Prevention

When one drives through a neighborhood what do you expect to see? What is anticipated is to see beautiful homes, clean cut lawns, and what can be perceived as a safe living environment. However, if one was to see the opposite would they assume that the neighborhood has a higher rate of crime or that it is potentially less protected? The Broken Windows Theory relates a similar conjecture. This theory was proposed in 1982 by a social scientist named James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. The…

The role of community policing is clearly evolving as some agencies are continuing to focus on community poling to bring the community together and to crime control (Hoover 2014).“There are different sides to the community policing effort according to one police chief” and some other agency representatives due to problem solving policing.In many respects community policing is a thing of the past for some agencies Hoover 2014). With that said there are some advantages and dis advantages of…

The Absence of Ethical and Value Training in Police Education “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust” (IACP). This quote is a segment of the “Law Enforcement Oath of Honor” that is required of any police officer at the conclusion of his or her training. Police officers are allowed to start enforcing the law after only 19 weeks to 6 months of training. During this short amount of training how can all officers be expected to uphold the Law…

The medium that I choose to convey my visual argument was a website. My argument was that police officers should be required to wear body cameras because they have helped in citizens get off, they are more beneficial then harmful, and the body cameras could prevent future instances of police brutality. My audiences for this visual argument is the general public so that they can be made aware of what is going on and develop their own opinions on the topic. The purpose is to raise awareness and…

Social disorganization theory is a theory that states crime and criminal activity is “linked crime rates with neighborhood characteristics” according to the text, Introducing Criminological Thinking by authors Jon Heidt and Johannes P Whelldon (p169). People commit crimes according to this theory based on an idea that the community plays a big importance on understanding criminal behavior on a whole, rather than individual. This theory is set to understand crime from a macro point of view,…

Policing organizations have two different types of policing strategies, one is community police and the other is problem-orientated policing. Both strategies are used with the citizens of the community to prevent crime. This paper will discuss the goals within the styles of policing, also how community and problem-oriented policing work, and Some of the criticism of community and problem-orientated policing within the organization and outside. Community Policing Community policing is a proactive…

Scholars stated that research is critical to the foundation in methods and data analysis techniques because it helps criminal justice officials on properly collect and analyze information that is pertaining to the subject (Research, Statistics & Evaluation, n.d.). In today’s society, law enforcement agencies are relying more on research in order to help their difficult cases. Evidence is the key on solving difficult cases, but researching more about the cases takes time and patient. Research in…

Casey Emergency Services needs to establish communications networks whether internally or externally. External networks would involve communication and collaboration wit h local social services (Fire department, Police, Ambulance), News media stations and The Bureau of Meteorology. Fire Department: The network with the Fire Department allow collaboration in assisting in rescue operations. Ambulance: Networking with the ambulance would help collaborate during disasters and hazards that…

Moraine Valley has set up a code of conduct that allows its students to feel safe on campus. Giving people more of a choice to help out a friend in a bad situation, if they believe they are in trouble. For instance saving your friend from making a bad decision drunk and making sure they are okay. Moraine not only sets rules for only on campus but they help with situations off campus as well. Crime occurs everywhere – even on college campuses. Even so, safety on campus is possible by taking a few…

Reaching Out: 5 Careers to Pursue for Community Involvement While everyone should enjoy their career, there are certain jobs that allow ample opportunities to give back to the community. Below introduces five of the best careers that will allow the student to becoming intimately involved in their community. Law Enforcement Everyone knows who the police are, but many people don’t know about community policing. Certain law enforcement officers are assigned to community policing teams (CPT). Their…