they think. The three elements of the police personality that he focuses on are danger‚ authority and efficiency. Observers of the police have noted that individuals who are more “cynical‚ authoritative‚ suspicious‚ brutal” seem more likely to become officers. Others argue that the nature of the job will turn an average person into a person with the police personality. One of the most well known studies of the police personality is that of Jerome Skolnick. Skolnick focuses on three elements of his
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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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Throughout time the police have had one major function and that is to serve and protect the public. Policing is different in every country in the world; therefore‚ we cannot generalize that the police perform their job without issues in every country; however‚ in Canada and United States the police have done an excellent job in reducing the rates of crime‚ but they have done a horrible job at maintaining their public image and have not resolved multiple other major pressing issues. Thus‚ some government
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Innovation in Policing In the world of policing‚ innovation does not just come in the form of new gadgets or computer technology; it comes in the form of ideas as to how police can be more effective in their local communities. Though technology such as bulletproof vests and body cameras are changing the way police in the United States preform their jobs‚ these technologies are just a small piece of a larger puzzle. With growing anti-police sentiment in the United States it is imperative that law
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Community Orientated Policing is widely held as the new and correct style for American policing. For the past decade the community policing movement has been gaining momentum acquiring the support of politicians‚ scholars‚ reformers‚ and the public. Police chiefs around the country are now feeling the pressures of implementation from citizens and local government officials. Many high ranking professional police organization have placed their seal of approval on the new style of policing‚ including the
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One of the most effective policing strategies used in law enforcement is community policing. Two experts in this strategy are Robert Trojanowicz and Bonnie Bucqueroux. They have done research and wrote many articles on the topic. Trojanowicz worked for Michigan State University and has recently passed away. Bucqueroux was a victim of domestic violence and has added ideas in this area for community policing. Over many years community policing has become one effective method used by law enforcement
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Community-Oriented Policing Model and determine if it is or isn’t proven to be an effective way of policing. Crime has been a major problem and concern for law enforcement as early as the 1900’s. Citizens had become fed up with such high crime rates and order maintenance issues‚ and felt something needed to be done to prevent crime and restore order. There are several policing strategies that have been implemented from the traditional model of policing to the Community-Oriented Policing Model in how Police
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In the early 1800s to1980s‚ patrolling and investigating were the traditional methods that the police force were using to implement crime fighting. Uniformed police officers would patrol the streets to prevent crimes that were in progress and to catch criminals. However‚ researches since the 1960s has shown the limits of both patrolling and investigating for reducing crimes. This method did not show any effectiveness on crime preventions and reducing criminal activities. Police patrolling still
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great deal of the responsibility for preparing for and responding to terrorist events rests with local police departments. Community policing presents an overarching philosophical orientation that agencies can use to better deal with the threat of terrorist events and the fear that they may create. The community policing philosophy can be roughly divided into three interrelated elements: organizational change‚ problem solving‚ and external partnerships. Each element applies to the issues of terrorism
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Community policing goes hand in hand with community service and public relations. Although they share a lot of the same concerns and ideas‚ community policing focuses more on the organizational‚ strategic‚ and tactical side of things (Cordner‚ 1996). According to Gary Cordner‚ community policing is a philosophy that uses organizational strategies which help in supporting problem-solving techniques and
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