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CCJS 340
Terms and stuff to know
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Undergraduate 3
09/18/2007

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Gendarme
Definition
Formed by Charlemagne, the police force of France. They answered the people.
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Was the First Policy force theocratic?
Definition
No, it was set up by the Elders and Kin.
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What was the first written criminal law code?
Definition
Code of Hammurabi
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Aristotle came up with what theory?
Definition
Order = virtue
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Roman Vigies
Definition
The first organized police in Rome. Worked for praetorian guard. They were to protect Caesar and Rome to the death.
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Nubian Slaves
Definition
Not respected, identifiable due to color, served in Mesopotamia, Charlemagne came up with Jean dane
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Sheriff
Definition
Collected taxes, Shire Reeve
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Watch System
Definition
Originated in England, it was adopted by the colonies.
It was fragmented and decntralized.
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Pendleton Act
Definition
The only safe job was a government job. The system became corrupted as people would hire based on nepotism.
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Robert Peel
Definition
came up with nine principles; very strict police chief.
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Peel's nine principles.
Definition
Organized along military lines.
Under Government Control
Deploy by time and area
Training is critical
Officer ID number
Headquarters is centrally located
Police should be probationary hires
Efficiency = absence of crime
Effectiveness depends on public support.
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problem oriented policing
Definition
Trojanowicz's idea, encourages a pro active stance on crime.
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Community policing
Definition
Conceptualized by Herman Goldstein
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Earl Warren
Definition
Began holding the polic accountable for their actions. Enforced warrants, probable cause etc
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August Vollmer
Definition
Designed traffic lights, would only hire those with a college degree.
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Primary goals of Police officers
Definition
Maintain Order, protect life and property. Everything else is secondary.
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Prosecutor
Definition
Represents the executive branch
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Jurisdiction
Definition
Geographic based, Mission based
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Kerner Commission
Definition
The reform which changed the way police officers present themselves to the pbulic.
They became a less intimidating presence.
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Does a criminal usually stay at the crime scene?
Definition
No
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Unity of Command
Definition
One person should have one direct supervisor
Term
Line, staff, and administrative
Definition
Line serves the clientèle
Staff direct hands on stuff for the line
Administrative Background stuff for the staff
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Specialized units
Definition
Very hard to disband a specialty unit.
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Which gets more complaints one or two copper cars?
Definition
2, people who are by themselevs put survival first because they have no one to back them up. So they play the game more carefully.
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Kansas City Patrol Study
Definition
the prevalancy of the police did not effect crime or citizens' fears.
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Mutual Pledge System
Definition
Created by Alfred the Great.
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Churches
Definition
Provided sanctuary or a get out of jail free card.
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Which governmental branch to the po belong to?
Definition
Executive
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