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| In New Jersey if you’re going to pull the trigger, deadly force is justified – we only |
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| In America do most police officers have the same mindset, do they all think alike? |
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choice of which laws to enforce and how enforcement will take place . is the decision not to invoke legal
sanctions when circumstances are favorable for
them.
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| What are the Three types of computer involvement with crime. |
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a combination of their
aggressiveness and their selectivity as to which
criminal problems they attempted to address |
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| What do police officers styles depend on? |
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| neighborhood, organizational, situational, officer/individual |
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| What are the factors that impact police discretion? |
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| takes place in the selection process and during recruit training |
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| takes place as the new recruits interact with experienced officers |
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| coercion occurs any time the police attempt to have a citizen act in a particular way |
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which ranges from the
least to the greatest amount of force.
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The lowest level of force, the simple
presence of an officer is usually enough to control
most situations. operates on the
assumption that the visible authority of the officer
is sufficient to deter criminal wrong doing |
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When officers speak, they are taught to do so
persuasively.that they believe that the listener will
understand the message they are conveying.
“Sir, would you please step out of the car.”
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voice is more vibrant and is issued
In the form of an order .
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firm grasps of the body that direct
a suspect when and where to move. They are
intended to control a suspect’s physical
movements but not intended to cause pain |
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is when pain is caused to a
suspect to gain their compliance to an officer’s
commands. Various techniques are taught to officers
that enable them to cause a suspect pain but not
incurring a lasting injury.
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involve physical contact
between the suspect an officer’s body or non-lethal
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is the highest level of force that is
capable of killing a suspect. The purpose is
usually to incapacitate a suspect who presents an
immediate and potentially deadly threat to the
officer or a third party.
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| often end in bites. Only slightly below deadly force In Los Angeles bit 44% of suspects, 37% bitten badly enough for hospital Dogs can also search for drugs |
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| Police initiated interaction with the public, criminals, etc., |
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| Police-citizen interaction based on call from a citizen |
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| Internal affairs investigations |
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| investigate complaints of wrong doing by members of organization. |
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Review complaint, contact/interview witnesses, collect evidence, obtain background information on complainant,
Obtain background information on officer, interview all department members who may be involved
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| what are the six steps of internal affairs? |
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| Law enforcement cannot shoot a fleeing felon in the back |
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| used officers to assess likely targets in their districts or sectors. (Look for vulnerabilities to terrorism – obvious places and disruptions in safe places. |
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| In smaller departments police officers are more of a |
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| such as narcotics, arson, homicide, auto theft, juvenile |
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| Bigger departments more specialized units such as |
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| What are the Police Field Operations two primary functions |
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| Intense, short-term increases in police presence and arrests for specific types of offenses in a specific area such as drunk driving, drug distribution, prostitutes, parking offenses, loitering . are most effective if limited duration and rotated against crime areas and target areas |
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| low-level, gradual stress that includes day-to-day routine of the job |
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| high-order emergency or sudden stress, such as shootings or high speed chases |
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| in a police organization – often develop within police organizations among working groups of officers. Values and norms for behavior are set and enforced among subgroups |
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| psychologically homogeneous |
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| Similarities among police officers – not |
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| Particularist Perspective |
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| instead of emphasizing similarities focus on decision making differences |
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emphasizes the social
context in which the officer was hired and trained.
Also examines police–citizen interactions |
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| psychological perspecitve |
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is concerned with the
nature of the “police personality |
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| Organizational perspective |
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suggests that organizational
factors, both formal and informal (cultural) and
institutional- play an important role in police behavior.
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| officers will not discuss inappropriate behavior and may lie in order to protect another officer |
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| violence to a degree that is more than justified to make arrest |
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| Excessive Force to a more extreme degree – beyond legitimate police function. |
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| violation of civil rights |
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guide the behavior of the department and the conduct that is expected of its officers.
As administrator can hold someone accountable.
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| Most severe administrative punishment |
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| entire criminal justice system: arrest, arrangement, adjudication, incarceration |
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| patrol division, about 65% |
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| Largest component of any police organization is typically the |
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| more effective with officers focusing on “hot spots” and “hot times” |
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| Lola Baldwin (Portland OR) |
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| First Woman to hold full police powers |
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| highly effective, fewer arrests, more effective in defusing potentially violent situations |
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| choose between job and sexual demands |
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| unwelcome conduct severe or pervasive & interferes with job |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD |
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| psychological stress caused by frequent or prolonged exposure to crises or trauma can lead to |
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| shooting someone, being shot, child / spousal abuse, threats against family, death investigations, natural disasters |
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| average lifespan closer to 80 – medicine, diet, stress, less smoking . many widows cause women outlive men, victimization, institutionalization |
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| Most crime prone population between ages |
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| show one at a time not to influence the witness |
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| list 8 new types of police technologies: computers in car, cellphones, better guns, soft body armor, DNA, video surveillance, tasers, GIS = Geographic Information Systems, fingerprint readers …. |
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| – based on Broken Window Theory – aggressively pursue minor quality of life crimes to reduce number of serious crimes |
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| behavior determine by work experience |
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| values before they joined |
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| Civilian Review Boards, Police Auditors, Legal Remedies |
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| to remedy past discriminatory employment & promotion practices |
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