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Frankpledge
Early form of policing. 10 families that basically watched the town. English custom
Statute of Winchester
1285 was Frankpledge with a leader. aka constable. Known as the Bo Street Runners
Metropolitan Police Act
(1829) First system where cops were paid. Known as Bobbies
Political Era
1840-1920. Corrupt, money bought you power
Professional Model Era
1920-1970. Cops had low respect because they were all business.
Community Policing Era
1970-Present, In between political and professional eras. Cops with respect. Promotes asking questions which lead to bigger problems.
Law Enforcement Agencies- Federal
FBI CIA and over 50 more. Usually a small number of people
Law Enforcement Agencies- State
All States but Hawaii have this. Mostly highway patrol
Law Enforcement Agencies- County
All but Alaska have these. 3100 Countys in America
Law Enforcement Agencies- Native Americans
135 Tribal Agencies
Order Maintenance
Disturbing the peace ex loud music
Law Enforcements
making arrests
Service
Most of Polices works is Service. Locked keys
Implementing the Mandate
patrolling and investigating.
Operations Unit
Group of people focused on one problem. Ex DEA
UCR Offenses
8 most serious crimes
3 Styles of Policing- Watchman
Maintenance, patroling, and other mediocre events
3 Styles of Policing- Legalistic
Making arrests. If you do something against the law you will be arrested (conservatives view points).
3 Styles of Policing- Service
In between Watchman and Legalistic. Using discretion.
Recruitment
Fitness Tests, Background checks, some psychological evaluations, written tests, education
Changing profile of the police
More females and minority cops now a days.
Training
2 weeks for weapons, 4 months for field work. Some have pre service training.
Socialization
Learning values of subcultures and being able to analyze situations.
Police Morality
Legal guidelines, ethical guidelines
Police Isolation
Most cops feel that they are isolated because they are the cops and everyone else is not. Most cops hang out with other cops
Job Stress
5x suicides than killed on the job. Also alcoholism and divorce are more likely to happen
Reactive
Something happened and going to analyze it.
Proactive
Asking questions, being in the community.
Differential response to calls for service
some crimes are more important than others
Clearance Rate
Number of offenses known to police that have an arrest
Line Functions
Working with the community
Staff Functions
Desk work
Sworn Officers
Allow these people to use force and carry weapons
Investigations
Detectives and shit
Special Operations
Group of people focused on one problem
Aggressive Patrol
Balance of strictness of officers and not causing problems
SARA
Scanning Analysis Response Assessment
Tennesse vs Garner
1985- Cops cannot use deadly force for fleeing offenders
Corruption- Grass Eaters
Not seeking illegal activities but if it comes by they accept it
Corruption- Meat Eaters
Seeking opportunities to exploit power
Corruption- Mooching
ex Accepting Free meals
Corruption- Bribery
Receiving gifts to overlook a crime
Corruption- Chiseling
Demanding discounts or treatment
Corruption- Extortion
Forcing people to buy a certain thing
Corruption- Shopping
Picking up small items for free
Corruption- Shakedown
Taking expensive items while a case is going on ex Clarett
Corruption- Pre meditated Theft
Planned and known because you know where the locks and cameras are
Corruption- Favoritism
Bumper stickers that say "I support cops"
Corruption- Perjury
Lying under oath in testimoines and courts
Corruption- Prejudice
Treating minorities in a bias fashion
Internal Affairs Unit
A branch that investigates complaints about cops
Civillian review board
civilians in the community that are incharge of investigating problems
Standards and Accreditation
if a cop has more problems than others he may make less money
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
ICS
Incident Command System. Giving an officers a chance to speak to each other from different areas
What is the 4th Amendment and what needs to happen before police can enforce this
Against illegal search and seizure. They must have reasonable suspicion/warrant
What is needed to make an arrest
probable cause which is basically more than a hunch
What are some places that warantless searches are ok
airports,clubs, sports, borders
Terry vs Ohio
Gives cops the rights to pat you down to see if you have weapons
Dickerson vs MN
if an officer feels contraband they can seize it
Miranda vs Arizona
1966. Must read miranda rights before interogations