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    the police system came once again when Sir Robert Peel made a new police system for London. In 1830, Robert Peel donated a large amount of money in order to create a more capable police force in Philadelphia. This allowed for “120 men to staff a night watch and 24 to perform similar duties during the day (Schmalleger). Soon after, New York combined the day and night forces into the New York Police Department, and Boston followed New York’s model in 1855. The development of Police departments…

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    Policing Literature Review

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    are geared towards gathering intelligence to assess terrorism vulnerability (Docobo, 2005). The most important one is to engage all citizens in helping the police to identify any suspicions of possible threat in preparation to take action. The key is to allow citizens know that they are valuable to the community and that they can trust the police with predicaments like these instead of keeping them unnotified and unprepare on how to handle situations like this when it does happen. The research…

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    Police Body Camera Essay

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    Police officer have been serving and protecting citizens for decades, to first understand what is about to be introduced in this paper we first must understand what police are, and who are the citizens that serve under the badge. The police were invented in England and in the United States roughly around 1825 to 1855, the police were not in a sense created to solve crime, crime was at a low and technically it did not matter because crime had more to do with the acts of an individual. The ruling…

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    2002). In Philadelphia, where I reside, there are CCTV cameras throughout the city, with special concentration in high crime areas, which are monitored 24/7 by the Philadelphia Police Department. On many structures there are window guards/bars on the first floor windows to prevent vandalism and theft. Numerous businesses in the area utilize asset protection services. All of the methods mentioned by Clarke (1997) and Felson (2002), as well as those I personally witnessed in Philadelphia,…

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    Chief of police Glenn Alred, We are here this morning to address the issue with the data gathered of controversial police stops. Some might think this data shows a disproportion of stops when it comes to race. I would like to start by saying that we have implemented a program called “operation safer streets” this program was founded in 2002 by the Philadelphia police department. This program along with the Broken window program we already have in place will allow us as a police department to…

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    Predictive Policing

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    algorithms to predict where crimes will happen. The software used automatically looks for historical patterns of crime in areas, working like the forecast called machine learning. This software is quick and simple, allowing it to access data from each Departments Records Management System by using a GPS tracking system to tell the approximate location and time. The analysis and statistics can be used every week to measure the effectiveness of the strategies used. The data collected daily can…

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    The FBI National Academy

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    is a prestigious institution that offers a wide variety of educational formats. The FBI NA is on the forefront of police education, evolving with the needs of local law enforcement agencies. While the FBI facilitates the educational aspect of the coursework, the real value can be found in the relationships forged with the other attendees. Creating a new, expanded network of police professionals and friends will serve to educate our counterparts on why supply-chain management, cargo security…

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    Los Angeles Riots Analysis

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    spread out into different areas over a six-day period time with Los Angeles metropolitan area in California , beginning in April 1992. The Riots Began in April 19, 1992 After a Trial was over because the jury acquitted to four police officers in The Los Angeles Police Department of the use of an excessive forces in the videotaped arrest of the beating of Rodney King. There were thousands of people throughout the metropolitan in the area of Los Angeles Rioted at least over…

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    On July 20, 2012, Jon Blunk demonstrated the act of unconditional love for his girlfriend in Aurora, Colorado at a movie theater. During the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the assailant, James Holmes, began his attack on the crowd. Amid the booming shots of gunfire and smoke, Blunk sacrificed his life by laying on top of his girlfriend, Jansen Young. To protect her from being shot, Blunk pushed his girlfriend under the seats and laid on top of her to keep her safe from danger.…

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    Stop And Frisk Case Study

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    Cleveland, Ohio and charged with possession of a concealed weapon. A police officer, acting on suspicion that Terry was planning to commit a robbery, detained him and patted him down. Terry and his lawyers claimed that his constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure were violated because the police officer did not have a warrant for the search. Once this case reached the Supreme Court, the ruling stated that a police officer does not need a warrant to conduct a search of an…

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