juvenile corrections who have prior substance abuse or other high-risk behaviors. The halfway house provides residence for and treatment to juveniles for up to one year or until they turn eighteen. You are the sergeant of the newly formed neighborhood policing team. You are tasked with developing a plan to deal with this rash of thefts. You have to present your plan at a meeting in the Centervale community where the thefts have been occurring. Click each of the following links to read more about the case
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Law Enforcement Effects and Costs Associated with Section 1983 By: Bonny Meador Liberty University – CJUS 530 Abstract The Federal Civil Rights Act – Title 42, United States Code, § 1983 offers the opportunity to vindicate human rights. Section 1983 was enacted after the Civil War to provide citizens with a remedy for unlawful police arrests, detentions, and killings. Today, Section 1983 is the primary civil rights law victims of police misconduct rely upon. The evidence supporting the claim
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Cultural Considerations Mary Parker AJS 502 August 26, 2013 Susan Gorman Cultural Considerations Cultural diversity is normal in society today. People come from different races, cultures, and backgrounds. People have to learn the importance of respecting the culture of others. Everyone can learn from others. Superiority does not exist because of an individual’s culture. Some people from different cultural backgrounds believe that he or she is better than others but this is an untruth.
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departments that implement tools such as COMPSTAT to respond to crime faster. Finally, this paper will apply the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis (SWOT analysis) on behalf of police departments that intend to implement predictive policing. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. Information technology is used by a lot of business organizations
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POLICE PROBLEMS: THE COMPLEXITY OF PROBLEM THEORY, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION by John Eck University of Cincinnati Abstract: Advancement of problem-oriented policing has been stymied by over-attention to police organizations and under-attention to police problems. This paper develops a research agenda for understanding police problems by addressing four fundamental questions: What are problems? What causes problems? How can we find effective solutions to problems? And how can we learn from problem
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Analyzing Violent and Non-Violent Crime in Miami (2008-2010) Chanaay Thomas American InterContinental University Abstract This paper discusses the crime rates and trend for Miami-Dade County for the years of 2008-2010. The criminal activity during these years is significantly high and can be directly related to the laying off of 150 police officers. Among the most surprising rates is the surprisingly high rate of motor vehicle thefts in the aforementioned years. What will be talked in this
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Police Operations David Thompson CJA/214 January 12, 2012 Jon Holman Police Operations The plight of the police officer’s of today are ever changing, as the criminal element, adapts to the changes around them to circumvent the system, officers must make necessary changes in everything the force does just to keep up with the criminal elements seeking to take down and destroy every law abiding citizen they come across. These changes begin in the community and carry on throughout the
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dichotomy is basically whether a parole/ probation officer should fill a role, whether that is focused on the protection of the society/public or helping the offenders reintegrate back into society. The community policing era mentioned throughout my classes encourages a problem solving oriented policing method along with a rehabilitation oriented framework for offenders. Based on the officer and their views and attitude on rehabilitating offenders varies between the law-enforcement-social casework dichotomy
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September 11, 2001 Islamic terrorist attack when the police assumed the responsibilities of antiterrorism and incidents related to terrorism activities. Currently, police are dedicating much of resources and time in training as preparation in case of future potential terrorist attack. Intelligence and information gathering have become very essential activities by police to ensure continued prevention of terrorism attack. In addition, police have prioritized their response to incidences of terrorism and
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made police departments more efficient in preventing and responding to crime. We will also explore the strengths, weaknesses, and SWOT analysis. This is essential for police departments that intend to use the implementation of the new predictive policing. 1. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. Information Technology (IT) has become a staple
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