AJS 230 Police Functions
Running Head: Police Functions
Police Functions
Jesus Rodriguez
Arizona Western College: AJS 230
09/06/2013
Police Functions I think police officers are a good help for the communities they serve. Police is necessary in each city to prevent crimes and bring peace to citizens, so they can live in a safe place and knowing that they are protected of the criminals. . The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely complex role in today’s society. This role involves many different tasks. People think that they are always fighting criminals and risking their life in bad situations but as Walker described in his article “Police and Society” (2001) “Many studies of police work document the complexity …show more content…
These functions are very important to the communities because crimes are increasing day by day and without the help of police officers there will be chaos in the society and people would not be safe. Although police officers have many different kind of functions and they need to do it, not all functions are that important. They should spend less time in answer calls that are not for criminal purposes like people calling 911 because their neighbor has loud music or bothers them, watching all day for over speed cars, with no lights or plates, and they do not have to abuse their power when searching for a guy that is suspicious. They should devote most of their time patrolling the city searching for suspicious people, helping people in need, and maintaining the public order. There are factors that influence the functions of some police officers like their inexperience in the field work, their fear to confront dangerous criminals and get injured, the budget of their police department, or their low salary that make them think they do not have to risk their lives and work
Police Functions
Jesus Rodriguez
Arizona Western College: AJS 230
09/06/2013
Police Functions I think police officers are a good help for the communities they serve. Police is necessary in each city to prevent crimes and bring peace to citizens, so they can live in a safe place and knowing that they are protected of the criminals. . The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely complex role in today’s society. This role involves many different tasks. People think that they are always fighting criminals and risking their life in bad situations but as Walker described in his article “Police and Society” (2001) “Many studies of police work document the complexity …show more content…
These functions are very important to the communities because crimes are increasing day by day and without the help of police officers there will be chaos in the society and people would not be safe. Although police officers have many different kind of functions and they need to do it, not all functions are that important. They should spend less time in answer calls that are not for criminal purposes like people calling 911 because their neighbor has loud music or bothers them, watching all day for over speed cars, with no lights or plates, and they do not have to abuse their power when searching for a guy that is suspicious. They should devote most of their time patrolling the city searching for suspicious people, helping people in need, and maintaining the public order. There are factors that influence the functions of some police officers like their inexperience in the field work, their fear to confront dangerous criminals and get injured, the budget of their police department, or their low salary that make them think they do not have to risk their lives and work