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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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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Aggressive patrol can be seen whenever the police cracks down on a suspects and arrests them for their wrongdoing. Directed patrol‚ however‚ keeps the police patrol time centered in high crime areas and neighborhoods. When it comes to the style of policing‚ you must first take a look at the different situations that a police officer might come upon. In crowd control‚ a police officer would want to use preventative patrol. Doing this would mean that he is keeping an eye out for any troublemakers and
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The topic my group did was gender policing and violence against gay men. I feel like this is an important topic‚ especially today‚ because of the ongoing changes that our society is seeing. The constant changing‚ and growing of not just gay men‚ but the LGBQT community as a whole. In today’s society‚ more and more people are coming out about being gay‚ or bisexual‚ or transgender. Unfortunately‚ the violence against these same people are also increasing. I also think that even though the violence
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Constitutional Policing The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable search and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things seized.” The Fourth Amendment is clearly broken in the case of Weeks v. United States‚ it was a United
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Minorities and Policing 1 Minorities and Policing: Unfairly Treated Dorothy J. Fells Criminal Justice 131 C. Thompson December 6‚ 2001 Minorities and Policing 2 Minorities and Policing: Unfairly Treated If we look at the past‚ we can see that there is no warm tradition of community cooperation between the African-American community and law enforcement. Minorities and Policing is an important topic because it deals with issues pertaining to how minorities are
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The Evolution of Policing Loretta A Chapman CJU230BO8 Author Note Abstract For an accurate look into the evolution of the function of police in society‚ I believe we must go through the history of police. It is a long history so I will focus on the origins and the most important advances. The first persons made to perform what we now realize to be police duties‚ occurred during the Ancient Era‚ between 3000 BC and 400 AD. Captured Nubian slaves were made to perform the police function of watch
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Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) Policing SSCI-3050U-001 Andrew Lee Kyle McCaughey 100429290 Program Description Public safety and the safety of communities are one of the most important areas of focus for the police‚ which is why I chose to do my policing paper on the crime prevention program known as TAVIS. TAVIS stands for Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy and was created on January 5th‚ 2006 which included 3 new rapid response teams with 18 officers
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Ethics in Policing CJS/210 November 1‚ 2009 William Whitlatch‚ Instructor Ethics in Policing According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ ethics is defined “as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation” (Merriam-Webster Online). This concept is prevalent in the world of police work since police officers are supposed to be the “good” in whatever is considered a “bad” situation. Many police departments offer training in ethics during the time in which
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Policing and the Constitution While police officers are responsible for serving the public‚ responding to crime‚ and keeping communities safe‚ agencies are to uphold the constitutional rights of all citizens. The constitution protects all Americans‚ and also protects and limits law enforcement agencies. The biggest impact the constitution has on police organization is in regards to arrest‚ innocent until proven guilty‚ arrest warrants‚ search and seizures‚ and working within the basic rights the
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