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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police officer requires a great deal of responsibility‚ discretion making‚ customer service skills and community policing practices. This essay will discuss critical factors and important issues relating to police legitimacy and the contributions discretion making‚ customer service and community policing make to legitimacy of policing for members within the community. Prior to the reform era police were described as authoritarian‚ fearful‚ unapproachable and unethical. However during recent times police
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Comparing and Contrasting Baseball Players of Different I believe that an individual cannot compare between baseball players of different Era’s. The reason why I say this is because the game has changed dramatically. Over the years American League has allowed designated hitters since 1973‚ while the National League hasn’t. A designated hitter is a batter who bats instead of the pitcher. In the 1960’s pitchers did not have relief pitching‚ so you basically threw until your arm fell off. It was
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The culture I was raised in was definitely different than the California culture. I was born and raised in Indiana. Back in the early 90s‚ I remember being an eight year old boy going to visit my best friend. When I arrived at his home‚ I walked in to roughly ten adults having a meeting. Intrigued by what they could be talking about‚ I ease dropped from the next room. What I heard next has always stayed in my mind. I listened to these adults talk about the first black family moving into
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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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Three Eras Compare and Contrast Throughout the 20th century‚ the United States underwent three different eras of reform‚ as attempts to fix the different issues the nation had at the time. Progressivism occurred in the early 1900’s‚ FDR’s New Deal was created in the 30’s and Johnson’s Great Society in the 60s. While there may be some comparisons‚ the three eras are very different in their motives‚ goals‚ accomplishments and effectiveness. Already the motives of each era present differences
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There have been three different models developed in modern policing which are intended to address some of the shortcomings within the police system. In the following paragraphs‚ I will analyze‚ compare and contrast the effectiveness of two of these models. These are‚ community policing and intelligence-led policing. David Phillips initially devised intelligence-led policing‚ community policing was a joint effort between John Alderson and Robert Trojanowicz. I will first explore the reasons that motivated
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