Urban police and Rural polices are two types of police officers that share the main goal, to protect and serve. Despite being police officers, both jobs encounter different types of crimes, furthermore, one job may consist of more work and activities than the other. As stated by the author Ronald G. Burns in his book Policing, “Statewide jurisdiction enables state law enforcement agencies to oversee a wider geographical area than local-level law enforcement agencies” (Burns, 51). In other words, one may have more things to complete than the other due to how large the community is.
In the case study, Carl a police, who worked in an urban police department, experience a number of changes when he moved to a rural area and became a police in that …show more content…
The community is always people friendly. In the case study, apparently, the people were very helpful and selfless. They look out for one another, and they were very warm and welcoming. Their main goal was to keep themselves, each other and the new sheriff safe. Rather than letting the sheriff figure out things, they fill him in on who, and where he should watch out for. This shows they genuinely cared about their surroundings and those around them. The community does play a significant role regarding rural policing for, they shine a light on the fact, that police officers are not bad people; it is just the environment they are placed in and the type of people they must deal with, that gives them a bad reputation. Once you change the social setting to a more people friendly environment, you will find police officers more pleasant. In references to Carl in the case study, while working in the urban city, he would have seen has a tough cop, and was probably hated by a few, especially those who did criminal activities and expect the police to look passed it. However, when he became a cop in the rural community, there was not much crime committing because everyone was living together peacefully and they were willing to help one another, of their caring nature and helpfulness, serious crimes rarely committed. As a result of this, he was loved and appreciated, for he was seen more as a protector rather than an
In the case study, Carl a police, who worked in an urban police department, experience a number of changes when he moved to a rural area and became a police in that …show more content…
The community is always people friendly. In the case study, apparently, the people were very helpful and selfless. They look out for one another, and they were very warm and welcoming. Their main goal was to keep themselves, each other and the new sheriff safe. Rather than letting the sheriff figure out things, they fill him in on who, and where he should watch out for. This shows they genuinely cared about their surroundings and those around them. The community does play a significant role regarding rural policing for, they shine a light on the fact, that police officers are not bad people; it is just the environment they are placed in and the type of people they must deal with, that gives them a bad reputation. Once you change the social setting to a more people friendly environment, you will find police officers more pleasant. In references to Carl in the case study, while working in the urban city, he would have seen has a tough cop, and was probably hated by a few, especially those who did criminal activities and expect the police to look passed it. However, when he became a cop in the rural community, there was not much crime committing because everyone was living together peacefully and they were willing to help one another, of their caring nature and helpfulness, serious crimes rarely committed. As a result of this, he was loved and appreciated, for he was seen more as a protector rather than an