Why The K9 I. E. Dog Unit Is Essential To Police Work
Most law enforcement agencies are increasingly relying on specially trained dogs for the efficient delivery of their tasks, especially those revolving around detection and deterrence of crime. The reliance of dogs is informed due to their cost effectiveness in crime control. Also, most of these trained dogs have higher capabilities that exceed those of technology. The reliance on these dogs provides most law enforcement agencies with an effective tool for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of policing roles. This paper seeks to evaluate why the K9 i.e. dog unit is essential to police work.
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One of the main uses of police dogs is in the detection of criminals and contrabands such as drugs and weapons due to their strong sense …show more content…
These capabilities have been exploited where police dogs are deployed to trailing and apprehending fleeing suspects. The dog is trained on various aspects of intelligence and courage that enhance its ability to subdue fugitives and keep them under control until the handler arrives. Due to their fast pace and ability to evoke fear in a suspect, police dogs increase the likelihood of apprehending suspects, especially in compromising situations where other options such as the use of a gun is not advisable or in congested areas. Most of the well-trained police dogs are deployed at a distance from the location of the suspect. Such a strategy increases the safety of the handler in case the targeted suspect is armed or physically endowed that the police officer. A police dog, in such situations, acts to reinforce and facilitate the apprehension of the …show more content…
The use of police dogs in crowd control is of significant psychological value since it dissipates the likelihood of ugly scenes such as stampedes that may lead to human catastrophes. Most of the crowd control scenes, such as during riots, can lead to uncontrollable incidents of property destruction if police dogs are not deployed (Smith, 2013, 44). Also, such scenarios may pose severe threats to police officers in case the crowd turns against them. However, through the use of police dogs, the members of the crowd realize the likelihood of being apprehended is high due to the pace and strength of the police dogs. They are, therefore, likely to heed police demands and follow instructions in an organized and mature
Discussion
One of the main uses of police dogs is in the detection of criminals and contrabands such as drugs and weapons due to their strong sense …show more content…
These capabilities have been exploited where police dogs are deployed to trailing and apprehending fleeing suspects. The dog is trained on various aspects of intelligence and courage that enhance its ability to subdue fugitives and keep them under control until the handler arrives. Due to their fast pace and ability to evoke fear in a suspect, police dogs increase the likelihood of apprehending suspects, especially in compromising situations where other options such as the use of a gun is not advisable or in congested areas. Most of the well-trained police dogs are deployed at a distance from the location of the suspect. Such a strategy increases the safety of the handler in case the targeted suspect is armed or physically endowed that the police officer. A police dog, in such situations, acts to reinforce and facilitate the apprehension of the …show more content…
The use of police dogs in crowd control is of significant psychological value since it dissipates the likelihood of ugly scenes such as stampedes that may lead to human catastrophes. Most of the crowd control scenes, such as during riots, can lead to uncontrollable incidents of property destruction if police dogs are not deployed (Smith, 2013, 44). Also, such scenarios may pose severe threats to police officers in case the crowd turns against them. However, through the use of police dogs, the members of the crowd realize the likelihood of being apprehended is high due to the pace and strength of the police dogs. They are, therefore, likely to heed police demands and follow instructions in an organized and mature