Something had to be done to prevent the increase in crime. Sir Robert Peel finally got his way when he convinced Parliament to create the London Metropolitan Police in 1829 (Walker & Katz, 2011). This formation was the beginning of the first organized police system. American style of policing used the same model and that model is based on three core elements. The three core elements are the mission, strategy, and organizational structure of police.
Statute of Westminster involved everyday citizens in policing and preventing crime. This statute required citizens to help the police in the apprehension and prevention of crime. If the citizens did not help then they were subject to fines. The laws that were laid out early in history have affected today's security system because each new improvement builds on the system before it. The people who designed the system would take the best from the one prior and add in things that they thought would be beneficial.
Criminal Justice Policy Process Amber Pickett AJS/582 February 4, 2013 Joseph Gutheinz Abstract This manuscript will describe the criminal justice policy process. The manuscript will also include the key actors in the criminal justice policy process, the steps involved in the criminal justice policy process, and suggestions to improve the criminal justice policy process. Criminal Justice Policy Process Crime control policies, protocols, standards, and guidelines are the efforts of the government to protect society from criminals by reducing crime through initiating policies to control criminal justice issues. The actors of the criminal justice policy process unite to determine what laws and policies can make society a safe place for everyone (Marion & Oliver, 2012). The criminal justice policy process reflects what is best for society as a whole and not what is best for individuals.
The development and subsequent transformation of rural regions and small towns to cities saw a transformation of policing. A rapid growth and increase in population was another key factor in the changes and developments in policing. Development of cities and drastic population growth were two integral factors that facilitated and enhanced the growth and development of policing. They called for the establishment of a formal and well-organized police unit, which would be employed and paid on a 24 hours basis. Departments of police at the municipal levels were developed and this happened consequentially in different states.
THE HISTORY OF LAW ENFORENCEMNET To truly understand the history of Law Enforcement and Private Investigation how and why such laws and rules and what would govern the everyday life of a citizen. Law enforcement systems were introduced as the early American colonies increased in size. Prior to this, serious crime was rare and able to be handled within small communities or the family. Early policing in the United States was limited to night watchmen, constabulary and sheriffs. These were based upon the systems that were established in Europe.
The telephone made life easier for people to be able to call the police instead of going to find the police to report a crime. This also made it quicker for the police to respond to a crime and it was also used to let the office know that they were on their beat. The two way radio was ver useful to an officer which helped his respond time also. Fingerprints was a very helpful to investigations and when the finger prints where put into a data base it not only helped officers in the crime they committed but it helped the investigator in a different state to identify same person that committed the crime there too. Crime labs where developed so that they could note all of the evidence and what the evidence curtails.
Police History Diane Gerton CJA/214 April 07, 2014 Michael Daniels Police History Modern day policing owes its creation to the past. Success and unsuccessful ways of policing have changed the way things have been done from past to present. Policing started with officers walking their beats and getting to know the community, the people that officers were hired to protect and serve. With the invention of the automobile and telephones, it has made policing change their ways. Police cars have made it possible for officers to be able to respond to calls faster and also have made police departments expand where police patrol.
The civil service procedures are a major feature of American police organizations. The civil service allows the police departments to hire new personnel based on a request from the police department. The civil service develops job descriptions for each police position, announces the job openings, and establishes the minimum standards for each position (U.S. Department of State, 2012). The civil service conducts some policing tests for advancement and will usually confirm a list of persons to be hired or promoted to the police department (U.S. Department of State, 2012). One can see the importance of civil service to the American policing system because the need for a check and balances system, which does not give one person or group complete control to make decisions.
A number of researchers have argued that many crime problems can be addressed more efficiently if police officers focus their attention on these deviant places. The appeal of focusing limited resources on a small number of high-activity crime places is straightforward. If crime can be prevented at these problem places, then police will be well positioned to lower citywide crime rates. In Policing Problem Places, Anthony Braga and David Weisburd make the case that hot spots policing is an effective approach to crime prevention that should be engaged by police departments in the United States and other countries. There is a strong and growing body of rigorous scientific evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places.
Police Brutality: The Use of Excessive Force Angelice Dollson CRJ–422 Criminal Justice Capstone Robert Jackson March 7, 2011 The police officers are to protect and serve the public and communities’ with their best interest at heart. Members of law enforcement are government officials that impose the laws and preserve order. There are occasions, when the police officers are engaged in a dangerous and stressful call of duty that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. We as citizens value law and order, we do not want to see our streets run by criminals who terrorize people who abide the law and we as citizens created police departments to prevent law and order not to join in with the criminals. We all decide d that police officers should have the ability to use force, but not in all situations.