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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Policing in the America is a working progress and evolving. There is a constant struggle between protecting the rights of the people as requested by law and really serving and protecting the people. There are three eras of policing‚ the political era (1840-1930)‚ the reform era (1930-1980)‚ the community era(1980-present). The political era was an era that was characterized by political influence‚ corruption and relationship building. It was an era controlled by the local governments in which the
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Introduction The Political Era of policing was started in 1829. The first police agency that was started opened in London‚ called London Metropolitan. When first opening the London Metropolitan‚ police were supposed to make the people feel safe and secure. During that Era‚ the rise of crime was at an all-time high. The policing during this time was to protect the community and make sure that the Political candidates were safe. They mainly conducted a patrol of the streets by walking and riding a
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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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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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Policing Policing aroused in the 1800’s; over 200 years ago it all started with a man on foot patrolling with no experience or legal weapons in hand to provide security to others. The average officer had little education and no training or experience; that was also not in the best of health. In the 1900’s‚ the average officer had a high school education and was predominantly male. Adhering to a police manual‚ the officers did not have laws in place for inappropriate conduct. The officers did
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