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    Since the founding of this country‚ to the wild west‚ and up to the present‚ the agenda of the policing bodies have been clear: to uphold and enforce the laws of our society. Of course the way they do this today had undergone changes from the first police forces of early America‚ law enforcement has seen trends come and go. Law enforcement is divided into three major eras throughout history. These eras are the political era‚ the reform era and the community era. The political era that took

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    How long are you willing to wait for something you love? Although 15 minutes may not seem like much but for a 4 year-old it may seem like an eternity. The Marshmallow Experiment was something scientists used to see how long a young child’s impulse control was and how it corresponds to future success. When scientists caught up to the kids they used 10 years later they found that the kids who could wait usually have goals‚ are more behaved‚ and do not act impulsively. Will power plays a large role

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    Public Policing Versus Private Security Michael Lemke 502 October 17‚ 2011 George Gallitano Abstract Several distinct differences exist between public policing and private security. The ability to enforce the law and maintain order in society rests with public policing. The agencies that receive money to perform protective and loss-prevention duties that the police officers do not handle are private securities. Public policing and private security agencies do offer the same services and duties

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    Policing Culture Learning Team A CJA/214 Policing Culture Throughout the history of the United States‚ the ranks of police officers have been dominated by white males. As a result‚ the underrepresentation of minorities and women has long been a problem in policing. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act made discriminating against any individual based upon their color‚ sex‚ religion or national origin illegal‚ thus paving the way for more minorities

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    have been in search of what we believed were time capsules‚ hidden away between the years of 1400‚ when the Renaissance period started‚ and 1750 which marks the end of the Baroque period. We are pleased to announce that our nearly twenty-four year search has ended in the discovery of two such capsules. Each of these capsules contains information‚ vital to the understanding of past cultures and their origins‚ and necessary to the development of culture today. In what we ’re now referring to as

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    ILA Policing‚ Part I CJA100 1. Explain the role that state law enforcement agencies play in enforcing the law‚ and describe the two major models of state law enforcement organization. State-level police agencies were created in the late nineteenth century to combat specific criminal activity‚ and prevent further criminal activity that crossed the boundaries of cities and counties within a specific state. For instance‚ the Texas Rangers were created prior to Texas becoming a state (1835)

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    vocational courses consisting of bookkeeping‚ typing‚ and shorthand from New Orleans Academy. At age 15‚ his family moved to Berkeley‚ California‚ August was active in the formation of Berkeley’s volunteer fire department. Upon Vollmer’s erection in 1905 to Berkeley police department‚ first as sheriff and later as Berkeley’s first chief of police‚ Vollmer learned that police officers had very little literature and education on policing. One of Vollmer’s first acts established bicycle patrols

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    involved 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

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    American Policing The most important lesson of chapter 1‚ tells how the American police service have changed over time‚ and why it cannot be understood properly if it is examine alone. For example‚ in a crime scene‚ an officer has to gather his information from the witness otherwise he or she would never solve the crime‚ however‚ in working with the communities make their job a lot easier to find suspects. Many cases are still out there unsolved because they law enforcements can’t

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    The history of policing in America is divided into three eras. The political era‚ the reform era‚ and the community problem solving era. According to Kelling and Moore the community era of policing began in the 1970’s and continues today and was brought about due to declining public support and trust of the police. The citizens needed to believe the police cared about the communities they patrolled and were not just there to do a job. Police were isolated from the community especially in areas where

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