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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comes to police administration‚ it is a must that they are comfortable with their environment to do their job effectively. The environment plays an important role in shaping environmental operations. To be effective‚ police officers must form relationships with the citizens in that community‚ environment. There are a variety of environmental conditions that affect the structure of the environment. Legal conditions refer to how the legislature‚ courts and local governing bodies expect how the police
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Evidence-Based-Policing Written by Desiree Rosch Instructor Atthur Moghalu Introduction to Criminal Justice Evidence-based policing is a style of policing that uses research to create or change policies to increase effectiveness. Lawrence W Sherman‚ an academic criminologist‚ is credited with making the term Evidence-based Policing (EBP) popular.During a lecture Sherman stated‚ "Police practices should be based on scientific evidence about what works best
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History of Policing During the late 1700s and early 1800s‚ a breakdown in social control led to disorder‚ crime‚ riots‚ and public health issues in England. The 1780 Gordon riots brought a 50-year debate on how to provide better public safety. One man fighting to improve law enforcement was the home secretary‚ Sir Robert Peel. In 1822‚ Peel’s first task as home secretary was to meet the demands of Parliament for a reform of the criminal laws. During this time of rising crime statistics‚ Peel
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our Criminal Justice System. Law enforcement and Police Officers are abusing their power. If this goes unnoticed it could grow larger and cause bigger problems in our country. The United States Criminal Justice System is one of the best in the whole world. In other countries there is little or no policing. Police officers in the US are well-trained and it is hard to reach their position without a strong education. A huge quality of a perfect Police Officer is a perfect control of temper because a
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05-19-2014 One of the most effective policing strategies used in law enforcement is community policing. Two experts in this strategy are Robert Trojanowicz and Bonnie Bucqueroux. They have done research and wrote many articles on the topic. Trojanowicz worked for Michigan State University and has recently passed away. Bucqueroux was a victim of domestic violence and has added ideas in this area for community policing. Over many years community policing has become one effective method used by law
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questions: How does stress affect the policing community? Stress has many effects on the policing community as a whole. Officers may lose sleep over the stress and become fatigued which in turn causes them to lack on their duties‚ or delay their reaction time. Officers may also get so stressed that they go through a post traumatic disorder. Post traumatic disorder can cause officers nightmares‚ or worse they can wind up committing suicide. How does police culture support police officers in
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Policing in America Shanell Jackson University of Phoenix Policing in America In this paper I am going to identify and define the US government and policing organizations throughout the US and how they both impact of this relationship on the American Society as a whole. The government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. This government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative
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Community Policing Issues Part I Contemporary Police theory or Modern policing is focusing on crime and social disorder through the delivery of police services‚ which include aspects of traditional law enforcement‚ as well as prevention‚ problem-solving‚ community engagement‚ and partnerships. The community policing model balances reactive responses to calls for service with proactive problem-solving which centers on the cause of crime and disorder. Community policing requires police and citizens
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Predictive Policing Kenneth Klutse STRAYER UNIVERSITY Information System CIS/500 Dr. James A McCray April 14‚ 2012 1. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. 2. Describe how COMPSTAT‚ as an information system (IS)‚ implements the four (4) basic IS functions: 1. Input 2. Processing 3. Output 4. Feedback 3
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