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| Most local policing done by... |
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~Sheriff (elected)
~Municipal/County PDs (chiefs appointed) |
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| Centralized or decentralized departments |
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| Some GA state LE agencies |
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~Department of Revenue
~GBI
~DNR
~GSP |
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~FBI
~DEA
~Secret Service
~Dep Naturalization and Immigration
~Alc, Tobacco, and Firearms
~U.S. Marshals (oldest)
~U.S. Postal Inspectors
~Coast Guard (when not at war) |
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~Watchman ("security guard", maintain order)
~Community
~Legalistic (strictly enforce law) |
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| Elements of community policing |
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~community based crime-prevention
~reorientation of police activities
~increased police accountability to public
~decentralization of police, utilization of public/citizenry |
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| The opportunity that individ LE officers have for the exercise of choice in their daily activities. |
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| Police discretion can be influenced by... |
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~Background
~Characteristics of suspect
~Department policy
~Community interest
~Pressures from victims
~Disagreements w/ the law |
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| Police are constrained by... |
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| Police are constrained in... |
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~Search and seizure of evidence
~Arrest
~Interrogation |
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| "Rights violations have often become the basis of the dismissal or charges, the acquittal of defendants, or the release of convicted offenders after an appeal to a higher court" |
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| Due process is a requirement of... |
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| 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments |
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~States that informal socialization occurs when young cops begin to work w/ seasoned vets.
~This process may be more important than the training that young cops receive @ Academy |
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| Skolnick's "Working Personality" |
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| Rememb that cop's work persona often becomes home persona. |
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| 2 sources of Police Personality |
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1. Jaded by world around them
2. View themselves as the middle-class protectors |
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| Police personality traits |
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~Authoritarian
~Suspicious
~Insecure
~Honorable
~Loyal
~Secret
~Conservative
~Hostile |
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| LE and Cultural awareness |
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~Clarifying the relationship between cultural awareness and police professionalism
~Recognizing personal prejudices
~Acquiring sensitivity to police-community relations |
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| The abuse of cop authority for personal/organizational gain |
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| 2 types of police corruption distinguished by Knapp commission |
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1. Grass Eaters
2. Meat Eaters |
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| What are some reasons police are tempted by monetary gain? |
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~Low wages
~"No one's looking"
~Criminal accessibility
~Position of power
~"It's owed to me"
~Familial security
~Fatalistic outlook |
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| causative effects of police stress |
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~External
~Organizational
~Personal
~Operational studies |
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~Withdrawal
~On edge
~Paranoid
~Psychosomatic illness
~Panic attacks
~Depression
~Attempt suicide
~Unable to maintain relationships |
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| Common sources of lawsuits |
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~Excessive force
~Abuse
~Failure to protect
~False arrest
~Harassment
~Carelessness |
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| Against anyone who denies others their constitutional rights to life, liberty, or property w/o due process of law. |
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| first NYPD cop to report and testify against corruption openly |
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