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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traditional strategies of policing led to the proliferation of innovative police strategies in recent years‚ such as community‚ problem-oriented and intelligence-led policing (Braga‚ 2008). Policing evolved from a professional model to a community‚ problem-solving model (Braga‚ 2008). The professional policing model emerged as a reform of policing practices before the 1930’s; this was known as the political era (Palmiotto‚ 2000; Braga‚ 2008). Policing during the political era was governmentally influenced
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The criminal justice system is made up of three component agencies‚ which are the police‚ courts‚ and corrections. The police are to enforce the laws and investigate crimes. They apprehend the offenders and reduce and prevent crime. The court is to conduct fair and impartial trails and deciding criminal cases. The court is suppose to ensure due process and determine if the person is guilty or innocence in the changes against them. The corrections is suppose to carry out the sentences imposed
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Essay 3 An Introduction to Policing Hispanic culture includes Mexicans‚ Cubans‚ South Americans‚ Central Americans‚ and Puerto Ricans. The number of Hispanic officers is increasing each year. An advantage Hispanic officers have are that these officers can relate to Hispanic communities by knowing their language and cultural barrier. South Florida is being dominated by Cubans while in Central America and South America; Mexicans are the largest group along the border. There are different
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In this essay issues with Generation Gap‚ Technology‚ Recruitment and Retention‚ and Community Policing will be discussed. When talking about the generation gap‚ the term “modern cop” will be used to capture all generations after the “boomers” in this essay. The earlier generations have blended fairly successfully within the traditional
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But there are several barriers that make this kind of policing ineffective. Most contributing factor to this is the language barrier. The people from these diverse communities sometimes feel difficult to understand English and it becomes difficult for the law enforcement personnel to communicate with these people
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