ISBN 0-558-46766-0 Law Enforcement in the 21 Century, Second Edition, by Heath B. Grant and Karen J. Terry. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. st Chapter Out line
INTRODUCTION The Themes of the Book The Police Function: Social Control and the Use of Force Policing Within the Rule of Law: The Challenges of Discretion The Delicate Balance: Crime Control versus Due Process The Levels of Law Enforcement
Municipal Agencies County Agencies State Agencies Federal Agencies Department of Justice Department of Homeland Security Department of the Treasury U.S. Postal Service Tribal Agencies
Chapter Objectives
● Describe the concept of linkage blindness and its importance in the criminal justice system. ● Understand the police role in maintaining social control. ● Explain why discretion is a necessary aspect of policing. ● Explain what is meant by the rule of law. ● Understand the role of law enforcement in the criminal justice system. ● Contrast the crime control and due process models. ● List the different levels of law enforcement. ● Explain how the events of September 11 changed the structure of law enforcement jurisdictions.
LINKAGES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: An Introduction to the Linkage-Blindness Phenomenon LINKAGES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: Coordination and Information Sharing Between Law Enforcement and the Rest of the Criminal Justice System Chapter Summary LINKING THE DOTS
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Law Enforcement in the 21 Century, Second Edition, by Heath B. Grant and Karen J. Terry. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. st Introduction
Following the cataclysmic events of September 11, many people asked themselves, “How did this happen?” Despite incidents such as the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, most Americans have viewed terrorism as a problem somewhere over there, such as in Israel, Northern Ireland, or Rwanda.