force and the impact it has had on trust of the citizens it is sworn to protect and serve. I also aim to explore how we begin the demilitarization of these forces and start to focus more on serving the public. Policing in the United States followed in the footsteps of England’s community policing model. “The “watch” system was composed of community volunteers whose primary duty was to warn of impending danger. Boston created a night watch in 1636‚ New York in 1658 and Philadelphia in 1700.” (Potter‚
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Since the founding of this country‚ to the wild west‚ and up to the present‚ the agenda of the policing bodies have been clear: to uphold and enforce the laws of our society. Of course the way they do this today had undergone changes from the first police forces of early America‚ law enforcement has seen trends come and go. Law enforcement is divided into three major eras throughout history. These eras are the political era‚ the reform era and the community era. The political era that took
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This causes the inability to move up in ranking and limiting the ability to perform in certain jobs. Being a woman or having a different racial background can also cause stereotypes. For example‚ a Hispanic officer may be given a Hispanic area to patrol‚ due to his background. The need for minorities and women in law enforcement is undoubtedly true. The culture‚ and gender diversity in police departments is not only helpful in today’s police departments‚ but it is a necessity. The larger police departments
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The Georgia State Patrol January 15‚ 2014 The Department of Public Safety is in charge of the Georgia State Patrol that has many different divisions within the program. The Department of Public Safety divisions includes the capitol police who investigates criminal incidents‚ traffic crashes‚ close lanes and exits for events‚ and conducts inspections of vehicles transporting hazardous materials. There is the motor carrier compliance division that conducts vehicle inspections
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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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Homeland security and border patrol Homeland security is one of the main departments that keeps the United States safe. Homeland security locks down the United States and keeps illegal’s from entering and monitors that the U.S does not go under attack. During the making of the department of homeland security the U.S Border Patrol merged into a new agency called US customs and Border protection known as CBP. The old tradition of border patrol was always known for detecting and preventing
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PATROL RIFLES: ARMING OFFICERS TO SUCCEED Sergeant Scott Buziecki North Aurora Police Department A Research Paper Submitted to the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff & Command Class #175 Naperville‚ Illinois December 9‚ 2002 Executive Summary The North Aurora Police Department currently allows officers to carry their choice of 9mm or .45 caliber pistols; no long guns are available. The Firearms Training Unit has proposed that the department adopt the
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determined which model of policing works for preventing and controlling crime in our communities. In this paper I am going to describe and compare the different models of policing- standard‚ community‚ broken window‚ hotspot‚ compstat‚ and problem oriented policing. I am going to give examples of each type of policing and discuss which models of policing would benefit the most from effective crime analysis. In conclusion I will give my thought on the best model of policing that is most effective in
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The history of policing in America is divided into three eras. The political era‚ the reform era‚ and the community problem solving era. According to Kelling and Moore the community era of policing began in the 1970’s and continues today and was brought about due to declining public support and trust of the police. The citizens needed to believe the police cared about the communities they patrolled and were not just there to do a job. Police were isolated from the community especially in areas where
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majority of law enforcement is by default reactive. A person cannot be held accountable for breaking the law until after they have broken it. However in recent years as technology has continued to grow police have tried to move into a more proactive role while still allowing people to enjoy personal freedom and the right of presumed innocence. As part of the movement toward proactive policing‚ law enforcement are utilizing technology called predictive policing. With this system officers gather data
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