Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. Policing has been categorized into three basic eras‚ which include the Political Era‚ Reform Era‚ and lastly the Community Problem-Solving Era that is the present form of policing. Most all of modern-western democracies are based on Sir Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ which
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There are three specific periods of policing that the 19th and 20th centuries embraced: political era‚ reform era‚ and community era. During the political era (1840s-1930s) the functions of law enforcement were controlled by the local politicians. This era was characterized by five points--authority was coming only from politicians and the law‚ it was a very broad social service function‚ the organizational design was decentralized‚ law enforcement had a very intimate relationship with the community
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Beginning with the Three Eras of American Policing American policing began in the middle 1800’s. Policing began to change America with the first era of policing. There are a total of three eras of policing. Each era of policing changed over time and advanced during each era. The first era is called the political era. It lasted from 1840 to 1930. The second era is called the reform era. The reform era lasted from 1930 to 1970. The last era is called the community-problem solving era. It started in 1970
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The history of policing in America is divided into three eras. The political era‚ the reform era‚ and the community problem solving era. According to Kelling and Moore the community era of policing began in the 1970’s and continues today and was brought about due to declining public support and trust of the police. The citizens needed to believe the police cared about the communities they patrolled and were not just there to do a job. Police were isolated from the community especially in areas where
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Predictive Policing By Jamia Yant April 13th‚ 2012 In order to effectively compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets‚ we first have to look at exactly what information technology is available to police today. The term predictive policing is the name given to “any policing strategy or tactic that develops and uses information and advanced analysis
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Policing Policing aroused in the 1800’s; over 200 years ago it all started with a man on foot patrolling with no experience or legal weapons in hand to provide security to others. The average officer had little education and no training or experience; that was also not in the best of health. In the 1900’s‚ the average officer had a high school education and was predominantly male. Adhering to a police manual‚ the officers did not have laws in place for inappropriate conduct. The officers did
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I believe this West Los Angeles Administration of Justice program has equipped and readied me with the suffice amount of knowledge and skill set to be a competitive individual. This introduction course had helped me develop an also instilled in me pertinent skills and knowledge in aspects such as reasoning‚ professionalism‚ problem solving techniques‚ and a firm intellectual foundation of education to further my knowledge in the field of Criminal Justice. I feel I have been prepared to pursue a opportunity
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background. So with that being said I would start off the class with the history and background of policing. The modern concept of police was started in London in 1829 by Robert Peel. Robert Peel felt that the law should be responsible up to the prosecution phase but the trial‚ conviction and punishment phase should be the responsibility of another party. However‚ Robert Peel’s approach and community policing one thing is the main goal and that’s prevention of crimes. (http://voices.yahoo.com/law-enf
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A great deal of the responsibility for preparing for and responding to terrorist events rests with local police departments. Community policing presents an overarching philosophical orientation that agencies can use to better deal with the threat of terrorist events and the fear that they may create. The community policing philosophy can be roughly divided into three interrelated elements: organizational change‚ problem solving‚ and external partnerships. Each element applies to the issues of terrorism
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Community Orientated Policing is widely held as the new and correct style for American policing. For the past decade the community policing movement has been gaining momentum acquiring the support of politicians‚ scholars‚ reformers‚ and the public. Police chiefs around the country are now feeling the pressures of implementation from citizens and local government officials. Many high ranking professional police organization have placed their seal of approval on the new style of policing‚ including the
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