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standard. Barrett (1998) states, Chief Justice Warren had initially approached this decision on the basis that the stop in the Terry case was appropriate. It was Justice Brennan who eventually persuaded Chief Justice Warren to render a decision which put forth the new “reasonable suspicion” standard (Barrett, 1998, 793-821). If Chief Justice Warren had maintained his original inclination of rendering a decision which clearly delineated the standards that a police officer must follow before a…

Question 1: The criminal justice system consists of 3 main components, which are: the police, the courts, and the prison systems. The following is an explanation of how each works and contributes to the United States criminal justice system. The Police Looking at the police on the state level, this can include a wide variety of state level policing forces such as a highway patrol or even fish and game. The police responsibilities in the United States criminal justice system holds a plethora of…

The Expansion of Law Enforcement American policing systems today seem organized and strict to the point where many people have criticized the police for excessive militarization. The arsenals found in some police departments are often excessive, expensive, and unneeded. Those police forces are akin to the standing armies that our founding fathers feared. In England, it was common practice for criminals to be pardoned in exchange for military service. Often, these criminals were quartered in…

Reorganizing the Department for Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving The organizational structure of Junction’s police department requires several adjustments since they operate under outdated methods. According to (Peak, 2012), “an organizational structure can be defined simply as the total of the ways in which the organization divides its labor into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination among them.” An organization has seven differentiation elements to it: functional,…

orthodox born-again Christians. The local police department needed a new Chief and rather than promote someone, choosing from their immediate pool of law enforcement officers, the department decided to hire someone from out of town. Unlike, where I reside, in the City of Burbank, the town of Stigler did not have a background process in place. There was no need to as they had always hired their officers from those already living in town. The newly appointed Chief Barnes and his wife moved to…

the New Orleans Police Department or better known as the N.O.P.D.. The history of the N.O.P.D. Dates back all the way to the 1790 's and even though during that time the agency had a different name (Guard Deville or City Watch) it was created by the Spanish Colonial Governor Baron de Carondelet due to the high crime level, and to help the military fight against crime (Sinclair). The N.O.P.D. Started very small by 1817 it only had 4 dozen of patrol officers, by 1852 it had a chief, commanding…

the abhorrent murderer. However, this did not mean that the police did not have suspicions for possible suspects. London tour guide and published author, Richard Jones runs a website dedicated to the Whitechapel Murders of 1888. On Jones’ website, Jack the Ripper – 1888, he states, “Kosminski is of particular interest because, in addition to MacNaghten, the two highest ranking officers [Assistant Commissioner Sir Robert Anderson, and Chief Inspector Swanson], with direct responsibility for the…

Fielding became chief magistrate in Bow Street, London and he was the best theorist for crime and punishment. Then in 1750 Crime started increasing so the numbers for watchmen and constables increased as well, to try an, stop crime and disorder. At this time Henry, John Fielding and Patrick Colquhoun began experimenting to find solutions on ways to prevent crime, which is known as, the reforming of professionalized police force. (Peak 8-9) In 1754 John Fielding established the first police…

Discuss in detail the problems with the prevailing bureaucratic model used in poling in regard to Operations, Employees and Consumers. How might effective police leaders alleviate the problems created by this bureaucracy? The Police organization are structured using the bureaucratic model which means that it has a pyramidal command structure. This structure uses a high level of formality in the way it operates, and this allow decisions to be made through an organized process. Within the…

The Start to a Much Needed Change: Body Worn Cameras In recent months, police brutality has been a prominent focus on the media, with cases such as the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the illegal chokehold that resulted in the death of Eric Garner this July. Michael Brown was only eighteen years old when police officer, Darren Wilson, shot him, resulting in a controversial divide in the nation about which side to believe: the eyewitnesses from the community or officer…