knowledge of the job and the system‚ ego‚ courage‚ discretion‚ tenacity‚ and a thirst for knowledge. Besides being able to meet psychological and physical challenges‚ as well as display good communication skills‚ officers have to be able to think clearly during times of stress‚ admit faults‚ and defend what is right. Knowing the requirements of the administration and the role of a police officer along with the particulars of the justice system is imperative. Not knowing what to expect and the proper means
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Issue Paper #3: Policing of Skid Row January 20‚ 2012 Module III In his article‚ “The Police on Skid-Row: A Study of Peace Keeping‚” Egon Bittner calls skid row areas “jungles in the heart of civilization‚ very different from other areas‚ filled with people who do not have the capacity to live ‘normal’ lives” (Bittner‚ 1967). Police officers deal with citizens in skid row areas differently than they would in other areas. They do not view the citizens of skid row areas as having any rights
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provide for them and their families. They put up this wall and lose insight on the purpose of the officers and focus more on the threat of the officers. Community Policing starts with children and thus gaining respect from adults. Many times an offender
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The criminal justice system is made up of three component agencies‚ which are the police‚ courts‚ and corrections. The police are to enforce the laws and investigate crimes. They apprehend the offenders and reduce and prevent crime. The court is to conduct fair and impartial trails and deciding criminal cases. The court is suppose to ensure due process and determine if the person is guilty or innocence in the changes against them. The corrections is suppose to carry out the sentences imposed
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In looking at the different duties both women and men in policing are given‚ women and men in policing also have different experiences and stress levels according to an article call Gender differences in policing: reason for optimism?‚ there are numerous research that compare the stress and experiences of women to men in policing which one has more or less than the other gender Burke‚ Martinussen and Richardsen‚ 2006). One research wrote that women police officers when compared to male police officers
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Gender policing can range from a subtle discouragement of gender non-conformity to a verbal‚ even violent‚ assault on the person stepping outside the gender lines. Gender policing starts the moment we enter this world; for some‚ it never ends. These norms get passed down through our families and the hidden curriculum in our schools. Our peers tend to be the most merciless enforcers of these veiled gender regulations. Examples of bullying‚ harassing and hazing are prevalent on the news and social
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The modern patrol allocation models have five limitations that has been identified‚ these should be used with current crime data to help determine the manning levels for different precincts First‚ the number of required officers that has to be assigned to a particular area by the model will only be as good as the results from that model (Fritsch‚ Liederbach‚ Taylor & Caeti‚ 2009‚ p.41). If the data is incorrect then the placement of patrol units will be incorrect. This is vital because the response
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I define community policing as an effort for law enforcement to involve the community in improving social capital. Community policing is an important factor in promoting a decrease in crime. Community leaders and its citizens work with police officers to improve neighborhoods through community projects and services. For example‚ there are neighborhood watch teams‚ which help patrol the community to improve safety. Law enforcement also has community initiative programs that work with and help at-risk
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state issues legal concealed permits does not mean the state will give the permits to everyone who satisfies conceal carry requirements (as in the case of may issue states). Another component of reducing the crime rate has been the improvement of policing methodology. Firstly‚ increasing the number of police personnel is considered a major argument for decreasing the crime rate. A report prepared for the United States Congress expressed “the more police a city has‚ the less crime it will have” (Sherman
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Community policing and problem solving are both strategic concepts that focuses the redefining of the ends and the policing means. Community policy majorly deals with the attention of the police behind the incidents‚ instead of the incidents alone. It also works to establish a working relationship between the community and the police with the aim of increasing the levels of security and reducing crimes in the society. Due to the failure in the law enforcement to fight crimes and maintain security
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