Police departments do things differently from one another. Each of them have their own policing style. A policing style is a collection of the police department’s methods‚ routines‚ and processes (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). The department’s policing style serves as a reflection of the department’s culture and affects all aspects of police work in that community. In 1968‚ social and political scientist James Q. Wilson conducted a study on police departmental styles (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). He studied
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In this day and age‚ where we have so many police shootings it’s no wonder all of the police departments around the country are looking at better ways to govern themselves. Just like in the military the police are using what is called a Hierarchy command “also known as top down authority” (Stevens‚ 2009).In a hierarchy command structure‚ information is distributed from the top down to the lowest personal. The police Hierarchy is structured starting with the Chief of Police‚ assistant chief‚ Major
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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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What is the difference between park police and state trooper police? The difference is that state trooper police deals with things such as Enforcing the criminal and motor vehicle laws of the State of Maryland‚ Investigating traffic accidents‚ Investigating and completing criminal investigations‚ Providing basic medical attention to ill and injured persons‚ Issuing traffic citations and warnings‚ Interviewing witnesses‚ victims and suspects‚ Writing field reports‚ Arresting and processing suspects
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How does a community get its makeup and who determine if the community has a particular kind of dance or a particular skyline? There is no certain number of people that can qualify a place to be diagnosed as a community. Community means many different things to many different people. In order to get a true understanding of a community you must first be a part of that community. With that being said‚ welcome to my community. DISCUSSION While there are different geographical locations‚ nationalities
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Tell us why you want to become a Police Officer 450 I am an ambitious person who wishes to pursue a career in the police service as I can see my future working in an unpredictable environment where each day is different and I am constantly challenged and always learning. As a police officer I know I will be able to make a big difference within my local community and I look forward to experiencing that rewarding feeling at the end of each day knowing I have made a difference in my local community
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Influence of Case Law on Policing Of the numerous things that can change policies and procedures within a police department‚ or multiple police departments‚ case law is probably the most common. Case law extends from rulings of the courts on certain topics that may not have a written policy or that may cause existing policy to be reviewed and rewritten. Perhaps the landmark case that has had the most substantial influence on modern policing is Terry v. Ohio. In the case‚ Detective
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Measuring police performance is a concept that many departments still have trouble perfecting. The problem is that the agencies do not know how to properly measure what is good police work‚ or what makes a police officer a successful one. Most agencies use a performance appraisal system that looks at various traits of the officer‚ not their quality of job performance. Larry Coutts and Frank Schneider discuss the shortcomings of Police officer performance appraisal systems from their article from
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Citizens and Law Enforcement: Communication and Perceptions of their Relationship Mariah Cadwallader Beloit College Abstract This project will look into the communication between citizens‚ and citizens and their authorities. The authorities that I will mostly focus on will be police officers‚ anyone who is executing the law over citizens on a daily basis‚ and determine whether their actions are necessary or in need of revision. The video ‘bike lanes’ was where I started off‚ an example of
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Groups (HSOW 3631) Proposal Ex Youth Offenders Group Sylvia Tjizake Student Number: 201003490 ‚ I. Abstract Youth offenders are a problem in every town of Namibia‚ and Otjiwarongo is no exception. More youth are committing crimes and are kept in prisons all the country to serve their sentence‚ but little are done about the successful reintegration of these ex-offenders in the community. Ex- offenders need programmes and services that will assist them in dealing with crisis
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