Police History Paper CJA 214 April 10, 2012 The first officer in the history of policing went out on duty with very little education, not any training and weapons any sort. There were no two ways, dispatcher, and patrol was done on foot. Imagine how unsafe that could be for an officer in today’s society. Moreover, there were no manuals or procedures for them to abide by. Policing in the 1800’s was a completely different than policing today.
Running Header: Police Discretion 1 CRIJ 2338 Police Systems and Practices August 13, 2015 Running Header: Police Discretion 2 With the extremely complex nature of police work in today’s society, police discretion is defined as an official action that is taken by a police officer in which they use their own individual judgment to decide the best course of action, and to where the officer will take the course of action he has chosen (Walker &Katz, 2005). These decisions and actions can be used for example in issuing a warning, wether or not to take a report of incident, and wether or not to arrest an individual. Police discretion allows the officer to bring their knowledge, skill, and insight to the the investigation and
Gathering Research Data Paper CJA-334 December 4, 2011 Gathering Research Data Paper A law enforcement officer or also known as police officer is an employee in the public sector which has to do with enforcing the law in a community. Duties that pertain to a police officer include maintaining order, preventing crime, and keeping our citizens safe from crime. Some police officers may also be trained in special areas such as child protection services and counter terrorism. In different city and states, police officers differ when it comes to appearances, and possible rules and regulations, but never the less their duties are similar. It is not easy being a police officer and most of time it can be dangerous.
Policing and the Impact on Today’s Society Danyale Dorsey CJA/214 April 4, 2013 Todd Hill Policing and the Impact on Today’s Society Brief History Policing in the early to mid-19th century was very different than in today’s society. Exploring the 19th century policing there was absolutely no training, no weapons, no way of communicate or call for back up. But crimes at that time were not as severe as they are now. As time progress so did the way of policing. In the 1950’s police officers were male (women were not allowed to patrol) the police officers may have had some high education and a brief stint in police academy or some equivalent training.
If the responsibilities were limited in the community it would result in more chaos and more crime, and people would no longer seek police assistance. Agencies at the local level represent the largest number of police officers and include municipal police, county sheriff’s department, county police, coroner and a medical examiner, special district police (Walker & Katz, 2011). City police departments are the most complex division of law enforcement because the functions that officers perform vary. The primary responsibility of city police officers is protecting and serving the people. City police officers are responsible for maintaining order, responding to emergency calls, and dealing with violence, and serious crime.
Sir Robert Peel has provided solutions to the abuse and mistreat of people, and evidence of society, his plan may not fixes all the crime problems but has contribute so much more prevention over the years especial with his nine principles. Peel argued that crime would go down by having crime prevention a part of the focus for social, Peel came up with nine principles that have made a better law enforcement and are a part of policing today. His first principle states basic reason for police force to prevent crime. Second principle police must secure the willing cooperation of the communities to obey laws in order and gain respect of the public. Third police must have the public’s approval to be effective.
Community Policing Assignment “Community policing can mean different things to different people. Throughout the world, there is a range of different models and structures in existence. Essentially however, Community Policing is best defined not in terms of a single structure but as a philosophy. “ (Connolly J ( 2004 )p.13 ) When exploring Community Policing it is a very good starting point to explore the concept as a philosophy rather than a single aspect of any one role of An Garda Siochana. There is a substantial difference between what the police are “a body of people patrolling public places in blue uniforms, with a broad mandate of crime control, order maintenance and some negotiable social service functions” (Reiner, 1985).
But the question was how officers prevent criminal acts. This brings us to our next focal point, strategy. In this case the strategy is simple; preventative patrols. Change the current philosophy of law enforcement, make the officers more pro-active not just reactive. Make them more visible in the community, hence making their presence a criminal deterrent.
Police Influence on Society CJA 344 Police Influence on Society The influence police have on society come in many different ways. The ways police have influence on society can be either positive or negative. Law enforcement personnel in a whole are entrusted with the job of protecting and serving the community. Police are one of the three key components of justice in America. Law enforcements key purpose is to keep order and deter criminal activity in this country.
The defence world revolves around technology. The modern military society predicts that the future of military technology leads to advances of information technologies (IT) under the context of the ‘revolution in military affairs’ (RMA) . The last decade saw the importance of IT-RMA in the art of future warfare and war fighting. This became a subject of talks amongst leading military experts and consequently brought military reform. Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006, believed that defence reforms will guide United States’ overall defence to a higher ground in capabilities and effectiveness in terms such as information superiority, situational awareness, network-centric warfare, precision strike, deployability, flexibility, and jointness .