national levels. The five main responsibilities of the police are to enforce the law‚ arrest offenders‚ crime prevention‚ preserving the peace‚ and providing services to the citizens of our communities. The main policing style that relates to officers is personality type‚ life philosophy‚ and problem solving. The policing styles are usually grouped into the watchman‚ that can be a bully to maintain peace‚ but they are also willing to give warnings or help people stay out of trouble in exchange for becoming
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The future of policing is fairly clear in what direction it is heading. It has been slowly reforming to meet the needs of the people‚ reduce crime‚ and make policing more efficient. Some of the reforms that will probably take place in the future include‚ better educated police officers and police managers‚ consolidation of police departments to save on money and resources‚ upgraded technology‚ race and gender equality‚ better testing techniques to recruit and promote within the department‚ and
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Ethnicity and the Police Part II Police Brutality and Corruption: New Orleans Police Department By Brittany Jackson Staff Writer BATON ROUGE- New Orleans Police Department is known for its harsh brutality‚ corruption‚ discrimination‚ and deadly force. The issue of citizen complaints has been a controversial concern in New Orleans. The complaints of citizens are generally a racial issue. African American civil groups have commanded civilian evaluation as a way of presenting independent assessments
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Throughout time the police have had one major function and that is to serve and protect the public. Policing is different in every country in the world; therefore‚ we cannot generalize that the police perform their job without issues in every country; however‚ in Canada and United States the police have done an excellent job in reducing the rates of crime‚ but they have done a horrible job at maintaining their public image and have not resolved multiple other major pressing issues. Thus‚ some government
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History of Policing During the late 1700s and early 1800s‚ a breakdown in social control led to disorder‚ crime‚ riots‚ and public health issues in England. The 1780 Gordon riots brought a 50-year debate on how to provide better public safety. One man fighting to improve law enforcement was the home secretary‚ Sir Robert Peel. In 1822‚ Peel’s first task as home secretary was to meet the demands of Parliament for a reform of the criminal laws. During this time of rising crime statistics‚ Peel
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Public Policing vs. Private Security AJS 502/Survey of Justice and Security Jessica Bishop June 3‚ 2012 Public Policing vs. Private Security Public policing stands for more in society than private security because of the funding provided. Most private security agencies have to acquire more public
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Policing as we know it today has developed from various political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in United States society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. The following paper discusses the views of the historical context of police which helps us better understand how political‚ economic‚ and social forces have shaped the social institution of policing. First‚ in "The Evolving Strategy of Policing‚" George Kelling and Mark
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Technology & Policing Kristin E. Blue March 12‚ 2011 UMUC/Prof. Richard Bobys Technology and Policing The use of technology in the police department started as early as 1850’s when a multi shot pistol was for the first time made. Over the years‚ technology has evolved and different institutions have adjusted accordingly and embraced technology in their work. Technology is still being used widely to make work more efficient‚ produce effective results and the police have not
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WHAT IS POLICING? This essay will describe policing‚ and the role that is carried out by a number of professionals and ordinary people in our society. It will briefly illustrate how they help to control social order in the community. It will briefly describe the profession of the police‚ and that of community police‚ security guards‚ customs officers‚ and bouncers‚ and how they have helped‚ and continue to help reduce crime‚ and attempt to maintain order in our society today. Policing is depicted
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MORAL POLICING‚ WOMEN‚ MEDIA AND PERSONAL FREEDOMMoral policing is a controversial term. Its supporters say it is an important function to be performed to safeguard our culture against western influence and save our youth from corruption. Those who oppose it see it as a threat to individual freedom and democratic dissent. I would not have been interested in these debates till I saw them affecting my life as an individual and more so as a woman. What is morality? How moral policing is gender biased
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