As time went on and the natives became more settled and peace was more successful, policing became one of the primary duties of the Justices of the Peace. As evolution took hold of the colonies, they became cities and towns making it necessary to create a more organized form of law enforcement. Then “The Night Watch was born, in 1636 as a productive way to control the actions and criminal activities of the area in Boston. New York later took on the same idea creating the Shout and Rattle Watch in 1651(Schmallager, 2009). Through the success in some areas of these teams and the weaknesses in other areas, Philadelphia felt that policing could be more productive if the area was divided and assigned small teams per area.
All agencies will work together and collaborate in times of need. Local police will patrol neighborhoods. An example of patrols is “Be used specifically to increase police visibility to reduce fear of crime; or preventive patrol may be increased in a particular hot-spot neighborhood as part of a larger comprehensive crime-reduction strategy”. State police agencies will help local agencies when the local agency does not have the resources to do the job that is needed, or when a crime or incident exceeds past the agency’s jurisdiction. Local police agencies are the most commonly seen and known, do to their high visibility in our communities.
Effectiveness of Current Technology Communication is essential in the criminal justice system and law enforcement professionals must stay abreast of the latest technologies that affect the way he or she performs their job. Current technology allows law enforcement agencies to communicate with one another on a local, state, and federal level. Because there exists specialized databases such as the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, the National Crime Information Center, and others criminals are more easily tracked and apprehended. In this information age, law enforcement is better equipped to identify criminals, share information with other agencies, and use current technology to assist with solving crimes. The State of North Carolina has taken the first steps to ensure law enforcement agencies have the tools needed to aid and assist them in identifying, apprehending, and convicting known criminals.
An integral component to the infrastructure of government is law enforcement. In recent years, police actions, particularly police abuse has come into view of a wide, public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today, including the use of firearms and recovery of private information. I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of by the police.
Volunteering in Public Services Assignment 1 of 2 Why Volunteering is important (P1) (a) The importance of volunteering this provides extra help for the services; which makes the society a better place as they have more people to work so the police service can tackle crime easier as there are people willing and committed to do so. Also by volunteering you can contribute your own ideas so you can say your views on things. This could help the services, also assisting with fundraising in some public services the Importance of Volunteers in the Public Service Provide expertise, Can save the service time by giving up their own personal for important major tasks. Provide extra help. Contribute new ideas.
| Ever since police killed an unarmed robbery suspect, even though the shooting was ultimately justified, there have been tensions between officers and area residents. | POPX COP | (COP). The community feels the police were wrong for what they have done. They feel they can no longer trust the better judgment of the law. | A few blocks in your jurisdiction have experienced a recent increase in drug activity, and it’s starting to affect residents’ quality of life.
Running head: Community-Based Corrections Unit #1 Assignment Expository Essay Community-Based Corrections Rose M. Pope CJ524-01N: Community-Based Corrections Kaplan University Professor: Dr. Patricia Warren April 29, 2011 ABSTRACT "The population of offenders are changing very rapidly as well as the characteristics with today's criminals. In order to meet the change correction officials must meet the challenge. We must understand that the criminals are more oriented towards violence and drug use than criminals in the past. "A change in the correctional philosophy and redesigns of community-based correctional institutions is called to meet the characteristically changing of the criminal population in the late 1970's. Drug-free and nonviolent offenders who dominated the prison populations in the 1940-1970 are still a substantial minority.
Case Study 1: Robin Hood 1) What strategic problems does Robin Hood have? Robin had several strategic problems which he had to worry about the campaign that was growing, the disposition of his forces (organizational communication/leadership), the sheriff’s recent moves and growing forces, and the options that confronted him. Also the dire consequences the sheriff was thinking of. One of the main concerns was that profits were diminishing as the group became bigger. Another one is that the group wasn’t the same culture when it first started out, sure it was all to fight against the sheriff, but they started picking up people that sound like they don’t really need to be a part of the group.
Police Corruption and Misconduct All over the world many police officers abuse the power they are given. In general the job of police is to protect and serve its citizens, to keep them from harm. But instead there are many officers who do the opposite. According to Pollock (2010), “police corruption does not occur just in the United States” (p. 175). In general, the police comes into contact more often with citizens then any other government official.
Police departments’ effectiveness depends on its organization. Local police are assigned to areas, also known as beats, with the responsibility of maintaining order, ensuring that the law is upheld, and providing needed assistance to citizens. If communities are going to be safe to live in, then the police department must be well organized. As we continue to experience an increase in crime, police organization becomes more and more important, as it determines the police department’s effectiveness. One of the advantages of patrolling is that it gives potential criminals the fear of being caught in the act and citizens the peace of knowing that they are being protected against crime.