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POLICE HISTORY, STYLES AND ISSUES
PRESENTATION
University of Phoenix
Katrina Robinson
CJA/204
Introduction of Criminal Justice
12/22/2014
Christopher Cannon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Historical Development
• Department of Homeland
Security
• Primary purposes of police patrol. • The role of police in contemporary society.
• Two issues facing today’s police departments.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Colonial America: 1630’s
Metropolitan America: 1840’s
1. The earliest colonists initially followed earliest English styles of policing. 1.
.
Guidelines were set for improved community relations and professional behavior. . New metropolitan police focused on crime prevention rather than postcrime detection and punishment.
2.
2. Criminal Investigation was NOT part of these early watch and ward systems. Characteristics:
Catalysts:
. Early urbanization and industrialization made previously private behavior relevant to the community.
CONTINUED ON HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT
Frontier America: 1840’s
A.
U.S. marshals enforced federal laws only; these were politicallyappointed positions with no training or pay.
Cont. Historical Development
Professionalism 1920’s
Characteristics:
Police work became standardized, with limited discretion and specialized units
(for examples, juvenile units and drug units)
Catalysts:
An increase in availability of a skilled workforce allowed improved standards
COPPS
• Foot patrol returned to policing, bringing police in contact with the community. • A conscious effort to develop a cooperative bond between the police and their community.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
• U.S Department of Homeland Security
• A government agency created in 2003 to handle immigration and other securityrelated matters.
• http://www.dhs.gov
• The Federal Facilities Council (FFC)
• Established in 1953 as the Federal Construction Council.
• It operates under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) of
the
PRESENTATION
University of Phoenix
Katrina Robinson
CJA/204
Introduction of Criminal Justice
12/22/2014
Christopher Cannon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Historical Development
• Department of Homeland
Security
• Primary purposes of police patrol. • The role of police in contemporary society.
• Two issues facing today’s police departments.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Colonial America: 1630’s
Metropolitan America: 1840’s
1. The earliest colonists initially followed earliest English styles of policing. 1.
.
Guidelines were set for improved community relations and professional behavior. . New metropolitan police focused on crime prevention rather than postcrime detection and punishment.
2.
2. Criminal Investigation was NOT part of these early watch and ward systems. Characteristics:
Catalysts:
. Early urbanization and industrialization made previously private behavior relevant to the community.
CONTINUED ON HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT
Frontier America: 1840’s
A.
U.S. marshals enforced federal laws only; these were politicallyappointed positions with no training or pay.
Cont. Historical Development
Professionalism 1920’s
Characteristics:
Police work became standardized, with limited discretion and specialized units
(for examples, juvenile units and drug units)
Catalysts:
An increase in availability of a skilled workforce allowed improved standards
COPPS
• Foot patrol returned to policing, bringing police in contact with the community. • A conscious effort to develop a cooperative bond between the police and their community.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
• U.S Department of Homeland Security
• A government agency created in 2003 to handle immigration and other securityrelated matters.
• http://www.dhs.gov
• The Federal Facilities Council (FFC)
• Established in 1953 as the Federal Construction Council.
• It operates under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) of
the