America formed its first police forces with ideas and ideals inherited from British law enforcement institutions and they have continued to evolve ever since. The Chicago police department as we know it today is one of the worlds’ finest and most advanced police forces. Chicago formed its first true police force on April 10‚ 1855. The officers were just a small group of constables. Their uniforms were no more than plain clothes and a badge attached to leather bans around their hats. As for their
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Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013 CRJS291 Police subculture Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013 CRJS291 Police subculture Policemen often face a difficult decision every day on their beat either to be loyal to their community or be loyal to their fellow officers. Many departments have officers swear an oath to serve and protect without allowing "personal feelings‚ prejudices‚ animosities‚ or friendships" influence their actions. On the other hand‚ as policemen work alongside each other out on the streets
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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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How To Become A Police Officer Police officers play a very important part in society today. They patrol the streets of your town to make the people of that town as safe as possible. Without them there would be a lot of crime going on. They make everything safer because that is their job and that is what there trained to do. To become a police officer today you need to have to complete a certain amount of tasks. First‚ you have to be a United States citizen. Next‚ he or she must have
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Problems among Police Officers Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Domestic violence and substance abuse among law enforcement is double that of the general population‚ these issues affect officers work performance. This report examines the factors plaguing officers and the treatment options available. 2012 Tweet HP 2/25/2012 Domestic Violence Hundreds of women are beaten each year by unlikely batterer-police officers. There are only a few departments in the United States that have
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Police Department Organization Paper 01-09-2012 CJA/214 Instructor: Robert Ferrier Police Department Organization Paper Local police departments‚ including city and county agencies‚ represent a third level of law enforcement activity in the United States. The term local police encompass a wide variety of agencies. Municipal departments‚ rural sheriff’s departments‚ and specialized groups like campus police and transit police. There are approximately 12‚700 municipal police
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Introduction Police officers on the job face a variety of challenges on an everyday basis. The police department’s job is to insure and guarantee a better and safer community in order for citizens to feel at ease. There are a couple of techniques used by officials to improve their work in the field. Methods such as the seniority system‚ subculture‚ changing rank‚ career development‚ rights and responsibilities are aspects of the job that officers may face or deal with. These factors organize and
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Career Research Paper Police officers have played a major role in society by protecting us from crime. Their responsibilities include not only preserving the peace‚ preventing criminal acts‚ enforcing the law‚ investigating crimes‚ and arresting those who violate the law but also directing traffic‚ community relations work‚ and controlling crowds at public events. Law enforcement officers are a part of our communities to protect and serve us from danger and to apprehend criminals that disobey the
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Police deviance may be viewed as a very controversial topic by some and most people hold an opinion about it because of the nature of the policing profession. Using the positivist perspective involving empirical knowledge deviance can be defined as “a determined behaviour‚ a product of causation; hence‚ casual‚ explanatory theory can be developed” (Thio 2010:11). As a result of this view‚ police deviance in regards to breaking the law can be justifiable because police work can be stressful. Decades
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HRMT5501 STUDENT ID. NUMBER 20812193 DUE DATE 1ST APRIL‚ 2013 NAME OF LECTURER JACQUIE HUTCHINSON WORD COUNT 1625 WANG UNIT NAME MANAGING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY LECTURE DAY & TIME (if applicable) TITLE/TOPIC OF ASSIGNMENT Gender Discrimination In Police Force Smarmy And Perfunctory Efforts Academic misconduct as defined in the “Guidelines on Ethical Scholarship‚ Academic Literacy and Academic Misconduct” is any activity or practice engaged in by a student that breaches explicit guidelines relating
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