Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive
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will explore the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction‚ while analyzing their roles in contemporary society. It will describe the main types of law enforcement agencies‚ including local‚ state‚ and federal agencies and their components. Historical Development of Police Agencies Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning
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Police departments do things differently from one another. Each of them have their own policing style. A policing style is a collection of the police department’s methods‚ routines‚ and processes (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). The department’s policing style serves as a reflection of the department’s culture and affects all aspects of police work in that community. In 1968‚ social and political scientist James Q. Wilson conducted a study on police departmental styles (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). He studied
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ILA Policing‚ Part I CJA100 1. Explain the role that state law enforcement agencies play in enforcing the law‚ and describe the two major models of state law enforcement organization. State-level police agencies were created in the late nineteenth century to combat specific criminal activity‚ and prevent further criminal activity that crossed the boundaries of cities and counties within a specific state. For instance‚ the Texas Rangers were created prior to Texas becoming a state (1835)
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF POLICING AND HOW IT RELATES TO POLICING TODAY Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/344 Shomari Guilford MaryAnn M. Davis 12/08/2014 INTRODUCTION The historical development of policing plays a major role in how policing is done today. We continue to learn from the past‚ even though not many major laws or practices have been put into place. We still suffer from racial profiling and criminal injustice. With more police training and weeding out the corrupt officers
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1) What are the various functions of a police agency? Compare and contrast how these functions differ at the federal‚ state‚ and local levels. What would happen if the various functions and roles of policing agencies were limited among communities? What is custodial interrogation? What is the relationship between custodial interrogation and the overall criminal justice system? How can we improve this relationship? There are many functions to a police agency. Some of the common functions are preventing
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In order to deal with a vast and varying array of problems and situations in the line of duty‚ the police department employs a multitude of operational strategies. Also they can employ a series of specialized strategies and techniques for more detailed and complex investigations which would take place over a longer period of time. A few examples of core police strategies include: preventative patrol‚ aggressive patrol‚ and directed patrol. Preventative patrol is defined as an attempt to stop crimes
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Manager From: Kirsten Atwood‚ Chief of Police Subject: Management of the Monterey Police Department With my new achievement of Chief of police within the Monterey Police Department‚ it is my goal to provide this city with the best policing style that I believe will be the most beneficial regarding the everlasting fight on crime here in our city. In order to provide the people of Monterey with the best results of our policing style‚ it is most important to diagnose the reoccurring
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protect citizens and communities. The most common way of doing that is with the police force. The police today are employed by the government and are usually very distinct from regular citizens since they wear uniforms in most cases. There are many different types of law enforcement officers‚ the most common ones are “local police officers‚ county deputies‚ state highway patrol troopers‚ or federal agents” (The Police An Introduction 28) We have a total of approximate 870‚000 law enforcement officers
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Running Head: POLICE CORRUP 1 2 Introduction Police corruption is one of the oldest and a persistent problem in police agencies. What is corruption? Corruption can be defined as the misuse of public power for private or personal profit (Newburn‚ 1999). This is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all whether you
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