Police Officers and the departments they work have a great influence on society; this holds true for many reasons. Whether you like the police or not, it has been proven that they are an essential part of your community. The police are there to protect and serve those in society. This has held true since 1626, the date in which New York City first founded the New York City Sheriff’s Office. Though the way the police do their job today may not be the same as it was hundreds of years ago, the need still exists. Over the course of this paper we will cover the ways in which police are perceived, types of criminals in society, crime analysis and many other ways in which society deals with police and how they handle their jobs.
In the early to late …show more content…
But some of those same principals used some three-hundred years ago, are still effective today. Take for instance the walking beat; this is still the best way to interact with the public. If the office gets out and talks with the public, they are perceived as friendlier than the officer that drives around in the patrol car. With this face-to-face interaction with the public, you are more likely to be told information that would have been kept secret from the police. Earning the trust of members of your community will go a long way in helping an officer solve a crime. Police agencies still have members on horseback, much like they did centuries ago. Yes, in the early 1700’s-1800’s this was their only means for getting to long distant places. Today, officers riding horseback use the horses to control crowds or get to areas that patrol vehicle cannot. These officers often use the horse to push people through crowds or in the direction they want the crowds to move. Police agencies then began to use patrol vehicles because it would allow them to react to calls of service more efficiently. Then when police agencies started to respond to emergency calls for service that required a more tactical operation, they began to operate military style vehicles. These vehicles were first instituted by Tactical Response Teams (SWAT). The more sophisticated the vehicles …show more content…
There still seems to be some corruption which was part of the problem with police back some 350 years ago. We still want the police walking the beat because we believe as citizens the face-to-face interaction with the police is the best course of action and trust is built upon that. Though some of the crimes are the same, white collar, corporate and organized crime still run ramped, the sophistication of these crimes has increased to a level involving technology. Police still use horseback to cover ground that they have a difficult time getting to. And the police are constantly trying to find way to get the public to like them. After some three hundred and fifty plus years of policing the public, society still has some of the same problems today as they did back then. So we need to ask ourselves, is it the police that have to change or
In the early to late …show more content…
But some of those same principals used some three-hundred years ago, are still effective today. Take for instance the walking beat; this is still the best way to interact with the public. If the office gets out and talks with the public, they are perceived as friendlier than the officer that drives around in the patrol car. With this face-to-face interaction with the public, you are more likely to be told information that would have been kept secret from the police. Earning the trust of members of your community will go a long way in helping an officer solve a crime. Police agencies still have members on horseback, much like they did centuries ago. Yes, in the early 1700’s-1800’s this was their only means for getting to long distant places. Today, officers riding horseback use the horses to control crowds or get to areas that patrol vehicle cannot. These officers often use the horse to push people through crowds or in the direction they want the crowds to move. Police agencies then began to use patrol vehicles because it would allow them to react to calls of service more efficiently. Then when police agencies started to respond to emergency calls for service that required a more tactical operation, they began to operate military style vehicles. These vehicles were first instituted by Tactical Response Teams (SWAT). The more sophisticated the vehicles …show more content…
There still seems to be some corruption which was part of the problem with police back some 350 years ago. We still want the police walking the beat because we believe as citizens the face-to-face interaction with the police is the best course of action and trust is built upon that. Though some of the crimes are the same, white collar, corporate and organized crime still run ramped, the sophistication of these crimes has increased to a level involving technology. Police still use horseback to cover ground that they have a difficult time getting to. And the police are constantly trying to find way to get the public to like them. After some three hundred and fifty plus years of policing the public, society still has some of the same problems today as they did back then. So we need to ask ourselves, is it the police that have to change or