Police procedural

Together, substantive and procedural laws work to ensure that a trial is fair and free of improper procedures. Substantive laws determine what is to be considered a crime. They not only tell if a crime committed by an individual is indeed considered a criminal offense but also how severe the crime may be. Moreover, procedural laws determine how people who commit crime should be handled in court. It gives them a fair trial and protects their rights as citizens. Both laws are need in law and are…

focuses on how legal the police actions in issue are which legality is a measure of the restrictions placed on when the police decide to initiate contact with people as opposed to how the contact is made (Neyroud, & Meares, 2015).…

epidemic that is taking the United States by storm? How do we help treat those addicted to heroin while still following the rules and regulations put in place by our criminal justice system? Our criminal law is comprised of two parts- substantive and procedural law. Substantive criminal law is the branch that defines criminal offenses…

Program Stakeholders Program stakeholders help ensure that procedural justice policing is implemented and the police in Jupiter work efficiently and follow the regulations that is required of them. Like many new law enforcement strategies and technologies, a successful body worn camera (BWC) implementation requires community is essential to create a robust program and is critical to securing the necessary support, endorsement, and ongoing dialogue for the BWC program. The stakeholders can…

In the watchmen style the primary concern is to achieve the goal of “order maintenance”. The watchmen’s main objective is to control illegal and disruptive behaviors. Some of the ways that the watchmen achieve their goals is to use informal police intervention, which often includes persuasion and threats and sometimes to even get physically violent with criminals. This style of policing is not popular with some because they say it only exists in poor communities. The watchmen style is a…

The Criminal Justice System is made of three main components; police, corrections, and the courts, which play a role in maintaining a proper and functional system. These three core functions have their own limitations and use of discretion. At times discrimination occurs within each individual function. Policing is law enforcement, which is the backbone and gatekeepers to The Criminal Justice System. This is where discretion is used the most. Indeed, discrimination can start with policing, and…

Gonzales contacted the police at 10:10 pm and stated her children were not yet home. The police now told her to wait until midnight. She called the police again at midnight and told them that her children were still missing. She went to her ex-husband’s residence but he was not there. She called the police again at 12:10 am and was told that an officer would meet her there. When no officer arrived, she went to the police station and filed an incident report. The officer…

Bones: Example of a Police Novel Although detective fiction has been around for many years, the subgenre “The Police” has not. This subgenre had not made its debut until the early 1900s, and has only grown since then with authors writing new books and even television series. Throughout the show Bones we witness a group of people take on countless cases by using their brilliant minds and unique skills in researching bones. We can classify this show in “The Police” subgenre because the audience…

Community Based Programs Community based programs allows the police department not to only get involved with the community, but also allows police department to develop a relationship with the community. Since, the City of Palos Verdes Estates has a lot of senior citizen residents and that number is on the rise PVEPD created a program for the senior citizens. This program is called C.A.R.E.S program, which has only been in effect for about 3 years now. C.A.R.E.S. C.A.R.E.S program allows the…

enforcement are unionized. Like ordinary unions, police unions involve coordinated attempts to seek policies and practices that uphold police officers’ best interests. However, Veatch (2008) also posit that collective bargaining is used to influence policymaking in police work, such as when group leaders meet to discuss the implications of new technology like body cameras. Simply put, any major policy change that results in a noteworthy modification to police officers’ livelihood on or off the…