smaller police departments, or larger police departments. I believe that mid-city departments are just as important. They can sometimes have bigger, serious violent crimes that are more serious than the larger cities. But they can also have quiet time periods where crime is not so high. They also have to find the perfect medium to control their town that they are patrolling. There is a difference in policing in all sizes of police departments, but departments learn from one another. One might have a system that works well, while the other might try that system but it doesn’t succeed. Most struggling cities, are high in poverty and high on crime. Whereas, if the population consist of poverty, than how many people are paying their taxes to support the government. The government is than not able to provide the correct amount of money for the police department to strive towards success. They lack in the need of officers, and they lack in the need of new improved technology that will help them become better officers and help them as a whole. The more wealthy a city is, the less crime there is to offer, but the more officers they are able to afford. For example a mid-city police department, “Tend to be lost in the shadow of big cities; are “tweeners” with the needs and demands of larger departments; ignored in favor of the dominant department in a region; challenged just to get (positive) media attention.” This is then how they lead to failure and not succeed because they aren’t able to look and see what other mid-city departments are doing because of the lack of research. Homicide is more prevalent in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.“ This statistic really surprised me because a lot of people are afraid of larger cities and communities because they assume homicide is an all time high. When in reality mid-size cities have a higher crime rate because they don’t get the resources or number of officers that they need. #notaplumber002
ReplyDeleteI was also suprised on the statistic concerning homicide. I also thought that the bigger cities would have the higher rates when in actuality it is the mid-size cities having the most problems concerning homicide because of the lack of resources. -CUBSFAN002
DeleteThere is a lot that I learned from this, but you mentioned a lot that I didn’t know about research on mid-cities. I agree with how you wrote about mid-cities crime rate and the type of crime can be just as bad or even worse sometimes. Which is totally right and unfortunate for mid-cities that are ignored, and not given the correct training or materials to improve. dory002
DeleteThe article, Out of The Shadows was an interesting read and brought out a number of interesting topics. These are ten things that I found interesting about this article 1. large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs.2 Grasps of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize.3 An bumburg is defined as an incorporated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. 4Small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison.5Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with them bigger city problems and often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. 6 Ten of the 25 MSAs (40 percent), have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate (not total incidence), the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. 7 Midsize police agencies might also want to explore a possible role as the nexus of regional centers of excellence. Having, in many cases, resources and capacities that small agencies in their metro- or microplexes do not have, mids can serve as leaders and partners in innovations. 8.Homicide is more prevalent in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.” 9. 9The group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership.The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section. 10. Smaller departments sometimes get overlooked by bigger cities as they could lose out on funding from the state. Which I found to be interesting and unfortunate. Overall, I found this article to be a well constructed article that brought out interesting topics and how these agencies operate. -CUBSFAN002
ReplyDeleteI found this article very interesting. One reason that I found it interesting is because Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that usually mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences midsize cities have with them bigger city problems and often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. Another reason that I found this article interesting is that a bumburg is defined as an incorporated place with more than 100,000 residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. I found this interesting because one, I had never heard of this term before and two, I did not know this about certain areas. The third reason that I found this interesting is that small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison. This goes along with the second reason. I understand that when comparing police department conditions and characteristics of big and small sizes one would find many differences in comparison to the other. The fourth reason that I found this article interesting is because I found that midsize police departments also possess a combination of characteristics, both positive and negative, which in the view of the chiefs serve to differentiate them from big city police agencies. In both big city and smaller police departments, that they have to same characteristics both good and bad. The fifth reason that I found this article interesting is because homicide is more wide spread in midsize cities, where people expect homicide to happen more frequently. To quote the article, “The rate was two and a half times the rate of increase for the nation as a whole (8.5 percent) and more than 50 percent higher than that of large cities.” The sixth reason I found this article interesting is because I did not know that the group unanimously voted to move forward and explore formal creation of a Mid-Size City Section within IACP membership. The next step is to seek governing body authorization to create this section. The seventh reason is that I did not know that the most basic purpose of a forum or center would be to enable participating executives to share concerns, best practices, and exchange knowledge, in face-to-face settings (like those held thus far), electronically (a dedicated web site), and certainly a combination. The eighth reason I found out by reading this article is that large agencies have the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and the FBI’s National Executive Institute, while smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs. Basically this says that in bigger cities they have more agencies and in smaller cities they are on their own. The ninth thing I did not know before reading this article is that the grasp of the midsize phenomenon sharpens a little when considering the number of cities and police departments that might be classified midsize. The final reason is that 10 of the 25 MSAs or 40 percent have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate, not total incidence, the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. –Adventureflight002
ReplyDeleteI agree that all police stations have a lot of good things and bad things about them. I think that this is normal, and agree that we should see a lot more of each when the police are covering a larger area. I think that the focus of police regardless of where they are working at should be to limit the amount of bad things that they do during a period of time. If every police officer did this then I think the police relationships with the community would increase. Celtics002
DeleteI learned a lot on this page that I didn’t know much of anything about before. One of the things I learned more about was the law enforcement parallel. Turns out that the policing community has focused on two ends of the spectrum, that being the largest urban departments and the smaller rural areas which are both on different ends of the spectrum. I also learned about the RPI, which is short for the Rural Policing Institute. This has a funding of 35 million for 6 years, which may seem like a lot but that’s less than 6 million a year. I think that they should be funded better than this because they simply need more classes to offer. The RPI portfolio has 22 courses and plans to add more in the future. If they were able to be funded more than it would be a lot easier for them to add more courses. It doesn’t help that our country is very much in debt, but this should be one of the focus areas in the near future for us. There are four elements to defining a midsize city. The first being the forgotten middle, which is cities that get little attention. The second is the Hub of a midsize metro, which is where the city serves as a cultural economic and government center for several other smaller cities around it. I really wish that we had this on a smaller scale for around where I live. I live in a town with about 2000 people, and there are several towns around me that are either smaller or at around the same number. The closest thing we have is Peoria, which depending on how you look at it could be considered a Hub. We have to either go to there or pekin for work, shopping, and higher education. The thinning city is where the population in a city is either stagnant or declining. Lastly, the divided city is where the city is divided by class, income and race. I also learned more about MSA’s and how they differ from population class to population class. It doesn’t seem to matter what the population is in relation to the MSAs, because it goes up and down as the population continues to rise. Celtics002
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that they are leaving out mid-cities. Crime is certainly prevalent in all areas of law enforcement. I do agree with you, the cities in the middle have gotten lost. I think that each city needs to have its own little hub. The areas are becoming stagnant, because there are no jobs in the area. I have encountered that as well in my life. The only way things will get better is if the economy picks up. Illinoisgurl002
DeleteAs I read through this article, it was intersecting that researchers only focus on large cities and small cites. Crime also happens in midsize town as well, and I think it would be beneficial to research all types of areas. Mid-city towns have just as much crime as a large city/small city time. There may be even more crime in mid-cities and potentially more dangerous crimes. Smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs, while the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Rural Policing Institute (RPI), a tuition-free, specialized, and advanced training for city, county, and tribal law enforcement not located in a metropolitan statistical area. I’m surprised at this. I would think that it would be in a large city, because it would be more beneficial for the community. I think that you would want your police officers to attend these trainings. Even the IACP, following the federal government’s lead, has emphasized smaller city advocacy and service, particularly through its Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Technical Assistance Program. This is good, because we need to explore all options, we need to understand each and every one needs not just small cities, large cites, and mid-size cities. We as a society need to work together, in order to combat crime. The Rochester group assumed that any city with a population between 100,000 and 300,000 located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of 1,000,000 persons or more could qualify as midsize. Growing up in a small town, that is shocking to think that they would think that is a mid-size city, I think it would be greater than that. The concept of the “Boomburg,” a new type of large, fast-growing suburb. This says that the population is more than 100,000 people, but is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. Here is an example of Boomburgs in the United States include Plano Texas; Anaheim, California; Coral Springs, Florida; North Las Vegas, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona. I found this fascinating Ninety-six percent have fewer than 50,000 in population. With more than 76,000,000 people, these cities host 40.5 percent of the total city population. Thirty-four cities in excess of 500,000 population represent almost 2 percent of the 19,490 cities. These major cities host 21 percent of city population, at roughly 40,000,000.The “mids,” those between 50,000 and 500,000, number 658 and host a population approaching that of the small cities (less than 50,000) and almost twice that of the majors (more than 500,000). Burgeoning Suburbs are wealthier suburban cities constitute another distinct class of mids. Crime and service issues and demands, police style, the service mix, and public expectations certainly differ in these cities from what is required to police cities in the foregoing class. Illinoisgurl002
ReplyDeleteFor the reading “Out of the Shadows”, I learned a whole new topic of policing that I have never heard before. It was all new to new to me, so reading it was very eye opening. It was mentioned that larger and smaller cities were the most research locations compared to mid-cities. The problems and issue that mid-cities had were overlooked because other cities have an easier way to research crime in the community. There are organizations that have information about mid-cities but keep them hidden like the National League of Cities, The United States Conference of Mayors, etc. There many reason as to way they would keep things hidden and one is maybe that they could probably benefit financially as a city from it. There is a lot of research, development, and even evaluations that are kept silent that are keeping agencies from improving in general because of it. There is from organizations that focus on mid-cities and that is IACP-COPS office response. The focus on the priorities of the city, which was started from an informal network. Which helps understand with the different cultural diversities and police agencies that are present in the community. It was mentioned in class that all police departments are different depending of the size of the city. There is a lot of research as to what would help small or larger city because it's easier to measure the diversity but when it comes to mid-city there is more of a challenge. There is a way that organizations define and figured out what is considered a mid-city? They came up with 4 elements, that would help find them. They were The Forgotten Middle, Hub of the Midsize Metro, The Thinning City, and The Divided city. I found very interesting because a lot of city are placed in portions like that. dory002
ReplyDeleteTen things that I found interesting about the article is that the government associations and the urban policy community, the police community has ignored midsize police agencies, a distinct focus of research development, and evaluation. The police community really concentrated on two ends of the spectrum which one bringing the largest urban departments on one end of the spectrum and smaller rural agencies on the other side of the spectrum. And, what I really understood from this is that each agency has its own leadership or support system from big agencies that have more chiefs, more county sheriffs and more FBI’s National Executive Institute alliance. While smaller agencies have a variety of targeted training and technical assistance programs. A Blumberg is defined as an incorporated place with more than one hundred thousand residents that is not the largest city in the metropolitan area. Metropolitan areas are contiguous counties with an urban core and are known as a population size and community patterns the cores of metropolitan areas have at least fifty thousand people. Concentrating on the interests and needs of midsize police agencies is a priority for the IACP with encouragement and financial support from the office of community-oriented policing service the cop’s office A mid-size department initiative: design meeting one was held at IACP headquarters in May 2009. The RPI which is short for the rural policing institute. Which has funding of thirty-five million for six years, which may seem like a lot but that’s less than six million a year it should be better funded then what it is. The other thing that did not know is that the ways in which midsize police agencies are like and different from agencies of other classes and sizes are another line of inquiry that seems to have been ignored. Meeting participants attempted to break ground on this subject, as well. It is instructive for future inquiry that, during the meeting, the chiefs frequently referenced major city agencies as the compass point from which to compare their own situations. A case for concentrating attention on midsize cities need not rest on generalized inattention or any other factor introduced to this point. Indeed, there is a far more compelling reason: the pattern of violent crime in America may be shifting, in a relative dimension. Ten of the 25 MSAs 40 percent have populations that exceed 500,000. These may be viewed as the big cities. Measured only by number and rate the remaining MSAs, with one exception, can be considered midsize. Batman002
ReplyDeleteI am really glad that these smaller departments are receiving attention though because these big cities have it easier in a sense at least with money and funding and the amount of officers they have but smaller departments get a lot of grunt work and have to do what seems like a lot more of community events to help fund themselves. -holywaffles002
DeleteIn this article, a study was initially done saying that and deeming a population of 100,000 to 300,000 as mid-size. But a city of these sizes, their murder and non-negligent homicides has an increase by twenty-two percent, which is more than fifty percent higher than that of larger cities. They said that mid size agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The experiences mid-size cities have with these big city problems often go overlooked by researches and funding agencies. They deal with servicing and adapting to diverse racial and or ethnic cultures, in migration of gangs and gang members, terrorism and critical incidents, illegal immigration, improper/unwanted political intervention from governing authorities. Mid size cities have these issues because the big cities have these suburbs that surround the 300,000 plus sized cities and those cities may have a decent amount of crime, but it varies. I live near a city that is mid sized and has quite a high homicide rate and crime rate in general but the gun crime in the city is intense. There are a lot of police calls for service regarding shotspotters and gunshot would victims. I live in a city that is not even deemed as mid size and has small amounts of crime. The ten things I found interesting was that the homicide rate is 50% higher in mid size cities vs. larger sized cities. I also found it interesting that there is currently funding happening for smaller and rural communities regarding training and drug programs. 3) There is a center for rural policing and an institute for it. 4) That older suburban areas are more deserving of special attention 5) Mid size agencies have more issues revolving around crime than bigger cities do 6) There is a COPS office which is a part of the department of justice 7) Bigger cities have more problems with politics and authorities sticking their necks where they do not belong. 8) Larger cities have a larger cities police chiefs organization 9) Smaller cities have easier times receiving grants 10) They have names for their cities based upon sizes. I do not understand what it is like dealing with a bigger department versus a smaller department or the differences with policing and law enforcement as a whole. Bigger cities have their own issues but smaller departments have issues as well and sometimes dependent on how close these cities are together, sometimes people committing the crime work on the outside of that large city in the hopes that they won't be as well noticed. -holywaffles002
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this, I found ten interesting things throughout the article that caught my attention. One thing that I thought was very interesting was the fact that bigger, larger cities have more agencies and associations than the smaller cities do. The second thing that I found was interesting was the fact that police community has been ignoring some of these mid-sized cities. Instead they are only worrying about smaller cities and larger cities. The third thing that I found was interesting was the IACP. The IACP made it a main concern that the wants and needs of mid-sized police agencies were met. The third thing that I found was interesting was some of the characteristics of certain city types. These characteristics include: Gold Coast Cities, Metro Cities, Melting Pot Cities, Boomtowns, and Centervilles. The unique thing about the characteristics of these types of cities are their population and how dense they are, along with things such as educational levels and housing stocks. The fourth thing I found interesting was Metropolitan areas are contiguous counties with an urban core and are defined by population size and community patterns. The cores of metropolitan areas have at least 50,000 people. The fifth thing that I found interesting was Micropolitan areas are similarly defined, except their core areas range in populations between 10,000 and 50,000. The sixth thing that I found was interesting was that midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues
ReplyDeletethat, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The seventh thing that I found interesting was that small police department characteristics and conditions were rarely referenced for comparison of mid-sized agencies departments. Midsize agencies confront a range of contemporary issues that, for the most part, mirror those of larger agencies. The eighth thing that I found interesting was the experiences midsize cities have with these “big city” problems often go overlooked by researchers and funding agencies. The ninth thing that I found was interesting in this article were struggling cities. These are characterized by crimes and disorders, along with urban decay and population. The tenth thing that I found interesting in the article were burgeoning suburbs. These are wealthier suburban cities. They are characterized by being strong, progressive, and community based. After reading this article, I learned so much about different agencies and how the city size and population size makes a huge difference. The fact that mid-sized agencies are not thought of as being as important is false. Mid-sized agencies are just as important and need to be treated just the same as small and larger sized agencies in other cities. -Anchorman002