...Community policing is organization that promotes strategies that would support the use of partnerships and problem solving techniques. It also addresses some conditions that could give a rise to safety issues with the fear of crime. Is a collaboration between the police and the community that will identify and solve the community problems. The police have no source of guardianship of the law and since that happen members of the community become more active in planning safety for their neighborhoods. This can help the police and the people who stay in the neighborhood have trust or belief in the police for the help. Three Key Components: • Community Partnership- Is when the law enforcement agency, people and an organization come together as an group to make up solutions to solve problems and increase the trust or belief in the police. • Organizational Transformation- A lot of different systems come all along to support community partnership and problem solving. Ex. Agency management, geographic assignment of officers, personnel and information system. • Problem Solving- an engagement between proactive and systematic need an identify problems and evaluate effective responses. The five core operation strategies are preventive patrol, routine incident response, emergency response, criminal investigation and problem solving. Preventive patrol is when criminals shall not commit crimes in front of the police. Routine incident response is everyday events that police must show...
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...have been amended and created over the years, lawmakers have neglected to create a substantial amount of laws that take diversity into account. In the instance of selling drugs, certain drugs such as crack, a drug used primarily by African Americans, result in longer prison sentences and higher penalties. On the other hand, cocaine, a drug used primarily by Whites, ensues fewer penalties. Our laws must take ethnic differences into account because not all crimes result in the same course of punishment. In this paper, I will discuss the impact of culture on the criminal justice system and describe contemporary methods used by the police department and security firms while working with diverse populations. Furthermore, I will detail nondiscriminatory practices within the criminal justice system and outline Sir Robert Peel’s nine principles in relation to police departments. Race and ethnicity are important factors to incorporate into laws. Many of the current laws are outdated in the sense that they do not take cultural differences into account. Current US populations have a different racial and ethnic make-up than when most laws and the Constitution were created. Present day America has numerous immigrants, legal or otherwise, who must live and abide by outdated, and at times, unfair laws. Immigrants, on a whole, are fearful of being a part of the criminal justice system, whether as a witness, perpetrator, or victim; they are fearful of being deported back to their home country...
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...Midterm Essay Josephine Ceasar University of North Texas Dallas Dr. Larry D. Terry II Mgmt. Leadership 4470 090 Date Introduction There are many definitions of leadership. According to Northouse, leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (2013, p. 5). Yet true leadership is much more than that. A leader can be the CEO of an organization or a first year employee who leads his or her team to success behind the scenes. A leader might lead through official authority and power, yet just as often great leaders lead through inspiration, persuasion, and personal connections. So what is leadership? Leadership is the art of leading others to deliberately create a result that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. The assumption is that because he or she has the ability to display these characteristics, others will automatically follow their direction. However, to me, leadership is more than just about getting others to follow your lead. The purpose of this analysis is to understand the role of leadership and the purpose of a leader. A leader has many roles that will be identify in this paper. True leadership must begin with a strong sense of self. Leaders must be able to lead themselves first before they can expect to effectively lead others. This is important, because the challenges of leadership are huge! The tests that leaders face often...
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...every community that helps to keep that community safe. A few of these organizations are the local police, the state police, and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations). These organizations play a vital role in the past, present, and future trends of policing in this country. Their ability to adapt to changes in the way communities evolve and become more technologically advanced will determine if these agencies can prepare for change. Police management and organization has changed tremendously over the past century. The environment of policing has attributed too many of these changes. These changes come from: Public opinion differences about the police, new technology development, public, and private sector managerial innovations, and new types of offense emergence. Police management traditional methods emerged from two sources: policing from a militaristic views and management concepts derived from the beginning of the twentieth century from the private sector. Police administrators have been urged by reformers since the 1970s to adopt more democratic styles of management. Military management is not suited for policing because most of the work done by police involves citizens in low profile settings. Police cannot make quick decisions because the work they do is discretionary. There were rhetoric discussions about the faults of the military professional model between the 1970s and 1980s. Over the two-decade period they attempted to change police management...
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...Introduction to Police Theory and Practice February 27, 2012 Jeremy Leach The United States Government and Policing in the United States Today The closest encounter citizens of the United States have with the federal government’s criminal justice system is with the police. Some encounters are a routine traffic ticket, and some are much worse and more serious. Crowded cities within the United States are producing more conflict and violence with the police. When the police step out to start their beat for their shift, they never know who is going to be the next predator that is going to try and take his or her life. The relationship between our criminal justice system and the police begin with the government. The government, not the police make the laws. Then we hire the police to go out and enforce these laws and every day the police are out in our violent society serving and protecting us. After the government comes up with the laws and rules of our society we turn these laws over to the police to do our dirty work. When the government has the different laws in place they rely on the police to go and fight the war on crime. This relationship between our government and the police uses the police as the scapegoat. This relationship is left up to the police to take care of and nurture from going out in the community and enforcing our values and laws, not their own. Usually when there are mistakes in the courts it’s usually not the police that cause these...
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...Community Policing Kerry D. Turner Florence Darlington Technical College Community policing is, in essence, a collaboration between the police and the community that identifies and solves community problems. With the police no longer the sole guardians of law and order, all members of the community become active allies in the effort to enhance the safety and quality of neighborhoods. Community policing has far-reaching implications. The expanded outlook on crime control and prevention, the new emphasis on making community members active participants in the process of problem solving, and the patrol officers’ pivotal role in community policing require profound changes within the police organization. The neighborhood patrol officer, backed by the police organization, helps community members mobilize support and resources to solve problems and enhance their quality of life. Community members voice their concerns, contribute advice, and take action to address these concerns. Creating a constructive partnership will require the energy, creativity, understanding, and patience of all involved (Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1994). Reinvigorating communities is essential if we are to deter crime and create more vital neighborhoods. In some communities, it will take time to break down barriers of apathy and mistrust so that meaningful partnerships can be forged. Trust is the value that underlies and links the components of community partnership and problem solving. A foundation...
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...Use of Force by Police in Law Enforcement Name Institution Professor Course Date Abstract This paper seeks to explore the use of force among police officers in law enforcement in urban cities and how it relates with common variables regarding police officers. Some of the police variables that will be discussed include race, education, experience, age. These variables will be comprehensively studied so as to ascertain if there exists any relationship among these variables and use of force among police office in law enforcement. Introduction The use of force presents one of the most controversial sectors of law enforcement in any given society. Recent developments have escalated concern about police use of force. These ranges from properly publicized occurrences involving accusations of excessive force to the inception of violent policing whose frequent emphasis is on zero tolerance law enforcement. The kind of police actions that most provoke public concern include fatal shootings, severe beatings with fists or batons that result in hospitalization of the victims, choke holds that cause oblivion or even death. The use of force by law enforcement personnel is permitted by law under certain circumstances such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group of persons (Barrett 2008). Law enforcement officers receive direction from their respective agencies on when to apply force during law enforcement, but there exists no universal set of regulations...
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...Allegations of excessive force by police departments in the United States have continued to generate large media coverage across the nation. After the Rodney King incident in 1991, public outcry regarding the use of excessive force was thrown into public view causing reform in law enforcement. As the years continued, incidents of police brutality have continued to plague the nation. In the state of Ferguson, the fatal shooting of Michael Brown occured at the hands of officer, Darren Wilson, which set off giant unrest and protests within their communities. In addition, Eric Garner, a citizen of New York, was also killed by a local officer through the use of a brutal “chokehold” sparking even more outrage. Countless cases of police brutality...
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...Police-Community Relations Kaplan University Did you know that 42% of Americans find their local law enforcement untrustworthy? This is due in large part to the number of police related incidents that have been in the news of late. The negative publicity that law enforcement is getting has an adverse effect on all police departments, nationwide. In turn this is having an effect on police-community relations. To better the relations between the Ringgold police department and the community there needs to be more outreach programs. At this time I believe that the community relations are in a good solid place. We have areas that we can improve on. (R. Kinsley, personal communication, February 1, 2015). Our chief of police has a better outlook on the current state of police-community relations that my general community does. In a poll conducted by myself I discovered that 63% of my communities’ population believes that our current state of community police relations is ranked at weak. This was out of the possible choices of: very strong, strong, mediocre, weak, poor and, very poor. This divide between the two leads to great concern. This information also leads to the conclusion that maybe the police-community relations are somewhere between these two. How does local law enforcement endeavor to reestablish and maintain the trust with its community? Incidents of the past have chipped away at the once noble profession. There are many instances in which the community...
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...Use of Force by Police in Law Enforcement Name Institution Professor Course Date Abstract This paper seeks to explore the use of force among police officers in law enforcement in urban cities and how it relates with common variables regarding police officers. Some of the police variables that will be discussed include race, education, experience, age. These variables will be comprehensively studied so as to ascertain if there exists any relationship among these variables and use of force among police office in law enforcement. Introduction The use of force presents one of the most controversial sectors of law enforcement in any given society. Recent developments have escalated concern about police use of force. These ranges from properly publicized occurrences involving accusations of excessive force to the inception of violent policing whose frequent emphasis is on zero tolerance law enforcement. The kind of police actions that most provoke public concern include fatal shootings, severe beatings with fists or batons that result in hospitalization of the victims, choke holds that cause oblivion or even death. The use of force by law enforcement personnel is permitted by law under certain circumstances such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group of persons (Barrett 2008). Law enforcement officers receive direction from their respective agencies on when to apply force during law enforcement, but there exists no universal set of regulations...
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...Brandon Cerretani Comparative Politics Brazil Paper Peter Kingstone 04/17/12 Brazil as a “Democracy” Brazil’s government has been through a lot of change in recent history. Prior to the new Constitution in 1988, the nation was run as a dictatorship. Now, with the aid of a new Constitution, many steps have been taken in the direction towards a democracy. In fact, many sources will tell you that Brazil is now democracy, due to the façade that we see from the outside looking in. Even so, with such a large portion of Brazil’s population being poor who barely see any benefits from the so called democracy, I believe that Brazil is not a democracy. Democracies are meant to have fair elections, give the people a strong voice in politics, protect the people, give the people a sense of power and social standing, and generally please the majority of the population while being a government of the people. Granted, we know from our own nation that a democracy does not always please all of the people, but it is designed around the idea that it will please the majority of the people. As we will see, many of the things needed to have a strong democracy are present in Brazil, but many things are either corrupted, not what they seem, or just don’t play out to do what they are meant to do. In order to understand why it is hard to consider Brazil a democracy, we must first examine how the government has evolved into what is thought to be a Democracy. Before the new Constitution in 1988...
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...prevent theft of merchandise. Traffic ticket cameras also come to mind. Traffic cameras are placed in various locations across the country, to catch traffic violators. They also serve as deterrents for future violations. Predictive Policing is a methodology used by many different organizations, but the basic purpose and goals are essentially the same. In recent years, Information Technology has moved to the forefront in improving this process. When comparing the application of Information Technology (IT) to optimize Police Department performance in crime to just random street patrols, there are a couple of similarities between the two. One commonality would be simply police presence. Just the presence of law enforcement in the community would greatly help in crime prevention. No form of technology is really needed. The police department’s experience and knowledge of crimes committed in the past is enough. When police randomly show up in areas at different times and durations, without having to be called, citizens feel that the department really cares about their safety. It’s not just a job or a paycheck. This could increase community cooperation, which is really non-existent in the inner cities. The application of Information Technology (IT) to optimize police performance and random police patrols, both present the negative effect of human error. Accurate...
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...With the recent surge in potential and blatant police misconduct and use of excessive force there has been a national outcry for law enforcement accountability, as well as, improved transparency. The possibility that some of these acts have been racially motivated, involved profiling or geographic discrimination have only fueled the problem and further soured police and public relations. The integration of police body cameras by many departments has been employed to repair poor public image and increase transparency, (Koh 2017). However, the use of police body cameras is a singular tool that needs to be utilized alongside other critical changes. These changes are necessary to repair the damage that has been done and keep it from escalating...
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...Public Policing Versus Private Security Comparison Alan Shank AJS/502 September 9, 2013 Christopher Eberle Public Policing Versus Private Security Comparison Comparing public policing and private is important in the criminal justice field as the criminal justice field moves toward a future of technological changes and the desire to keep the public safe while keeping costs down. To examine these two separate areas of criminal justice they will be broken down to see how each one is structured and the primary goals for each one. Public policing and private security can be used to describe the methods that we use in the world to keep people and their goods safe. First, we will examine Private Security; in its simplest form, the term “private security” refers to the protection of people, property, and information (Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2002, pp. 1253). Society recognizes that the broader role of private security is for individuals and businesses to pay a fee to protect their persons, private property, or their interests from hazards (Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2002, pp. 1253). Private Security has developed throughout history along with Public Policing. Private Security has its roots in the middle ages under the system of Feudalism (Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2002, pp. 1253). Land barons and kings hired retainers (infantrymen)...
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...Police departments across the country are trying to find ways to combat crime, this paper will address two preventive measures namely, predictive policing and compstat. “Predictive policing, in essence, is taking data from disparate sources, analyzing them and then using results to anticipate, prevent and respond more effectively to future crime,” (Pearsall, B, May 2010). It was never meant to replace police officers but to give those officers opportunities to improve policing. “The police department in Santa Cruz, California, has begun an experiment that uses a mathematical algorithm to predict when and where certain crimes will be committed, and puts police on the scene before they happen,” (Shurkin, J.N. September 13, 2011). Some years ago there was a T V show called Numbers and they solved crimes using a mathematical algorithm. The compstat model was not designed to replace police officers but to improve their jobs. “CompStat model is a management process within a performance management framework that synthesizes analysis of crime and disorder data, strategic problem solving, and a clear accountability structure,” (Weisburd 2003). These methods were designed to help police officers stop crimes before they happened. By comparing information technology to optimize performance to reduce crime versus patrolling the streets,” Compstat provided a road map to getting officers back to fighting crime. It also held police managers accountable for fighting crime,” (Willis, J. J...
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