Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in United States society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. The following paper discusses the views of the historical context of police which helps us better understand how political‚ economic‚ and social forces have shaped the social institution of policing. First‚ in "The Evolving Strategy of Policing‚" George Kelling and Mark
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WHAT IS POLICING? This essay will describe policing‚ and the role that is carried out by a number of professionals and ordinary people in our society. It will briefly illustrate how they help to control social order in the community. It will briefly describe the profession of the police‚ and that of community police‚ security guards‚ customs officers‚ and bouncers‚ and how they have helped‚ and continue to help reduce crime‚ and attempt to maintain order in our society today. Policing is depicted
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In the United States over the last decade or so‚ police relations with the communities they serve has gotten worst and worst. With all of the acts of brutality and over use of force by officers‚ this is no surprise. In the article “Here’s The Truth About Race And Policing”‚ by Redditt Hudson‚ valid arguments and statements are made against policing done wrong in America. Hudson goes into great depth on how our criminal justice system has been filled with systematic racism over the years. So what
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Ethnicity and the Police Part II Police Brutality and Corruption: New Orleans Police Department By Brittany Jackson Staff Writer BATON ROUGE- New Orleans Police Department is known for its harsh brutality‚ corruption‚ discrimination‚ and deadly force. The issue of citizen complaints has been a controversial concern in New Orleans. The complaints of citizens are generally a racial issue. African American civil groups have commanded civilian evaluation as a way of presenting independent assessments
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The topic my group did was gender policing and violence against gay men. I feel like this is an important topic‚ especially today‚ because of the ongoing changes that our society is seeing. The constant changing‚ and growing of not just gay men‚ but the LGBQT community as a whole. In today’s society‚ more and more people are coming out about being gay‚ or bisexual‚ or transgender. Unfortunately‚ the violence against these same people are also increasing. I also think that even though the violence
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Running Head: Women in Policing Women in Policing Derrick Jones University of Phoenix Women in Policing Law enforcement is one of the oldest professions in this country. Law enforcement is a profession that has been primarily dominated by men since its inception more than one hundred years ago. This paper will discuss in detail the emergence of women in the profession of law enforcement. The author will discuss some of the contemporary issues that face women in the performance of their
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Policing in Kelsey Budget Report AJS522 February 02‚ 2012 In this paper‚ I will discuss the budget cuts on the City of Kelsey. The mayor has assigned me as a budget director to review and perform budget cuts on the City’s Police Department‚ due to a 15% budget cut on the City deficit. The state legislature wants to hire less Police Officers and build more prisons. The Police Department currently has an annual budget of $16‚177‚678. With the 15% budget cut‚ the mayor is requesting from
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Aggressive patrol can be seen whenever the police cracks down on a suspects and arrests them for their wrongdoing. Directed patrol‚ however‚ keeps the police patrol time centered in high crime areas and neighborhoods. When it comes to the style of policing‚ you must first take a look at the different situations that a police officer might come upon. In crowd control‚ a police officer would want to use preventative patrol. Doing this would mean that he is keeping an eye out for any troublemakers and
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Court Issues Analysis The court and court administrators are faced with numerous issues on a daily basis; everything from the crimes being committed‚ the language barriers‚ victims’ rights‚ and budget related issues just to name a few. The language barrier issue is one of the major challenges faced by the criminal justice system and administrators. The Administrative Office establishes the standards and guidelines for selecting and using interpreters in federal court proceedings (Interpreters Act
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Policing Function University of Phoenix CJ/394 – Criminal Organizations SC11BCJ06 February 13th‚ 2013 Policing Law enforcement in the United States is a very unique component of the criminal justice system. Police Officers are thought to be the guardians of the gate; however‚ there are different levels of law enforcement that police cities‚ counties‚ and states. Law enforcement is broken down into different agencies. According to Grant and Terry (2008‚ p.13-15) four levels of law
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