Policing Culture Paper Yana Cooper CJA/214 May 23‚ 2014 Albert Mendoza Policing Culture Paper Introduction In today’s American society in policing are a set of fundamentals that helps set the law and keep everything in order or at least try too. We will be discussing the police culture and the significance stress in policing. In addition‚ we will also analyze the culture for women and the ethnic minorities. Also‚ on how they can achieve equality in law enforcement for women. Moreover‚ we
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Introduction/Opening: The practice of community policing is an evolving form of policing‚ but the concept goal is to create a positive relationship between a police department and a community through cooperation. There is no one definition for community oriented policing‚ however‚ a clear and well known definition was developed by Trojanowicz and Buequeroux and was defined as “ a new philosophy of policing‚ which emphasizes the working partnership between police officers and citizens in creative ways in
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Policing Essay Police discretion poses an interesting paradox in our democratic society. As Ramirez et al (2000) explains‚ we entrust the police to enforce the law‚ to maintain order‚ and to use legitimate force if necessary ’. Not only do we expect police to complete this rather demanding task‚ but we also expect them to accomplish these tasks by treating the public in a fair and even-handed way ’. Thus a major problem is the over policing ’ and stereotyping ’ of marginalized groups such
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Although policing in rural or urban areas are different geographically and demographically‚ underneath it all they both have to deal with the same issues of policing. They deal with staffing‚ politics‚ crime‚ crime prevention and the community. This is an in depth look at some of these issues in rural and urban areas. Community Relations In order to understand the difference of police-community relationships between rural and urban areas‚ it is important to know the definition of police. Police
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Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion
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and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free
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Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Kristen Torres AJS/502 May 6‚ 2013 Joseph Richard Gutheinz‚ Jr. J.D. Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy “Community policing is‚ in essence‚ a collaboration between the police and the community that identifies and solves community problems” (U.S. Department of Justice‚ 1994‚ p. vii). Throughout the years‚ community policing has become a more popular strategy to help law enforcement officials control and deter crime; however‚ some areas across the United
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The behavior of police officers is governed by a number of sources‚ including state and federal laws‚ departmental policies‚ code of conducts‚ social norms‚ and personal beliefs. According to Swope (2001)‚ “an officer’s behavior is influenced more directly by the actions or lack of actions in response to ethical shortcomings of his superiors than by the stated directives or written ethical code of an organization.” Every citizen expects the police officers to uphold the laws‚ and perform their
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in policing. I will first provide examples of technology involved in policing and how technology enhances or detracts from police organizations’ ability to function. Secondly‚ I will provide examples of less-than lethal weapons and how less-than lethal weapons affect policing in todays’ society. Last‚ I will show examples of dangers faced by police and how police organizations’ address these dangers. Examples of technology used in policing and how technology enhances or detracts from police organizations’
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Police Brutality James Regas December 15‚ 1996 Outline Thesis: But‚ because some officers use these extreme measures when it is not needed‚ police brutality should be addressed. I. Police Brutality A. Racism as a cause II. Police Brutality is not a problem A. Quotes from authorities B. Statistics of Declining Brutality III. Stopping Police Brutality A. Police Stopping themselves
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