A lawful search for people/things to reconstuct circumstances of an illegal act; apprehend/determine guilty party.

2 Parts:

Priliminary Investigation

Follow-Up Investigation

1. Intelligence

2. Integrity

3. Interaction Skills

Scanning

Analysis

Respnce

Assessment

Protect Life and Property

Enforce the Law

Prevent Crime

Preserce the Peace

Arrest Violators

Serce the Public

1. Motivation

2. Normal self-assertiveness

3. Emotional stability under stress

4. Sensitivity toward minority groups and social deviates

5. Collaborative leadership skills

6. Mature relationship with social authority

7. Flexibility

8. Integrity and honesty

9. Active and outgoing nature

1. Better written reports

2. Enhanced communication with public

3. More effective job performance

4. Fewer citizen complaints

5. Wiser use of discretion

6. Heightened sensitivity to racial and ethnic issues

7. Fewer disciplinary actions

a. The nature of a crime

b. Department police

c. Relationship between victim and offender

d. The amount of evidence

e. The preference of the victim

f. The demeanor of the suspect

g. Legitimacy of the victim

h. Socioeconomic status of the complainant

• Was a police chief in Berkeley, California from 1909-1932.
• Attempted to create a professional model of policing.
• Advocated training and education as two of the key ingredients of professtionalism in policing.
• Strongly believed that police should stay out of politics and politics should stay out of policing.
• Believed that the major function of the police was fighting crime.

1. Law Enforcement- incestigatig a burglary, arresting a car thief, serving a warrant, or testing in court.

2. Order Maintenance or Peacekeeping- breaking up fights, holding back crowds, or intervening in a domestic dispute

3. Service- taking people to the hospital, escorting funeral processions, delivering mail for city officials, or chasing bats out of a caller's house

4. Information Gathering- determining neighnborhood reations to a proposed liquor license in the community, investigating a missing child case, or investigating and reporting on dangerous road conditions

1. Operate across the country and abroad.

2. Do not have a rule of law enforcement having peace keeping or order maintenance duties.

3. Some agencies have extremely narrow juresdictions.

• The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• Largest law enforcement training establishment

1. No Uniforms

2. Have anoymity during work hours (if want)

3. Steady work hours

4. Have office with desk

5. Enjoy presige with position

6. Higher pay and rank

7. More freedom; no radio, geographical boundries, or close supervision.

• Educate motorists about safety and proper driving
• Enforce traffic laws
• Recommend traffic engineering changes

Dutes include

• Surceillance
• interruption of suspected transactions
• Raids of "shooting-galleries" and "crack houses"
• Buy and bust opperations
• "Reverse stings" (plain clothed officers offer to sell drugs to willing costomers)

• Major investigations
• Crop Eradicaiton 
• Smuggling interdiction
• Problem-oriented and community policing
• D.A.R.E.

• Going to colleges, neighborboods, centers, and schools
• Using tv, radio, news papers ads
• Working with local employment agencies
• Demystifyine nature of work and selection process
• Shortening time from application to final selection

Depends on:

• Nature of crime
• Departmental policies
• The relationship between victim and offender
• Amount of evidence
• Preferance of victim
• Demeanor of he suspect
• Legitimacy of the victim
• Socioeconomic status

Deadly force is not justifiable unless:

The arrest is for a felony.

The person effecting the arrest is authorized to act as a peace keeper.

The actor believes that the force employed creates no sustantial risk of injury to innocent persons.

The actor believes:

1. Crime involved conduct that used/threatened use of deadly force.
2. Risk of death or serious injury if that person is not stopped.