underlying principles of policing is “that police services should reflect the diversity of the communities they police.” (Whitelaw & Parent, 2014) Today, diversity has been known to play a key component in the modern-day policing world. There has been a great deal of focus put on recruiting officers who come from various ethnic origins, diverse sexual orientations, and recruiting more female officers. However, based on history, specifically in regards to women in policing, this topic has not always…
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necessary is not the only argument for its ethical validity. Affirmative action brings diversity and equality to minorities and women. Affirmative action policies help create a more diverse work department “diversity is an important goal for police organizations. Because a racially diverse police force indicates a commitment to social justice, diversity in policing fosters perceptions of legitimacy”( cite examining). Diversity is necessary for the strengthening of police departments and helps the department…
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Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing. Explain why these phenomena have become significant issues in policing. What steps have been taken to eliminate racial bias among police? I. Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing. Racial profiling by Schmallenger’s definition is “any police interaction that relies on the race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or religion, rather than the behavior of an individual or on information that leads police to…
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Sir Robert Peel Policing has been a part of America for many decades. In fact, policing was known to exist prior to 1066, the year of the Normandy Invasion of Britain. Throughout the years policing has been a complicated and ongoing progress. The people of England did not have a stabilized policing standard and were often responsible for protecting and serving themselves. As early as the 1600s the Colonial America introduced the English styles of policing; citizens were responsible for…
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universities desire a diverse population and show off their diversity statistics as much as they possibly can. Especially when college shopping, pamphlets are given out where an entire page is strictly dedicated to diversity statistics. Therefore, his belief that immigrants should be allowed into foreign countries to live is not wholly accepted and enacted at this time. Jefferson also believes that King George III promoted corrupt policing when stating, “he has abdicated Government here, by declaring…
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Community Policing Era Throughout history, there has been three distinct policing eras, which guided the field of criminal justice to the approaches and structure seen within agencies today. Each era encompassed various ideologies that have provided progression and set backs for agencies. The first era, was a political based approach where duty revolved around much physical labour, low pay, and the only individuals who had any sort of power and authority were captains and chiefs within an agency…
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Hickman, 2014). This investigation gave a minor view of the utilization of excessive force. The use of excessive force has also been linked to the gender of the law enforcement official. Research over the years has proven that diversity in law enforcement greatly enhanced policing. Research further showed that male officers…
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provide quality policing for the protection of life, and property, the investigation and prevention of crime and the maintenance of public safety. Officer Two - Officer two: As a patrolman, Police patrol communities to deter crimes and to catch crimes as they occur. We also enforce traffic laws and prevent accidents that result from negligent driving and drunk drivers. Do you practice community policing? If so, how? Officer One: We are extremely focused on community oriented policing (COP). We work…
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Mission statements are essential for a department that strives to uphold the community policing method of law enforcement. Mission statements are considered a road map for departments to guide their officers (Miller, Hess, & Orthmann, 2014). It is a way that the community and the department can work together in coming up with a mission statement that works best for their community (Miller et al., 2014). Without a valid guide for officers to follow and communities to hold a department to, there is…
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Policing in a Multicultural Society Alan Mills CJA/344 June 12, 2014 Matthew O’Deane Policing in a Multicultural Society Racial profiling, racism, gender bias, and discrimination against homosexuals have been going on for hundreds to thousands of years ago. Racial profiling, for example involves recognizing individuals as suspects based merely upon race, has existed in society since groups of different backgrounds began interacting. The relatively short history of the United States is filled with…
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