Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

Gaines, L. K., & Kappeler, V. E. (2014). Policing in america (8th ed.). (S. Decker-Lucke, Ed.) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America: Anderson Publishing. Retrieved January 2017

Pollock (2015) explains how power and discretion is a vital characteristic when building positive relationships between the police agencies and the public. Furthermore, power is used to overcome resistance, or to gain a sense of domination over a person, or a situation. As police officers face many situations, where their power is necessary to subdue an individual, it is easy to abuse the power that is given to them. Even though there are policies, rules, and guidelines in place to aid in reducing the abuse of power, often police officers use discretion in addition to the power they receive. Discretion can be understood as deciding between choices which may impact ones’ behaviour (Pollock, 2014, p.86).

Policing has come a long way since the London Metropolitan Police. In the mid-1800 's policing was more about crime prevention and use of force was a rare last ditch effort to gain compliance from a suspect ( White p. 69-69 ) New technologies have changed policing from an informal neighborhood watch to a sophisticated organization.

The unearthing problems and regulations of policing by discretion of the law enforcement actor is the topic of this article. The author, Katherine Beckett, who is a Law Professor at the University of Washington, identifies the origin of the ideology behind police discretion, along with the methods of application, problems, and possible solutions in her article. Many changes developed in the law enforcement world as a result of this beginning. Katherine Beckett identifies those changes and the effects of the changes on society, shown through sociological studies. A comparison is made of events in which police discretion has a significant effect, such as the war on drugs, the development of police regulatory organizations and the growing need

The criminal justice system is always changing to help secure and protect society. Even though many times areas of law enforcement are over looked due to changes, the facts still remain that the number one priority of law enforcement is to see that the streets that we walk during the day and night are safe and secure even though one main ingredient has been lost with the progression of law enforcement. So in this paper I will focus on evaluate a few areas that have to deal with the past, present and future trends of law enforcement. I will also sum things up and discuss the budgetary and managerial impact that future trends will likely have on law enforcement, courts and

The use of force by police is a fundamental power delegated to them to enable pursuit of their doctrine to protect and serve the greater community. Indeed, so intrinsic is this power to police, that Victoria Police invariably refer to themselves as “The Force”. It is essentially only this power which differentiates the police from the rest of us, a state sanctioned ability to manage harm in order to arrest and subdue law breaking citizens. As a society we accept police powers of arrest and force as a necessity in the maintenance of law and order and so public discourse in this matter is generally limited to cases of excess use of force, especially those resulting in fatalities. This paper aims to explore current issues in the practical

The law enforcement agency has three main eras during the course of their history. The first one is the community-policing era. Second, is the professional era and the last one is the political era. Law enforcement officials had clearly dissimilar objectives, organization, and outcomes for the duration of each of these eras. Every one of the moves from one era to another was caused by a demand from people, the federal government, and minority groups. Police departments have advanced over this period, to be the organization that they are in the present

Police misconduct not only had consequences immediately experienced by its victims but it also creates broader issues for cooperation and public support with police, compliance with the law and police legitimacy (Harris et al, 2014). Whilst the police enforce the law on the communities behalf, they are unable to enforce it effectively unless they have the support of the community (Millen et al, 2012). It has been debateable whether police misconduct is created by a

During the Theory and Practice of Law enforcement I have learned many new and interesting information pertaining to our law enforcement in the United States. Among this new information is the clarification of what the role of law enforcement in the United States is now compared to that of their role in previous eras. Today the police’s role is not merely to protect and serve our society, but many differing various roles that help society with everyday routine and structure. Through this course I have also learned a number of strategies which will help the police reach their goals of their particular roles they strive to achieve. I have learned about the tactics that the police use in order to achieve their goals. Finally I have gotten a general idea about the current strategies of the police and the effects on society through the tactics used to reach their goals of their roles. The future of policing should focus on the roles of “handling” all situations that arise, use of force, and use of discretion, which can all be accomplished through the strategies of crime analysis, problem-oriented policing, along with tactics of communication and technology.

This Capstone Final Project is based on research related to the implementation of 21st century policing within the Westborough Police Department. The research will begin by evaluating the history of policing in America, the demographics of the Town of Westborough and the police department, the president’s task force on 21st century policing report, and finally, which recommendations would be useful in Westborough and what has worked in other communities across the country. This paper will provide a summary of the research findings.

Walker, S., & Katz, C. M. (2011). The police in America: An introduction (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

The dialog reasons that the police progression needs to transform from its unbending nature and undue universality. The customary authoritative divisions of operations, wrongdoing, and movement must change to oblige new components, for example, mechanical and mental gatherings. Police logic should change to reflect acknowledgment and comprehension of the critical nonpolice commitment to policing and to adapt to the developing extent of leisured individuals in the populace. Wrongdoing counteractive action, fear mongering, and changing innovation will likewise require expanding consideration from the police. Part reference notes and a list are incorporated. Nine appendixes introduce English police controls, an examination of the mental part of the English police, a portrayal of a push to make a 'town' inside a city, and related materials.

The common debate of police's collective orientation/role is a matter of perspective in the critic of their function. The sheer variety and demand of roles that police in the modern context respond to greatly expands beyond the borders of societal perceptions of policing. Thus, the role of policing is very diverse and requires the need for adept officers with specialised skills. Whilst policing is a profession conducted commonly afar from the general public’s view, the media often shapes the public’s perception of the effectiveness and conduct of authorities.

During the twenty century concept of law and enforcement was almost meaningless Drinking alcohols were per habited against the law but nobody did pay any attention, everybody knew where can found the liquor and was familiar how to got alcohol from local bars.

The men and women of CBP are responsible for enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws and regulations. On a typical day, CBP welcomes nearly 1 million visitors, screens more than 67,000 cargo containers, arrests more than 1,100 individuals and seizes nearly 6 tons of illicit drugs.