and Developments (Book). International Journal of Police Science & Management, 6(2), 112-114. Retrieved January 22, 2010, from Academic Search Premier database.…
There have been many cases not only discussed in this article and these books, but also in the nationwide news. In the article Two Books Argue the Case for Police Reform From Within, the moral of the story is that police officer should start viewing themselves as guardians as opposed to warriors, in hopes that this will transfer into their actions and help mend the relationship between the police task force and the diverse communities and neighborhoods of the United…
If you could develop a training program for in-service officers, what subject matter relevant to 21st century policing would you develop?…
Teaching an officer when to use their gun, how far away would be considered appropriate to use their weapon, what type of weapon should they use with certain distances, etc. With this knowledge, we could help our officers better protect themselves from either far away distances or up front. If someone is coming at you from fifteen feet away with a knife, what can you do when they charge at you? There are many different ways an officer could approach this situation, but instinct tells us “grab your gun.” However, grabbing your gun is not always the best option, as grabbing it can lessen your time to react and actually prevent from being…
Dangers and challenges that law-enforcement officers face on a daily basis also can affect the future of policing. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers to improve the safety of law-enforcement officers. The only common decisions that can be made are to improve the safety equipment, especially the development of protective body armor, better training and improved emergency medical can contribute to protect officers in the future.…
Gupton, H. M., Axelrod, E., Cornell, L., & Curran, S. F. (2011, August). Police Chief Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2013, from www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=2452&issue_id=82011…
The most important lesson of chapter 1, tells how the American police service have changed over time, and why it cannot be understood properly if it is examine alone. For example, in a crime scene, an officer has to gather his information from the witness otherwise he or she would never solve the crime, however, in working with the communities make their job a lot easier to find suspects. Many cases are still out there unsolved because they law enforcements can’t do the job alone. At the beginning of the 20th century, cities were staggering under the burden of machine politic, corruption, crime, poverty, and exploitation of women and children by industry. The police was less involved because during this…
Also, it provides lessons. The authors Dan Simon and Jim Bueermann both state “It should also provide officers with a platform for reflection , self criticism and self-improvement. ”Police officers will be able to correct their mistakes.…
The individuals that work in the field of law enforcement today are presented with issues and concerns unlike any faced by those of the past. The changing face of crimes and criminal activity in this country and around the world are at the root of many of these challenges. In this country, the most significant issue is the shift to a more multicultural society. There are also concerns regarding police corruption, use of deadly force, racial profiling and the job hazards of policing in an increasingly dangerous world. The way police agencies enforce the laws and work to provide a safe environment to those they serve has perhaps never been more complex than it is today. The…
When a new recruit joins a police force he is bursting with excitement and anticipation to fulfill all of the principles and standards that come with being a police officer: dedication, loyalty, trust and integrity. He has a high set of standards and a set of goals he wants to achieve as an officer of the law such as stopping crime, improving the moral of the neighborhoods and becoming a positive mentor to the youth of the community. He has a new sense of belonging; he is now a member of a team, a brotherhood, an official member of an elite club; he is an officer of the law.…
When it comes down to it, there is no doubt that the field of law enforcement is a difficult one indeed; one which deserves much admiration and respect. Nonetheless, police officers, as it has been determined, have the ability to injure more people than almost any other occupation in the country; not just because of their training, but because of the situations they are sometimes cast into. It is because of this that they must deal with a slew of, sometimes false, accusations of excessive force. In order to combat the recent rise in accusations and to calm the swell of media back lash that has been a result, officers must continue to be trained appropriately in order to ensure that they are using these powers that have been given to them in the best interests of the community.…
Stoughton contends that a more fundamental reform is necessary: the core principles of policing need to be adjusted to change how officers view their job and their relationship with the community. The article also contributes to the discussion by arguing that police reform requires changing officers’ attitudes about policing itself. A few things the article stated was to encourage rightful policing, the value system that guides officer decision making must encourage individual officers to continually reconcile the short-term goals of policing, such as order maintenance and crime response, with the long-term goals, particularly improving police/community relations. To that end, law enforcement culture should seek to instill in officers the priorities of a Guardian: protecting civilians from unnecessary indignity and harm. Part I describes the evolution of policing, tracing the profession’s guiding principles and distinguishing characteristics from the world’s first modern public police agency. Part II introduces the Warrior principles that have permeated modern policing and discusses the effect those principles have had on the profession. It first describes the positive attributes of the Warrior that policing so highly values: honor, duty, resolve, and a willingness to engage in righteous violence. It then explores the psychological and practical appeal of the Warrior concept, and it describes how the Warrior imagery and rhetoric have become ubiquitous in law enforcement. Part III offers an alternative set of guiding principles in the form of Guardian policing. Guardian policing has enjoyed a surge in popularity among some police leaders, and Guardian rhetoric has appeared in the report issued by President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, popular media stories, and articles intended for a law enforcement audience. We previously as a class readied and discussed as wrote analysis on the 21st Century of Policing and the panel…
The success of the police depends not only on the development of their own skills and capabilities, but also on the creation of competent communities. Community policing acknowledges that police cannot succeed in achieving their basic goals without both the operational assistance and political support of the community. Conversely, the community cannot succeed in constructing decent, open, and orderly communities without a professional and responsive police force” (Meese,…
Today’s officer does not have the luxury of just enforcement of the law. Today’s officer is expected to be the community spokes person on and off duty, the role model on and off duty, crime scene expert, an expert in ever changing case law, an expert in driving, marksmanship, defensive tactics, a parent to everyone’s children, and an expert in the thousands…
There have been decades of research put into designing programs that unite law enforcement and civilians and promote respect and collaboration between the two. Research suggests that the improvement of police-community relations can ultimately affect the improvement of the number of incidents that occur. One program that was established in 1993 is the Citizens Police Academy (CPA). This program allows citizens to meet and communicate with officers in order to learn and understand the policies and regulations of law enforcement. It offers citizens the opportunity to recognize the difficult role of being a police officer and allows them to understand and acknowledge the person behind the badge (National Citizen Police Academy Association, 2016). While the CPA appears to be a successful program, it has only been implemented in a select few communities and there is little statistical data regarding its true…