Police departments often target minorities as criminal suspects. Police patrol the streets looking for activity that looks suspicious. Sometimes they stop cars for minor things hoping to find a more serious violation. The police also participate in undercover operations hoping to uncover crimes without witnesses. These police tactics involve a large amount of discretion – it is up to the police to decide who they think is suspicious, which cars to stop, what conduct warrants further investigation
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(IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. It will describe how COMSTAT as an information system (IS) implements the four (4) basic (IS) functions; and it will determine how information systems have allowed police 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
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prime example of this trend. From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, youth homicide more than tripled from twenty-two victims in 1987, to seventy-three victims in 1990. During this time police departments were working on new strategies of policing. One particularly successful strategy came from the Boston Police Department. The new Boston program was successful at reducing the overall number of youth homicide s, and led to a decrease in shots-fired calls. This new program was a form of problem-oriented
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Bruce E. Kubu With contributions by Eugene Glover, John Anderson, Paul Snabel, Chuck Wexler, Rachael Bambery, Nathan Ballard, Anthony Bellero, David Prothero, Willie Marsh, Mike Schroeder, Mike Taylor, Greg Maultsby, Donnie Gilley and Dave Kier Police Executive Research Forum 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 930 Washington, D.C. 20036 Jan 16, 2009 Report Outline Section Executive Summary Chapter 1: Overview / Introduction Chapter 2: Technology and Law Enforcement: An Overview of Applications
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New Technology and Criminal Justice The technology revolution has swept the nation. It has not spared the criminal justice system. In fact, it has given the criminal justice system more work. Like any other public or private agency in the business world, the criminal justice system as a whole has to keep up with new technology in order to prevent and deter crime. Technology changes from day to day but regardless the criminal justice system must stay up to date with its advances. Computers
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Free Negro Registry. Why does racial profiling not fit with explaining certain phenomenons? Racial hoaxes are used to deflect the attention away from the individual making the accusation, who may actually be the criminal or criminals Operation Pipeline violated the rights of equal protection under the law guaranteed through civil rights laws as well as the 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Does racial profiling fit with the explanation of certain phenomens? Basically
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Mid-Term Assignment Penny S. Weaver Kaplan University Mid-Term Assignment 1. What are the methods of inquiry & how are they used in criminal investigation? After researching through the chapters that we have been reading, I believe that the methods of inquiry is basically finding out and utilizing the concepts of the five W’s. I do believe after all of the reading that they are the: who, what, when, where, why, and also how a crime was committed. You basically using what I call the
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subsequent modification of such security program as circumstances or revised federal regulations may require. 2. Implementation of security procedures and internal controls prescribed by the security program. 3. Selection, testing, maintenance and operation of security devices prescribed by the security program. 4. Protection of vital records at each credit union office. 5. Provision for the initial and periodic training of employees in their responsibilities under the security program, and in proper
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created the Metropolitan Police and according to Peel, the real key for policing is the police are the people and the people are the police. Peel believed that prevention of crime could be accomplished without intruding into the lives of citizens. Community policing is based on Peel's concept of prevention. Community policing has been embraced by many law enforcement organizations across our country. Community policing is based on its goal to prevent crime and promote better police-community partnerships
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How Can Technology Help Law Enforcement in the United State of America Combat Crime Name Institution Organized crime has been a serious concern in the Unites States America for numerous years. The Mafia group was the first known to be an organized crime gang. The Mafia has been powerful organized crime group existed since the 1970’s. The group was known to be planning on how to hijack the people of the United State of America. Technology can help fight organized crimes and safeguard the
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