Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in United States society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. The following paper discusses the views of the historical context of police which helps us better understand how political‚ economic‚ and social forces have shaped the social institution of policing. First‚ in "The Evolving Strategy of Policing‚" George Kelling and Mark
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Community policing is a method of enforcing the law and philosophy based on the perception that collaboration and support of the society and police can help reduce crime‚ the fear of crime and to alleviate the social problems that lead to crime and. The members of the community help to identify suspects‚ to restrain offenders‚ report crimes to police and to address the social problems that lead to increase in the crime rates in the first place. Community policing advocates for organizational strategies
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The topic my group did was gender policing and violence against gay men. I feel like this is an important topic‚ especially today‚ because of the ongoing changes that our society is seeing. The constant changing‚ and growing of not just gay men‚ but the LGBQT community as a whole. In today’s society‚ more and more people are coming out about being gay‚ or bisexual‚ or transgender. Unfortunately‚ the violence against these same people are also increasing. I also think that even though the violence
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Future of Policing University of Phoenix CJS/210 4/27/2013 The field of police work is constantly being forced to develop and improve its protocols‚ procedures‚ and practices in an effort to keep pace with the ever-changing society in which it operates and criminal behavior it seeks to eradicate. While the history of policing has been marked by substantial changes throughout time‚ the work of modern-day police officers and officials demonstrate some of the most substantial adaptations
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Nicole McAfee Community Policing Chapter 3 It is important to be a part of strong community. Communities that have strong values usually have a strong foundation against crime and work together to lower crime rates in their area. Community refers to the specific geographic area served by a police department or law enforcement agency and the individuals‚ organizations and agencies within that area. Community also refers to a feeling of be3longing a sense of integration‚ a sense of shared values
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Ajs502 Community Policing Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy October 22‚ 2012 A police officer’s duty is to keep the peace‚ maintain order‚ and solve problems within the community. Their role as officers is selfless and demanding. Duties of a police officer include patrol‚ answering calls‚ conducting interviews‚ investigations‚ traffic‚ make arrests‚ and report writing. Each officer is sworn to serve and protect a national average of 1‚000 citizens per officer (Barnard‚ 2008). In big cities
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they serve has gotten worst and worst. With all of the acts of brutality and over use of force by officers‚ this is no surprise. In the article “Here’s The Truth About Race And Policing”‚ by Redditt Hudson‚ valid arguments and statements are made against policing done wrong in America. Hudson goes into great depth on how our criminal justice system has been filled with systematic racism over the years. So what makes an officer willingly over use their authority you ask? Well it’s simple‚ they are
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efficient officer. Lying is a way for an officer to get around restrictions in place by the courts and get the criminal off the streets. Some officers believe that the law favors the criminal. A situation where an officer may feel the need to lie would be an instance where the exclusionary rule
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The profession of policing will always have a reactionary component to providing police services to the community. Although it is understandable that citizens’ frustrations can run high with this type of response‚ members of the public cannot expect the police to be everywhere at one time in order to prevent every crime from occurring. There will always be some sort of a reactionary response in the policing profession. However‚ proactive policing efforts have developed over the years and provide
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Community Policing What is community policing? According to The Committee on Law and Justice‚ Community policing (problem-oriented policing‚ neighborhood-oriented policing or community-oriented policing) is a policing strategy and philosophy based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime‚ with community members helping to identify suspects‚ detain vandals and bring problems to the attention of police. One of the most effective means of involving the community
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