claim by the police that politics should be kept out of policing fair or disingenuous?’ This essay will critically assess the requirement for politics in the police and whether or not it acts as an interference which affects policing or as an essential tool in protecting individual’s human rights‚ maintaining law and order‚ meeting crime targets and improving society. It will seek to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of political policing and look to examples of this to provide an answer to
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Community-Oriented Policing As of chief of police it is my job to fight crime while providing a safer and healthier environment for the community. It is my goal to serve and work with the community for the future of our children and the resting days of our elders. Like other agencies and communities across the nation we as well have challenges and problems. Our community faces numerous challenges and problems that with dedication‚ determination‚ persistence‚ and effort are combatable.
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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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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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Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. Policing has been categorized into three basic eras‚ which include the Political Era‚ Reform Era‚ and lastly the Community Problem-Solving Era that is the present form of policing. Most all of modern-western democracies are based on Sir Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ which
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History of Policing During the late 1700s and early 1800s‚ a breakdown in social control led to disorder‚ crime‚ riots‚ and public health issues in England. The 1780 Gordon riots brought a 50-year debate on how to provide better public safety. One man fighting to improve law enforcement was the home secretary‚ Sir Robert Peel. In 1822‚ Peel’s first task as home secretary was to meet the demands of Parliament for a reform of the criminal laws. During this time of rising crime statistics‚ Peel
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Before the increase in the trend of private policing‚ public policing has monopolized the field in the U.S. Both public and private policing‚ when compared‚ displays many similarities and differences‚ however their distinctions are frequently blurred. Even though they are classified as private police their behavior‚ roles and responsibilities appear parallel to the public to an extent (Wilson 1994). According to Shearing and Stenning‚ advancements in society‚ e.g. gated communities and large
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Police Corruption Police corruption has always been a problem in American society and it happens everywhere. According to the book Criminal Justice A Brief Introduction‚ “Police Corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain.” An example of police corruption can be when‚ a police officer pulls you over and he comes up to you and asks you for money instead of actually giving you the ticket of whatever he pulled you over for. Police will take bribes‚ drugs‚ and anything
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The Future of Policing Christina Johnson CJS/210 September 14‚ 2014 Ronald Rucker University of Phoenix Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However‚ some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent‚ and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall‚ they
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Community Policing Kerry D. Turner Florence Darlington Technical College Community policing is‚ in essence‚ a collaboration between the police and the community that identifies and solves community problems. With the police no longer the sole guardians of law and order‚ all members of the community become active allies in the effort to enhance the safety and quality of neighborhoods. Community policing has far-reaching implications. The expanded outlook on crime control and prevention‚ the
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