Policing Development and Operation Trends Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice/CJA 394 April 14, 2014 Ms. Marilyn West Past, present, and future local, state, and federal agencies can trace their routes to the Colonial Period of history. As with everything in history the various agencies were required to change, adapt, and develop specific procedures, missions, and operations. As criminals become more technologically advanced, laws are amended, and public perception
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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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the man's friends will shoot them in the back, in the dark” (Twain, 165). Sherburn refers to the lack of law and to the crowds own cowardice. This time of lawless society was accurately depicted in An Introduction to Policing, by J.S.Dempsey in his first chapter on early policing. “An 1840 New York newspaper reported: Destructive rascality stalks at large in our streets and public places, at all times of day and night, with none to make it afraid; mobs assemble deliberately. . . . In a word
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program, communal groups are supposed to oversee and execute the relevant policies that promote the idea. This has seen community policing units formed to run the administration and operations of law and order enforcement in a society. They played a great role in developing the social and economic wellbeing of the communities they serve. One of the community policing programs that has been formed in the past, is the Virtual County Police Department. Virtual County Police Department The agency
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of Phoenix, 2011). Another issue is the recent reduction in federal pass-through funds, which will have a negative impact the budget for the City of Kelsey. At the federal level, a budget reform has put pressure on the City of Kelsey and other policing agencies to implement the use of federal funds within the allotted period. The mayor of Kelsey does not believe that state aid is an option for the City of Kelsey to make up the budget deficit, and increasing taxes does not appear to be an option
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the predicting algorithms used by major marketing and retail chains like Wal-Mart. Their research showed results and concluded that Police can use a similar data analysis to help make their work more efficient. The idea is being called "predictive policing," and some in the field believe it has the potential to transform law enforcement by enabling police to anticipate and prevent crime instead of simply responding to it.
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Police in the US have come under a great amount of scrutiny recently due to the Ferguson and NY police incidents. With this scrutiny comes the realization by Americans that our police forces are getting into a different style of policing. As a country, the US has become so worried about terrorist and other such attacks that there has been more militarization of the police in the United States. Other countries around the world share similar ideas about terrorism as the U.S. does, using their police
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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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“Issues in Policing Response” CJS/210 After reviewing this week’s reading material I have gained a clear understanding of the issues facing law enforcement today. For example, some of the issues that law enforcement is facing in today’s society are the concerns about retention and recruitment, budget cuts, criminal and drug organizations, and ever since 9/11 most agencies have been
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The underlying ideology of the reason of existence of having a central governing system is a simple one. However, it can be expanded up exponentially. The idea of government is to guard the liberties of its respective population. Liberties are constantly being bombarded by organizations that would seek their individual destruction. Ergo, a government must contain a way to guard its liberties. (The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription pg. 1-2) To elaborate further, a necessity of government
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