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    Police and Society

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    Police and Society Quiz One: Police and Society Roberg (2005) argued that the history of policing can be traced all the way back in time to where the family enforced the norms and customs of conduct. The Roman then introduced a police force of twenty-four hour patrolling‚ and continued on to the development by the England on the emphasis of prevention. This method of prevention was then carried over to America and has exceeded by far. Today we have our police departments that were based off of

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    Imagine a police force with no cars‚ radios‚ and no communication. These officers had no back up‚ they patrolled on foot facing any dangerous situation alone. Police were appointed by politicians for limited terms of service. Because of the apparent political ties corruption was very common. This policing era is referred to as the political era. During the political era residents were not able to “call” upon an officer for assistance. A civilian would have to flag down an officer as he was walking

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    Police Ethics

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    Police Ethics Law Enforcement has been around since the beginning of man. The Code of Hammurabi‚ a book of 282 different codes‚ which specifically spelled out punishments for crimes‚ was followed back as early as 1700 B.C. (Geo Quest‚ Current Events‚ 00113492‚ 10/28/2005‚ Vol. 105‚ Issue 8) In the Bible’s story of Adam and Eve‚ God cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden as a punishment for breaking the rules. (The Holy Bible: Genesis Ch.3) These types of historical records display the

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    racist police

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    majority to believe were making progress. For instance our domestic pillars of authority (police officers) are sometimes prone to stereotypical social rumors that may influence racism or natural racists that in turn may cause nationwide problems when apprehending an African American due to racial profiling regarding excessive or unnecessary force. Channel 4 can reveal that between 1999 and 2012: • 293 police officers were disciplined for racist behavior • 749 were referred to the IPCC • Five were

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    Police Corruption

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    In Edwin J. Deltarres’ book Character and Cops he explores three hypotheses for police corruption in the United States. Some are somewhat historical‚ but they are still relevant to the problem of corruption today. The first hypothesis is called "the society at-large" theory by former Chicago Police Superintendent O. W. Wilson. Wilson was superintendent of the Chicago Police Department during the early nineteen sixties. The second hypothesis is called the "structural" theory. The third is called

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    Police Organization

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    Police Organization The function of policing is to provide overall public safety. The goal is to deter and prevent crime by immobilizing police units. There are various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level. The United States has one of the most complex law enforcement systems because of the various levels of their policing agencies. Within the United States‚ each state‚ city‚ county‚ town‚ and incorporated village has its own policing agency. Although there are various

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    History of Police

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    History of Police Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 4‚ 2012 Miriam Moore History of Police He was an important political leader in England and the “father” of modern policing. Robert Peel fought for over 30 years to improve law enforcement and finally‚ in 1829‚ persuaded the English Parliament to create the London Metropolitan Police. This police department is recognized as the first modern police force (Walker & Katz‚ 2011). This English heritage is what produced American policing. The

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    Police Ethics

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    position with the Somerville auxiliary police department‚ in my interview I was asked to discuss the importance of ethics in the daily work of a police officer. Ethics are important not only for a police officer‚ but‚ indeed‚ also for every citizen in the course of everyday life. They are a mark of character and basic morality in our dealings with others. Today many people claim to be struck by occasional lapses in proper police conduct. It is human nature to remember

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    Police Atrocities

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    hours or 144 per year. According to the Memorial Fund Report‚ the leading cause of death for a police officer in the United States is by a person with a firearm (Facts and Figures). In 2016‚ the number of police officers that were killed in the line of duty hit a five-year high (Miller). In my own opinion‚ most people forget that police officers are human beings‚ just like the rest of us. Every day police officers risk their lives to serve and protect the public. People often overlook that fact

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    Police Decentralization

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    decentralized organizational structure of police departments. Decentralization has been accomplished in at least two different ways: (1) the physical restructuring of police departments and (2) the decentralization of decision making. In an effort to increase resident access to police‚ many departments have reversed the centralization trend popularized during the professional era. In some locations this has been accomplished by opening neighborhood-based storefront police stations. These locations provide

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