Police Patrol
Week 3 Essay
Patrol the backbone of the police
Patrol is central to the function of the police because they are the ones who are seen most by the community and they are the center of the police activity. Patrol officers are also the most important decision makers because they are the ones who handle the calls and the ones who make the decision on what to do with the current situation at hand. Police patrolling is also important because it is needed to move forward in a career due to the fact that most jobs are given by sonority.
Domestic violence
Domestic violence has never been a favorite to the police on its lists of arrests. A lot of officers view domestic violence as a family matter and something that should be dealt with at home not among others such as a private matter. Domestic violence arrests are also a waste of time and money because in most cases of domestic violence, the case is dismissed due to the fact that the other party does not want to press charges on their significant other. Domestic violence calls can also be a waste of time and money because half of the time the person who is calling about a domestic situation only wants the police officer to help him or her with a situation involving the domestic violence, such as make the person leave or move out but not to make an actual arrest. For example, a victim will say that they do not want them to be arrested but just for them to leave, which is a waste of the officer’s time. It is also stated in the book that an arrest of a domestic violence situation, raises visibility of the officers work to higher ups who may feel it is improper to arrest someone involved in a domestic violence situation. Furthermore the police view a domestic violence situation as least important to others such as robbery, rape, murder or drugs therefore it is not a priority.
Case Solvability
Case solvability factors are based on three factors; case structural factors, organizational factors, and environment factors.
Patrol the backbone of the police
Patrol is central to the function of the police because they are the ones who are seen most by the community and they are the center of the police activity. Patrol officers are also the most important decision makers because they are the ones who handle the calls and the ones who make the decision on what to do with the current situation at hand. Police patrolling is also important because it is needed to move forward in a career due to the fact that most jobs are given by sonority.
Domestic violence
Domestic violence has never been a favorite to the police on its lists of arrests. A lot of officers view domestic violence as a family matter and something that should be dealt with at home not among others such as a private matter. Domestic violence arrests are also a waste of time and money because in most cases of domestic violence, the case is dismissed due to the fact that the other party does not want to press charges on their significant other. Domestic violence calls can also be a waste of time and money because half of the time the person who is calling about a domestic situation only wants the police officer to help him or her with a situation involving the domestic violence, such as make the person leave or move out but not to make an actual arrest. For example, a victim will say that they do not want them to be arrested but just for them to leave, which is a waste of the officer’s time. It is also stated in the book that an arrest of a domestic violence situation, raises visibility of the officers work to higher ups who may feel it is improper to arrest someone involved in a domestic violence situation. Furthermore the police view a domestic violence situation as least important to others such as robbery, rape, murder or drugs therefore it is not a priority.
Case Solvability
Case solvability factors are based on three factors; case structural factors, organizational factors, and environment factors.
References: Katz,C. Walker,S. (2008). The Police in America An introduction, sixth edition. United States: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.