A proactive patrol is out on the streets, looking to see if anything is happening. A reactive patrol waits for something to be reported, and then goes straight to investigate it.
Proactive
The difference between proactive and reactive has to do with when the action takes place. Proactive means a preventative action occurs to stop something from happening, reactive means something is done as a response to something that has happened.
Proactive. Being proactive means taking action before a situation arises, while being reactive means responding to a situation after it has occurred.
Proactive purchasing is when you are for the product and reactive purchasing is when you react badly to the product. This is a consumer's way of thinking.
We talk about Reactive Police Agency when the police respond to specific requests from individuals/groups in the community which encompasses immediate response to calls and follow-up investigations. The Proactive Police Agency is when the police are acting on their own initiative, in order to develop information about crime as well as strategies for suppression. For example, a police officer reactively responding to a dispatched call could, nonetheless, resolve the issue proactively by mediating between the parties or using informal action. Similarly, in contrast to routine patrol, the directed patrol involves officers being instructed to monitor specific areas that are identified through problem/crime analysis when they are not responding to dispatch calls. Directed patrol is more proactive than random preventative patrol, but it still lacks the component of problem oriented policing that engages the community in resolving crime issues. Also proactive policing results in more arrests, detention and filing of reports than reactive policing.
In health and safety, as in many other areas, the opposite of proactive is reactive.
Proactive reviews are conducted before a problem occurs to identify potential issues and prevent them. Reactive reviews are done in response to a problem that has already occurred to understand its causes and address it. Proactive reviews focus on prevention, while reactive reviews focus on resolution.
Proactive safety is seeing and preventing an event before it happens. Reactive management is waiting for the accident to happen, then make corrections
Reactive patrol is a law enforcement strategy where officers respond to calls for service or incidents as they arise, rather than actively seeking out potential criminal activity. This method is common in many police departments as a way to address immediate public safety concerns.
Proactive action is self initiated behavior at work place, while reactive action in the response of the complaint/feedback
The most significant way in which they differ is that Reactive investigations happen when the crime occurs and then the police responds, or reacts to the crime, while in Proactive investigations, the police gets involved in the crime before it happens. Reactive investigation reacts to the crime after it has been committed, and Proactive investigations acts before it is committed in a way to prevent it.