Chief of police

Chief Bill Blair of Toronto made a claim that there has been a dramatic drop in crime from July 26 to September 9th 2012, due to the increased amount of police officers who worked overtime to prevent crime in some of the city’s most victimized areas. The Chief is making his claim using police crime statistics but one can question if police crime statistics are truly reliable and credible. We cannot be confident that crime really decreased summer of 2012. One must first look at and evaluate the…

The police are a legitimate government body which is given legal authority to maintain law and order, enforce governmental laws and prevent criminal acts. The agency is there to ensure the government remains to be a respectable and stable entity in the society. Its job does not in any way exclude anybody from abiding by the law (Emsley57) Resources state that debates have argued Politics in reality, however, has not realized the theory of non-influence to the police force. Politics is the sense…

The town hall meeting was located in the village of Mundelein. The meeting started of with the roll call of the committee or trustees at the meeting. After the roll call, everyone at the meeting did the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was being held at the week of Thanksgiving and the mayor was giving thanks to the village and his board members. The mayor felt that the village benefited by the volunteer work that happens in the community and that it brings the community for unified and…

In response to questions about police department pay and why some people are leaving the department I met with Russ Hickmon, director of the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge on October 20. City Council has asked why some officers have left our police department – is it money or is it something else. I met with Russ because he is an independent voice, his role is to support officers in our department and he communicates with those officers routinely. The following is a summary of our…

following the Metropolitan Act of 1829 that was passed by Parliament (The Development of a Police Force, 2006). This was the beginning of a campaign to improve the public law (The Development of a Police Force, 2006). Although reform was very slow due to the public distrust in police, this campaign was still seen as a step forward (Rowland, n.d.). By September of 1829, the very first Metropolitan Police began patrolling the streets of London (Rowland, n.d.). During this time the area was…

A Process of Change Policing dates back over 10,000 years ago when police were employed through ancient civilizations, early American agencies, and frontiers. In earlier times every society defined crime for its self, each society had its own way of establishing order, chasing criminals, and keeping or at least attempting to keep order. Once populations increased and individuals became less influenced by family or cultures laws were established and written down so that the people could become…

would mostly likely be chaotic. The main goal in law enforcement is to protect property, life, and to sustain our nation’s constitution. There are multiple agencies in law enforcement, for example; Federal Police, Military Police, Police department, Private police, Secret Police, and State Police. We depend on this professional field to make us feel safe and to lessen the actions of violence in our society. To enforce justice upon those who opposes it and commits actions that are not humane.The…

philosophy that guides police management style and operational strategies. It emphasizes establishment of police-community partnerships and a problem-solving approach that is responsive to the needs of the community.” A lot of communities don 't know they have community police officers or actually know what a community officer is; some think that community officers are foot or bike control but they are not, they are basically police officers who are proactive. The difference between a police…

many individual units because the chief can pretty much control a small group with the help of a captain or lieutenant. Officers are to respect their fellow officers whom are higher rank. Ranks help agencies to run more effectively. The most common ranks of authority today from lowest to highest are: Police Officer, Corporal, Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and lastly Chief/Commissioner. Each rank means a new responsibility and duty for officers. Police officers are the ones who…

In one central California police department, due to several investigative procedural errors on the part of police sergeants, referred to herein as supervisors, police officers of the department have received reductions in their discipline for misconduct that would otherwise warrant a sterner punishment. These supervisors are members of the same police union as those officers that the sergeants supervise. While each supervisors had received formal training regarding police supervision upon their…