Cja 394: Policing Practices And Operations
Policing Practices and Operations
Susan Hornberger
CJA/394
8/4/2014
Jean Pierre Lapre
Policing Practices and Operations
The primary goal of any law enforcement agency is to maintain public safety, primarily by reducing the number of occurrences of crime in their jurisdiction. Although this seems simplistic in nature, it takes many policing agencies working together in a successful working relationship to achieve this success. This paper will provide an assessment of each of these policing agencies and the relationships they possess. Communication patterns both within and outside the policing agency will be addressed, along with the current trends in the approach to the policing function. Lastly, the paper will identify any existing issues with the partnership between law enforcement and the community and recommend any necessary changes to improve these partnerships.
Even before formal police agencies were established, communities still found ways to protect themselves and their property. It took many trials and errors to find a system that would work to protect citizens, mainly from one another. The first organized police department was established in 1829 in London. Sir Robert Peel founded this Metropolitan Police of …show more content…
Certainly, law enforcement officers do perform those sorts of duties that seem a bit stereotyped; investigating suspicious behavior, responding to citizen’s calls for help, conducting traffic stops, and arresting suspects. However, the current trends for the functions of a police officer is so much more. It is easy to see how the law enforcement officer might be seen as a social service officer or a counselor at times. After all, many times they are asked to step in and settle family disputes, or to give referrals to community resources to individuals in need (Travis III,
Susan Hornberger
CJA/394
8/4/2014
Jean Pierre Lapre
Policing Practices and Operations
The primary goal of any law enforcement agency is to maintain public safety, primarily by reducing the number of occurrences of crime in their jurisdiction. Although this seems simplistic in nature, it takes many policing agencies working together in a successful working relationship to achieve this success. This paper will provide an assessment of each of these policing agencies and the relationships they possess. Communication patterns both within and outside the policing agency will be addressed, along with the current trends in the approach to the policing function. Lastly, the paper will identify any existing issues with the partnership between law enforcement and the community and recommend any necessary changes to improve these partnerships.
Even before formal police agencies were established, communities still found ways to protect themselves and their property. It took many trials and errors to find a system that would work to protect citizens, mainly from one another. The first organized police department was established in 1829 in London. Sir Robert Peel founded this Metropolitan Police of …show more content…
Certainly, law enforcement officers do perform those sorts of duties that seem a bit stereotyped; investigating suspicious behavior, responding to citizen’s calls for help, conducting traffic stops, and arresting suspects. However, the current trends for the functions of a police officer is so much more. It is easy to see how the law enforcement officer might be seen as a social service officer or a counselor at times. After all, many times they are asked to step in and settle family disputes, or to give referrals to community resources to individuals in need (Travis III,