Policing Functions Mathew Scherer CJA/394 February 10‚ 2014 Mr. David Kurylowicz Policing Functions Law enforcement in the United States consists of local municipal‚ county‚ state‚ and federal agencies. These agencies make up a very large and very complex enterprise. Throughout the United States‚ there are almost 18‚000 different law enforcement agencies at the local‚ county‚ state‚ and federal levels. Along with the law enforcement agencies also comes private security industry that is made
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In comparing the use of information technology versus random patrol‚ I see it this way. Initially‚ the random patrol was implemented in an effort to deter crime. If an officer is able to make their rounds in an unpredictable pattern‚ the threat of crime should be reduced. COMPSTAT is a tool available to the officer to give direction (or emphasis) to their patrol. Assimilating available intelligence is labor-intensive and time-consuming. With the advent of COMPSTAT‚ the officer now has timely
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Policing Practices and Operations Policing agencies are incredibly responsible to the communities‚ counties‚ states‚ and nation to protect against crime and provide service to citizens. With this tremendous responsibility comes inherent scrutiny. The practices and operations of police agencies are under constant surveillance by the public as well as other policing agencies. To promote functionality police organizations are departmentalized to enhance efficiency and improve communication. Relationships
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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 problems that have effects on the city and community as a whole such as the shocking homicide rates. As the Chief of Police‚ it is my duty to understand the three different styles of policing introduced by James Q. Wilson
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Community policing presents an opportunity for law enforcement to connect with the surrounding community and build a relationship that benefits the criminal justice field but also the community. Unfortunately‚ majority of officers only interact with citizens when a crime occurs. Traditional policing is reactive verse being proactive. In the traditional approach‚ there has to be a criminal act before officers intervene which in turn means that someone has to be a victim first. If officers continue
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improve policing. Among them have been team policing‚ neighborhood policing‚ community policing‚ zero-tolerance policing and problem-oriented policing. Herman Goldstein was the first to propose problem-oriented policing in 1979. Problem-oriented policing is a policing strategy that involves the identification and analysis of specific crime and disorder problems‚ in order to develop effective response strategies in conjunction with ongoing assessment. The emphasis in problem-oriented policing is on
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List and explain the three operational styles of policing as identified by James Q. Wilson. How do these styles compare to your perception of policing prior to taking this course? Be sure to include how media portrayals of crime fighters can influence perception and cite a source. (Text‚ literature‚ practitioner in the field‚ etc.) The three operational styles of policing identified by James Q. Wilson are‚ Legalistic‚ Watchman and service. These three styles help give order to the community‚ whether
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certain types of crimes may lead officers to generalize about a particular group and act according to the generalization rather than specific behavior” (2013). While supporters of this practice believe that it is necessary‚ critics believe biased-based policing (racial-profiling) is a violation of civil rights and takes a heavy toll on police-community relations. For police agencies‚ keeping the balance between public safety vs. civil rights is not an easy job. The principle job for law enforcement is
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Community Oriented Policing In spite of the fact that the United States still exceeds many other industrialized nations in overall crime and violent crime‚ it has been effective in decreasing its crime rate‚ particularly during the 1990s. While some coalitions have attributed this positive development to changes in socio-demographic trends and rigid enforcement approaches‚ one coalition highlights the success of the community-oriented policing and problem-oriented policing in eradicating the root
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alternatives to the 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
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