A Neighborhood Assessment Boyle Heights Boyle Heights- Introduction Boyle Heights is infamous as being one of the major hubs of violence‚ most notably perpetrated by juvenile gangs. The neighborhood has even gained wide exposure in academia as made evident by our Professor’s study (Tita‚ 2002‚ Tita et al 2003). Although crime is a salient feature associated with the Boyle Heights community‚ crime prevention establishments such as Father Greg’s Homeboy Industries have
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Predictive Policing Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. A comparison and contrast of the application of information technology to optimize police performance versus an unaided and random effort at patrolling the streets would mostly reveal the benefits to an IT supported approach as opposed to an unsupported approach. When comparing the two
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Neighborhood News Community health affects everyone and when the population is undereducated‚ problems can arise. The writer will discuss two community or public health articles related to the Neighborhood News and propose possible ways the health community can help in health preventative maintenance and education of the population. Critical Capacities According to the article “ED sees critical capacities”‚ Dr. Gordon suggests “that people need to be educated
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Check out the following four incredible neighborhoods in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ where seniors will thrive: Chestnut Hill This affluent‚ idyllic neighborhood is a mix of mainly families with young children and elderly residents. Seniors will find that there are many exciting activities in this area to participate in with people their own age from seasonal festivals to hiking in the Wissahickon Valley Park. This area is easily accessible to public transportation‚ dining establishments including
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Police Corruption Police corruption has always been a problem in American society and it happens everywhere. According to the book Criminal Justice A Brief Introduction‚ “Police Corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain.” An example of police corruption can be when‚ a police officer pulls you over and he comes up to you and asks you for money instead of actually giving you the ticket of whatever he pulled you over for. Police will take bribes‚ drugs‚ and anything
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Future of Policing CJS 210 “The only thing constant is change” (Heraclitus). With technology on a continuous rise and the increasing demographic changes in contemporary America‚ saying that the future of law enforcement is unpredictable is being very modest. Through the use of computer-aided dispatch (CAD)‚ mobile computing‚ records management systems and database and information technology police and other law enforcement agencies have become much more efficient. Many other tools have help
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the resources of the police agency. On patrol‚ a police officer makes routine stops through designated areas. Studies have indicated that these patrols are very costly and do not reduce crimes. Because crime is not evenly distributed throughout a community‚ which means some places needed more patrolling than others. Facing budget cuts and not being able to hire more officers to patrol the streets‚ Police departments across the country are trying to find ways to combat crime. In 1994‚ the New York
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WHAT IS POLICING? This essay will describe policing‚ and the role that is carried out by a number of professionals and ordinary people in our society. It will briefly illustrate how they help to control social order in the community. It will briefly describe the profession of the police‚ and that of community police‚ security guards‚ customs officers‚ and bouncers‚ and how they have helped‚ and continue to help reduce crime‚ and attempt to maintain order in our society today. Policing is depicted
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national levels. The five main responsibilities of the police are to enforce the law‚ arrest offenders‚ crime prevention‚ preserving the peace‚ and providing services to the citizens of our communities. The main policing style that relates to officers is personality type‚ life philosophy‚ and problem solving. The policing styles are usually grouped into the watchman‚ that can be a bully to maintain peace‚ but they are also willing to give warnings or help people stay out of trouble in exchange for becoming
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The future of policing is fairly clear in what direction it is heading. It has been slowly reforming to meet the needs of the people‚ reduce crime‚ and make policing more efficient. Some of the reforms that will probably take place in the future include‚ better educated police officers and police managers‚ consolidation of police departments to save on money and resources‚ upgraded technology‚ race and gender equality‚ better testing techniques to recruit and promote within the department‚ and
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