Running head: POLICE DEPARTMENT ROLES AND FUNCTIONS Police Department Roles and Functions xxxxxx Axia College of University of Phoenix CJA/214 xxxxx Police Department Roles and Functions Law enforcement agencies range from local counties all the way up to state and federal levels. Communities are dependent of these agencies to conduct and perform many different roles and functions. All policing agencies perform the same basic duties and responsibilities‚ which are‚ maintain law and
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Police Department Roles and Functions CJA/214 September 20‚ 2012 Scott Mann Roles and Functions The Police Department must serve many roles and purposes so they also must take care of any issues that arise‚ dealing with the law or public safety. For this reason they have different specialized concentrations of officers designed to carry out certain functions. This also varies according to jurisdiction where there are state‚ local and even federal jurisdictions. This also affects what are
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Police Department Roles and Functions Shontay Manigault CJA/214 1/11/2015 Kevin Marshall Police Department Roles and Functions There are many various functions of police agencies. Patron‚ traffic‚ juvenile services‚ intelligence and undercover‚ and special operations are just some of the various functions of police agencies. There are many differences between the functions of the police agencies and the federal‚ state‚ and the local levels. There are reasons of why you need to have various functions
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Police Department Roles and Functions Learning Team A University of Phoenix Online Abstract This paper will identify the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their role as it applies to the law. Next describe various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level and the roles and functions of each. Then explain the role and function of patrol work. Police officers are at risk every day to make sure citizens are protected
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Police Department Roles and Functions Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 11‚ 2012 Miriam Moore Police Department Roles and Functions Police officers play many roles. In the United States the mission of law enforcement is to maintain social order and public safety by reducing crime. To accomplish this and preserve the peace‚ officers have five main responsibilities (CJi Interactive‚ 2011). The first of these responsibilities is to enforce the law. To be able to do this the law enforcement officer
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Police Department Roles and Functions Sharesa Gulley University of Phoenix CJA/214 - Introduction to Police Theory and Practices Evan Cohen January 21‚ 2013 Police Department Roles and Functions Every policing department or agency has a set of organizational goals and values that provide officers with a sense of direction and purpose. Even though these various departments may have different functions‚ policing agencies have similar roles. The roles of police include: The prevention
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Police Department Roles and Function CJA/214 Police Department Roles and Function In this paper the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their roles as it applies to the law will be identified. Secondly‚ the description of various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ federal level‚ and the roles and functions of each will be discussed. In addition‚ the role and function of patrol will be explained. The principal roles and function of police organizations The
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“Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics
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Law enforcement agencies have many different functions. Federal‚ state and local levels each are organized to effectively provide the services the public needs. Together these agencies work to accomplish numerous tasks. Although each level of police agency has its own responsibilities and job roles‚ their functions are very similar. A closer look reveals what the various functions of police agencies at each level are‚ how the agencies’ functions compare to one another‚ and the impact policing
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Police departments have tasks of organization that is divided according to purpose‚ area and time. Work Assignments are given to certain groups that are divided amongst the department and have a distinct purpose that is unique from the other groups. For example; a police detective performs certain duties that are distinct from that of a patrol officer and vice versa. Each division has their own purpose to achieve certain functions within the department‚ to maintain effective functions within the
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