“Our society is becoming older and has more minorities, more immigrants, and more single- parent households, and the gap between the rich and poor continues to expand.” (Hess, Orthmann, & Cho)
Not only have society as a whole has changed over the past couple years, the operations of the police force has to. In my paper, we will examine how the changes have affected the current police operations.
“Law enforcement is also a masculine, male-dominated occupation causing even greater occupational stress to women through discrimination, exclusion, and harassment.” (Barratt, Bergman, & Thompson, 2016). Historically, law enforcement officers was only thought to be a “man`s” job. In addition, many of whom had military experience, but over time the …show more content…
The police department has changed tremendously when it comes to recruiting for police departments. Being credited for assigning the first female officers to patrol in a capacity equal to that of their fellow male coworkers in 1968. In 1970s, the Equal Opportunity Employment Act was passed, women then began entering the field at a high number. This has changed the police operations since more women and minorities are being recruited and promoted, this action has allowed for a better field of diversity among the citizens that they are protecting. Another change affecting police operations is advancement in technology. “Technology has played an expanding role in the everyday operations of the frontline police officer.” (Hess, Orthmann, & Cho). With many ways to enhance the way police officers receive information, this …show more content…
Encountering individuals may compromise an officer mindset. For example, officers who deals with individuals with mental disabilities has a CIT team who help officers identify mentally ill individuals. However, police officers should have better training when it comes to dealing with these types of people; since many of them due in up dead because of their unpredictable behavior from their mental illness. Secondly, pro-life and pro-choice conflicts is a problem for law enforcement. These types of situations start off peaceful, but turn violent quickly due to the different beliefs of all participants involved. This not only put the lives of the protestors in danger, but the officers, as
Not only have society as a whole has changed over the past couple years, the operations of the police force has to. In my paper, we will examine how the changes have affected the current police operations.
“Law enforcement is also a masculine, male-dominated occupation causing even greater occupational stress to women through discrimination, exclusion, and harassment.” (Barratt, Bergman, & Thompson, 2016). Historically, law enforcement officers was only thought to be a “man`s” job. In addition, many of whom had military experience, but over time the …show more content…
The police department has changed tremendously when it comes to recruiting for police departments. Being credited for assigning the first female officers to patrol in a capacity equal to that of their fellow male coworkers in 1968. In 1970s, the Equal Opportunity Employment Act was passed, women then began entering the field at a high number. This has changed the police operations since more women and minorities are being recruited and promoted, this action has allowed for a better field of diversity among the citizens that they are protecting. Another change affecting police operations is advancement in technology. “Technology has played an expanding role in the everyday operations of the frontline police officer.” (Hess, Orthmann, & Cho). With many ways to enhance the way police officers receive information, this …show more content…
Encountering individuals may compromise an officer mindset. For example, officers who deals with individuals with mental disabilities has a CIT team who help officers identify mentally ill individuals. However, police officers should have better training when it comes to dealing with these types of people; since many of them due in up dead because of their unpredictable behavior from their mental illness. Secondly, pro-life and pro-choice conflicts is a problem for law enforcement. These types of situations start off peaceful, but turn violent quickly due to the different beliefs of all participants involved. This not only put the lives of the protestors in danger, but the officers, as