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Originally Posted by BOfH
On that note:
I'm sure you can speak to this more than I can: IMHO, policing in general is more reactive by nature, whereas the general public expectation of the NYPD, is that it can be an omnipresent, proactive force capable of stopping crime before it happens; and they have been quite successful, but at what cost? Balancing that is like walking a crooked tight-rope blindfolded.
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Most of police work is reactive. The so-called "routine" aspect of police work, day to day ops, are overwhelmingly reactive. But the "good" police work, that which actually drives down crime and changes a neighborhood for the better, comes from proactive, innovative tecniques. Unmarked cars, plainclothes and undercover officers, investigators, etc.: that is where the real work gets done. I hope to return to that sometime in the future (working on passing the promotion test and getting back to patrol as a SGT first).