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The Police In The Community Instructor Liz Robbins Modesto Junior College

DO YOU KNOW???. When modern" policing began?What Sir Robert Peel's principles emphasize?What the three eras of policing are?What the police relationship with the community was in each era?. DO YOU KNOW???. What the professional model of policing emphasizes?What some common types of crime preven

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The Police In The Community Instructor Liz Robbins Modesto Junior College

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    1. The Police In The Community Instructor Liz Robbins Modesto Junior College

    2. DO YOU KNOW??? When “modern” policing began? What Sir Robert Peel’s principles emphasize? What the three eras of policing are? What the police relationship with the community was in each era?

    3. DO YOU KNOW??? What the professional model of policing emphasizes? What some common types of crime prevention programs are? What community policing is? What two themes are apparent in the various definitions of community policing?

    4. Chapter One -- Terms Community Policing Community Relations Frankpledge System Hue and Cry Human Relations Paradigm Paradigm Shift

    5. Chapter One -- Terms Patronage System Proactive Professional Model Progressive Era Public Relations Reactive

    6. Chapter One -- Terms Reform Era Spoils System “Thin Blue Line” Tithing Tithing System

    7. A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLICING 2300 B.C. – Sumerian rulers Alfred the Great – A.D. 849-899 Tithing – Group of 10 families Tithing System – The collective responsibility for maintaining law and order.

    8. A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLICING William the Conqueror (shire-reeve) Frankpledge system – required all freemen to swear loyalty to the king’s law and maintain local peace. Constables – day watch, jailers Citizens – night watch. Hue and Cry

    9. THE BEGINNINGS OF “MODERN” POLICE FORCES London Metropolitan Police Sir Robert Peel in 1829 Look at page 4 -- #28 Peel’s principals emphasized the interdependency of the police and the public as well as the prevention of crime and disorder.

    10. POLICING IN THE UNITED STATES England had the system of policing and maintaining order that the US system developed. Philadelphia was the first city to pay both the day and night watches (1833). It was ten years after the formation of the first police forces that they were required to wear uniforms.

    11. POLICING IN THE UNITED STATES 1700’s – what were the dangers of slaves? No weapons. No gathering of groups/leaving the plantation. Some Southern states the slaves outnumbered the colonists. 1960 – black officers could not arrest whites.

    12. THE THREE ERAS OF POLICING Paradigm – A model or a way of viewing a specific aspect of life such as politics, medicine, education, and even the criminal justice system. Paradigm Shift – Simply a new way of thinking about a specific subject.

    13. THE POLITICAL ERA Police were decentralized in the municipality in which they worked. Chief could not fire officers; undisciplined. Chiefs were politically appointed. Patronage system – Spoils System – political rewards, jobs, or special privileges.

    14. THE REFORM ERA August Vollmer and O.W. Wilson spearheaded the reform movement. Also referred to as the progressive era. Police/community relationship was professionally remote.

    15. THE REFORM ERA Thin-Blue-Line – separates law-abiding citizens from villains who prey on them. Distance between police and public. Police standing between danger and law-abiding citizens. Emphasized crime fighting by preventive auto patrol and rapid response time.

    16. THE REFORM ERA Efforts to Enhance Relation Public Relations: Efforts to enhance the police image. Community Relations: Efforts to interact and communicate with the community

    17. THE REFORM ERA The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) A response to the negative police image. Funded studies and programs for law enforcement. Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) – provided money to officers for higher education.

    18. THE REFORM ERA The Courts 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright – due process clause, Fourteenth Amendment, free counsel, felonies. 1966 Miranda v. Arizona – Once in custody, to be questioned, must advise of rights.

    19. THE REFORM ERA Other Problems and Challenges Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study. No significant change with increasing or decreasing preventive patrol. Page 13 -- #6. Herman Goldstein jumpstarted the Reform Movement (1979).

    20. THE COMMUNITY ERA The newest philosophy. Page 14 -- #30.

    21. COMMUNITY POLICING DEFINED Reactive – Traditional policing. Proactive – Community policing. Page 15 -- #19. Community policing is a philosophy.

    22. TRADITIONAL POLICING VS COMMUNITY POLICING Review Table 1.2 on Page 16. Community Policing – proactively – to reduce fear, solve crime-related problems, and prevent crime.

    23. FEATURES OF COMMUNITY POLICING 87% OF THE COUNTRY IS SERVED BY A DEPARTMENT THAT PRACTICES COMMUNITY POLICING.

    24. THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY POLICING The Philosophical Dimension ** It is a philosophy. The Strategic Dimension ** Officers with permanent assignments. The Tactical Dimension ** Positive interactions.

    25. POTENTIAL PITFALLS Public safety might decline, citizens are not interested. Officers too soft on crime, lose control. Biggest problem is gaining acceptance of the first-line supervisor, not wanting to give up being in control.

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