| clearance rate | The proportion of crimes that result in arrest.
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| community policing | A collaborative effort between the police and the community to identify the problems of crime and disorder and to develop solutions from within the community.
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| full enforcement | The tenacious enforcement of every statute in the criminal codes.
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| patrol | A means of deploying police officers that gives them responsibility for policing activity in a defined area and that usually requires them to make regular circuits of that area.
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| peacekeeping role | The legitimate right of police to use force in situations in which urgency requires it.
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| police cynicism | The notion, developed by many officers, that all people are motivated by evil and selfishness.
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| police discretion | The freedom to choose among a variety of alternatives in conducting police operations.
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| police subculture | The values and behavior patterns characteristic of experienced police officers.
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| working personality | A personality characterized by authoritarianism, cynicism, and suspicion, developed by police officers in response to danger and the obligation to exercise authority.
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