proactive policing

Proactive policing is a law enforcement strategy focused on preventing crime before it occurs, rather than merely responding to criminal activity after the fact. It often involves anticipating potential criminal activity, identifying risks, and addressing underlying causes through methods such as community engagement, targeted patrols, predictive analytics, and problem-solving initiatives. This approach contrasts with reactive policing, which centers on responding to crimes once they have been committed.

Proactive policing, such as setting up DUI checkpoints during holiday weekends, aims to deter impaired driving before accidents occur.

by cotooth December 31, 2024

Proactive outsourcing

The strategic act of volunteering tasks, advocating for action, or setting expectations, with the unspoken plan that someone else will actually follow through and do the work.

• “We really need to stay on top of this project,” she said, in classic proactive outsourcing fashion — then disappeared for the rest of the week.
• His proactive outsourcing game is strong: he starts every meeting with action items he never touches.

by DrPunkt April 15, 2025

Sarcastically Proactive

To be sarcastically proactive is to be active in what you're currently or about to do as well as being sarcastic about it. This is mostly found in people with either sarcastic or emo-like personalities.

"Oh there she goes again, being sarcastically proactive in shelving those boxes..."
"Hey Mike, quit being sarcastically proactive and be ACTUALLY proactive."
"Why is everyone in the room saying I'm sarcastically proactive? All I did was place the pens in the envelope box..."

by Joshite November 7, 2018

Target Practive

Simultaneous reactive world events caused by the seamlessly innocent act of going to Target for groceries.

Me: I’m hungry, gonna head out to Target, ya need anything?
Them: Don’t you do it! Everything’s been chill for months now, you know that shit’s “Target Practive” we’ll be diggin in for months.

by SlXFlVE January 12, 2021

paractive

someone who thinks they are being really clever but in actuall fact are being stupid

they think your talking about somting else

egfteg(example be4 the example) they think ur 5 and they are 10 but your 20 they are 10 and yuo know they think your 5(ok got that ;lolz thats when you would say to me ....uhh paractive ...think abot it in this way

paractive can be used as verb aswell but say paractiving (hes paractiving over there)

i Jon Brown made this word and its commonly used in australia now (at least Sydney)

Alex: hey that movie was awesome

Jon: nah it was really stupid

ALex: im talking about the plot not the animation

Jon: .....im talking about the plot aswell ...you stupid paractive

by Jon6660 May 29, 2007

Practice Hole

A "dress (or un-dress) rehearsal" for sex. Practicing with a friend or experienced individual before your first real deal. Can be said while simultaneously making "putting" motion, i.e., as if before starting a game of mini-golf.

"I talked with her the other day, and she's totally willing to be your practice hole if you're interested."

by diiiiicky laf. January 11, 2009

Practice room 2

When people are testing out there sexuality and give each other blow jobs in a music room. They will try and cover up there "actions" by saying that is a dare.

Person 1: Omg! I just saw him doing a "practice room 2"
Person 2: They must be sexually insecure

by mitumi X August 19, 2009