of coordinating activities. Lateral processes help an organization speed decision making, build stronger networks, and enhance problem solving. Policing organizations benefit from effective processes that can deliver these kinds of results. As an example, in community policing, officers often work collaboratively to solve crime and quality-of-life issues. Crime analysis was added as a tool to provide officers with up-to-date information about emerging crime trends. Armed with this information, officers
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The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy The City of Chicago challenged for many decades with issue of preventing crimes. In spring of 1993, Chicago instigated new alternative community-based policing strategy (CAPS). The main purpose of this program to transform policing efforts into an efficient five-step process for law-enforcement, and the main goal to solve neighborhood crime problems rather than purely respond to indicative occurrences of crime. Rogers Park, Morgan Park, Austin, Marquette
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Criminal justice system is forever changing to protect and server society. Relationships between the United States government, state, and local policing looking at programs from the past, need changes for the future. State and local law enforcement responsibilities, and functions in fighting crime by enforcing laws, apprehending offenders, preventing crime, and preserving the peace, has changed since September 11, 2001. State law enforcement is expanding their responsibilities, changed from acts
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Michael Morlan HISTORY American policing has undergone a series of reform-periods in response to immediate, pervasive social concerns, from its early development in the first half of the 19th century, to its shift toward depoliticizing and professionalism during the end of that century, culminating in the ongoing response to issues that demanded attention during the Civil Rights Era, and, which continue to remain prevalent. The basis for modern policing lies in the principles outlined in the
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Dangers of Policing and Less-Than Lethal Weapons When thinking about a police officer, like most people the first thing that comes to mind is that is a dangerous job. The chance of getting shot as an officer may be one of the main reasons that people think of it as dangerous. The truth is police officers never know what situation that they may be faced with, at any given moment on their job. They never know if a person is armed, high on drugs or alcohol, or plan to engage in a relatively recent
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Critical Issues Paper Renaye Walker CJS/210 February 26, 2012 Lisa-Burkart-Uva Critical Issues Paper Some examples of technology used in policing has been constantly changing over the years on how police departments operate. By utilizing up to date equipment improves the efficiency and effectiveness of how well or poorly it will impact the officers safety. Unlike years ago when law enforcement didn't have some of the equipment provided to them today, it has increased its mobility through
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Local, State and Federal Police Organization Management Issue Trends CJA/394 Local, State and Federal Police Organization Management Issue Trends As Robinson (2009) reveals, policing has dramatically changed within the last three decades. While the majority of departments and officers (Robinson, 2009), reportedly 75% serve local towns and cities and thereby comprise a tier of the local government, these departments have been increasingly challenged to meet the changing needs
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for Decision Making Name: Sindhura Garikapati Assignment Title: Predictive Policing Professor: Dr. Mark Cohen Date: 8 July 2014 ABSTRACT Predictive policing relies on using advanced technological tools and data analysis to take proactive measures to pre-empt crime. Predictive policing is the advanced strategy of using information systems to forecast future crime
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Answer the below questions using critical thinking and examples. Remember to define the question before responding. Comment on a response from at least three other students. 1) Should police officers be compared to warriors? Would the title of "warrior" conflict with the rationale of COPPS? 2) In what ways might a female officer respond differently to a citizen complaint than a male officer? In certain instances would a female respond in a more appropriate way than a male officer? (Library
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that race is and has been a heated issue in our country. Most appreciate the vital need for thoroughness and transparency in pursuit of the greater good in their actions and in their investigations (BrainyQuotes).” Although police brutality does happen, the media makes
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