“Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics
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Police departments do things differently from one another. Each of them have their own policing style. A policing style is a collection of the police department’s methods‚ routines‚ and processes (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). The department’s policing style serves as a reflection of the department’s culture and affects all aspects of police work in that community. In 1968‚ social and political scientist James Q. Wilson conducted a study on police departmental styles (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). He studied
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No. 5 - Standards of Legitimacy: In order to have a negotiated agreement that seems fair to all parties‚ the parties should utilize “standards of legitimacy.” These standards should “preferably be objective and outside of the ability of any one party to control.”6 The current procedures in place for determining fault in an officer’s behavior and assigning punishment are technically part of an official standard‚ but they are within the police department’s ability to control and thus cannot count as
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The police department is important to our community. There are several departments and agencies designed to keep the people safe from drugs‚ homicide‚ armed robbery‚ rape‚ hate crimes‚ etc. There are various acts of violence that take place in America but the police are practicing safety precautions to keep our streets safe. In this paper‚ I will be addressing the various types of police agencies at local‚ state‚ and federal levels. I also will be addressing the roles and functions of police organizations
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Police History Kenna Puckett CJA/214 October 20‚ 2014 Eric Crawford Police History Policing in the United States dates back to the 1800s‚ but the police of the modern world are much different from the first police that took patrol. The first patrols did not have cars or two-way radio communication‚ but they started off always evolving policing and law enforcement organizations. In our current time the government has a direct relationship with law enforcement which affects policing practices. Federal
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Predictive Policing A study shows‚ crime rates in New York City in the years between 1990 through 1998‚ crimes such as murder has decline by over 70%‚ theft by over 60 %‚ and violent acts by over 50%. These reductions were the largest ever recorded in the history of crime in New York City. There were three ideas develop by individuals who were part of the study to implement a strategy that reduces crimes (2001). First idea was to have a problem solving technique. This advance proposition was
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(2010)‚ “a community policing model is designed to supplement and complement‚ not necessarily replace‚ traditional policing models” (p. 235). Community policing being proactive in the community where as traditional policing. Traditional police work entails reactive law enforcement measures. Proactive police officers are assigned to specific geographic areas in their jurisdiction‚ with the intent of establishing working relationships with community groups. For example‚ the Police Athletics League (PAL)
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Police Department Roles and Functions Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 11‚ 2012 Miriam Moore Police Department Roles and Functions Police officers play many roles. In the United States the mission of law enforcement is to maintain social order and public safety by reducing crime. To accomplish this and preserve the peace‚ officers have five main responsibilities (CJi Interactive‚ 2011). The first of these responsibilities is to enforce the law. To be able to do this the law enforcement officer
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of the Police Department Joe Gault Axia College CJS 210 Organization is the most important part of any business. In the business of criminal justice organization is of the highest importance. Every day‚ hour‚ and minute must be accounted for‚ and at the same time all bases must be covered. This brings up a problem when trying to run a precinct that employs 500 police officers. However‚ this problem can be handled with ease if certain organizational models are implemented
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Police departments have tasks of organization that is divided according to purpose‚ area and time. Work Assignments are given to certain groups that are divided amongst the department and have a distinct purpose that is unique from the other groups. For example; a police detective performs certain duties that are distinct from that of a patrol officer and vice versa. Each division has their own purpose to achieve certain functions within the department‚ to maintain effective functions within the
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