Chapter 6 C.J.
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| Effective "police management" | Where laws are enforced while rights are respected and innocent people are protected.
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| Chain of Command | The unbroken line of authority in a police department, set by hierarchy of rank or longevity.
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| Eras of America Policing 1840-1930 "Political Era" | Characterized by policing serving the interests of politicians.
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| Styles of Policing | James Q. Wilson Identifies 3 Types of Policing (TRUE) Watchman Style (Characterized of the Harvard)
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| Watchman style of policing | AKA: "Order Maintenance" This may lead to police brutality.
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| Legalistic Style of Policing | This style enforces the letter of the law.
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| Team Policing | Reorganizes conventional patrol strategies into integrated and versatile police teams assigned to a fixed district. These patrol assignments are semi-permanent. Team policing is thought to have originated in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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| Community Policing | (TRUE) Calls for police service far exceed crime calls. It is Characterized by providing service to citizens.
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| Three Corporate Strategies of American Policing | Strategic Policing, Problem-solving policing and Community Policing
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| Strategic Policing | A holdover from the Reform Era of the Mid-1900's. Retains the traditional police goal of professional crime fighting, but enlarges the enforcement target to include nontraditional types of criminals.
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| C.A.P.S. | (Chicago's Alternative Policing Strategy.)
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| Discretion | Equals Choices.
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| Factors Influencing of the officer | Background of the officer - Officer's Values and upbringing shape his/her decision-making. Characteristics of the suspect - The attitudes, demeanor and appearance of suspects affects the officer's decisions.
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| Department Policy | If the department targets certain types of crimes, discretion may be diminished for those types of crimes.
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| Police Personality and Culture | Jerome Skolnick - Coined the term "working personality"
"Working personality" - Refers to an officer's on the job customs, laws and morality.
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| Skolnick identifies characteristics of the police working personality | Authoritarian - The ability to take control of emotional and belligerent people. Cynical - Lack of ability to trust people due to the constant flow of lies. Prejudiced - Thinking people of a similar way are all the same.
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| The "Knapp Commission" | Provides distinctions between "grass-eating" and "meat-eating" types of police corruption.
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| "Grass-eating" | Most common form of police corruption, the receiving of small bribes and gratuities.
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| "Meat-eating" | More serious corruption, involves the active seeking of illicit money-making opportunities. (TRUE)
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| Combating Corruption | Setting "high moral standards" is the most effective way to combat police corruption. "Internal affairs" - The police division which investigates changes of police wrong-doing.
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| A recent FBI study showed most slain officers... | Were good-natured and well liked by their community and departments. Failed to wear protected vests.
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| Stress Among Police Officers | Stress is one of the most severe threats facing law enforcement.
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| Stress Reduction | Humor, Support of family and friends, and Exercise.
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| Common Sources of Civil Suits | False Arrest
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| Qualified Immunity | Supreme Court gives immunity from lawsuit to individual officers who believed their actions lawful based on the information they possessed at the time.
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| Police Professionalism is characterized by... | Specialized Knowledge, Extensive Education, and Internal Standards and ethical guidelines.
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| Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) programs requires officers to complete courses in | Criminal Investigative report writing, Traffic Enforcement, and Laws of arrest.
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| Educational Requirements | The average level of education among officers is 14 years, or the equivalent of an associate's degree.
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| All federal law enforcement agencies... | Require college degrees for entry level positions. (TRUE)
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| Benefits of educated officers include | A heightened sensitivity to racial and ethnic issues.
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| Ethnic and Racial Minorities and Women, According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics | %9 percent of the U.S. law enforcement officers are female. %11 percent of U.S. law enforcement are black.
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