Drug Enforcement Administration

To begin with, what is my definition crime prevention? Well, the prefix of pre means before, prior or in advance so that automatically means stopping something before it happens. When it comes to trying to prevent crime, we as people in the Criminal Justice field have to put laws, programs and practices in order to stop a crime before it happens. Also, one might say that it isn’t all on the police officers or Criminal Justice professionals. The main part of preventing crime is that people in the…

The main components of community policing are community partnership, problem solving, and change management (Bohm & Haley, 2011). Utilizing each of these in every department helps instill trust between police and the community. The four steps to the community policing approach to problem solving are Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment. Community Partnership requires police and the public to have trust and cooperation (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The police are an integral part of the…

question of what circumstances are seen as a potential threat. To gain an in-depth understanding of this concept, it is important to take a look at the connection between police officers and the civil public. When promoted to the position of a law enforcement officer, it is essential to note that their work requires the recurrent potential for vehemence, and perceptual shorthand of the assailants of the alleged cases. Policing has been swiftly shifting and developing in significance. The…

There are several occupations for which emergency standby are an accepted part of the role. Examples include firefighting, emergency medical assistance (ambulance crews), and the U.S. Coast Guard. The issue appears to be problematic only for policing. Why? The issue appears to be problematic because citizens expect police officers to make their rounds in their neighborhoods so they can feel safe and secure. Citizens expect for police officers to protect and serve as well. Nevertheless, my issue…

same career that I am currently going into with my major at Prude. His name is Chris Cooper; he has been on the police for the last six years and is an active patrol member. I decided that I wanted to interview him because not only is him a law enforcement officer but because he gets into interact with a lot of different people all of the time and I thought that it would be good for me to be able to get an insight as to how the interactions with a lot of people can impact a career. The topic…

Sir Robert Peel’s take on policing has been altered to today’s social norms. This is due to the desensitization citizens have developed for police presence due to over a hundred of years of police service to communities. The adaptation of crime fighting tactics is a direct result of the rise, severity and different types of crime that pollute today’s society. The most recent change in policing is the increase of community and problem oriented policing, because of the changing times; police…

As a Chief of Police, one would have to determine what does the department they head up stand for? Who does it represent and what are the essential purposes for the agency. With that information, the values and missions adopted will guide the action of all the officers that comprise the department (Cordner, 2016). This is a tremendous responsibility put on the Chief because it’s critical the values and missions remain the main focus and not be overcome by other unofficial purposes (Cordner,…

Community policing may require special training for patrol officers to be most effective and for the community to trust and listen to options and advice from them on how to deter crime (Stein & Griffith, 2017, p 140). There are general skills that are needed to interact with the public (people skills). There may also be additional skills needed for the area. Each community may have different challenges that the officers will be faced with. Example, the majority of the people may know very…

suspects and members of the community, showing then that cops are there to help and not the bad guy, that most think they are (Sierra-Arevalo, 2015). Another benefit that is video footage can be a training tool for all current and future law enforcement officers, so they can see what they did wrong or what…

Should cops wear body cameras. For the past few years there has been debate if cops should wear body cams. Continue reading to hear my opinion.I personally think that cops should wear body cams because When cops wear them it prevents violence, holds police accountable for their actions,and will help change the reputation of cops My first reason to why cops should wear body cams is because they prevent violence.They can prevent violence because when a cop is about or thinking of doing…