CJBS Notes 11 04 19 PDF

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These are lecture notes based off of chapter #7 within mainstream & crosscurrents book focused on the CJBS course. ...

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Lecture CJBS - 101 11/04/19 Notes (CH - 7)

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Issues In Policing - Many issues have been at the core of policing for a long time. - How can the police be further integrated into the community? - How can we be sure police organizations recruit and promote minorities and women? - How do we determine the correct use of force by the police? - What are the sources and results of police stress? - How does the danger of corruption affect the police?

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Challenges To Traditional Policing - Community Policing (Watchman Style) - Problem-Oriented Policing (The Results) - Zero-Tolerance Policing (More Legalistic Style/Strict) - Broken Windows Theory And Police Problems

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Community Policing - Recalls The Watchman Style

- Attempts to harness community resources and residents in stopping crime and maintaining order. - Covers a vast array of activities.

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Problem-oriented Policing - Related to community policing. - Expands the officer’s role from reaction to proactive problem-solving. - It allows agencies to address crime on a more systemic level than traditional policing.

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Zero-Tolerance Policing - A refinement of problem-oriented policing. - Reason to be cautious about broken windows. . . - Misreading of how communities were policed in the past. - Concern for the rights of all citizens. - Problem of crime displacement.

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Women & Minorities As Police Officers - The number of female officers continues to increase. - Black officers can be found on nearly every US police force. - Black officers may experience double marginality.

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Use Of Force

- Physical force is considered legitimate only under the following circumstances: - Self-Defense - Specifically deputized persons against some specifically named person. - Police Force

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SWAT Teams - The militarization of the police and the war-on-crime analogy are the most apparent in the Special Weapons and Tactics division of law enforcement agencies.

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Proactive Policing And Force - Sometimes the police structure situations to give crime an opportunity to occur.

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Stress And Burnout - Police And Alcohol - Family Problems Started - Police And Suicide - Dealing With The Stress Of Policing...