Law enforcement and society

long time in society. Policing is simply the duties and tasks that police officers have to perform to maintain law and order in communities. Polices perform such duties as traffic control, criminal investigation, keeping peace, and other helpful services to citizens. Over time, policing has changed tremendously and has had a great effect on today’s society. Police officers are faced with many challenges when it comes to enforcing the laws and the way they choose to enforce the laws. The problems…

The way we police our communities is changing in society. Many communities differ in the way they police. Community policing in the twenty century is the most trending, but the traditional approach is still there throughout the United States. Many prefer community policing, but there are still a great number who rather use traditional policing. Whether traditional or community policing, both have some good and bad concepts. Although community policing has been the new police trend, and the most…

Though, some segments of the population see law enforcement in a negative light. The major differences in how people view law enforcement have traditionally been most clearly seen along demographic lines. One statistic showed, “68% of Whites and only 18% of Blacks expressed confidence in law enforcement,” (Casandra & Ray, 2013). However, more people are starting to fear law enforcement for several reasons. One of the main reasons people view law enforcement negatively is because of the images…

directive enforcement of the laws governing any criminal activity or behavior. Today, there is a higher need for law enforcement agencies to become a more community-oriented police force to further develop a healthy relationship with their communities on prevention of the low-end, or minor, criminal activities or behavior. This adjustment with community-oriented policing also allows the law enforcement agencies to focus their primary attention to the more serious infractions of the law…

Ethics Inside Law Enforcement Agencies There has been conflict with agencies and communities when it comes to ethics of their officers. Utilitarianism and deontology have shown to impact the law enforcement tremendously. When it comes to the decision-making process, Conway and Gawronski have conducted several studies to determine inclinations of morals in human beings (Conway & Gawronski, 2013). Psychology is an important part of the ethics thinking of individuals. Not everyone is made to think…

(yet), they still receive some benefits and allow society as a whole to benefit. This would indeed apply to the current situation between Law Enforcement and many average citizens. They rightfully wish to receive equal treatment. Yet, does this conflict between the people and the institution negatively impact the benefit Law Enforcement can have on society as a whole? My own personal observation has led me to believe that in order for Law Enforcement to protect citizens, as well as themselves,…

are the roles of various law enforcement agencies in fighting organized crime and the role of crime commissions that have addressed organized crime? When you think of fighting organized crime syndicates or groups, we tend to think of agencies such as the DEA, CIA, FBI and Homeland Security, but what about our local organized crimes. The roles of various local law enforcement agencies include more of a personal community responsibility. The community looks at law enforcement for answers,…

I support is “Principle Three” that is, police must secure the willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public (Dempsey, 2016). The implications for law enforcement today are that police must build ties and work closely with members of the communities. The implications for law enforcement today is that police must collaborate actively with persons and organizations they address and reach resolutions to issues and…

Abstract Community policing is a tool widely used in law enforcement today to create personal relationships with members of the community and law enforcement (Taking 1990). Law enforcement today is under strict scrutiny from the public. Many citizens have negative views of the police or have issues trusting them. In recent years following several questionable officer involved shootings, the relationship with the public and law enforcement has taken a drastic negative turn. Police departments…

strategies, problem oriented policing presents law enforcers with a multilayered approach to addressing crimes and averting others before they take place (Boba & Santos, 2011). Moreover, the strategy also involves subjecting distinct pieces of policing work to microscopic analysis with the expectation that what is newly learnt about each problem will help in developing a new and effective way of…