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Policing: Issues and Trends

Policing: Issues and Trends. Issues in Patrolling Policing and New Technology Police Abuse of Power Civic Accountability Private Policing. Does Preventive Patrol Work: The Kansas City Study.

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Policing: Issues and Trends

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  1. Policing: Issues and Trends • Issues in Patrolling • Policing and New Technology • Police Abuse of Power • Civic Accountability • Private Policing

  2. Does Preventive Patrol Work:The Kansas City Study • Variations in patrol techniques (normal, proactive, and reactive) had very little effect on crime and citizens’ attitudes towards the police.

  3. Hot Spots of Crime • Part of Problem-Oriented Policing • This concept concentrates on a relatively few locations that produce a significant portion of all police calls.

  4. Foot Patrol Arguments • Relate to community • Citizen satisfaction • Prevents crime • Research mixed on foot patrol effectiveness

  5. 1 vs. 2 Person Patrol Units • 2 person uneconomical • Good and Bad points • Union pressure

  6. Aggressive Patrol Effects? • It may not be the mere presence of police that deters crime, but how they approach the job. • Aggressive patrol and • “crackdowns” in • crime “hot spots” • may help reduce • criminal activity.

  7. Community-Oriented Policing • Citizens must actively participate with police in fighting crime. Power must be shared with local groups to give way to a “bottom-up” decision-making process.

  8. Policing and New Technology • Crime Scene Investigation • Electronic Surveillance • Computer advances • Non-lethal weapons • Issues • Civil Liberties • Accuracy

  9. Police Use and Abuse of Force • Growing problem • Wide range of practices • What’s reasonable? • Tennessee v. Garner (1985) • Risk of lawsuits

  10. Police Force and Citizen Force Forces must be commensurate Force used to resist arrest Force used to arrest

  11. Use of Force Model

  12. Police Corruption • Mooching • Chiseling • Favoritism • Prejudice • Shopping • Extortion • Bribery • Shakedown • Perjury • Premeditated theft

  13. Police Corruption Types • Meat Eaters • Those who aggressively misuse police power for personal gain by demanding bribes, threatening legal action or cooperating with criminals. • Grass Eaters • Those who accept payoffs when their everyday duties place them in a position to be solicited by the public.

  14. Police Accountability • Maintaining public confidence • “Policing the Police” – regulation methods • Internal Affairs • Civilian Review Boards • Standards and Accreditation • Civil Liability Suits

  15. Private Policing

  16. Private Policing • Functions • Private employment of public police • Public-Private interface • Recruitment and training

  17. Respect My Authority!

  18. 1) ___ are designed to incapacitate a suspect without inflicting serious injuries or the likelihood of death. Quick Test Non-lethal weapons 2) ___ is the general term for reviewing police behavior to ensure that police officers act within the boundaries of the law. Civic accountability 3) ___ is the Supreme Court case that found a 4th Amendment violation in the shooting of an unarmed, nonviolent fleeing felony suspect. Tennessee v. Garner (1985) 4) ___is a proactive form of patrolling that directs resources to known high crime areas Directed patrol (for hot spots)

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